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Mason Gamble (Actor) as Dennis - Dennis the Menace

Updated: 1/21/11

Name: Mason Gamble

Born: January 16, 1986, Chicago, Illinois

Claim To Fame: He is best known for playing the role of Dennis Mitchell in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace.

Family Life: He is the second of two children to Tim and Sally Gamble. He has a brother, Casey Gamble.

Info: Gamble landed a small role in 1991's Groundhog Day, but his scene never made it to the screen. He soon got his big break when he won the role of Dennis in John Hughes' film version of Dennis the Menace (1993), beating out thousands of other kids at a nationwide casting call.

After Dennis, Gamble starred in supporting roles in films such as Just in Time (1996), Spy Hard (1996), Bad Moon (1996), Gattaca (1997), Rushmore (1998) and Arlington Road (1999). He also starred in the 1999 made for TV movie Anya's Bell, for which he won a Young Artist's Award.

Trivia: Attended Lincoln Elementary School in Oak Park, Illinois.

Lost two teeth during the filming of Dennis the Menace (1993) and had to wear fake ones until after the movie was finished.

Attended Oak Park River Forest High School.

Was a member of the football team and captain of the track team as a state-qualifying pole-vaulter in high school.

Became a National Merit Scholar Finalist.

Where Are They Now: Earlier in the decade, Gamble moved to Los Angeles and attended UCLA. He appeared in Mike Meiners' The Trouble with Dee Dee (2005), and also had guest roles on the television shows Close to Home (2005) and CSI: Miami (2006). Most recently, he plays the lead in the film version of Michael Murphy's classic novel, Golf in the Kingdom (2010).

Write To Mason Gamble:
Agent: Elyse Scherz, The Endeavor Agency
9701 Wilshire Blvd. 10th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Official Website: http://www.mason-gamble.com/

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