Patrick Fugit

Patrick Fugit
Fugit in November 2006
Born	Patrick Raymond Fugit (1982-10-27) October 27, 1982 (age 34) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present

Patrick Raymond Fugit (born October 27, 1982) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films Almost Famous (2000), White Oleander (2002), Saved! (2004) and Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007), and for his role of Kyle Barnes in the Cinemax TV series Outcast.

Patrick Fugit was born October 27, 1982 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His mother, Jan Clark-Fugit, is a dance teacher and his father, Bruce is an electrical engineer. Fugit is the oldest of three children, he has a younger sister, Jocelyn and a younger brother, Colin. Fugit attended East High School, where he was diagnosed with ADHD. Fugit appeared in a school production of The Twelve Dancing Princesses as the shoemaker, while he was at grade seven. He has been a skateboarder since the age of 15.

Fugit and his best friend, David Fetzer, formed a folk/rock band "Mushman", in which Fugit plays the guitar and sometimes sings. Fugit studies flamenco guitar, which he played on the Cavedoll song "MAYDAY" and his song "Brennan's Theme" for the ending scene in Wristcutters: A Love Story.

Fugit played a young rock-fan-turned-reporter in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous and claimed that his knowledge of 1970s rock music was nil ("I actually thought Led Zeppelin was one person"). Jake Gyllenhaal replaced him for the title role for Donnie Darko. Fugit played a sweetly geeky, aspiring comic book artist in White Oleander (2002) and a naive drug addict in the indie dark comedy Spun (2003). His next film, Saved! (2004), was a satirical look at the religious right in high school. Fugit's character, a cool young pastor's son named Patrick Wheeler, was originally supposed to be a surfer, but he was changed to a skateboarder due to Fugit's skateboarding experience.