Dylan Minnette Biography Actor

Biography of Dylan Minnette
Actor (1996-)Dylan Minnette is an American actor known for his leading role in the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" about a high school teenager who commits suicide.
Who is Dylan Minnette?
Born in Evansville, Indiana, Minnette began her career as a child actor with Two and A Half Men, but became one of the protagonists of the series 13 Reasons Why, playing the central character Clay Jensen. He is also the leader of the pop-rock band Wallows.

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Dylan Minnette attends the premiere of '13 Reasons for the 'by Netflix at Paramount Pictures on March 30, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

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In what movies has Dylan Minnette been?
After starting a career in television, Minnette made the leap to the cinema with the 2010 film Let Me In, about an intimidated boy and his vampire friend. On the set of the 2014 film, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, he met his longtime girlfriend Kerris Dorsey, his sister on screen. Other films include Prisoners (2013), Goosebumps (2015) and Do not Breathe (2016).

His band: Wallows
Minnette's pop-rock band, Wallows, was initially called The Narwhals. Members include Minnette on guitar and lead vocals, Braeden Lemasters on rhythm guitar and Cole Preston on drums. The first EP of the band, "Spring", was launched in April 2018. After selling places like The Roxy and Troubadour in California, they began their first US tour in 2018, with stops at Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival .


"13 reasons why"
The acclaimed series of 2017, based on the 2007 novel by Jay Asher, was a hit for Netflix, although it did not receive Emmy nominations.

The role of Minnette in 13 Reasons Why is an integral part of the plot about a teenager, Hannah Baker (played by Katherine Langford), who committed suicide and left 13 cassette tapes as an audio diary. Clay listens to each of the tapes in 13 episodes and learns 13 reasons why Hannah committed suicide.

As Clay goes through the tapes, he also drags his feet to listen to them, because they are upset, which causes other characters to push him or press him to listen. That, in turn, led viewers to create numerous Internet memes in 2017 urging Clay to listen to the tapes.

His co-star Langford told MTV that Dylan Minnette is similar to his character: "He is generous, kind and courteous, and he is quite Clay".

The program experienced a backlash from its depiction of teen suicide, but went even further in season 2, addressing issues of sexual assault and more. Before that, Minnette sent a warning to fans: "Season 2 of 13 Reasons why, like season 1, she can be unbreakable, dark and even hard to see sometimes. Please watch with caution, or with your loved ones. If you or someone you know wants resources after seeing them, visit http://13reasonswhy.info. "


Television roles
Minnette's television career began with key roles such as the young version of an adult character: she played the young Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men and the young Michael Scofield in Prison Break.

He has played children of main characters in Lost and Scandal. He also appeared in Drake & Josh, Anatomy, Awake and Law & Order SVU de Gray.

Early life
Minnette was born on December 29, 1996 in Evansville, Indiana. After a Chicago agent discovered him, he started acting at age seven. He quickly landed a high profile role in the television series Two Men and a Half. At age nine, he met future bandmate Braeden LeMasters and from the age of 11 they were writing songs together.