Horneff, Wil 1979–

PERSONAL

Full name, William Samuel Horneff; born June 12, 1979, in Englewood, NJ; son of Van (a pistachio farmer, talent manager, real estate developer, performing arts school owner, gymnastics mat business owner, and race car driver) and Robin (a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and performing arts school manager) Horneff. Education: Columbia University, English degree; attended the University of Pennsylvania. Avocational Interests: Karate, skiing, flying, track and field, basketball, weight lifting, scuba diving, bungee jumping, and tennis.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Contact—P.O. Box 42, Waldwick, NJ 07463.

Career: Actor. Appeared in television commercials, including Roy Rogers restaurants. Scholarship Foundation of America, youth spokesperson. U.S. Open, winner in middleweight division in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 2004; competed as a junior Olympian in the 400 meters, 800 meters, and long jump; NASTRS Downhill ski racing, first in state and second in nation.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination, best performance by a youth actor—TV guest star, 1995, for Law & Order; Young Artist Award, best performance by a youth actor in a TV miniseries or special, Youth in Film Award, best lead actor in a made for TV movie, Youth in Film Association, Young Star Award nomination, best performance in a made-for-TV movie or miniseries, Hollywood Reporter, 1995, all for The Yearling; Young Artist Award, best young leading actor—feature film, 1996, for Born to Be Wild.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Phillips, The Sandlot (also known as The Sandlot Kids), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993.

Josh Munroe, Ghost in the Machine (also known as Deadly Terror), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993.

Rick Heller, Born to Be Wild (also known as Katie), Warner Bros., 1995.

Andy Yates, Harvest (also known as A Desperate Season and Cash Crop), Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

Robbie Fontaine, 2 Little, 2 Late, 1999.

Elliot, The Roost, Vitagraph Films, 2005.

Scott, 7eventy 5ive, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Willie Marsden, age thirteen, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, CBS, 1994.

Tony and 18-year-old Danny, The Shining (also known as Stephen King's "The Shining"), ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jody Baxter, The Yearling, CBS, 1994.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Calvin Ferguson, "Ghost Story: Part 1," Ghostwriter, PBS, 1992.

Chris Pollit, "Born Bad," Law & Order, NBC, 1993.

Greg Landen/Mousah Salim, "American Jihad," Law & Order, NBC, 2002.

Danny Fitzpatrick, "Wedding Party," The Handler, CBS, 2004.

Dennis Sporco, "What You See Is What You See," CSI: New York, CBS, 2005.

Taddy, "Daddy's Boy," House, M.D. (also known as House), Fox, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Wayne, Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1992.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

The Record (NJ), April 22, 1994.