born november american child actor film role motion picture native cleveland years old selected talent agents enjoyed experience shooting film opted sign film contract career film theatre reluctant speak starring role began annual tradition speaking film subject interest charlie chocolate factory released theaters interested horses returned shooting particularly influenced tended receiving doctorate medicine practices lives new_york wife née children son daughter acting career sixth grade performing children theatre noticed talent agents searching nationwide actor portray agents took photos recorded reading original novel returned new_york months later called new_york screen test sang country thee month contacted given days prepare leave filming recalled shooting munich sort like exchange student months fond memories months west_germany included watching construction munich summer olympics working audition assured singing probably cut dubbed singing voice screen albeit significantly cut interview told story director gave film forgot set finished shooting year old declined offer film contract later recalling thinks acting glamorous profession difficult profession lasting effect senior year involved film class interest instructors looked theatre acting auditioning landing roles including broadway decided pursue putting short film career declined reporters interviews preferring speak subject wanted people judge time lied told people brother starred film took years moving told anybody time stardom wife know role warned met mother invited speak students teacher spoken students year day school special treat experience film work medicine film students chiefly ask special effects describes happened violet blow like charlie fly types questions called famous man local video rental shop twice worn vhs copy october stars film scheduled record audio commentary special edition dvd run release charlie chocolate factory garnered attention included seeing film new_york_city npr included vh1 list greatest kid stars placing new film quoted fellow actor saying sort like going house lived ultimately media attention stopped answering phone requested interviews january teamed hand free rides boston massachusetts participation connected handing portrayal promotion gave golden ticket worth unlimited rides unlimited coffee interview star violet revealed agreed join reunion commemorating 40th anniversary film release career soon returned home filming family acquired horse interested horse animal left lasting impression taking hiatus school high school college horses worked delaware center pennsylvania contemplated return hollywood visited california week test waters ultimately decided pursue degree medicine instead feeling forever didn received november worked new_york works mainly horses cows taken video series funded highlighting work large animal
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