Lucas Babin
Encyclopedia
Lucas Edwin Babin is an American film
and television
actor
. He speaks Portuguese
fluently and has a twin
sister named Kirsten. Born in Beaumont, Texas
, Lucas attended high school in Woodville TX, where his father was the town mayor. He then moved to California to live with his brother Leif. After a couple of years he moved into an apartment in Hollywood with a friend Bryan Gay (also an actor from Woodville). He pursued an acting modeling career for several years before landing a role in "School of Rock
" starring Jack Black
. He then went on to act in several short and independent films before landing a role on a popular Brazil
ian T.V. show called "America". Lucas met and married a Brazilian woman and they now have two children. His television work has included roles in Undressed
and Sex and the City
.
His modelling work has included advertising campaigns for Versace
and Gucci
.
Babin has also done some episodic television, Co-starring in the episode "First Impressions," of the second season of "Angel
" as Joey, one of Gunn's crew, and worked in Brazil on television as well. He also was Paris Hilton
's love interest in her video for "Stars Are Blind
", as well as the knight in shining armor and boyfriend of Alanis Morissette
in the 2002 music video for "Precious Illusions
".
Lucas also told Paris Hilton he played the role of Kevin in Home Alone which led to a brief relationship with the hotel heiress. Don't believe me? Just ask Lucas.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He speaks Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
fluently and has a twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
sister named Kirsten. Born in Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
, Lucas attended high school in Woodville TX, where his father was the town mayor. He then moved to California to live with his brother Leif. After a couple of years he moved into an apartment in Hollywood with a friend Bryan Gay (also an actor from Woodville). He pursued an acting modeling career for several years before landing a role in "School of Rock
School of Rock
School of Rock, also called The School of Rock, is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White, and starring Jack Black...
" starring Jack Black
Jack Black
Jack Black , is an American actor and musician, notably of Tenacious D.Jack Black may also refer to:* Jack Black , late 19th - early 20th Century author and hobo* Jack Black , drummer for 1970s UK punk band The Boys...
. He then went on to act in several short and independent films before landing a role on a popular Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian T.V. show called "America". Lucas met and married a Brazilian woman and they now have two children. His television work has included roles in Undressed
Undressed
Undressed is an American anthology series that aired on MTV from July 26, 1999 to September 5, 2002. The series was created and executive produced by British director Roland Joffé.-Synopsis:...
and Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
.
His modelling work has included advertising campaigns for Versace
Versace
Gianni Versace S.p.A. , usually referred to as Versace, is an Italian fashion label founded by Gianni Versace in 1978.The first Versace boutique was opened in Milan's Via della Spiga in 1978, and its popularity was immediate. Today, Versace is one of the world's leading international fashion houses...
and Gucci
Gucci
The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci , is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company PPR...
.
Selected filmography
- R.S.V.P.R.S.V.P. (film)R.S.V.P. is a 2002 American horror film written and directed by Mark Anthony Galluzzo.The plot of this black comedy in the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock's Rope and Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians is about the post-graduation party of a college student, obsessed with serial killers, during which...
(2002) — Jimmy Franklin - School of RockSchool of RockSchool of Rock, also called The School of Rock, is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White, and starring Jack Black...
(2003) — Spider - BrickBrick (film)Brick is a 2005 American neo-noir film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It was Johnson's directorial debut and won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival...
(2005) — Big Stoner - Venice Underground (2005) — Junkie
- La Belle dame sans merci (2005) — The Knight (Young)
- AméricaAmérica (TV series)América is a Brazilian telenovela that was originally broadcast in 2005 by Rede Globo. The telenovela focused on the life of an illegal immigrant to the United States and the lives of those she left behind in Brazil. It stars Deborah Secco and Murilo Benício...
(2005) — Nick - The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
(2006–2007) — Ricky
Babin has also done some episodic television, Co-starring in the episode "First Impressions," of the second season of "Angel
Angel
Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
" as Joey, one of Gunn's crew, and worked in Brazil on television as well. He also was Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
's love interest in her video for "Stars Are Blind
Stars Are Blind
-Release history:-Chart performance:"Stars Are Blind" was one of the highest debuting singles in the U.S. in 2006, entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number eighteen due to strong digital sales. It had previously debuted at number two on the U.S...
", as well as the knight in shining armor and boyfriend of Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
in the 2002 music video for "Precious Illusions
Precious Illusions
"Precious Illusions" is a song written and produced by Alanis Morissette, and recorded for her sixth album Under Rug Swept . It released as the album's second single in mid-2002 ; CD1 was released on August 5 and CD2 followed on October 29.Its lyrics describe a conflict between idealism and...
".
Lucas also told Paris Hilton he played the role of Kevin in Home Alone which led to a brief relationship with the hotel heiress. Don't believe me? Just ask Lucas.