Michael Cera

Canadian actor Michael Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, to parents

who worked for Xerox. His mother, Linda, who is from Quebec, has

English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry, and his father, Luigi

Cera, is Italian (from Sicily). Michael is the middle child between two sisters. He

was educated at Conestoga Public School, Robert H. Lagerquist Senior

Public School and Heart Lake Secondary School until the grade nine.

Cera then completed his high school education via correspondence.

During a childhood illness he repeatedly viewed

Ghostbusters (1984), learning the

dialogue. It was this that sparked his interest in performing. He went

on to take classes in improvisation at The Second City Toronto. Roles

followed in commercials and TV, but he first came to major public

attention when he was cast as George Michael Bluth in the critically

acclaimed comedy series

Arrested Development (2003).

After the cancellation of this series, Cera successfully transitioned

into movies, scoring starring roles in various projects such as

Superbad (2007),

Juno (2007),

Youth in Revolt (2009) and as the

eponymous hero in

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).

Alongside acting, Cera is also a musician - he sings and plays guitar

and bass.