Miko John Hughes (born February 22, 1986) is an American actor best known for his film roles as a
child actorThe term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor...
as Gage Creed in
Pet SemataryPet Sematary is a 1989 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mary Lambert, the film features Dale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall...
(1989), as an autistic boy opposite
Bruce WillisWalter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor and producer. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard...
in
Mercury RisingMercury Rising is a 1998 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as Simple Simon...
(1998) and as Dylan,
Heather LangenkampHeather Langenkamp is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her part as Nancy Thompson from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films...
's son in
Wes Craven's New NightmareWes Craven's New Nightmare is a 1994 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. Although the seventh installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, New Nightmare is not part of the series continuity, instead taking place in a pseudoistic real life setting where Freddy Krueger is an iconic...
(1994).
Hughes started his acting career in a public service announcement when he was 22 months old, and followed that up by appearing in his first feature film five months later.
Miko John Hughes (born February 22, 1986) is an American actor best known for his film roles as a
child actorThe term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor...
as Gage Creed in
Pet SemataryPet Sematary is a 1989 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mary Lambert, the film features Dale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall...
(1989), as an autistic boy opposite
Bruce WillisWalter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor and producer. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard...
in
Mercury RisingMercury Rising is a 1998 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as Simple Simon...
(1998) and as Dylan,
Heather LangenkampHeather Langenkamp is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her part as Nancy Thompson from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films...
's son in
Wes Craven's New NightmareWes Craven's New Nightmare is a 1994 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. Although the seventh installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, New Nightmare is not part of the series continuity, instead taking place in a pseudoistic real life setting where Freddy Krueger is an iconic...
(1994).
Career
Hughes started his acting career in a public service announcement when he was 22 months old, and followed that up by appearing in his first feature film five months later. From his years as a child actor, Hughes was consistently one of the busiest young actors in Hollywood.
Hughes played Aaron Bailey on
Full HouseFull House is an American television sitcom that ran from September 22, 1987 to May 23, 1995 on ABC. Set in San Francisco, California, it chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner who, after the death of his wife in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and...
from 1990 to 1995. One of his first films was
Jack the BearJack the Bear is a 1993 comedy-drama film starring Danny DeVito. It is based on a novel by Dan McCall.-Plot:Jack Leary , his younger brother Dylan Leary and father John start over in 1972 Oakland following the death of the boys' mother.John is a comedy/horror TV personality, entertaining his...
, opposite Danny DeVito; in addition, he has starred on film in
SpawnSpawn is a film adaptation of Todd McFarlane's creator-owned Image comic book of the same name. It was released in the United States on August 1, 1997. The film was directed and co-written by Mark A. Z. Dippé and executive produced by McFarlane and Alan Blomquist...
(1997),
Zeus and RoxanneZeus and Roxanne is a 1997 film directed by George T. Miller. The film ran for 98 minutes . It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Rysher Entertainment.-Plot:...
(1997),
Apollo 13Apollo 13 is a 1995 film that dramatized the ill-fated lunar mission of the same name in 1970. The movie was adapted by William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert from the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger, and was directed by Ron Howard...
(1995),
Kindergarten CopKindergarten Cop is a 1990 comedy thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough loner police detective, who must go undercover as a kindergarten teacher to catch drug dealer Cullen Crisp , before he can get to his ex-wife and...
(1990),
Mercury RisingMercury Rising is a 1998 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as Simple Simon...
(1998) alongside
Bruce WillisWalter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor and producer. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard...
and
Pet SemataryPet Sematary is a 1989 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mary Lambert, the film features Dale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall...
(1989). Hughes has also appeared in numerous television movies. He has been a series regular, recurring character or guest star on many television series including
BaywatchBaywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...
(1989),
Full HouseFull House is an American television sitcom that ran from September 22, 1987 to May 23, 1995 on ABC. Set in San Francisco, California, it chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner who, after the death of his wife in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and...
(1992),
Touched by an AngelTouched by an Angel is an American Fantasy drama television series that chronicles the missions of a group of angels sent by God. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson , it ran on CBS for nine seasons, from September 21, 1994 to April 27, 2003, and aired in many countries all...
(1994) and
The NannyThe Nanny is an American television sitcom co-produced by Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc. and Highschool Sweethearts Productions in association with TriStar Television for the CBS network...
(1993).
Hughes received an
Emmy AwardThe Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards and Tony Awards .They are presented in various...
certificate for his participation as the voice of "Tommy" in the number one-rated Fox animated TV series
Life with LouieLife with Louie is an American animated series. Debuting on December 24, 1994 as a Fox Kids Christmas special, it began its first season in fall of 1995 and lasted until March 1998...
(1995). His other voice-over credits include the voice of "Sly" and "Witt", twin babies in the feature film
Baby GeniusesBaby Geniuses is a 1999 action/comedy directed by Bob Clark, rated PG for crude humor and mild expletives and violence.The film made a profit, earning US$27 million gross against a US$13 million budget. It was critically panned; it was ranked by leading film critic Roger Ebert as one of his most...
(1999). His latest project is the film
Surf School. Hughes recently appeared in a commercial for the video game "Jaks". After a break in his career he re-emerged as a teen in the science fiction hit
RoswellRoswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
. Hughes played a lovable villain who was part of a renegade group of aliens.
