David Gallagher

At 39 years old, David Gallagher has this physical status:

David Lee Gallagher (born February 9, 1985) is an American actor.

Gallagher, a five-time Young Artist Award nominee and best known for his role as Simon Camden on the long-running television series 7th Heaven, as well as in Richie Rich's Christmas Wish, as Kevin Harper in Angels' long-running television series 7th Heaven.

Gallagher is also well-known as the voice of Riku in the Kingdom Hearts video game series.

Early life

Gallagher was born in New York City to Elena Gallagher (née Lopez) and Darren James Gallagher. When he was a baby, his parents were divorced, and his mother remarried Vincent Casey. Gallagher is of Cuban descent on his mother's side and Irish descent on his father's side. Michelle (b.) has four younger half-siblings. Kelly, 1988 (b.) Kyle (b. 1991) b. Kyle (b.) - Kyle (b.) (B. 1995) and Killian (b. ), respectively. (1997): A.K.A. Killian was diagnosed with autism, and as a result, David is a leading advocate and spokesperson for the group Cure Autism Now.

He graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory School (California) in 2003 and enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he majored in film and television studies, graduating in May 2007.

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Career

Gallagher began acting at the age of 2, first doing print ads in and around New York City, which then led to commercial work as an actor. He appeared in numerous television commercials as a toddler for Tyson Foods and Fisher Price. He appeared on the soap opera Loving for a brief period of time at age 8.

He made his film debut in 1993 when he was selected to play Mikey in the sequel Look Who's Talking Now, portraying the son of John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. In 1995, he appeared in a production of A Christmas Carol on Broadway. He has appeared in several television series, including Bermuda Triangle.

He appeared together with John Travolta in 1996 for the film Phenomenon. He was cast as Simon Camden in the family drama series 7th Heaven later this year. Heaven on the air for 11 seasons, making it the longest-running family drama in television history, and it also became the highest-rated show on The WB.

During film hiatuses, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish and Little Secrets with Evan Rachel Wood were shot. Gallagher left the show in order to attend college full-time in 2003 during the 8th Heaven's 8th season. However, he returned to the series part-time on season 9 and for what was deemed the 10th and final season. The show's sixth season came in late 2006. Gallagher decided not to renew his deal because he was in breach of his contract.

Gallagher appeared in and co-produced a low-budget version of The Picture of Dorian Gray in 2005.

Buck Winters, a former astronaut from 7th Heaven, appeared in a guest appearance on Numb3rs in September 2006, a role in which he reprised in January 2009. He also appeared in the season 6 opener of CSI: Miami, playing another possible murderer. He also appeared in Boogeyman 2, which went straight to DVD. Gallagher appeared on TNT' Saving Grace as Paul Shapiro, a struggling young man who was the subject of a murder probe in July 2008. Ryan Stephenson, the son of a transgender woman, appeared in an October 2008 episode of the FOX crime drama Bones as Mr. Stephenson. In November 2008, Jeff Ellis, a criminal suspected of the abduction of a local nurse, was seen in an episode of CBS' Without a Trace as a perpetrator. In the English dub version of Studio Ghibli's Whisper of the Heart, Seiji Amasawa appeared. Gallagher appeared on the second-to-last episode of the series The Deep End, in which he was charged with second-degree murder while innocent.

Gallagher was revealed to star in Scared of the Dark directed by Takashi Shimizu in March 2012.

Gallagher has most prominently voiced Riku in many Kingdom Hearts video games and franchises since 2002.

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