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Noah Leslie Hathaway (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and a former . He is best known for his roles as Atreyu in the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story and for portraying Boxey on the original television series Battlestar Galactica. His work in The NeverEnding Story made him particularly popular as a in Europe.


Career

Early work
Hathaway was born in , . He began appearing in commercials at age three, and later starred in several and series, including an episode of , episode 4 of season 4 called “Designated Hitter.” At the age of six he appeared in Battlestar Galactica, portraying Boxey, for which he received a nomination in the first Young Artist Awards.


The NeverEnding Story
He was cast as in the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story. He received his second Young Artist Awards nomination and won the award for Best Younger Actor in the 12th Annual . Past Saturn Awards

For the role Hathaway performed his own stunts, leading to a few near-injuries; German director Wolfgang Petersen said:

Hathaway observed:

Hathaway has said that, during the time he worked as a tattoo artist, he could see for himself the film's on-going popularity, as clients regularly requested tattoos of the his character wore, in the film. He claims to have given fifteen different clients AURYN amulet tattoos in three weeks.


Later roles
In 1986, Hathaway starred in Troll, as Harry Potter Jr., and in the television movie Casebusters, as Jamie. Hathaway did not return to acting until 1994, in the film To Die, to Sleep, in his first adult role. After a second hiatus as an actor, Hathaway returned in 2011 for the films Mondo Holocausto! as Ruggero Margheriti, and as Fish.

In 2016, Hathaway reprised his role from The NeverEnding Story for a commercial celebrating the 1980s.


Personal life
Hathaway attended school at Lycée Français de Los Angeles. He moved into dance instruction, teaching advanced jazz and street dance until an injury forced him to quit in 1989 at age eighteen. Trained in martial arts, Hathaway would later earn black belts in Tang Soo Do and , and also competed as a , and learned from Dr. Jerry Erickson. Hathaway spent some of his time at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California competing in supersport motorcycle racing, and designing and riding "chopper" motorcycles.

He was on tour with WizardWorld Conventions and appeared at the Chicago and Philadelphia shows in 2011. He appeared at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Sydney, Australia in June 2012.


Filmography

Film
1980It's My TurnHomer's Son
1981Separate WaysJason Colby
1982Best FriendsLyle Ballou
1984The NeverEnding StoryAtreyuSaturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical, Comedy or Adventure
Quest Short film
1986TrollHarry Potter Jr.
1994To Die, to SleepPhil
2012Fish
Mondo Holocausto!Ruggero Margheriti
2013Roper Karlsson


Television
1978–1979Battlestar GalacticaBoxey13 episodes
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actor in a Television Series
1979High MidnightTimmyTelevision movie
KidEpisode: "Superstar"
The Last ConvertibleTeddy3 episodes
1980Mork & MindyJudEpisode: "Little Orphan Morkie"
Eight Is EnoughJerry2 episodes
1982TommyEpisode: "Ice Cream Man"
Laverne & ShirleyKevin SwisherEpisode: "Lightning Man"
1984Simon & SimonPatrick JessupEpisode: "Almost Completely Out of Circulation"
1985Call to GloryBoy in French ClassEpisode: "JFK: Part Two"
2 episodes
Adam GalardnerEpisode: "Designated Hitter"
1986The Magical World of DisneyJamieEpisode: "Casebusters"
Wildfire Unknown episodes
2013Twisted TalesDaleEpisode: "Boom"


Awards and nominations
  • 1980 - Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actor in a TV Series or Special - Nominated
  • 1985 - Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama - Nominated
  • 1985 - for Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Won
  • 1986 - Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Actor - Animation Voice Over - Nominated


See also
  • List of former child actors from the United States


Bibliography
  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 389-390.


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