A friend of mine showed me a photo of him back in 6th grade and I was immediately smitten with his cute, slightly devilish 12 year old face. I've followed his career pretty much ever since and still get a little rush every time I see him. Aside from that, I'm very happy he seemed to beat the stereo-typical child actor issues and proved that a normal, productive, creative life can be achieved in spite of the apparent (or hyped) odds.