Paul Litowsky (born April 17, 1995), known professionally as Paulie Litt, is an American former child actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Justin Shanowski on the sitcom Hope & Faith.
Career Litt was raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey."On the Cover", Asbury Park Press, May 9, 2008. Accessed May 21, 2020. "Speed Racer revs up the thrills (page 9) thanks to special effects and a cast that includes Paulie Litt, 13, of Freehold Township." He made his television debut on an episode of Third Watch. In 2003, he was cast in the role of Justin Shanowski, on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith, which he played for all three seasons. At the time, Regis Philbin, who worked with his Hope & Faith co-star Kelly Ripa, described him as a forty-year old caught in a five-year old's body. He had a recurring role in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place.
In 2006, he was nominated for the award for the Best Performance in a TV series – Supporting Young Actor (Comedy) at the 27th Young Artist Awards for his performance on Hope & Faith, which was won by Angus T. Jones. His co-stars Megan Fox and Macey Cruthird were also nominated for the female version of the award in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
He made his film debut in the 2004 Kevin Smith comedy Jersey Girl starring Ben Affleck. In 2008, he played Spritle Racer in Speed Racer, as well as the accompanying video game. He also appeared in Doubt (2008).
He has appeared in over 26 commercials. Early in his career, he appeared in commercials for Oreos and ex-lax. He has been in Apple's "Get a Mac" television commercials as the 'Young PC' that starred John Hodgman and Justin Long.
He made his debut as a producer in the short film The Day I Finally Killed Myself as an Associate Producer. He made his production debut in a feature film in 2016 in The Book of Love starring Jason Sudeikis.
After leaving the entertainment industry, he co-founded a high-end yarn producing company called Harvest Produce Retail.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes2002 Third Watch Boy One Episode: "Old Dogs, New Tricks"2003–2006 Hope & Faith Justin Shanowski Main Role, 44 EpisodesNominated – Best Performance in a TV series – Supporting Young Actor (Comedy) (2006)2004 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self Episode: "February 24, 2004"2008 Live with Regis and Kelly Self Episode: "May 14, 2008"2008 Turbo Dates Episode: "Junior de Bergerac"2007–2010 Wizards of Waverly Place Frankie/Joey Episode: "New Employee" (2007)Episode: "Curb Your Dragon" (2007)Episode: "Dad's Buggin' Out" (2010)2009, 2015 The League Matt Friedman "The Oracle" Episode: "The Draft" (2009)Episode: "The Great Night of Shiva" (2015)2026 Through the Woods Paulie Mini-series, also Creator, Writer, and Producer
Films Year Title Role Notes2004 Jersey Girl Bryan 2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Young Bully 2008 Speed Racer Spritle Racer 2008 Doubt Tommy Conroy 2013 The Lifeguard Lumpy 2013 The Day I Finally Decided to Kill Myself Marty Short film, also Associate Producer2016 Here Comes Rusty College 2017 Sex Guaranteed Chase also Associate Producer
Video games Year Title Role Notes2008 Speed Racer Crucible Challenge DVD Game Spritle
Producer Year Title Producer Notes2013The Day I Finally Killed Myself Short film, Also Actor2016The Book of Love 2017Sex Guaranteed Also Actor
Awards Year Result Award Category Work 2006 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy): Supporting Young Actor Hope & Faith
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