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Aidan Gallagher

Aidan Gallagher (born September 18, 2003)[1][2][3] is an American actor and musician. His first major television role was Nicky Harper on the Nickelodeon sitcom Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.[4] In 2019, Gallagher began portraying Number Five on the Netflix superhero series The Umbrella Academy, which is his breakthrough role and has brought him widespread recognition and critical acclaim.[5] In 2018, Gallagher was appointed as a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador for North America, becoming one of the youngest people to hold the position.[6][7][8]

Aidan Gallagher
Gallagher in 2018
Born (2003-09-18) September 18, 2003 (age 21)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2013–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Bass
  • guitar
  • keyboard
Websiteaidangallagher.com

Career

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Acting

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Gallagher first appeared in a minor role in a 2013 episode of Modern Family. He was in the short film You & Me and was in the CBS television pilot Jacked Up, which was not picked up and never aired.[9][10] He then landed a major role in Nickelodeon's Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn as Nicky Harper,[11] for which he was nominated Favorite Male TV Star in the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2016 and 2017.[12][13] He was in the show for four seasons until it ended in 2018.[14]

In February 2019, Gallagher began starring in the Netflix superhero series The Umbrella Academy, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name, as Number Five, a 58-year-old time traveler who is stuck inside the body of his 13-year-old self due to an accidental time jump.[15][16] His portrayal won him critical praise; as The New York Times' reviewer put it, he "carries the show as far as he can".[17] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Gallagher is very good in the tricky part of a fifty-something-year-old man trapped in the body of a schoolboy".[18]

Music

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In addition to his acting career, Gallagher is a singer, songwriter, and musician. He began releasing songs independently in 2018 starting with "Blue Neon" through his YouTube channel.[19] The following year, he collaborated with The Voice contestant Trinity Rose on a duet track "Miss You".[20][21] He released two more singles, "Time" and "For You" in that same year. On January 5, 2020, Gallagher embarked on his first headlining tour, the "Blue Neon Tour" and was scheduled to perform at South by Southwest, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] Later that year, he released two singles: "I Love You" on March 20 and "4th of July" on July 4, the latter of which he started working on while filming the second season of The Umbrella Academy.[23]

Personal life

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Gallagher is active on environmental issues, and has served as a youth advocate for a number of environmental organizations, including Waterkeeper Alliance, WildAid and Oceanic Preservation Society.[24][25] In 2018, he was listed in Variety's Hollywood Youth Impact Report, and was appointed as a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador for North America, one of the youngest ever UN Goodwill Ambassadors to be so-named.[6][7][8] In the year 2021, he gave an interview for the fashion magazine Vanity Teen, reviewing his career and his social influence on youth.[26]

Gallagher is vegan.[25] He is Jewish.[27]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 You & Me Young David Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Modern Family Alec Episode: "The Wow Factor"; uncredited [28]
2013 Jacked Up Evan Pilot (unaired) [9][10]
2014–2018 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Nicky Main role
2015 Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special Himself Television film
2017 Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special Beach Guy Television film; cameo
2019–2024 The Umbrella Academy Number Five Main role

Music videos

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Year Title Artist(s) Role
2014 "We Make That Lemonade" Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn cast Nicky Harper

Discography

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Title Year Album
Ref.
"Blue Neon (Club Version)" 2018 non-album singles [29]
"Miss You" (with Trinity Rose) 2019 [20]
"Time" [30]
"For You" [31]
"I Love You" 2020 [32]
"4th of July" [33]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
(shared with Casey Simpson, Lizzy Greene & Mace Coronel) 		Nominated [34]
Kids' Choice Award Favorite Male TV Star Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Nominated [12]
2017 Nominated [13]

References

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  1. ^ Gallagher, Aidan (September 18, 2016). "I'm official. ThirTEEN!". aidanrgallagher. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Aidan (September 18, 2017). "Thank you". aidanrgallagher. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Aidan (September 18, 2018). "15". aidanrgallagher. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Nickelodeon Greenlights New Comedy from Dan Schneider, Two Other Live-Action Series". Deadline Hollywood. March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Holub, Christian (February 15, 2019). "Umbrella Academy actor explains how he nailed the timey-wimey weirdness of Number Five". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Young Hollywood Impact Report 2018". Variety. August 28, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Aidan Gallagher named UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador". UN Environment. June 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Croezen, Alyssa (June 5, 2018). "Aidan Gallagher Talks New Netflix Show 'The Umbrella Academy' And World Environment Day". ET Canada. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Lezmi, Josh (March 4, 2019). "Who Plays Number 5 in 'The Umbrella Academy?'". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Aidan Gallagher - IMDb Biography". IMDb. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Lowry, Brian (September 12, 2014). "TV Review: Nickelodeon's 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Kids' Choice Awards: Adele, Justin Bieber, 'Star Wars' Among Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. February 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Perez, Lexy (February 2, 2017). "Kids' Choice Awards: Justin Timberlake, Kevin Hart Top Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  14. ^ Otterson, Joe (November 15, 2018). "'School of Rock,' 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn' Canceled at Nickelodeon". Variety. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  15. ^ Otterson, Joe (November 30, 2017). "'Umbrella Academy' Netflix Series Rounds Out Cast With 'Game of Thrones' Alum, 'Hamilton' Star". Variety. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  16. ^ Williams, Janice (February 15, 2019). "'The Umbrella Academy' Star Aidan Gallagher Says 'Comics Fans Are Going to Crazy' Over New Netflix Show". Newsweek. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  17. ^ Hale, Mike (February 14, 2019). "'The Umbrella Academy' and 'Doom Patrol' Feature Strangely Similar Super-Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  18. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (July 30, 2020). "'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  19. ^ Campbell, Rachel (March 15, 2019). "Aidan Gallagher explains infamous MCR date's impact on first single release". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  20. ^ a b Rowley, Glenn (April 25, 2019). "Aidan Gallagher and Trinity Rose Debut Earnest Duet 'Miss You': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  21. ^ Adejobi, Alicia (March 28, 2019). "The Umbrella Academy's Aidan Gallagher releasing heartbreak song Miss You". Metro. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "Aidan Gallagher Has No Limits". Ones to Watch. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  23. ^ ""Umbrella Academy" Star Aidan Gallagher Is Saving the World — Again". Teen Vogue. July 31, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  24. ^ "Aidan Gallagher named UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador". Clean Seas. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  25. ^ a b Moore, McKenna (June 5, 2018). "Adrian Grenier and Aidan Gallagher Want You to Fight Plastic Pollution for World Environment Day". Fortune. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  26. ^ Aidan Gallagher: reaching change-makers 1 February 2021. Vanity Teen.
  27. ^ Gallagher, Aidan. "That's a complete twisting of the context and conversation and for the record I'm Jewish" via Twitter
  28. ^ "Aidan Gallagher". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  29. ^ Gallagher, Aidan (December 31, 2018). "Blue Neon - Club Version (FULL VIDEO) by Aidan Gallagher - Premiered December 31, 2018". YouTube. Retrieved June 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ Gallagher, Aidan (May 10, 2019) (May 9, 2019). "TIME - music video - Premiered - May 10, 2019 Aidan Gallagher". YouTube. Retrieved June 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ "For You by Aidan Gallagher". Apple Music. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  32. ^ "Aidan Gallagher drops melancholic track "I Love You"". Alternative Press Magazine. January 31, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  33. ^ "4th of July - Single by Aidan Gallagher". Apple Music. July 3, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  34. ^ "Nominations Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
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