Born June 14, 1992 in Hawthorne, California, Daryl Christopher Sabara is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids film series, as well as for a variety of television and film appearances, including Wizards of Waverly Place, Father of the Pride, The Polar Express, Keeping Up with the Steins, Halloween and the reality show America’s Most Talented Kids, on which he was a judge.
Daryl is the son of Sandy Krebs, an L.A. social worker. He is the fraternal twin brother of actor Evan Sabara in which he is one minute older. He is of Russian Jewish and German descent. Sabara began performing with the regional ballet company, South Bay Ballet. Daryl Sabara’s first role was playing Murphy Brown’s baby on the hit sitcom Murphy Brown, alternating in the role with his fraternal twin brother, Evan. By the time he was four, Daryl was a member of the South Bay Ballet Company and had landed a guest role on the ABC series Life’s Work. One of the regulars on the show was Alexa Vega, who would later play his sister in the Spy Kids films. Guest appearances on series such as Love & Money, Roswell and Will & Grace followed.
When he was just eight, Daryl landed the role of Juni Cortez, a boy who, along with his sister, finds out that their parents are spies in the box office hit Spy Kids (2001). The film earned over $100 million at the domestic box office and spawned two sequels. Starring as the parents were Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino. Gugino got the part after filming had begun, through her association to Sabara. She had done a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie called Season for Miracles, in which Daryl’s twin brother played her nephew. When Daryl heard that the Spy Kids director, Robert Rodriguez, was looking for someone to play the mother, he brought the tape of the movie and suggested Gugino for the role. Rodriguez watched the film and sent her a script.
Sabara provided the voice of Hunter, the male lion cub on the NBC animated sitcom Father of the Pride. He has appeared in episodes of the television series Weeds, House, Dr. Vegas, and was one of the judges on America’s Most Talented Kids. Sabara also voiced the main character, Hero Boy, in the 2004 animated version of The Polar Express. He then played a Jewish young boy trying to have a nice Bar Mitzvah in Keeping Up with the Steins (formerly known as Lucky 13), which received a limited release on May 12, 2006. He also guest starred in the Criminal Minds episode, “P911″ where he played as a sexually molested child. He also provides the voice for Rex in the new cartoon network series Generator Rex.
He recently costarred in the film April Showers, a movie written and directed by a Columbine High School survivor. He also played “Kyle” a misanthropic and rude teenager in World’s Greatest Dad, with Robin Williams, and Peter Cratchit in the 2009 film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Recently, he appeared in the comedy series Easy To Assemble, where he played a character named George. He appeared in the 2010 movie Machete, as well as the MTV movie “Worst. Prom. Ever.” which premiered Tuesday, May 10, and will co-star in 2012′s John Carter of Mars. Daryl continues to study ballet, as well as tae kwon do. He also enjoys playing video games.
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