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Alex Vincent (actor)

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Alex Vincent
Alex Vincent in 2024
Born
Alexander Vincent LoScialpo

(1981-04-29) April 29, 1981 (age 43)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • sound engineer
Years active
  • 1988–1993
  • 2008–present
Websitewww.alexvincentonline.com

Alexander Vincent LoScialpo (born April 29, 1981) is an American actor, writer and sound engineer.[1] He is known for his role as Andy Barclay in the Child's Play franchise, having played the character in Child's Play (1988), Child's Play 2 (1990), Curse of Chucky (2013), Cult of Chucky (2017) and again for the Syfy/USA Network television series Chucky in 2021.[2]

Early life

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Vincent was born April 29, 1981, in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Maywood, New Jersey.[3] He graduated in 1999 from Hackensack High School.[4] He is of Italian and one quarter Irish descent.[5][6]

Career

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Vincent's desire for acting began at the age of five, when he saw his neighbor on television. He went to her agent and was able to get parts in several commercials. In 1987, he auditioned for the role of "Andy Barclay" in Child's Play. He competed against hundreds of boys, which was then narrowed down to Vincent and two other kids his age. During auditioning, he refused to swear in front of his mother. He impressed the producers and landed the role.[7]

He is the owner and producer at AV Productions Recording Studio and Production Company in Clearwater, Florida.[1]

Personal life

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He graduated from Hackensack High School in 1999.[8] Vincent also attended Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Filmography

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Alex Vincent at the 2021 New York Comic Con

Film

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Year Title Role Note
1988 Child's Play Andy Barclay
1989 Wait Until Spring, Bandini Federico Bandini
1990 Just Like in the Movies Carter Legrand
Child's Play 2 Andy Barclay
1993 My Family Treasure Jeff Danieloff
2008 Dead Country Alex
2011 On the Ropes Prank caller
2013 Curse of Chucky Andy Barclay Post-credits scene
House Guest Rob Murphy
2017 The Dark Military Vince
Descending Craven
Cult of Chucky Andy Barclay [9][10]
2019 The Dark Military Vince

Television

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Year Title Role Note
2020 South of Central Himself Episode: "Bad Decisions"
2021–2024 Chucky Andy Barclay Recurring role

Crew work

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  • Frost Bite (2012) - Sound designer
  • House Guest Massacre (2013) - Composer, writer
  • 10 Seconds to Run (2016) - Sound editor, composer
  • South of Central (2020) - Sound editor (13 episodes)
  • Koko (2021) - Sound Mixer
  • Sorority of the Damned (TBA) - Sound

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alex Vincent".
  2. ^ Scott Tobias (2019-06-26) [2019-06-25]. "From slasher villain to LGBT icon, 'Child Play's' Chucky changes with the times". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.[please check these dates]
  3. ^ Jongsma, Joshua. "'Child's Play' star and NJ native Alex Vincent helps Demarest Farms celebrate Halloween", The Record, October 5, 2019. Accessed February 5, 2023. "If you have a fear of dolls, there's a good chance Alex Vincent's filmography contributed to it. Vincent, formerly of Maywood and a star of the Child's Play franchise, came to Demarest Farms Friday night to help celebrate Halloween."
  4. ^ Kane, Paul; and O'Regan, Marie. Voices in the Dark: Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors, p. 239. McFarland & Company, 2014. ISBN 9780786456727. Accessed February 5, 2023. "Alex Vincent was born April 29, 1981, in New Jersey.... He went on to star in Just Like in the Movies (1992) and My Family Treasure (1993), before graduating from Hackensack High School in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1999."
  5. ^ "Loscialpo Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCijplvwCbI
  7. ^ "#9 - Child's Play 1 & 2 Film Reviews w/ Alex Vincent". High On Horror. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ^ Kane, Paul; Billson, Anne; and Oregan, Marie. Voices in the Dark: Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors, p. 239. McFarland & Company, 2010. ISBN 0-7864-4634-X. Accessed June 13, 2011.
  9. ^ Orange, B. Alan (January 5, 2017). "Cult of Chucky Trailer: The Killer Doll Is Back". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Miska, Brad (January 5, 2017). "'Cult of Chucky': The Next 'Child's Play' Begins Filming on Monday! (Trailer)". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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