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Devon Sawa
Born	Devon Edward Sawa September 7, 1978 (1978-09-07) (age 30) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years active	1992 - present
Awards won Other awards Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor 2001 Final Destination

Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Saturn Award-winning Canadian actor.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 2.1 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2.2 Blockbuster Entertainment Award 2.3 Young Artist Awards 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

Biography

Sawa was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Joyce, a homemaker, and Edward Sawa, a refrigeration mechanic.^[1] His father is of Polish descent and his mother is "a little bit of everything".^[2] He is the oldest of three children.

He started his career in 1992 as a children's action toy spokesperson and was a very successful teen star during the 1990s. His most notable Hollywood film roles were Casper, Idle Hands, and Final Destination. He was featured on the covers of many teen magazines such as Tiger Beat and others during the height of his fame. In 2000, he portrayed the role of Stan, the obsessed Eminem fan in the music video "Stan" alongside singer Dido who played Stan's girlfriend. He has continued to work steadily in films.

He currently is currently married to publicist Jennifer Leon and resides in his native Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^{citation needed}

Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	Won	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Final Destination (2000)
2000	Nominated	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress for Idle Hands (1999)

Blockbuster Entertainment Award

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	Nominated	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actor - Horror (Internet Only) for Final Destination (2000)

Young Artist Awards

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1997	Nominated	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series - Young Actor for Night of the Twisters (1996) (TV)

Filmography

• The Odyssey (1992, TV)
• Little Giants (1994)
• Casper (1995, with Christina Ricci)
• Action Man (1995, voice only)
• Now and Then (1995, with Christina Ricci)
• Robin of Locksley (1996, TV)
• Night of the Twisters (1996, TV movie, with John Schneider)
• The Boy's Club (1997)
• Wild America (1997, with Jonathan Taylor Thomas)
• A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
• SLC Punk! (1998)
• Around the Fire (1999)
• Idle Hands (1999)
• Final Destination (2000)
• The Guilty (2000)
• Slackers (2002)
• Extreme Ops (2002)
• Extreme Dating (2004)
• Shooting Gallery (2005)
• Pool Hall Prophets (2005)
• The Devil's Den (2006)
• Hunter's Moon (2007)
• Creature of Darkness (2008)
• Bind (2009)

References

External links

• Devon Sawa at the Internet Movie Database
• Starshine - Devon Sawa