Getty, Balthazar 1975–(B–Zar)
GETTY, Balthazar 1975–
(B–Zar)
PERSONAL
Full name, Paul Balthazar Getty; born January 22, 1975, in Tarzana (some sources cite Los Angeles), CA; son of J. Paul III (a writer and actor) and Gisela Martine (a photojournalist; maiden name, Zacher) Getty; great–grandson of business tycoon J. Paul Getty; married Rosetta Millington (a designer of children's clothing), May 3, 2000; children: Cassius Paul. Education: Attended Bel–Air Preparatory School in California. Avocational Interests: Boxing, golf, hockey, rock climbing.
Addresses: Agent— Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager— Jeff Golenberg, 2 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
Career: Actor and producer. 5150 (film production company), founder. Performs as a rap music artist and music producer under the name B–Zar; founding member and performer with music groups, including Tape and Thirteenth Floor. Appeared in a commercial for iVote2.com, 2000; also worked as a model.
Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nominations, outstanding young supporting actor in a motion picture and outstanding young ensemble cast in a motion picture (with others), both 1991, for Lord of the Flies; Young Artist Award nomination, outstanding young supporting actor in a motion picture, 1991, for Young Guns II; Young Artist Award nomination, outstanding young actor starring in a motion picture, 1992, for My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys; Fennecus Award nomination, outstanding juvenile performance.
CREDITS
Film Appearances:
Ralph, Lord of the Flies, Columbia, 1990.
Tom O'Folliard, Young Guns II (also known as Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.
Jud Meadows, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1991.
Joe Don Dante, The Pope Must Die (also known as The Pope Must Diet ), Miramax, 1991.
Allister Gibbs, December, IRS Media, 1991.
Little J, Where the Day Takes You, New Line Cinema, 1992.
Halfway House, Centre Films, 1992.
Alexi, Red Hot, SC Entertainment International, 1993.
Jimmy Lupont, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994.
Jake, Don't Do It, Triboro Entertainment Group, 1994.
Leader, Cityscrapes: Los Angeles, Filmtribe Moving Pictures/High Octane Productions, 1994.
Rudy Dobbs, Dead Beat (also known as The Phony Perfector ), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1995.
Olmeyer, Judge Dredd, Buena Vista, 1995.
Chad's friend, Terrified (also known as Evil Never Sleeps and Tough Guy ), A–pix Entertainment, 1995.
(Uncredited) Young Stadler, Mr. Holland's Opus, Buena Vista, 1995.
Tod Johnstone, White Squall, Buena Vista, 1997.
Pete Dayton, Lost Highway, October Films, 1997.
A. J. Merchant, Fait Accompli (also known as VooDoo Dawn ), Cutting Edge Entertainment, 1998.
Lefty, Out in Fifty, Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1999.
Walter, Big City Blues, Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1999.
Michael Holloway, Shadow Hours, Newmark Films, 2000.
Julian, Four Dogs Playing Poker, Warner Home Video, 2000.
Steve, MacArthur Park, Northshire Entertainment Group/Wirthwhile, 2001.
Brian Pivano, The Center of the World, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.
Jimmy Pockets, Deuces Wild, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 2002.
Ladder 49, Buena Vista, 2003.
Film Work:
Coproducer, Shadow Hours, Newmark Films, 2000.
Co–executive producer, Sluts & Losers, 2001.
Television Appearances; Series:
Nate Greeley, Pasadena, Fox, 2001.
Corsairs (also known as Rosebud ), 2002.
Television Appearances; Movies:
Andreas Symes, Habitat, Sci–Fi Channel, 1997.
Title role, Sol Goode, The WB, 2001.
Eddie, Run for the Money (also known as Hard Cash ), USA Network, 2002.
Television Appearances; Miniseries:
Traffic, USA Network, 2003.
Television Appearances; Specials:
Master Miles, The Turn of the Screw, Showtime, 1990.
Himself, Pretty As a Picture: The Art of David Lynch, 1997.
Interviewee, The Hunger: An MTV Sneak Preview, MTV, 1997.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
James Chandler, "The Swords," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997.
RECORDINGS
Producer (as B–Zar) of the album Sedative by Mannish.
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
Interview, May, 2001, p. 99.
Movieline, August, 2000, p. 18.
Premiere, August, 1992; September, 2000, pp. 78–83, 88.
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