Known For: Canadian actor (born 1988)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, musician, character actor, film actor, voice actor, television actor
Country: United Kingdom
City: Brampton
Date of Birth: Tuesday, 07 June 1988
Michael Austin Cera is a Canadian actor. He is known for frequently portraying awkward, shy, quirky, and offbeat characters on stage and screen. Over his career he has received include nominations for a British Academy Film Award, three Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.
BirthPlace | Brampton |
Education | Q5692019 |
Awards | Q115796492 |
Wikipedia | Michael_Cera |
Cera was born on June 7, 1988, in Brampton, Ontario. He is the son of Linda (née Cockman) and Luigi Cera, a technician. He is of Sicilian descent through his father. His parents both worked for Xerox. Cera has an older sister, Jordan, and a younger sister, Molly. He became interested in acting after viewing Ghostbusters repeatedly when sick with the chicken pox at the age of three. Cera memorized all the dialogue and idolized Bill Murray. He enrolled in The Second City, Toronto, and took improvisation classes. Cera attended Conestoga Public School, Robert H. Lagerquist Senior Public School, and Heart Lake Secondary School until grade nine. After starting acting, he completed school online through grade 12.