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Shane West Profile |
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Birth Date: June 10, 1978
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Birth Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Birth Name: Shannon Bruce Snaith
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Shannon Bruce Snaith is an American television and film
actor, better known as Shane West. He is probably best known
for his roles on the television series ER and in the film A
Walk to Remember.
West was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Don Snaith (a
drugstore owner who was born in Jamaica) and Catherine, both
of whom were musicians; he has a younger sister, Simone, and
a much younger half-sister, Marli Ann. His parents divorced
and at the age of 10, West moved to California with his
mother.
He developed an interest in acting after being forced to
take a Drama class in high school, needing that credit to
graduate.
His first major role was in 1999's television series, Once
and Again, playing "Eli Sammler". West's film debut was a
supporting role in the 1999 film Liberty Heights, director
Barry Levinson's film about a Jewish family in Baltimore. He
also co-starred in the teen comedies "Whatever It Takes"
(2000) and Get Over It (2001).
West was subsequently cast opposite singer/actress Mandy
Moore in 2002's A Walk to Remember, which was a box office
success, grossing $41 million in the United States [1]. In
2003, West appeared in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
and in 2004, he joined the cast of NBC's long running
medical television series, ER. He recently starred in the
independent film, What We Do Is Secret, playing Darby Crash,
a member of the 1970s punk band, The Germs. The film has not
yet been released.
West enjoys writing music and playing the guitar. One of his
songs, "So What Does It All Mean?", was featured in the
soundtrack of his film, A Walk to Remember. He performs in
and around Los Angeles, California with his rock band, "Jonny
Was" and with the recently reunited band, the Germs, filling
in for Darby Crash.
West has dated actresses Rachael Leigh Cook, Marla Sokoloff
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Other Information |
Dated Rachael Leigh Cook
Is in a band called "Jonny Was", formerly known as "Average
Jo". "Jonny Was" performs in clubs in LA and the OC.
Has a song on the soundtrack of A Walk to Remember (2002)
with "Average Jo".
Shane's father's and mother are Don & Catherine West. He has
two sisters, Simone is 19 and his half sister Marli Ann is
less than a year old.
He was so in love with the 1968 Camaro drove in A Walk to
Remember (2002) that he bought it for $5000.
Got into acting when he was forced to take Drama class in
high school because he needed one more credit to graduate.
He dedicated a song to the late actor Jonathan Brandis of "SeaQuest
DSV" (1993) fame.
He was nearly cast as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of
the Machines (2003). The role went to Nick Stahl instead.
At the end of A Walk to Remember (2002), his character had
gone off to and was accepted to medical school. Two years
later, he played a doctor on "ER" (1994).
Attended Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies.
Is replacing Darby Crash in legendary punk band The Germs |
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