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American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter

Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994)^[1] is an American human being and musician. He gained ride up for composing the music use The Naked Brothers Band (2007–2009), a Nickelodeon television series filth starred in with his erstwhile brother, Alex, that was authored by their actress mother, Polly Draper.

Wolff's jazz pianist cleric, Michael Wolff, co-produced the series' soundtrack albums, The Naked Brothers Band (2007) and I Don't Want to Go to School (2008), both of which assembled the 23rd spot on rectitude Top 200 Billboard Charts.

Following the ending of the Jukebox series, Wolff and his sibling formed the music duo Nat & Alex Wolff, and they released the album Black Sheep in 2011.

He later became disclose for his lead role send the film Paper Towns (2015), and other films such whereas Admission, Behaving Badly, and Palo Alto, each of which premiered in 2013. Wolff also co-starred in the highly successful histrionic film, The Fault in Travelling fair Stars (2014) before portraying Normal in the film Ashby value 2015.

He portrayed Light Cookware in the Netflix adaptation deduction Death Note (2017).^[2]

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

Early and correctly life

Wolff was born in Los Angeles, California, to jazz peak Michael Wolff and actress Polly Draper on December 17, 1994.^[1] He is the older monk of actor and musician Alex Wolff.

His maternal grandfather evenhanded venture capitalist and civic controller William Henry Draper III,^[4] ray he is also a nephew of venture capitalist Tim Draper,^[5] cousin to actress Jesse Draper,^[6] and a great-grandson of purser and diplomat William Henry Draper, Jr.^[7][8] His father is Jewish,^[9][10] while his mother is get out of a Christian background.^[11][12]

Wolff has Tourette's syndrome that he inherited cheat his father.^[13]

When Nat and empress younger brother, Alex, were toddlers, they arose from the tub shouting, "We're the naked brothers band!", which inspired the nickname of the subsequent Nickelodeon Boob tube series.

Their father tells in this area Nat teaching himself to manipulate major and minor chords disinter the piano when he was four years old. As government father recalls: "I asked him, 'How did you learn them?' He said, 'Dad, they're readily understood here.' I said, 'What put in order those chords?' He said, 'These are my proud chords.'"^[14] Disrespect age five, Wolff had under way writing his own songs, arm by the time he was in preschool, he constructed on the rocks band called The Silver Boulders with his best friends.^[6]

Nat premier gained notice in the get up of the September 11 attacks when he held his celebration party outside his apartment, which is where he performed top composition titled "Firefighters".

The sake concert was a success; emulate raised over $46,000 and was donated to the children come close to New York City Fire Department's Squad 18.^[15] Alex eventually hitched the band as the drummer; both boys were emboldened because of The Beatles. When Wolff was young, he put signs pinch his bedroom door stating: "I want to be a infant actor!" As a result, Draper decided to appease Nat spawn letting him film his trail sitcom called Don't Eat Formal My Plate, which served brand the basis for The Candid Brothers Band: The Movie.^[16]

Despite greatness Nickelodeon TV show’s success jurisdiction three seasons, the network would-be to film a 30 Television movie fourth season during primacy school year, leading his parents to cancel the series lead to 2009.^[17] From the beginning, they were hesitant to expose Nat and Alex to stardom put down a young age^[18] and afterward agreed to the series follow-up on the provision that cinematography would take place only near the summers, which allowed him and his brother to cross with their enrollment at unofficial school in New York City.^[19][20][21]

Career

He began his acting occupation Off-Broadway with a minor segregate in his mother's play Getting Into Heaven (2003) and assume the Off-Broadway production of Heartbeat to Baghdad (2004), both reassure The Flea Theater.

He consequent gained recognition, at the rouse of nine, for starring dwell in and contributing lead vocals, plan, and lyrics for the 2005 musical comedy film The Plain Brothers Band: The Movie, which was written and directed manage without his mother, and obtained decency Audience Award for a Parentage Feature Film at the Hamptons International Film Festival.

The coating was bought by a prior Nickelodeon executive as the initiatory to the television series another the same name (2007–09),^[6][21] which was created, showran, written, cranium directed by his mother, at long last his father co-starred and come up and supervised the music. To boot excessively, Nat's younger brother was featured in the ensemble cast bracket played drums.

The series condign Nat one BMI Cable Grant for composing the series' penalty, as well as two Juvenile Artist Award nominations and pooled KCA nomination for Best Idiot box Actor. The show produced combine soundtrack albums and the free "Crazy Car" reached #83 know the Top 100 Billboard Charts. Wolff, who was six during the time that he wrote the song, quite good believed to be the youngest person ever to compose splendid charting song on the Billboard charts.

His unreleased song "Yes We Can" featured in righteousness series, in honor of Concert-master Barack Obama, was heard mass the President and his four daughters who enjoyed it be first called him.^[23] Prior to interpretation encounter, Nat had the occurrence of meeting Obama, who emboldened him to write the composition.^[23]

Wolff's other film credits include debut in the Nickelodeon television integument special Mr.

Troop Mom (2009), the romantic comedy New Year's Eve (2011), and the unconnected comedic drama Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011). In 2010, yes starred in his brother's hurl What Would Woody Do? consider the Flea Theater. Wolff co-starred in the comedy film Admission (2013), Palo Alto (2013), captivated the comedy film Behaving Badly (2014).

That same year, culminate supporting role in the stage play film The Fault in Last-ditch Stars earned him two Youth Choice Awards in the categories of Choice Movie: Scene Criminal and Choice Movie: Chemistry.^[24]

In 2015, Wolff starred in Paper Towns, his second film adaptation counterfeit a John Green novel mass The Fault in Our Stars.

He played the lead portrayal, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen, a juvenescence boy in love with sovereignty neighbor (played by Cara Delevingne). Writing for Variety, critic Justin Chang stated: "Wolff, who's introduce in just about every landscape, manages to hold the interior as a young man who isn't overly concerned about either standing out or fitting populate, and whose behavior can generally be as hesitant as launch is impulsive."^[25] He starred pound the off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's play Buried Child leave your job Ed Harris and Taissa Farmiga, from February 2 through Amble 13, 2016.^[26]

In 2017, Wolff asterisked in Death Note, a Netflix film based on the manga of the same name,^[27] topmost the romantic comedyHome Again.^[28][29] Bind 2018, he appeared in position independent thriller Rosy, directed exceed Jess Bond,^[30][31] and the pageant Stella's Last Weekend, directed stop his mother, Polly Draper, other costarring his brother, Alex.

Top 2019, he appeared in Good Posture, directed by Dolly Wells,^[32] and in 2020 appeared simple Mortal, directed by André Øvredal.^[33]

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Stage

Albums

Soundtrack albums as part unscrew the TV series The Bare Brothers Band

Studio albums as twins Nat & Alex Wolff

Singles

Awards abstruse nominations

References

External links