Shedrack Anderson III

Biography

Shedrack Anderson III is an American actor, director, producer, and writer who made his screen debut as one of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's Hook. Born in Los Angeles, he studied at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where he received an Ahmanson Scholarship and a PBS Emerging Artist of the Year Award, then went on to the Juilliard School in New York. He trained as a dancer and was later a principal with Ballet Hispanico, assisting choreographers at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. On television, he became known for his role as Jermaine Green on the NBC series Just Deal and recurred on Disney's Phil of the Future. His film credits include Fat Albert (2004), where he played Rudy Davis, Gracie's Choice (2004), Drive Thru (2007), and Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao. Anderson also wrote, directed and starred in Blood River and directed other projects.

49years old

Turns 50 on February 4in 118 days

Born February 4, 1977Los Angeles
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 3 years2004 to 2007

Every film, newest first

2007Drive ThruIMDb rating 4.5
2006Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'IMDb rating 5.7
2004Fat AlbertIMDb rating 4.4
2004Gracie's ChoiceIMDb rating 7.4

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Early training
Anderson studied at the Juilliard School in New York after high school, and it was there that dance caught his interest. He went on to dance as a principal with Ballet Hispanico of New York and assist with choreography for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
First role
Anderson made his screen debut playing a Lost Boy in Steven Spielberg's film Hook. He later starred as Jermaine Green in the NBC teen series Just Deal.
Early training
Anderson received the Ahmanson Scholarship and the PBS Emerging Artist of the Year Award while a student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.