Mick Hazen
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SOAP STAR STATS
Mick Hazen (Parker, ATWT)
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Vital Statistics
- Birthdate:
- March 22, 1993
- Birthplace:
- New York City
- Star Sign:
- Aries
- Years On Show:
- 2006-present
THE 411
"He knows what he's doing and he's a very nice young man, so boy, does that make my job easy!" praises Emmy-winner Maura West (Carly) of her on-screen son, Mick Hazen, who took over the role when Parker was aged in December 2006. The teenage actor is an only child who was born and raised in New York City; he was discovered in the fourth grade when a casting director visited his school looking for a dark-haired, blue-eyed boy. After his parents persuaded him to give acting a try, he landed a job on CHAPPELLE'S SHOW, then the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie PLAINSONG, opposite Aidan Quinn, Rachel Griffiths and Marian Seldes, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from the Young Artist Awards in 2005. Hazen balances his acting work with clinics and conditioning drills for tennis, a sport he has played since age 3 and which he participated in at the tournament level. He was ranked No. 2 in the USTA Metro Boys 12 and under division, but put aside tournaments to focus on ATWT. He's also on his school basketball team. He lives in Brooklyn with his parents.
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Five Random Facts
— Has a dog named Buddy.
— A huge Michael Jordan fan, he wore his Chicago Bulls uniform to his preschool graduation and attended Jordan's last game in Chicago against the New York Knicks.
— He's actually a couple of months younger than Daniel Manche, who plays his brother J.J.
— An excellent student, he earned the Johns Hopkins University CTY Talent Search Award two years in a row for mathematics and verbal talent, and the Cum Laude certificate for performance in the National Latin Exam.
— He can juggle and play guitar
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Other Soap Roles
GUIDING LIGHT (Jason Marler, 2006)
TV Movie Roles
PLAINSONG (Ike Guthrie, 2004)
Film Roles
Meet The Robinsons (Voice work, 2007)
A Very Serious Person (Dave, 2006)
Guest-Starring TV Roles
THIRD WATCH (Charlie Yokas, 2004)
CHAPPELLE'S SHOW (Featured player, 2003)
MEMORABLE QUOTES
"It's so ... weird's not the word, but I'm taking over a character that was on just a month ago as a 9-year-old and the fan support was huge for him, so it's like I have to win over the trust of all the fans." — Soap Opera Digest and Weekly Online, 2007
