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Grant Gelt is an American actor born in 1980 in Los Angeles. He has appeared in movies such as The Sandlot, Avalon, and Northern Exposure, and TV shows such as Eerie, Indiana and Hey Arnold!
- January 1, 1
- 1.83 m
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor
- Tom Guiry as Scotty Smalls
- Mike Vitar as Benjamin "Benny" "The Jet" Franklin Rodriguez
- Patrick Renna as Hamilton "Ham" Porter
- Chauncey Leopardi as Michael "Squints" Palledorous
- Marty York as Alan "Yeah-Yeah" Mcclennan
- Brandon Quintin Adams as Kenny Denunez
- Grant Gelt as Bertram Grover Weeks
- Victor Dimattia as Timmy Timmons
- Shane Obedzinski as Tommy "Repeat" Timmons
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Guiry made his big-screen debut as the film's greenest ball player, Scotty Smalls. He's had small roles in TV and film, including Lassie (1994), Black Hawk Down (2001), Mystic River (2003), The Revenant (2015), Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) and Wonder Wheel(2017). Currently residing in Trenton, N.J., he balances work and family and acts when he can...
Vitar played the film's super slugger, Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, and continued acting for several years. After Sandlot, Vitar appeared in the two Mighty Ducks sequels, D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) and D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996). His final acting role in a 1997 episode ofChicago Hopeinspired him to become a firefighter in Los Angeles.
Although his wisecracking Ham was Renna's first major movie role, the actor has worked steadily since Sandlot's 1993 premiere, popping up in dozens of films and TV series (CSI, Bones, The Closer). He also celebrated becoming a father in 2018. "I'm a little behind some of these guys [his Sandlot castmates] but I'm an actor. I'm on GLOW, did a couple...
After his scene-stealing role as sneaky pool Lothario Squints, Leopardi continued acting in film and on TV, with recurring roles on Freaks and Geeks and Gilmore Girls. He also reprised his role as an older Squints in the 2007 direct-to-video threequel The Sandlot: Heading Home(he was the only cast member of the original film to appear in it). Since...
York juggles occasional acting gigs (Boy Meets World, Hey Arnold!, The Eric Andre Show) but primarily focuses on his fitness. "I personal train on the side and I still do acting," he told PEOPLE in 2018. "I did an episode of the Golden Globe-nominated show SMILF[in 2017]." In 2021, York appeared in a documentary short about his lifeand spoke about ...
Adams was a prolific child actor well before Sandlot. He appeared in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, several seasons of A Different World and The Mighty Ducks (1992). After the release of The Sandlot, he appeared in episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Boy Meets World, Moesha and Sister, Sister and also branched out into voice acting for a couple...
After The Sandlot, Gelt made only a few more on-screen appearances in shows like Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Empty Nest and Boy Meets World. Gelt stepped away from acting in the late-'90s and in 2018 he told PEOPLE that he lives and works in Nashville. "I do business development and run a creative agency for a tech company," he shared.
DiMattia worked steadily as a child actor and, after The Sandlot, he booked small roles in dozens of TV shows (Punky Brewster, Designing Women, Married… with Children), including starring in the first season of the CBS series A Peaceable Kingdom. After a lengthy hiatus, he returned to acting in the 2018 independent film Get Married or Die. From 201...
BeforeThe Sandlot, Obedzinski appeared in the movies My Girl (1991) and Matinee(1993) but transitioned away from acting shortly after the release of the movie. In 2018, he told PEOPLE that he lives and works in Florida. "I own a restaurant in Tampa, Florida, [Times Square Pizza Company,] and am trying to do [acting] stuff on the side while I can," ...
Grant Gelt played Bertram Grover Weeks, the manager of the Sandlot baseball team, in the 1993 film The Sandlot. He also appeared in a few other movies and TV shows after the film's release. He is now living and working in Nashville as a business developer and running a creative agency for a tech company.
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- Tom Guiry as Scott Smalls. Born in October 1981, Tom Guiry made his acting debut as "new kid in town" Scotty Smalls in The Sandlot at age 11. Projected into a career in film after the movie’s success, Guiry went on to star in the 1994 film Lassie and the 1996 film The Last Home Run.
- Mike Vitar as "Benny the Jet" Rodriguez. Making his debut in The Sandlot after being discovered by a casting agent while waiting in line for a carnival ride, Mike Vitar went on to have a five-year acting career.
- Patrick Renna as "Ham" Porter. After stealing scenes in The Sandlot as Ham, Patrick Renna went on to appear in a multitude of work. Most notable were his performances in the 1993 film Son in Law, the 2000 film Very Mean Men and 2003's National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze.
- Chauncey Leopardi as Michael "Squints" Palledorous. Starting out as an actor at age 5, Chauncey Leopardi was no stranger to the industry when he was cast as Squints, the love-obsessed kid with near-sighted vision.
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- Tom Guiry as Scotty Smalls. First up to bat as the main character Scotty Smalls, played by Tom Guiry. Like many child stars in The Sandlot, the film acted as Guiry's big-screen debut, launching an acting career that he's still enjoying today, even playing a satirical version of himself in the 2022 dark comedy Killin Smallz.
- Mike Vitar as Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez. Playing Smalls' best friend and mentor is Mike Vitar, who would star in The Mighty Ducks films, sticking with being a recognizable face in 90s sports films.
- Patrick Renna as Hamilton 'Ham' Porter. Another icon from the 1990s, Patrick Renna, plays the crew's catcher, Ham Porter. Renna's memorable character in the film led to him being cast in a similar ensemble sports comedy two years later with The Big Green.
- Chauncey Leopardi as Michael 'Squints' Palledorous. Arguably the biggest troublemaker of the group is Michael 'Squints' Palledorous, played by Chauncey Leopardi.
Aug 23, 2023 · “There is a real sense of magic with ‘The Sandlot,’” said Grant Gelt, who played Bertram Grover Weeks, the tall rebel of a second baseman with an affinity for chewing tobacco and ...
Apr 7, 2013 · Find out what happened to the cast of The Sandlot, the 1993 baseball comedy. Grant Gelt, who played Bertram Grover Weeks, now works in the music industry in L.A.
Feb 21, 2024 · A look back at the stars of the '90s classic baseball movie and their careers since then. Grant Gelt, who played Timmy, is one of the actors who did not pursue acting after The Sandlot.
