At the age of five, Lukas Haas was discovered in his kindergarten class by casting director Marjorie Simkin. His first screen role was as a child in the 1983 nuclear holocaust film Testament. His first major breakthrough role however came in the Harrison Ford film Witness. Haas’s career has spanned more than twenty years during which time he has appeared in more than thirty-six feature films, as well as a number of television shows and theater productions. A selection of his more recognizable recent work includes Mars Attacks!, Brick, and the David Arquette slasher film The Tripper.
Filmography
- Testament (1983)
- Witness (1985)
- Solarbabies (1986)
- Lady in White (1988)
- The Ryan White Story (1989)
- Rambling Rose (1991)
- Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Johns (1996)
- Breakfast of Champions (1999)
- Zoolander (2001)
- Brick (2005)
- Last Days (2005)
- Who Loves the Sun (2006)
- Alpha Dog (2007)
- Gardener of Eden (2007)
- Death in Love (2008)
- While She Was Out (2008)
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Lukas Haas Timeline
Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
April 16, 1976: Born
1983 Testament: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1985 Witness: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1986 Solarbabies: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1988 Lady in White: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1989 The Ryan White Story: IMDb
1989 Music Box: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1992 Leap of Faith: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1996 Boys: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1996 Mars Attacks: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1999 Breakfast of Champions: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2003 Bookies: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2005 Brick: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2006 The Darwin Awards: IMDb
2006 Alpha Dog: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2006 Material Girls: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2006 The Tripper: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
References
Fast Facts
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Full Name
Lukas Daniel Haas
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Birth Date
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Birth Place
West Hollywood, California
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Was 'discovered' in his kindergarten class
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Has been writing music since he was a child
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Appeared in the My Chemical Romance video for "Welcome to the Black Parade"
