Brandon Crane In "The Wonder Years": 
Doug Porter 13, 23, 27, 29, 38, 39, 44, 47, 49, 50, 52, 55, 56, 57, 60, 64, 68, 69 (2nd Boy: 16, Doug Baker: 27).
 
In real life:

Brandon was born on February 26, 1976, in Oceanside, California, USA.

He is a trained Lyric Tenor and has studied Opera with Jonathan Mack (L.A. Opera), and Betty Olsson.

In 1992 Brandon quitted television work to finish high school and begin college. Two years later he became involved with Theatre Arts Department at his college, with emphesis on Classical Acting and Opera Singing, eventually leading to Conservatory training abroad. In 1997 he received excellent  reviews as Cousin Kevin in "The Who's Tommy", the stage musical based on the Who's Rock Opera. That year he starts to work with Michael M. Miller on a screenplay titled, "Nicotine". Miller introduces him to playwright friend, Jonathan D. Troop forming Twenty-Three Films, an Independent Film production company. In 1998 Brandon plays Rich Singer in Twenty-three Films' first movie Coverage but continues to play on stage, for example in "Sweeney Todd" at the Curtis Theatre and as Nightingale in "Once Upon a Mattress" at the McKinney Theatre.

Filmography as Actor:

Filmography:

Title Character he played Year Type
Coverage Rich Singer 2000 Movie
Backfield in Motion Andy 1991 TV movie
Stephen King's It Ben Hanscom (age 12) 1990 TV movie
The Wonder Years Doug Porter 1989-1991 TV series
Wonderworks: Hiroshima Maiden  unknown 1988 TV movie
"Otherworld" Smith Sterling (episodes 1+5) 1985 TV series

Guest Star in:

TV Series  as in Episode Date
"Step by Step" Sven The Family Games 1991-
"Get A Life" Young Chris Neptune 2000 (1.20) 04/28/91
"Full House" Sheldon Pal Joey (2.15) 02/17/89
 

(Movie Database checked September 2001, check again)

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