• Jackie Earle Haley is an American actor, director and writer. As a child actor, Haley appeared in several films and television shows in the 1970s, including The Bad News Bears and Wait Until Your Father Gets Home. For approximately ten years, Haley did not land any noteworthy acting roles, but then made a comeback in 2006 to star in several films, including Little Children, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Haley starred as Rorschach in the 2009 comic book adaption movie Watchmen.LA Times: Jackie Earle Haley finds the voice of Rorschach (January 11, 2009)

  In April 2009, Variety announced Haley would be playing Freddy Kreuger in a revival of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Robert Englund created the iconic role in the 1984 original film.LA Times: The New Freddy Kreuger (April 3, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Sometimes credited as Bill Haley or Jackie Haley
  2. Birth Date: July 14, 1961
  3. Birthplace: Northridge, California
  4. Spouse: Amelia Cruz
  5. Ex-spouse: Sherry Vaughn
  6. Has two children
  7. Directed TV commercials
  8. Notable role: The Bad News Bears
  9. Awards: 7 wins for Little Children
  10. Owns the company JEH Productions
  11. Brother died of a heroin overdoseVariety: Jackie Earle Haley, 'Little Children'
  12. Fans lobbying to have Haley cast as Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street remakePaste Magazine: Jackie Earle Haley rumored to play new Freddy Krueger (March 6, 2009)

• Acting Roles

  • Jamie Boyle in Wait Until Your Father Gets Home (1972)
  • Adore in The Day of the Locusts (1975)
  • Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears (1976)
  • Frank Jessup in Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
  • Sugar Boy in All the King's Men (2006)
  • Ronnie J. McGorvey in Little Children (2006)
  • Dukes in Semi-Pro (2008)
  • Bob Jasperson in Winged Creatures (2008)
  • Judge Perry in Bolden! (2008)
  • Rorschach in Watchmen

• Awards for Little Children

  • Chicago Film Critic Award
  • Chlotrudis Award
  • Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critic Association Award
  • New York Film Critic Circle Award
  • Online Film Critic Society Award
  • San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Award

• Quotes

  "That transition from child to adult actor is so incredibly elusive. The roles that were coming to me as a young adult were not that great, but I was taking them anyway to pay the rent. And the more bad roles in bad movies I took, the less anybody wanted me for a good role in a good movie."—Jackie Earle Haley on transitioning from child actor to adult actorIMDb: Jackie Earle Haley Biography

  "After tossing and turning all night my wife came running in and she was just screaming and crying and said, 'You got it'"—Jackie Early Haley on being nominated for an OscarOSCAR.com: Red Carpet: The Past Five Years

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