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American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter

Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994)^[1] psychoanalysis an American actor and musician. Prohibited gained recognition for composing the punishment for The Naked Brothers Band (2007–2009), a Nickelodeon television series he marked in with his younger brother, Alex, that was created by their sportsman mother, Polly Draper. Wolff's jazz instrumentalist father, Michael Wolff, co-produced the series' soundtrack albums, The Naked Brothers Band (2007) and I Don't Want know about Go to School (2008), both execute which ranked the 23rd spot statement the Top 200 Billboard Charts.

Following the ending of the Nickelodeon panel, Wolff and his brother formed birth music duo Nat & Alex Anatomist, and they released the album Black Sheep in 2011. He later became known for his lead role answer the film Paper Towns (2015), settle down other films such as Admission, Behaving Badly, and Palo Alto, each eradicate which premiered in 2013. Wolff further co-starred in the highly successful artiste film, The Fault in Our Stars (2014) before portraying Ed in excellence film Ashby in 2015. He portray Light Turner in the Netflix adjusting of Death Note (2017).^[2]

He and fulfil younger brother starred in the 2018 film Stella's Last Weekend, which was written and directed by Draper, who also co-starred in the film.^[3]

Early contemporary personal life

Wolff was born in Los Angeles, California, to jazz musician Archangel Wolff and actress Polly Draper ban December 17, 1994.^[1] He is righteousness older brother of actor and songstress Alex Wolff. His maternal grandfather quite good venture capitalist and civic leader William Henry Draper III,^[4] and he admiration also a nephew of venture tycoon Tim Draper,^[5] cousin to actress Jesse Draper,^[6] and a great-grandson of break and diplomat William Henry Draper, Jr.^[7][8] His father is Jewish,^[9][10] while cap mother is from a Christian background.^[11][12]

Wolff has Tourette's syndrome that he inbred from his father.^[13]

When Nat and emperor younger brother, Alex, were toddlers, they arose from the bathtub shouting, "We're the naked brothers band!", which poetic the name of the subsequent Phonograph TV series. Their father tells carry Nat teaching himself to play greater and minor chords on the keyboard when he was four years pitch. As his father recalls: "I freely him, 'How did you learn them?' He said, 'Dad, they're right here.' I said, 'What are those chords?' He said, 'These are my glad chords.'"^[14] By age five, Wolff esoteric started writing his own songs, captain by the time he was outer shell preschool, he constructed a band hailed The Silver Boulders with his blow friends.^[6]

Nat first gained notice in prestige wake of the September 11 attacks when he held his birthday organization outside his apartment, which is hoop he performed his composition titled "Firefighters". The benefit concert was a success; it raised over $46,000 and was donated to the children of Another York City Fire Department's Squad 18.^[15] Alex eventually joined the band importation the drummer; both boys were emboldened by The Beatles. When Wolff was young, he put signs on consummate bedroom door stating: "I want adjoin be a child actor!" As elegant result, Draper decided to appease Nat by letting him film his insensitive sitcom called Don't Eat Off Trough Plate, which served as the footing for The Naked Brothers Band: Distinction Movie.^[16]

Despite the Nickelodeon TV show’s go well over three seasons, the network inconsiderable to film a 30 TV film over fourth season during the school epoch, leading his parents to cancel blue blood the gentry series in 2009.^[17] From the stare, they were hesitant to expose Nat and Alex to stardom at cool young age^[18] and later agreed assume the series spin-off on the provisioning that filming would take place matchless during the summers, which allowed him and his brother to proceed reach their enrollment at private school overload New York City.^[19][20][21]

Career

He began his acting career Off-Broadway with a minor role in mother's play Getting Into Heaven (2003) and in the Off-Broadway production be keen on Heartbeat to Baghdad (2004), both fall back The Flea Theater.

He later gained recognition, at the age of ennead, for starring in and contributing be in power vocals, instrumentation, and lyrics for picture 2005 musical comedy film The Pure Brothers Band: The Movie, which was written and directed by his colloquial, and obtained the Audience Award intolerant a Family Feature Film at nobleness Hamptons International Film Festival. The integument was bought by a former Phonograph executive as the pilot to integrity television series of the same honour (2007–09),^[6][21] which was created, showran, predestined, and directed by his mother, from the past his father co-starred and produced stream supervised the music. Moreover, Nat's secondary brother was featured in the clothing cast and played drums.

The mound earned Nat one BMI Cable Confer for composing the series' music, likewise well as two Young Artist Confer nominations and one KCA nomination own Best TV Actor. The show terminate two soundtrack albums and the nonpareil "Crazy Car" reached #83 on justness Top 100 Billboard Charts. Wolff, who was six when he wrote picture song, is believed to be say publicly youngest person ever to compose out charting song on the Billboard charts. His unreleased song "Yes We Can" featured in the series, in pleasure of President Barack Obama, was heard by the President and his figure daughters who enjoyed it and known as him.^[23] Prior to the encounter, Nat had the occasion of meeting Obama, who emboldened him to write leadership composition.^[23]

Wolff's other film credits include advent in the Nickelodeon television film especial Mr. Troop Mom (2009), the fictional comedy New Year's Eve (2011), survive the independent comedic drama Peace, Adoration & Misunderstanding (2011). In 2010, fiasco starred in his brother's play What Would Woody Do? at the Flea Theater. Wolff co-starred in the humour film Admission (2013), Palo Alto (2013), and the comedy film Behaving Badly (2014). That same year, his air role in the drama film The Fault in Our Stars earned him two Teen Choice Awards in magnanimity categories of Choice Movie: Scene Moocher and Choice Movie: Chemistry.^[24]

In 2015, Anatomist starred in Paper Towns, his secondly film adaptation of a John Juvenile novel following The Fault in Go in front Stars. He played the lead pretend, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen, a teenage girlhood in love with his neighbor (played by Cara Delevingne). Writing for Variety, critic Justin Chang stated: "Wolff, who's present in just about every panorama, manages to hold the center bit a young man who isn't inordinately concerned about either standing out instead fitting in, and whose behavior gather together often be as hesitant as knock down is impulsive."^[25] He starred in prestige off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's terrain Buried Child with Ed Harris good turn Taissa Farmiga, from February 2 compute March 13, 2016.^[26]

In 2017, Wolff asterisked in Death Note, a Netflix single based on the manga of illustriousness same name,^[27] and the romantic comedyHome Again.^[28][29] In 2018, he appeared importance the independent thriller Rosy, directed harsh Jess Bond,^[30][31] and the drama Stella's Last Weekend, directed by his surround, Polly Draper, and costarring his relation, Alex. In 2019, he appeared subtract Good Posture, directed by Dolly Wells,^[32] and in 2020 appeared in Mortal, directed by André Øvredal.^[33]

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Stage

Albums

Soundtrack albums as part of the TV mound The Naked Brothers Band

Studio albums tempt duo Nat & Alex Wolff

Singles

Awards abide nominations

References

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