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My Take
Michael Cera did something genuinely rare: he took a quality most actors spend careers hiding — pure, squirming awkwardness — and built an entire art form out of it. Superbad, Juno, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World form a run of late-2000s comedies that simply do not work without his timing. What I respect most is that he never chased conventional leading-man status; instead he quietly branched into directing, writing, and music, following his own curiosity. The kid from Brampton, Ontario became shorthand for a generation's social anxiety, then refused to be trapped by it. That is a smarter career than most A-listers ever manage.
Overview
Michael Austin Cera ( SERR-ə; Italian: [ˈtʃeːra]; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. Over his career he has received nominations for a British Academy Film Award, three Critics' Choice Movie Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. Cera became known for portraying leading roles in a string of comedic films such as Superbad (2007), Juno (2007), Scott Pilgrim vs.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Cera
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・セラ
- Reading
- まいける・せら
- Born
- June 7, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Brampton, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / film producer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male – Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film director — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.