Sean Whalen
Sean Whalen (born May 19, 1964) is an American actor, writer and director. He is known for his work in numerous TV shows, including Unfabulous and Lost, as well as movies, including The People Under the Stairs and Twister. He is also known for appearing as a hapless history buff in the first "Got Milk?" commercial, directed by Michael Bay, which aired in 1993.
Sean Whalen
- Name
- Sean Whalen
- Born
- 19 May 1964
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Spouse
- * Deborah S.
- Known for
- History buff in the first "Got Milk?" commercial
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actor, screenwriter and film director.
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles and Sherwood High School.
- Languages
- English.
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Sean Whalen (born May 19, 1964) is an American actor, writer and director. He is known for his work in numerous TV shows, including Unfabulous and Lost, as well as movies, including The People Under the Stairs and Twister. He is also known for appearing as a hapless history buff in the first "Got Milk?" commercial, directed by Michael Bay, which aired in 1993.
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Sean Whalen (born 1964) is an actor, film director and screenwriter, of American nationality. The actor was educated at Sherwood High School and University of California, Los Angeles. Languages used include English.
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He also directed, starred in and crowd funded the movie Crust.
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• Name — Sean Whalen • Born — 19 May 1964 • Birthplace — Washington, D.C., United States • Spouse — * Deborah S. Katz (divorced) • Known for — History buff in the first "Got Milk?" commercial • Years Active — 1990–present • Children — 2
Television
Television
• The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys (1992) • Friends (1994, Pizza Guy, “The One with George Stephanopoulos") • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995, "Super Mann", as Skip) • Just Shoot Me! (1999, Maury, "Blackmail Photographer") • Special Unit 2 (2001, 6 episodes, as Sean Radmon) • Scrubs (2003, "My Own American Girl", as Laddy) • My Wife and Kids (2003–2004, 3 episodes as Larry) • Unfabulous (2004–2007, 14 episodes, as Coach Pearson) • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2006, "What the Hey", as Wacky Wally) • Wizards of Waverly Place (2009, "Halloween" as Mantooth) • Lost (2009–2010, 4 episodes, as Neil "Frogurt") • The Bold and the Beautiful (2007–2011, 2024, 34 episodes, as Carl Ferret) • Days of Our Lives (2014, 3 episodes, as Ted) • Bunk'd (2017, "The Great Escape" as Cosmo) • Superstore (2015–2016, 4 episodes, as Sal Kazlauskas) • Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (2025, 1 episode, as Mantooth)
Video games
Video games
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2023) as The Hitchhiker (motion capture)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1964
Sean Whalen born at Washington, D.C..
Film
• The People Under the Stairs (1991, as Roach) • Batman Returns (1992, as Paperboy) • Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992, as Wormser) • Stepmonster (1993, as the Comic Cashier) • Doppelganger (1993, as the Gas Man) • Tammy and the T-Rex (1994, as Weasel) • The Crazysitter (1994, as Carl) • Jury Duty (1995, as Carl Wayne Bishop) • Glory Daze (1995, as Flunky) • Twister (1996, as Allan Sanders) • The Cable Guy (1996, as Party Guest) • That Thing You Do! (1996, as a fan) • Men in Black (1997, Passport Officer) • Never Been Kissed (1999, as Merkin) • Idle Hands (1999, as McMacy) • Python (2000, as Deputy Lewis Ross) • The Hebrew Hammer (2003, as Tiny Tim) • Employee of the Month (2006, as Dirk) • Laid to Rest (2009, as Steven) • Halloween II (2009, as Becks) • The FP (2011, as Stacy's dad) • Hatchet III (2013, as Randy) • Jersey Boys (2014, Engineer) • Blood Brothers (also known as The Divine Tragedies, 2015, as Doug) • The Axe Murders of Villisca (2016, as Reverend Kelly) • Death House (2017, as Satan) • Ugly Sweater Party (2018, as Declan Raines) • FP2: Beats of Rage (2018, as Stanya) • 3 from Hell (2019, as Burt Willie) • Ice Cream in the Cupboard (2019, as Doug Hannigan) • An American Pickle (2020, as Scientist) • Beneath Us All (2023, as Todd Gibbs)
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- 1.Watkins, Gwynne. 'Got Milk?' turns 25: 'Aaron Burr' reflects on classic Michael Bay-directed commercial. Yahoo Entertainment. October 29, 2018.
- 2.Cesari, Rick. Buy Now: Creative Marketing that Gets Customers to Respond to You and Your Product. John Wiley & Sons. 133. 2011. 978-0470888018.
- 3.Craggs, Ryan. The Aaron Burr "Got Milk?" Commercial: The Craziest Ad Ever, Broken Down. Thrillist. 2015-07-15.
- 4.Prange, Stephanie. Anchor Bay Label Revived on Disc Via MVD and Umbrelic. Media Play News. 2024-11-13.
- 5.Murray, Noel. Wes Craven's The People Under The Stairs is a timeless American nightmare. AV Club. August 12, 2015.
- 6.The People Under The Stairs: Collector's Edition (Blu-ray). DVD Talk.
- 7.Rob Zombie's 3 From Hell Adds Sean Whalen and Kevin Jackson. Dread Central. 13 April 2018.
- 8.Hatchet Wounds: Ranking the Hatchet Trilogy by Best Kills. Dread Central. 2 February 2018.
- 9.Sneider, Jeff. 'Hatchet' buried in cast of slasher stars. Variety. 2012-05-24.
- 10.Sean Whalen Experiences The Divine Tragedies. Dread Central. 18 February 2014.
- 11.The Divine Tragedies adds Sean Whalen. JoBlo.
- 12.A Real-Life Murder House Inspired Fantastical VILLISCA (LA Film Fest Review). Nerdist. 2016-06-11.
- 13.'The Axe Murders of Villisca': Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter.
- 14.'Death House' Interview: Sean Whalen. Nerdly.
- 15.Movie Review – Ugly Sweater Party (2018). Flickering Myth. 2018-11-22.
- 16.'People Under the Stairs' Star Sean Whalen Will Cross Paths With Rob Zombie's '3 from Hell'. Bloody Disgusting. 11 April 2018.
- 17.Mason, Charlie. The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth: Bold & Beautiful Is Bringing Back Our Favorite Nerd. Soaps She Knows. SHE Media. March 30, 2024.
- 18.IGN. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Official The Mocap Sessions Behind-The-Scenes Video. January 10, 2023.
- 19.Wilson, Mike. Take a Look at the Mocap Performances for the Upcoming 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Game [Video]. Bloody Disgusting. January 10, 2023.
- 20.McNulty, Thomas. Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game's Leatherface Is The Best Horror Crossover. Screen Rant. November 8, 2022.
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