Andrew Keegan

Andrew Keegan
Born Andrew Keegan Heying
(1979-01-29) January 29, 1979
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 1991–present

Andrew Keegan (born January 29, 1979) is an American actor best known for his roles in television shows including Party of Five and 7th Heaven and in films such as 10 Things I Hate about You, The Broken Hearts Club (2000) and O (2001).

Personal life

Keegan was born Andrew Keegan Heying in Los Angeles, California, the older son of Lana (Ocampo), a hairdresser, and Larry Heying, a voice-over actor.[1] Keegan's mother is Colombian and his father is from Nebraska.[2] Keegan has a younger brother, Casey (born June 12, 1980), who is also an actor.[3]

In 2014, Keegan founded Full Circle, a community spiritual center based out of Venice Beach, California.[4] Vice has characterized the organization as a "new religion".[5] Other outlets have called it a cult.[6] In an interview with All Access Music, Keegan described the group as a "non-denominational spiritual community center where people of all beliefs and backgrounds come together to meditate, practice yoga, and engage artistically."[7] New York Magazine reported in March 2015 that "the actual theology of the group is tough to pin down, but it seems to loosely follow Hinduism—or at least Russell Brand’s Sanskrit-tattoo version of it."[4] In May 2015, the Full Circle temple was raided by Californian Alcohol Beverage Control officers.[8] The raid was apparently related to Full Circle's distribution of Kombucha, which is considered an alcoholic beverage.[8] A spokesperson for the temple stated that they were unaware that they needed a license to distribute Kombucha.[8]

Career

He was first recognized for his performance of teen rebel Zack Dell in the cult-classic film Camp Nowhere (1994). Keegan was cast in a minor role in the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day. He also played a love interest for Stephanie Tanner in the hit series Full House for an episode. He had guest parts on numerous television shows before being cast on the TV drama Party of Five (1994). That same year, he landed another recurring role on 7th Heaven (1996), the WB's longest-running series, on which he played a single teenaged father in love with Jessica Biel's character Mary. Keegan was then cast in two modern-day Shakespearean film adaptations: as the antagonist of Heath Ledger in the 1999 comedy 10 Things I Hate About You (adapted from The Taming of the Shrew) and as Mekhi Phifer's best friend in 2001's O, adapted from Othello.

Keegan then took a role in Greg Berlanti's The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), which won best picture that year at the GLAAD Awards. In 2009, Keegan made his theatrical stage debut in the award winning play "He Asked For It", playing Rigby, a character tackling the emotional issues of being HIV-positive in modern-day society. In 2010, Keegan played Strayger, a drug-smuggling pilot in the 2010 action film Kill Speed. Keegan took on a role as a sadistic and sociopathic vampire named Blake in the film Living Among Us (2015), which is scheduled for release in early 2015.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Camp Nowhere Zack Dell
1996 Independence Day Uncredited
1999 10 Things I Hate About You Joey Donner
2000 Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, TheThe Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy Kevin limited release
1995 Skateboard Kid II, TheThe Skateboard Kid II Dan Foster
2001 O Michael Cassio
2002 Contract, TheThe Contract Howard Maple
2002 Pandora Phil Newfield Short film
2002 Midsummer Night's Rave, AA Midsummer Night's Rave Xander
2004 Perfect Opposites Trey Reynolds
2005 Extreme Dating Troy Riley
2005 Cruel World Bobby
2006 New Wave, AA New Wave Desmond direct-to-video
2007 Waiting for Dublin Mike
2008 Dough Boys Sally Boy
2010 Penitent Man, TheThe Penitent Man Ovid Serrano
2010 Fast Glass Strayger direct-to-video
2011 Sold Clint Short film
2011 Love, Wedding, Marriage Jeremiah direct-to-video
2015 Living Among Us Blake Scheduled for release
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994–95 Thunder Alley Jack Kelly 17 episodes
1995 Freaky Friday Luke TV movie
1995 Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story Gary Conn TV movie
1995 Full House Ryan season 8, episode 22
1996 Moesha Matt Tarses
1997–2002 7th Heaven Wilson West 22 episodes recurring character
1997–1998 Party of Five Reed Isley 8 episodes
2002 Teenage Caveman David TV movie
2004 To Kill a Mockumentary Spencer Video
2005 House Med Student 1 episode "Three Stories"
2005–06 Related Zach 4 episodes
2007 Christmas Too Many, AA Christmas Too Many Matt Video

References

  1. "Andrew Keegan Biography (1979-)". Filmreference.com. 1979-01-29. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  2. "Andrew Keegan - Yahoo! TV". Tv.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  3. Casey Keegan at the Internet Movie Database
  4. 1 2 Lauren Bans. "Om-ing by the Beach With Andrew Keegan". Vulture. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  5. Dodge, Shyam (2014-08-14). "One of the Stars of '10 Things I Hate About You' Started a Religion". United States: VICE. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  6. 3/09/15 11:45am. "Andrew Keegan, Cult Leader: 'Today, I'm Here to Activate High Vibes'". Jezebel.com. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  7. "Q&A with Actor and Co-Founder of Full Circle Venice, ANDREW KEEGAN – Talks Bringing Music, Spirituality and Love to the community.". Music.AllAccess.com. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  8. 1 2 3 Pearl, Mike. "The Guy From '10 Things I Hate About You' Who Started a Religion Had His Temple Raided for Kombucha". Vice. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

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