'Christopher Mintz-Plasse' (born
June 20,
1989) is an American actor who debuted as Fogell/"McLovin" in the 2007 comedy ''
Superbad''.
He was born 'Christopher Charles Plasse' in
Los Angeles, California[1] and had no acting experience other than drama classes in elementary and middle school. He attended
El Camino Real High School from 2003 to 2007. Mintz-Plasse was cast in the role of Fogell after auditioning with two high school friends.
[2] He had no professional
head shots before the audition and just took a headshot with his camera phone.
Mintz-Plasse was tutored on set, then went back to school for two months before graduating
[3] high school with a 2.8 GPA.
[4] His mother was required by law to be on set while filming his sex scene because he was only 17 years old at the time of filming.
[5]
According to
Michael Cera, he is set to star in a David Wain movie.
References
1. According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
2. First sight: Christopher Mintz-Plasse Phelim O'Neill
3. Stated on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', 2007
4. Stated on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', 2007
5. Stated on MTV's ''Total Request Live''
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