Lonnie Chavis Biography
Lonnie Chavis is an actor and activist from the United States. He rose to prominence as a member of NBC’s drama This Is Us, where he earned acclaim for his portrayal of young Randall Pearson. Lonnie Chavis has received several nominations for awards. He received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in an Ensemble in a Drama Series, which he shared with the castmates of This Is Us.
How old is Lonnie Chavis?- Age
Lonnie is 14 years old as of November 2o21. He was born Lonnie Chavis, Jr. on November 23, 2007, in Downey, California, United States of America.
Lonnie Chavis Height
Apparently, his height has not been revealed to the public yet.
Lonnie Chavis Siblings | Parents
Chavis was born in the California town of Downey. Najah and Lonnie Chavis raised Chavis. Andrew Chavis, Tyler Chavis, and Ryan Chavis are his three younger brothers. He escaped masked kidnappers in Long Beach, California, when he was eight years old.
Lonnie Chavis Career
Chavis joined the cast of This Is Us in 2016 as a younger version of Sterling K. Brown’s Randall Pearson. Chavis appeared as a guest star in an episode of his favorite Nickelodeon sitcom, The Thundermans, in early 2017. Chavis later appeared in an episode of The CW’s Supergirl later that year. Chavis was promoted to series regular in season 2 of This Is Us in June 2017. Chavis went on to co-star with Jay Pharoah in the comedy White Famous, which was executive produced by Jamie Foxx. Chavis revealed that the series was his first foray into improv. Chavis made his feature film debut in Adam DeVine’s Disney’s Magic Camp. The film’s theatrical release in 2018 was canceled, and it was later streamed on Disney+.
Chavis was cast opposite Jason Wiles in Sunny Daze, a film written and directed by Wiles. Chavis was cast opposite Oscar nominee David Oyelowo in Oyelowo’s feature film directorial debut, The Water Man, in 2019. The film, which also starred Rosario Dawson and was executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, starred Chavis as the lead. Chavis made his feature film debut with the film[18], and he credits Oyelowo with making him a better actor. Chavis was cast to star in The Boy Behind the Door, a thriller written and directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell, in 2020.
In response to online bullying about his tooth gap, Chavis posted a video to Instagram in June 2018. “Braces can fix [my teeth], but can you fix your heart?” Chavis asked. The video received over 600,000 views, with friends and celebrities reposting it under Chavis’s hashtag, #FixYourHeart. Chavis collaborated with Ad Council on an anti-bullying campaign in October 2018. “This movement is about having the accountability to correct your own actions and be better to others,” Chavis said in 2020. Chavis models for the organization’s clothing line, which debuted in 2021. Chavis, then 12, wrote a letter in response to the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests.
Lonnie Chavis Net Worth
The 14-year-old star has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
What movies has Lonnie Chavis been in? – TV Shows and Movies
TV SHOWS:
- 2020 Magic Camp
- 2020 The Water Man
- 2020 The Boy Behind the Door
- 2019 Sunny Daze
- 2018 Skin
MOVIES:
- 2020 God Friended Me
- 2019 Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History
- 2018 The 5th Quarter
- 2018 The Thundermans
- 2017 Supergirl
- 2017 White Famous
- 2016-22 This Is Us
- 2015 Bella and the Bulldogs