Jay Underwood | |
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Born | (1968-10-01)October 1, 1968 (age 56) Minneapolis,Minnesota, United States |
Occupation(s) | Actor, pastor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Jay Underwood (born October 1, 1968) is an American actor and pastor. Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s, he is perhaps best known for his starring feature film roles; portraying Eric Gibb inThe Boy Who Could Fly, Chip Carson inNot Quite Human, Grover Dunn inThe Invisible Kid,Sonny Bono inThe Sonny and Cher Story, Bug inUncle Buck, and Ernest Hemingway inThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He also portrayed theHuman Torch in the 1994 unreleased filmFantastic Four.
In 2001, Underwood was honored by theYoung Artist Foundation with itsFormer Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role inThe Boy Who Could Fly.[1] Subsequently, Underwood appeared in the feature filmNo Greater Love, released in 2010.
Underwood worked for Calvary Bible Church inBurbank, California asjunior highpastor from August 2005 to June 2007 while attending TheMaster's Seminary,[2] and was the full-time pastor of First Baptist Church ofWeaverville, California from 2007 to 2020. As of January 1, 2021, Jay returned to Calvary Bible Church in Burbank and is currently Interim Pastor-Teacher.[3]