As a musician, he released 2 albums in 1995, when he was just 9. One is self titled and the other is called "Halloween Haunts". Miko wrote songs for both albums and sings as well. They were recorded and release by his own company called "Little Chief, Inc".
Miko Hughes will portray a charismatic Italian sculptor when he stars in a 2010 comedy film,
City of Shoulders and Noses. The film, which is being produced by Tommy Ardolino,
Sybil DanningSybil Danning is an Austrian actress known for her many roles in B-movies, science fiction films, and action movies.-Early life:...
, and George Parra, also stars
Danielle GambaDanielle Elizabeth Gamba is an American model, dancer, and former NFL Cheerleader of Italian and Spanish descent. A Playboy model, she has appeared in various issues and calendars as well as in Mystique Magazine....
,
Ruth BuzziRuth Buzzi is an American comedienne and actress of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.-Biography:...
,
Jennifer ScioleJennifer Sciole is an American actress.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia, Jennifer is the youngest of six children raised in an Italian blue collar family, with whom she is still close...
, and
John MartinoJohn Martino is an American actor.Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he began his singing and acting career as a teenager. He studied with John Cassavetes, Academy of Dramatic Arts and Universal Art Studios, which led to off-Broadway theater in Hat Full of Rain, he then had a hit song called...
.
Personal life
Hughes was born in
Apple Valley, CaliforniaThe Town of Apple Valley is located in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, in the U.S. state of California. It was incorporated on November 14, 1988, and is one of the twenty-two incorporated municipalities in California that uses "town" in its name instead of "city". As of 2006 the...
, the son of Mary (
néeA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
Phelps) and John Hughes, a special effects technician. He has three siblings, Mike, Mitch and Molly. He has
ChickasawThe Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States . They are of the Muskogean linguistic group....
Native American ancestry. His first name means "chief" in both
ChickasawThe Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States . They are of the Muskogean linguistic group....
and
ChoctawThe Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States . They are of the Muskogean linguistic group...
.
Hughes likes playing video games, such as
Dance Dance RevolutionDance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
, and is also a
beekeeperA beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees for the purposes of securing commodities such as honey, beeswax, pollen; pollinating fruits and vegetables; raising queens and bees for sale to other farmers; and/or for purposes satisfying natural scientific curiosity...
, counting thirty thousand bees as pets. Miko is also a D.J. with the pseudonym "D.J. Cubed". He lives in
Apple Valley, CaliforniaThe Town of Apple Valley is located in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, in the U.S. state of California. It was incorporated on November 14, 1988, and is one of the twenty-two incorporated municipalities in California that uses "town" in its name instead of "city". As of 2006 the...
when working but considers his permanent address to be
OklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
Hughes also has a blog which can be found
here. As of April 2009 it has not been updated since 16 May 2007 (he started the blog on May 4 2007).
Filmography
- Cavemen (TV) (2007)
- Surf School (2006)
- Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004 during UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network...
(TV) (2005)
- Boston Public
Boston Public is an American television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox from October 2000 to January 2004. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it...
(TV) (2003)
- Clockstoppers
Clockstoppers is a 2002 film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by Rob Hedden, Andy Hedden, J. David Stem and David N...
(2002)
- Roswell
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
(1999)
- Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses is a 1999 action/comedy directed by Bob Clark, rated PG for crude humor and mild expletives and violence.The film made a profit, earning US$27 million gross against a US$13 million budget. It was critically panned; it was ranked by leading film critic Roger Ebert as one of his most...
(1999) (voice)
- Mercury Rising
Mercury Rising is a 1998 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as Simple Simon...
(1998)
- Spawn
Spawn is a film adaptation of Todd McFarlane's creator-owned Image comic book of the same name. It was released in the United States on August 1, 1997. The film was directed and co-written by Mark A. Z. Dippé and executive produced by McFarlane and Alan Blomquist...
(1997)
- Zeus and Roxanne
Zeus and Roxanne is a 1997 film directed by George T. Miller. The film ran for 98 minutes . It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Rysher Entertainment.-Plot:...
(1997)
- Apollo 13
Apollo 13 is a 1995 film that dramatized the ill-fated lunar mission of the same name in 1970. The movie was adapted by William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert from the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger, and was directed by Ron Howard...
(1995)
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a 1994 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. Although the seventh installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, New Nightmare is not part of the series continuity, instead taking place in a pseudoistic real life setting where Freddy Krueger is an iconic...
(1994)
- Cops and Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons is a family comedy movie released in 1994 directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Chevy Chase, Dianne Wiest, Jack Palance and Robert Davi.-Plot:...
(1994)
- Jack the Bear
Jack the Bear is a 1993 comedy-drama film starring Danny DeVito. It is based on a novel by Dan McCall.-Plot:Jack Leary , his younger brother Dylan Leary and father John start over in 1972 Oakland following the death of the boys' mother.John is a comedy/horror TV personality, entertaining his...
(1993)
- Full House
Full House is an American television sitcom that ran from September 22, 1987 to May 23, 1995 on ABC. Set in San Francisco, California, it chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner who, after the death of his wife in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and...
(TV) (1990-1995)
- Kindergarten Cop
Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 comedy thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough loner police detective, who must go undercover as a kindergarten teacher to catch drug dealer Cullen Crisp , before he can get to his ex-wife and...
(1990)
- Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a 1989 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mary Lambert, the film features Dale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall...
(1989)
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