Spencer Breslin (born May 18, 1992) is an American actor and musician. He is the older brother of actress Abigail Breslin and is best known for his roles in Disney's The Kid, The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, You Wish!, Zoom, The Shaggy Dog and The Cat in the Hat.

Early life

Breslin was born in New York City, the son of Kim, a personal manager, and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert. Spencer has an older brother, Ryan Breslin (born in 1985), and a younger sister, Abigail Breslin (born April 14, 1996), an actress.

Acting career

Breslin was discovered in a New York City playground at the age of three, and proceeded to star in commercials for McDonald's and Life cereal. By age five, he was a series regular for the three episode-long first season of ABC's Soul Man. He later moved on to guest star on several shows including Law and Order before appearing in the three-part miniseries, Stephen King's Storm of the Century.

Breslin made his big leap into film starring alongside Bruce Willis in Disney's The Kid. For this role, Breslin won a Young Artist Award and was nominated for a Saturn Award. He later played a little boy in Meet the Parents, and Curtis the Elf in The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, marking the first of four films in which he co-starred alongside actor Tim Allen. After appearing in TV movies such as You Wish!, Ozzie, and Mom's on Strike, Breslin returned to the big screen starring alongside Dakota Fanning and Mike Myers in the 2003 film The Cat in the Hat.