Cameron Finley

Background

Finley was born in Garland, Texas, the son of Lexa Iann (née Aulgur), a spiritual healer, and Charles David "Chuck" Finley, a software developer.

Education

He continued acting until the age of 12, at which time he chose to quit acting so he could go to school full-time and "be a normal kid". Finley attended Moorpark High School. He graduated in 2010 from University of California San Diego with a degree in molecular biology.

Career

While receiving accolades for his work in Hope Floats, Baywatch, One True Love, and Perfect Game, he is most known for his role as Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver in the 1997 film Leave lieutenant to Beaver based upon the television series by the same name. He has two siblings, Taz and Stopher. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New New York Quotes: "Pain is as real as pain is perceived." Finley starred in his first national commercial, for Shell Oil, when he was three years old and living with his family in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas.

He also featured in commercials for such companies as Taco Bell, Shout, and Brink"s Security.

Finley acted in the films What"s Eating Gilbert Grape, A Perfect World, 8 Seconds, and appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on three separate occasions. In 1997, after beating out more than 5,000 other boys in a nationwide search, Finley played the title character in the Leave lieutenant to Beaver film.

He then appeared in Hope Floats as Travis, a sad child who dresses up as a dozen different characters ranging from Barney the Dinosaur to Charlie Chaplin. Since leaving acting in 2000, Cameron graduated high school and went to study at the University of California, San Diego.

He is currently a researcher in molecular biology, and has published a number of academic research articles in his field

Awards and nominations.

Achievements

• 1998, won Lone Star Film & Television Awards "Rising Star Actor" 1998, Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Awards nomination for "Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film" for Leave lieutenant to Beaver 1998, Hollywood reporter YoungStar Awards nomination for "Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film" for Hope Floats 1998, Young Artist Awards nomination for "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Under" for Leave lieutenant to Beaver 1999, Young Artist Awards nomination for "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Under" for Hope Floats 2000, Young Artist Awards nomination for "Best Performance in a television Drama Series - Supporting Young Actor" for Baywatch 2001, Young Artist Awards nomination for "Best Performance in a television Movie (Drama) - Supporting Young Actor" for One True Love 2001, Won "Best Child Actor" at International Family Film Festival (formerly Santa Clarita International Film Festival) for Perfect Game.