Paulie Litt

Paulie Litt
Litt at the premiere of Speed Racer at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Born
Paul Litowsky

(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)
New Jersey, United States
OccupationActor
Years active2002–2017

Paul Litowsky (born April 17, 1995), known professionally as Paulie Litt,[1] is an American former child actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Justin Shanowski on the sitcom Hope & Faith.

Career

Litt was raised in Freehold Boro, New Jersey.[2] He made his television debut on an episode of Third Watch. In 2003, he was cast in the role of Justin Shanowski, Hope's son on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith, which he played for all three seasons.[3][4] At the time, Regis Philbin, who worked with his Hope & Faith co-star Kelly Ripa, described him as a forty-year old caught in a five-year old's body.[5] He had a recurring role in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place.[6]

In 2006, he was nominated for the award for the Best Performance in a TV series - Supporting Young Actor (Comedy) at the 27th Young Artist Awards for his performance on Hope & Faith, which was won by Angus T. Jones.[7] His co-stars Megan Fox and Macey Cruthird were also nominated for the female version of the award in 2005 and 2006 respectively.[8]

He made his film debut in the 2004 Kevin Smith comedy Jersey Girl starring Ben Affleck. In 2008, he played Spritle Racer in Speed Racer,[9] as well as the accompanying video game.[10] He also appeared in Doubt (2008).[11]

He has appeared in over 26 commercials.[12] Early in his career, he appeared in commercials for Oreos and ex-lax.[11] He has been in Apple's "Get a Mac" television commercials as the 'Young PC' that starred John Hodgman and Justin Long.[13][14]

He made his debut as a producer in the short film The Day I Finally Killed Myself as an Associate Producer. He made his production debut in a feature film in 2016 in The Book of Love starring Jason Sudeikis.[15]

After leaving the entertainment industry, he co-founded a high-end yarn producing company called Harvest Produce Retail.[16]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Third Watch Boy One Episode: "Old Dogs, New Tricks"
2003–2006 Hope & Faith Justin Shanowski Main Role, 44 Episodes[12]
Nominated - Best Performance in a TV series - Supporting Young Actor (Comedy) (2006)
2004 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self Episode: "February 24, 2004"
2008 Live with Regis and Kelly Self Episode: "May 14, 2008"
2008 Turbo Dates Episode: "Junior de Bergerac"
2007–2010 Wizards of Waverly Place Frankie/Joey Episode: "New Employee" (2007)
Episode: "Curb Your Dragon" (2007)
Episode: "Dad's Buggin' Out" (2010)
2009, 2015 The League Matt Friedman "The Oracle" Episode: "The Draft" (2009)
Episode: "The Great Night of Shiva" (2015)

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Jersey Girl Bryan
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Young Bully
2008 Speed Racer Spritle Racer
2008 Doubt Tommy Conroy
2013 The Lifeguard Lumpy
2013 The Day I Finally Decided to Kill Myself Marty Short film, also Associate Producer
2016 Here Comes Rusty College
2017 Sex Guaranteed Chase also Associate Producer

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Speed Racer Crucible Challenge DVD Game Spritle

Producer

Year Title Producer Notes
2013 The Day I Finally Killed Myself Associate Short film, Also Actor
2016 The Book of Love Co-producer  
2017 Sex Guaranteed Associate Also Actor

Awards

Year Result Award Category Work
2006 Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy): Supporting Young Actor Hope & Faith

References

  1. ^ ""Speed Racer" publicity photos - Image 43 of 56". SeattlePI. May 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "On the Cover", Asbury Park Press, May 9, 2008. Accessed May 21, 2020. "Speed Racer revs up the thrills (page 9) thanks to special effects and a cast that includes Paulie Litt, 13, of Freehold Township."
  3. ^ Endrst, James (September 26, 2003). "Never a quiet moment in 'Hope & Faith's' household". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Chance, Norman (December 22, 2010). Who Was Who on TV. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781456821647 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Paulie Litt". IMDb.
  6. ^ Hiramine, Brie (February 4, 2016). "8 Television Actors From Your Childhood Who Disappeared and Got Hot". J-14.
  7. ^ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  8. ^ "26th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  9. ^ McCarthy, Todd (May 1, 2008). "Speed Racer". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  10. ^ ""Speed Racer" Zooms Onto Blu-ray And DVD September 16 From Warner Home Video". Warner Brothers. July 28, 2018.
  11. ^ a b O'Sullivan, Eleanor (May 10, 2008). "Freehold's Paulie Litt, 13, was an old hand even before "Racer"". Home News Tribune. East Brunswick, N.J. – via Proquest.
  12. ^ a b Venutolo, Anthony (May 9, 2008). "Paulie loves to leave 'em laughing". NJ.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  13. ^ Nudd, Tim (April 13, 2011). "Apple's 'Get a Mac,' the Complete Campaign". Adweek.
  14. ^ "Get a Mac - Flashback". Apple. Youtube. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  15. ^ Kemmerle, Karen. "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea". tribeca. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  16. ^ Jared, George (March 4, 2021). "A yarn too good to believe: 20-somethings create American textile company in Jonesboro". Talk Business.