Justin Mentell (born December 16, 1982) is an American artist and actor.
When Justin Mentell was a boy in Austin, Texas, his love for acting was fostered when he had the opportunity to perform in several children's plays. He made his stage debut at three years of age as an orphan in "Miss Liberty," and went on to appear in local theater productions, among them the musical "Peter Pan," in which he portrayed one of the Lost Boys. After the family...
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Justin Mentell (born December 16, 1982) is an American artist and actor.
When Justin Mentell was a boy in Austin, Texas, his love for acting was fostered when he had the opportunity to perform in several children's plays. He made his stage debut at three years of age as an orphan in "Miss Liberty," and went on to appear in local theater productions, among them the musical "Peter Pan," in which he portrayed one of the Lost Boys. After the family moved to Waukegan, Illinois, Mentell joined the Northbrook Children's Theater, where he continued to perform on stage. His interest in acting would continue through high school, but he also took up speed skating as a youngster -- placing third at the Junior Olympics and eventually becoming a member of the U.S. Speedskating's junior national long track team. Mentell attended Northern Illinois University (NIU), where he majored in acting. He appeared in several plays there, including "Balm in Gilead," The Play's the Thing" and "Never the...
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