Ryan Malgarini

Ryan Malgarini
Born	Ryan Timothy Malgarini (1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 32)[1] Renton, Washington, U.S.
Other names	Ryan T. Malgarini
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present

Ryan Timothy Malgarini (born June 12, 1992)^[2] is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Coleman in Freaky Friday (2003).

Career

In 2002, Malgarini made his film debut in The United States of Leland (released in 2004), playing a six year old boy in flashback scenes. This was a rather challenging role for Malgarini, since it required him to weep for the first time on screen in a funeral scene. In 2003, he played the role of Harry Coleman in Disney's comedy hit Freaky Friday, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. He appeared with Tom Hanks in a test film to develop the "performance capture" technology for The Polar Express in 2004.

Malgarini appeared as Benjy in the film adaptation of 2006 of How to Eat Fried Worms, the beloved gross out children's novel by Thomas Rockwell.^[3] According to an interview with Malgarini on his official site, he starred as the main character Ugly in the musical Honk!. He appeared in The Robinsons: Lost in Space in 2004. He appeared in Gary Unmarried as Gary's (Jay Mohr) son Tom.^[4]

Malgarini also appeared in Go Figure in 2005. In 2011, Malgarini gave an award winning performance in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The United States of Leland	Young Leland
2003	Gilmore Girls	Fred Larson Jr.	Episode: A Tale of Poes and Fire
2003	Freaky Friday	Harry Coleman
2003	The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke	Billy Laemke	Television movie
2004	Malcolm in the Middle	Noah	Episode: Hot Tub
2004	The Robinsons: Lost in Space	Will Robinson	Television short
2005	Go Figure	Bradley Kingsford	Television movie
2006	How to Eat Fried Worms	Benjy
2006	Standoff	Tyler Keeslar	Episode: Pilot
2008	Happy Campers		Television movie
2008–2010	Gary Unmarried	Tom Brooks	Main role
2011	Mike & Molly	Matt Dalton	Episode: Christmas Break
2012	Harry's Law	Scott Denchy	Episode: Search and Seize
2013	Riddle	Nathan Teller
2013	Bones	Dale	Episode: The Party in the Pants
2014	Oliver, Stoned	Devon
2014	The Young Kieslowski	Brian Kieslowski
2014	I Didn't Do It	Alex	Episode: Ball or Nothing
2015	Resident Advisors	Beep Hutcherson	Episode: Move in Day
2015	Fresh Off the Boat	Mike	Episode: Miracle on Dead Street
2016	Teen Wolf	Trent	2 episodes
2018	Mom	Brendan	Episode: Pudding and a Screen Door
2019	Dinner in America	Daniel
2025	Freakier Friday	Harry Coleman	Filming

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2004	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger	Freaky Friday	Nominated
2007		Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast	How to Eat Fried Worms	Won
2009		Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor	Gary Unmarried	Nominated
2010				Won
2012		Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 18-21	Mike & Molly	Won

References

1. "Today in history". ABC News. Associated Press. June 12, 2014.
2. "The Official Ryan Malgarini Web Site: FAQs and Facts". ryanmalgarini.com. KidActors. Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
3. Dargis, Manohla (25 August 2006). "The organic snack that builds character". Movies. The New York Times (Review of How to Eat Fried Worms). Retrieved 2014-06-12.
4. Shattuck, Kathryn (23 September 2009). "What's on today". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

External links

• Ryan Malgarini at IMDb