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Michael Cera

Michael Cera
Date of Birth
7 June 1988, Brampton, Ontario, Canada


Birth Name
Michael Austin Cera


Nickname
Mike


Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)


Trade Mark
Often plays naive and/or slightly nerdy characters.



Trivia
Splits his time between Los Angeles and with his family at home in Brampton

Michael has two siblings, an older sister Jordan and a younger sister, Molly

His father, Luigi, comes from Sicily, Italy and his mother, Linda, comes from Montreal, Quebec.

Auditioned for the role of Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense, which went to Haley Joel Osment.

Plays guitar in his free time, and according to Ellen Page his 'Juno' (2007) co-star he's "very good at it".

Was ranked #1 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).

His last name means "wax" in Spanish and Italian.



News | What members say | Filmography | Watch online (1)

Michael Cera - news / articles


  • Michael Cera - 24 June 2009
    Meet Your Ancestors” says the poster to Year One over portraits of a hammily ironic Jack Black and a typically bewildered Michael Cera. Black is bearded and even hairier than usual. With his shoulder length blond wig Cera rather like Garth in Wayne’s World

Michael Cera - what members say


  • Superbad
  • Superbad review by JJTimothy from County Durham, England
    Rated - 3 stars Superadequate. 26 September 2007
    ...umptious loud-mouth but anyone who has seen Arrested Development will know that Michael Cera can raise laughs just by looking flustered while newcomer Christopher Mintz-Pla...  
  • Superbad - BLU-RAY Version
  • Superbad - BLU-RAY Version review by from Nr Slough, Mainly Reading
    Rated - 5 stars Great Film 31 January 2008
    ...t of swearing, sexual references and humour, really enjoyed it, great acting by Michael Cera, he was great in arrested development and is also in juno. things are looking u...  
  • Juno
  • Juno review by FlyingSam from Melton Mowbray
    Rated - 5 stars Prozac on Film 19 February 2008
    ...pregnant after a first time sexual encounter with school friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). Deciding that she can’t go through with an abortion she instead elects to fi...  

Michael Cera - filmography


  • Year One - BLU-RAY Version (2009)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Michael Cera,  Oliver Platt
    Director: Harold Ramis
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Jack Black and Michael Cera headline Harold Ramis's Biblical comedy about a pair of misfit hunter-gatherers who embark on a wild journey through the ancient world after being banished from their primitive village. Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera) may lack in the skills that their chieftain is looking for, ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 93 members
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  • Youth in Revolt (2009)
    Starring: Michael Cera,  Justin Long,  Steve Buscemi
    Director: Miguel Arteta
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    "Youth in Revolt" is the irreverent story about the wild adventures of a teenage boy named Nick Twisp who meets the girl of his dreams while on a family vacation and has to turn his life and the lives of all those around him upside down in order to be with her.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 2 members
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  • Paper Heart (2009)
    Starring: Charlyne Yi,  Michael Cera,  Jake Johnson
    Director: Nick Jasenovec
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Charlyne Yi does not believe in love. Or so she says. Well, at the very least, she doesn't believe in fairy-tale love or the Hollywood mythology of love, and her own experiences have turned her into yet another modern-day skeptic. "Papers Heart" follows Charlyne as she embarks on a quest across ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 9 members
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  • Year One on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Michael Cera,  Olivia Wilde
    Director: Harold Ramis
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 795 members
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  • Juno on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Ellen Page,  Michael Cera,  Jennifer Garner
    Director: Jason Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The word 'quirky' has become the quick and easy way to describe films such as Little Miss Sunshine and Lars and the Real Girl that straddle the lines between indie and studio films and comedy and drama. While Juno fits into that same category, this distinctive dramedy is in a class all its own. ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 77,589 members
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  • Superbad on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Chelsey Dailey,  Jonah Hill,  Michael Cera
    Director: Greg Mottola
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Two co-dependent high school seniors (Hill and Cera) are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 47,256 members
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  • Juno - BLU-RAY Version (2007)
    Starring: Ellen Page,  Michael Cera,  Jennifer Garner
    Director: Jason Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The word 'quirky' has become the quick and easy way to describe films such as Little Miss Sunshine and Lars and the Real Girl that straddle the lines between indie and studio films and comedy and drama. While Juno fits into that same category, this distinctive dramedy is in a class all its own. ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 5,612 members
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Michael Cera - watch online


  • Ultimate G's to Watch Now (1999)
    Starring: Michael Cera,  Joel McNichol,  Emma Campbell
    Director: Keith Melton
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 36 minutes
    The film is the story of two children, Zac and Laura whose dream it is to fly. The fiction part of the film shows us the kids building a number of homemade crafts that they wish they could fly but these dreams don’t become reality until they both become pilots later-on in life. The main part ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 1 member
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Michael Cera facts

5 most recent films

Year One - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - 3.5 stars
Youth in Revolt - 3.0 stars
Paper Heart - 4.0 stars
Year One - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Arrested Development - Series 3 - 4.5 stars
Arrested Development - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Juno - 4.0 stars
Juno - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Superbad - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Extreme Movie - 2.0 stars
Youth in Revolt - 3.0 stars
Paper Heart - 4.0 stars
Year One - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
Year One - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jason Bateman - 4 times - show films
Ari Graynor - 3 times - show films
David Cross - 3 times - show films
Christopher Mintz-Plasse - 3 times - show films
Ellen Page - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Peter Sollett - 2 times - show films
Greg Mottola - 2 times - show films
Jason Reitman - 2 times - show films
Harold Ramis - 2 times - show films
Nick Jasenovec - 1 times - show films