Milo Manheim Biography

Date of Birth

6 December 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Milo Jacob Manheim

Height

6' 3" (1.91 m)

Mini Biography

Milo Manheim is an up-and-coming American actor born and raised in Los Angeles. He began his acting career in a local after-school program in Culver City at the age of seven, and he soon went on to perform in 15 musicals with Liza Monjauze Productions. These musicals include: Rent, Footloose, Tommy, A Chorus Line, Gypsy, and Spring Awakening.

Milo was discovered when casting director Amber Horn saw his performance as "Roger" in the musical Rent. This was a pivotal point in his budding career as she brought him in to audition for a new Disney Channel musical, Zombies. Milo booked the male lead, and Zombies premiered on Disney Channel in February 2018.

As the only son of Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Camryn Manheim, Milo grew up on the set of The Practice and Ghost Whisperer, and he developed an appreciation for the craft at an early age. In addition to his love of television and film, Milo is still drawn to the stage. Right after filming Zombies, Milo performed in the original musical Generation Me, which was performed at the Hudson Theatre and Playwright Horizons in New York City. He won the "Best Leading Actor" award for his role at the 2017 New York Musical Festival.

Following in his family's footsteps, he is an avid participant in community service and charities. After his role in Generation Me, Milo became an advocate for teen suicide prevention. He has also worked with a variety of different organizations to give back, including Bread & Roses Restaurant, Pediatric Aides, Poker for Puppies, Buy Life, and Foster Cares. Milo has volunteered with the Venice Family Clinic which provides health care to low-income residents, and he worked with disabled students at McBride Elementary to get them involved with the arts. In 2008, Milo contributed to the Obama campaign with funds raised from a lemonade stand and was invited to Washington D.C. to attend the inauguration. In Addition, for the past six years, Milo has been involved in Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Waterkeeper Alliance, and he had the opportunity to interview Robert Kennedy Jr. on a CBS news segment about the environment.

Milo plays guitar, drums, piano, and ukulele, and he dabbles in various wind instruments.

Trivia

Enjoys the movie The Truman Show.

Comes from a family of intellectuals. His grandfather, Jerome Manheim, was a mathematician. His grandmother, Sylvia (Nuchow), was a teacher and health advocate. His uncle's a lawyer and professor. He has other family members who are doctors, environmentalists & educators.

Has played poker with Marcia Gay Harden, Cheri Oteri, Rob Morrow, Chad Lowe, Phil Phillips & Corey Monteith.

Was invited to attend the 2009 inauguration for President Obama after raising money during the campaign.

Has an extraordinarily large cologne collection with close to 40.

Mother is actress Camryn Manheim, known for The Practice.

Enjoys the TV show The Office.

Has 2 orange cats named Geoff & Pirate.

Attended high school in Southern California.

Won Best Leading Actor in the 2017 New York Musical Festival for his performance as Milo Reynolds in Generation Me.

Loves playing music and plays multiple instruments including guitar, piano, drums, ukulele. He also dabbles in the kazoo.

First play was The Sound of Music at the age of 7 with Liza Monjauze Productions.

Through his mother, he is of Czech Jewish & Polish Jewish descent.

Son of Camryn Manheim & Jeffrey Brezovar.