Kenny Vadas
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Ken "Kenny" Vadas is a Canadian
actor, now living in Toronto.
Vadas was born in Montreal
, Quebec
to immigrants from Hungary
. When the was younger, Ken Vadas acted in several commercials, he was a regular on the television series "Eric's World" and had guest roles on television series such as Goosebumps
, Are You Afraid of the Dark?
and "The Adventures of Sinbad" which filmed in South Africa.
He acted in several made-for-television movies
and is famous for his role as the E.L.F.S 2nd in command lead in the Disney blockbuster The Santa Clause
with Tim Allen in which he saved Santa and his son Charlie and is quoted frequently for his line in the movie; "We're your worst nightmare, Elves with attitude".
Vadas also played the lead role of Harvey Cheyne in the remake of Captains Courageous starring Robert Urich, receiving a Family Film Award nomination in Hollywood and winning a Young Artist Award also in Hollywood.
Ken received a his third Hollywood nomination for his role as Prince Cosimo in the HBO television movie "Galileo: On The Shoulders of Giants" that filmed on location in Venice, Italy in which he co-starred with Michael Moriarty.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor, now living in Toronto.
Vadas was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
to immigrants from Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. When the was younger, Ken Vadas acted in several commercials, he was a regular on the television series "Eric's World" and had guest roles on television series such as Goosebumps
Goosebumps
Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novels written by American author R. L. Stine and first published by Scholastic Publishing. It is a collection of stories that feature semi-homogenous plot structures, with fictional children being involved in scary situations...
, Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Are You Afraid of the Dark? may refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a 1992 television series* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a 2004 novel by Sidney Sheldon...
and "The Adventures of Sinbad" which filmed in South Africa.
He acted in several made-for-television movies
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
and is famous for his role as the E.L.F.S 2nd in command lead in the Disney blockbuster The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause is a 1994 American fantasy-dramedy film directed by John Pasquin, it is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. and starring Tim Allen. In the film, Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve...
with Tim Allen in which he saved Santa and his son Charlie and is quoted frequently for his line in the movie; "We're your worst nightmare, Elves with attitude".
Vadas also played the lead role of Harvey Cheyne in the remake of Captains Courageous starring Robert Urich, receiving a Family Film Award nomination in Hollywood and winning a Young Artist Award also in Hollywood.
Ken received a his third Hollywood nomination for his role as Prince Cosimo in the HBO television movie "Galileo: On The Shoulders of Giants" that filmed on location in Venice, Italy in which he co-starred with Michael Moriarty.