Chauncey Leopardi (born June 14, 1981) is an American actor known for playing Michael "Squints" Palledorous in the 1993 film The Sandlot and Alan White in the 1999 series Freaks and Geeks.
Career
Leopardi began his career when he appeared in a commercial in Dallas. He eventually moved to Los Angeles, where his mother took him on auditions for film and television roles. He is best known for his role at 11 years old as Michael "Squints" Palledorous in the 1993 film The Sandlot.
Leopardi also made a single appearance in Boy Meets World, in the pilot episode. He also appeared in runs as bully Alan White on the short-lived NBC series Freaks and Geeks and as the geeky Navy sailor, Kyle, on The CW network's Gilmore Girls. Leopardi appeared in various other films and television series, including the 1995 comedy Houseguest. In 2007, he reprised his role of "Squints" in the third installment of The Sandlot series, 14 years after the original film's release. During the late-1990s, Leopardi played a recurring role as Otto the Nome Prince in the ABC cartoon series The Oz Kids. In 2019, he appeared in the music video for the song "Homicide" by Logic featuring Eminem, lip syncing Logic's verses.
Outside of acting, Leopardi has worked in the cannabis industry.
Personal life
Leopardi has been married twice and has five children. He lives in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Film
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
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|1991
|Father of the Bride
|Cameron
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|1993
|The Sandlot
|Michael 'Squints' Palledorous
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|1994
|Huck and the King of Hearts
|Huck
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|1994
|Broken Record
|Leo
|Short film
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|1995
|Houseguest
|Jason Young
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|1995
|Casper
|Nicky
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|1995
|The Big Green
|Evan Schiff
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|-
|1996
|Sticks & Stones
|Mouth
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|1997
|Trojan War
|Freshman
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|-
|1998
|The Opposite of Sex
|Joe
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|1998
|Permanent Midnight
|Jerry at 16
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|-
|2001
|Boys Klub
|Mario
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|2007
|The Sandlot: Heading Home
|Squints
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|2013
|Coldwater
|Eddie
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|}
Television
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
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|1990
|Christine Cromwell
|Boy
|Episode: "Only the Good Die Young"
|-
|1990
|L.A. Law
|Eric Perkins, Age 7
|2 episodes
|-
|1990
|The Girl of the Limberlost
|Billy (The Hobo)
|Television film; uncredited
|-
|1992
|Evening Shade
|Joel
|Episode: "Father/Child Campout"
|-
|1992
|Ring of the Musketeers
|Stevie
|Television film
|-
|1993
|The Commish
|Sam Alexowski
|Episode: "Stoned"
|-
|1993
|Boy Meets World
|Nicholas Bornihay
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|1996–1998
|The Oz Kids
|Otto (voice)
|4 episodes
|-
|1996
|Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
|Zach
|Television film
|-
|1997
|The Larry Sanders Show
|Charlie
|Episode: "Make a Wish"
|-
|1998
|7th Heaven
|Todd's Friend
|Episode: "Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way"
|-
|1999
|Walker, Texas Ranger
|Bobby Landrum
|Episode: "Lost Boys"
|-
|1999
|Snoops
|Mike Johnson
|Episode: "The Stolen Diskette"
|-
|1999–2000
|Freaks and Geeks
|Alan White
|9 episodes
|-
|2003–2005
|Gilmore Girls
|Kyle
|3 episodes
|-
|2005
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|Lawrence Lafontaine
|Episode: "4x4"
|}