Christopher Castile

Christopher Castile
Born Christopher Jon Castile
(1980-06-15) June 15, 1980
Orange County, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor (retired), teacher (active)
Years active 1990–1998

Christopher Jon Castile (born June 15, 1980) is a former American actor. His well-known roles include Ted Newton in Beethoven and Beethoven's 2nd, the voice of Zachary Sellers and Nick Mulligan in Focus on the Family's Adventures in Odyssey, Mark Foster on the sitcom Step by Step, and the voice of Eugene Horowitz in Hey Arnold!.

Life and career

Castile was born in Orange County, California. One of his earliest television appearances was in a long-circulated segment of Totally For Kids, kid safety interstitials that aired on the Fox network's Saturday morning lineup in the early 1990s. In one segment, he portrayed a young boy who was followed by a group of kids (the main characters of the "safety patrol") because he had his name printed on his shirt, as a way to address the dangers of name display for strangers (or possible abductors) to see. The Totally For Kids segments also featured John Walsh.

Shortly after, Castile appeared in the Miller-Boyett sitcom Going Places in early 1991, playing the recurring role of Sam Roberts, the son of talk show host Dick Roberts (Steve Vinovich) with co-stars Alan Ruck and Heather Locklear. Castile and his fellow Going Places cast member Staci Keanan were soon moved by Miller-Boyett into their forthcoming sitcom Step by Step, that premiered on ABC in the fall of 1991. He and Keanan played brother and sister Mark and Dana, on the Foster family side, for the entire run of Step by Step, which moved to CBS in 1997 and then ended in 1998.

Meanwhile, in 1992 and 1993, he played Ted Newton in the films Beethoven and Beethoven's 2nd. In 1996, while continuing on Step by Step, Castile added the vocal role of Eugene Horowitz on the animated series Hey Arnold!. Castile left Hey Arnold! after eight episodes; he was replaced as the voice of Eugene by Jarrett Lennon, the actor originally cast as Mark Foster on Step By Step in 1991 before the producers replaced him with Castile.

Castile retired from acting following the cancellation of Step By Step. He received a master's degree, he currently teaches political sciences as a professor at Biola University in La Mirada, California, and is teaching at Downey High School as a U.S. History teacher. [1]

Credits

Year Title Role Notes
1990My Two DadsEpisode: "To Thine Own Elf Be True"
1990Hurricane SamNeil GianelliTV movie
1990Empty NestLarryEpisode: "Barbara the Mom"
1990The Fanelli BoysTimmyEpisode: "Tarnished Angel"
1991Going PlacesSam Roberts3 episodes
1991The Family ManLowellEpisode: "Trading Places"
1991–1998Step by StepMark Foster160 episodes
1992BeethovenTed Newton
1992Empty NestBarryEpisode: "Final Analysis"
1993Beethoven's 2ndTed Newton
1995Are You Afraid of the Dark?Jason"The Tale of Prisoner's Past"
1996–1997Hey Arnold!Eugene Horowitz (voice)8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Young Artist Award

  • 1992: Nominated, "Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series" - Step by Step[2]
  • 1992: Nominated, "Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture" - Beethoven[2]
  • 1993: Nominated, "Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series" - Step by Step (shared w/cast)[3]
  • 1994: Nominated, "Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture" - Beethoven's 2nd (shared w/cast)[4]
  • 1996: Nominated, "Best Performance by a Young Actor in a TV Comedy Series" - Step by Step[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Whatever Happened to 'Step By Step' Star Christopher Castile?". TheFW.
  2. 1 2 "Fourteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards: 1991–1992." Young Artist Award, 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2012 .
  3. ↑ "Fifteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards: 1992–1993." Young Artist Award, 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2012 .
  4. ↑ "Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards: 1993–1994." Young Artist Award, 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2012 .
  5. ↑ "Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards: 1994–1995." Young Artist Award, 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2012 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-31. .
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