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Lukas Haas, born on April 16, 1976, is an American actor known for his impressive performances in various film and television projects. He gained fame for his roles in 'Home Alone' and 'American Beauty'. Haas began his acting career in his childhood, making his debut in 'Home Alone' in 1989, followed by a reprisal as Kevin McCallister in 'Home Alone 2'. As an adult, he continued to play significant roles in films and television series, including 'American Beauty' and the role in 'The X-Files'.

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“Balancing my film career and my music will be something I'm just going to have to deal with, as it happens. I think I can balance it out; the choices will probably be pretty clear. If there's a movie I just have to do, I will work the music around it.”

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“I also couldn't pass up the opportunity to be in the same movie as Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close.”

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“I like both music and acting, and they both have a lot in common - timing, immediacy, stuff like that. But acting is more regimented. You wait around for hours, you don't get to write the script, you get hired. Music represents me better. I'm not acting; I'm just expressing myself.”

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“I love seeing people having fun. Everyone over in L.A. is too cool for it. That's the problem.”

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“I'm remixing an R.E.M. track called 'I've Been High' from their last album, 'Reveal.' It's a beautiful song, but record execs didn't put it out as a single because it didn't sound like the R.E.M. we're used to. So I asked Michael Stipe if I could have the tapes to do a remix, and he agreed.”

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“I've been into music for a long time. I started playing drums when I was 8 and piano when I was 10, then bass and guitar when I was 18.”

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“I've built an 8-track studio in my house that's virtually identical to what they used at Abbey Road, and I also own the 16-track set-up that Led Zeppelin used to record 'Houses of the Holy.' I'm interested in producing, but I'm mostly recording my own stuff.”

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“I've had offers to sign a record deal, but the people I've talked to have wanted to package me and have me meet with songwriters who've written stuff for Whitney Houston, that sort of thing. That's not at all my style.”

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“In choosing any role, I ask the same questions: what kind of part is it? is the role challenging? does the director have a vision? is the story moving? etc.”

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“On a low-budget film, you don't have all the luxuries.”

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“One day when I was like 9, I heard the Beatles on the radio, and I asked my dad who they were. He told me they were the best band in the world, and I became obsessed. He started giving me their albums in sequential order, and I listened to them - and only them - until I was probably in high school.”

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“A low budget is uncomfortable.”

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“It's cool to play a sinister bad guy who also has a human side.”

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“Material Girls was so different for me, I'd never done a teen movie.”

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“This was basically the first time I got to act in action scenes, with things blowing up all around me. It sounds corny, but I think every actor would like to - at least once in his or her career - play the person who saves the entire world.”

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Born: April 16, 1976
Known for: Actor
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