David Gallagher Biography

Date of Birth

9 December 1985, College Point, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

David Lee Gallagher

Height

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Mini Biography

David Lee Gallagher was born on February 9, 1985 in College Point, New York, to Elena (Lopez) and Darren James Gallagher. His stepfather is Vincent Casey. David is of Irish (father) and Cuban (mother) descent. At not even two years old, he landed his first print ad job and he has since done commercials for corporations such as Walt Disney World, Burger King, Panasonic, Hanes, Betty Crocker and Tyson Foods. At the age of 8, David made his film debut with a lead role in the surprise hit Look Who's Talking Now (1993). Several television appearances and made-for-television movies followed until another big-screen success in Phenomenon (1996), with John Travolta. That same year he landed his most famous role to date, Simon Camden, in the WB hit 7th Heaven (1996).

The Wonderful World of Disney: Angels in the Endzone (1997) and Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) were barely enough to show off his talents and most of his acting depth is shown off on the television series, which covers such serious issues as drugs, abuse and suicide.

After achieving fan-magazine fame and teen-idol status, David co-starred in the film _Kart Racer (2003). He graduated from Chaminade High School in 2003. David enjoys swimming and basketball.

Trivia

The middle child of five siblings born to Darren James Gallagher and Elena Lopez (of Irish and Cuban backgrounds, respectively) and a stepson of Vincent Casey, David Gallagher has two younger brothers, Killian (who is autistic, which is why David is a devoted member and spokesperson of the organization CAN/Cure Autism Now) and Kyle Casey and two younger sisters, Michelle Casey and Kelly Casey.

His sister, Michelle Casey, was in an episode of 7th Heaven (1996) with him ("With a Little Help From My Friends").

Strong aficionado for USA-made muscle cars; he had six as of the last count.

Graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television (Cinema Critical Studies) in 2007.

Decided not to return for the 11 season of 7th Heaven, on the CW Network [June 2006]

He is a week older than actor Jake Richardson who played Johnny Morton in the episode 7th Heaven: Johnny Get Your Gun (1998).

He has been in two movies with John Travolta: Look Who's Talking Now (1993) and Phenomenon (1996).

Quotes

I'm more into beats than rhymes. I'm a huge fan of anything touched by the Neptunes. Dancing is kind of my thing. I go out with my friends as often as I can on the weekends, and I'm always drawn to girls with rhythm.