West, Shane 1978-

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West, Shane 1978-

PERSONAL

Original name, Shannon Bruce Snaith; born June 10, 1978, in Baton Rouge, LA; son of Don (a manager of a drug store) and Catherine (an attorney). Education: Attended the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies.

Addresses:

Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Jeff Morrone Management, 9350 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 224, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actor. Member of the band Johnny Was (formerly known as Average Jo).

Awards, Honors:

Teen Choice Award nomination, television—choice actor, drama, 1999, for Once and Again; Young Hollywood Award, superstar of tomorrow—male, 2002; Teen Choice Award (with Mandy Moore), film—choice chemistry, 2002, A Walk to Remember; Cinescape Genre Face of the Future nomination, male, Academy of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Films, c. 2004, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ted, Liberty Heights, Warner Bros., 1999.

J. T., Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001, Dracula 2002, Drakula 2000, Wes Craven—Dracula 2000, Wes Craven Presents "Dracula 2000," Dracula's legacy—Il fascino del male, and Wes Craven praesentiert Dracula), Miramax, 2000.

Paul (the deejay), A Time for Dancing, East of Doheny, 2000.

Ryan Woodman, Whatever It Takes (also known as Got to Be You, I'll Be You, Correndo atras, Costi quel che costi, Cueste lo que cueste, Dangereuse seduction, Hoffnungslos verliebt, and Mihin hintaan tahansa), Columbia, 2000.

Bentley "Striker" Scrumfeld, Get over It (also known as Get over It!, Getting over Allison, Aelae jaetae minua, Animate, Asi es el amor, Preboli me, Ran an die Braut, and Volta por cima), Dimension Films, 2001.

(Uncredited) Himself, Ocean's Eleven (also known as 11, Ocean's 11, O11, La gran estafa, Oceani 11—korged panused, Ocean's eleven—Faites vos jeux, Ocean's eleven—Fate il vostro gioco, Ocean's eleven. Hagan juego, Ocean's eleven—korkeat panokset, Ocean's Eleven—Kovat panokset, Ocean's eleven: Ryzykowna gra, Ocean's eleven—Tripla vagy semmi, Onze homens e um segredo, and Storslam I Las Vegas), Warner Bros., 2001.

Landon Carter, A Walk to Remember, Warner Bros., 2002.

Tom Sawyer, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (also known as The League, League of Legend, LXG, LXG: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, A liga extraordinaria, Det Hemmlighedsfulde selskab, Die Liga der aussergewoehnlichen Gentlemen, Herrasmiesliiga, La leggenda degli uomini straordinari, La liga de los hombres extraordinarios, La liga extraordinaria, La ligue des gentlemen extraordinaires, and The League: Det hemmelighedsfulde selskab), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Bo, The Elder Son (also known as The Optimist), 2 Loop Films, 2006.

Darby Crash, What We Do Is Secret, Coalition Film/Red Rover Films/Rhino Films/Untitled Entertainment, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Eli Sammler, Once and Again, ABC, 1999-2002.

Dr. Ray Barnett, ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, beginning 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Chris Theodorakis, The Westing Game (also known as Get a Clue), Showtime, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Stars team member, Basebrawl: MTV Rock n' Jock, MTV, 2001.

MTV Presents Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars under 25, MTV, 2003.

Real Access: Hot 24 in 2004, Noggin, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

2003 MuchMusic Video Music Awards, MuchMusic, 2003.

Young Hollywood Awards, American Movie Classics, 2003.

The 2005 Radio Music Awards, NBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dave Lattimore, "Heart of Saturday Night," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995.

Doug, "Community Service," California Dreams (also known as Dreams), NBC, 1995.

Nick, "A Kiss Is More Than a Kiss," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1996.

Mick, "The Valentine Show," Mr. Rhodes, NBC, 1997.

Kirk, "California Reich," Sliders, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998.

Mitch Maloney, "Tangled Up in You," To Have & to Hold, CBS, 1998.

Sean, "Go Fish," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as BtVS, Buffy, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series), The WB, 1998.

Tad, "Morality Bites," The Closer, CBS, 1998.

Himself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2002.

Himself, "Top 10 Prime-Cut Hunks," Real Access, NBC, 2004.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2004.

Appeared as Joel (a store manager) in The Crew (also known as Cabin Pressure), Fox; also appeared as a person with a big hat in "Saturday Night Fever," an unaired episode of Meego, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Eli Sammler, "Boy Meets Girl (Pilot)," Once and Again, ABC, 1999.

Supreme Courtship, Fox, 2007.

Television Appearances; Other:

Clips' Place, 1998.

Stage Appearances:

The Cider House Rules, Center Theatare Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1998.

WRITINGS

Film Music; Songs:

"So What Does It All Mean?," A Walk to Remember, Warner Bros., 2002.

"Billy Jean is MIA," Bringing down the House (also known as In the House, JailBabes.com, A casa caiu, Bringing down the House—elaemae on laiffii, Bronx a Bel Air, Haus ueber Kopf, Haus ueber Kopf—Betreten auf eigene Gefahr, Remue-menage, Se armo la gorda, Se monto la gorda, Una intrusa en la familia, and Un ciclone in casa), Buena Vista, 2003.