Keith Coogan

Keith Coogan (born Keith Eric Mitchell; January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Jackie Coogan.^[3]

Keith Coogan
Keith Coogan at the 61st Academy Awards
Born	Keith Eric Mitchell (1970-01-13) January 13, 1970 (age 55) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Other names	Keith Mitchell[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present
Spouse	Kristen Shean ​ (m. 2013)​ [2]
Relatives	Jackie Coogan (maternal grandfather) Robert Coogan (maternal granduncle)
Awards	1982 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor, Guest on a Series Knight Rider episode "A Good Day at White Rock"

Early life

Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970,^[4] in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, a realtor. He changed his name to "Keith Coogan" in 1986, two years after the death of his grandfather, Jackie Coogan.^[5]

Career

As a child, he appeared on episodes of Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Eight Is Enough, Knight Rider, Growing Pains, Silver Spoons, Fame, It’s A Living and CHiPs.

In 1982, Coogan also appeared as 'William' in the adaptation of Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day that aired on the PBS series WonderWorks. He also appeared in the TV movie Memorial Day (1983 film) but imdb.com has the wrong Keith Mitchell credited.

He has also starred in films including Adventures in Babysitting, Cousins, Hiding Out, Cheetah, Toy Soldiers, Book of Love, and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, and straight-to-video releases such as Python, Soulkeeper, and Downhill Willie. He guest-starred on Joan of Arcadia and Married to the Kellys.

His theater credits include John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie, James McLure's Pvt. Wars, and an unfinished Louisville work by Marsha Norman, The Holdup. All were performed at Timothy and Buck Busfield's "B" St. Theater in Sacramento, California, during the 1992 and 1993 seasons.

In 2008, he worked in Dallas, Texas, on a short film, The Keith Coogan Experience.^{[citation needed]} On January 1, 2010, Coogan started the "Monologue a Day Project", where he learns a monologue or other short piece every day, "as inspired by Julie & Julia", and posts the resulting video performance on blogspot.com.^[6]

Coogan was featured in the minidocumentary, Simply Coogan – An Interview with Keith Coogan, released by Coogan on December 13, 2010, which coincided with his birthday celebrations.^[7]

Coogan hosted "The Call Sheet" on the SkidRowStudios.com radio podcast network, an entertainment industry-based show that also covered tech news and politics.^[8]

Filmography

Television

It’s A Living - “Kids” (July 21, 1981)

Film

Year	Title	Role
1981	The Fox and the Hound	Young Tod (voice)
1982	All Summer in a Day	William
1982	Million Dollar Infield	Vance Levitas
1987	Adventures in Babysitting	Brad Anderson
1987	Hiding Out	Patrick Morenski
1989	Cousins	Mitch
1989	Cheetah	Ted Johnson
1989	Under the Boardwalk	Andy
1989	Spooner	DB Reynolds
1990	Book of Love	Crutch Kane
1991	Toy Soldiers	Jonathan "Snuffy" Bradberry
1991	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead	Kenny Crandell
1992	Forever	Ted Dickson
1994	In the Army Now	Stoner # 1
1995	Downhill Willie	Willie Jones
1995	A Reason to Believe	Potto
1995	The Power Within	Eric Graves
1998	Just a Little Harmless Sex	Loudmouth Guy
1998	The Godson	Clumsy Student
1998	Ivory Tower	Russ Dyerson
1998	Evasive Action	Anthony Tait
1999	Dreamers	Rob
2001	Soulkeeper	Tour Guide
2011	Cats Dancing on Jupiter	Fred
2012	Waking	Edward
2017	Limelight	Jim
2018	A Tale of Two Coreys	Marty Weiss
2019	Jay and Silent Bob Reboot	Himself[9]
2024	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead	Asher[10]