Michael Austin Cera (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. He started his career as a child actor, voicing the character of Brother Bear on the children’s television show The Berenstain Bears and portraying a young Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002).

He has had numerous roles in United States television and film productions, including character George Michael Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and for his film roles as Evan in Superbad (2007), Paulie Bleeker in Juno (2007), Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and a fictional version of himself in This Is the End (2013). He voiced Dick Grayson/Robin in The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Barry (a deformed sausage) in Sausage Party (2016), and Sal Viscuso, the voice behind the announcements in Childrens Hospital.

Cera made his Broadway debut in the 2014 production of Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth. For his performance in the 2018 production of Lonergan's Lobby Hero, Cera was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. Cera starred in the revival of Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery.

In addition to acting, Cera is a musician, having released his debut album True That in 2014. Cera has also performed as the touring bassist for indie rock supergroup Mister Heavenly.

Michael Austin Cera (né le 7 juin 1988) est un acteur canadien surtout connu pour ses rôles dans Arrested Development, Youth in Revolt, Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World et Juno. Cera a reçu le Canadian Comedy Award 2008 pour la meilleure performance masculine pour son travail dans Superbad. Depuis 2008, Cera a joué dans Year One, Youth in Revolt, Nick et Norah's Infinite Playlist, Paper Heart et Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

Michael Austin Cera (* 7. Juni 1988 in Brampton, Ontario; auch Michael Céra) ist ein kanadischer Schauspieler und Musiker.

Er trat bisher in über dreißig Rollen in verschiedenen Fernsehserien und Filmen auf, unter anderem in dem Familienfilm Ein unschlagbares Doppel (1999) mit Mary-Kate Olsen und Ashley Olsen und in dem Science-Fiction-Film Frequency (2000) mit Dennis Quaid. In der dramatischen Agentenserie Nikita mit Peta Wilson und Roy Dupuis spielte Cera im Jahr 2000 in der Folge 4x10 Der Junge von Sektion vier (He Came from Four) die Gastrolle des Jerome. Weiterhin hatte er eine Nebenrolle in dem Film Geständnisse – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) von und mit George Clooney. Mit vierzehn Jahren drehte er die Pilotfilme für die Comedyserie Arrested Development und verkörperte darin von 2003 bis 2006 in 53 Folgen George-Michael Bluth. Im Mai 2013 kehrte die Serie beim Video-on-Demand-Anbieter Netflix für 15 neue Episoden zurück, in denen er seine Rolle wieder aufnimmt.

Im Jahr 2002 war Cera für das Fernsehdrama My Louisiana Sky für einen Young Artist Award nominiert. Bei den Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005 und 2006 und 2014 war er jeweils zusammen mit der restlichen Besetzung von Arrested Development in der Kategorie Bestes Schauspielensemble in einer Fernsehserie – Komödie nominiert. Bei der Internet-Comedyserie Clark and Michael (2006) wirkte er als Schauspieler, Regisseur, Drehbuch­autor, Produzent und Filmeditor mit.

2007 gelang Cera der Durchbruch mit seinen Rollen in den Filmkomödien Superbad und Juno.

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Michael Austin Cera é um ator e músico canadense, conhecido por sua interpretação como George Michael Bluth na série Arrested Development, e por seus papéis principais nos filmes de comédia: Superbad, Juno, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Youth in Revolt e Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Michael Austin Cera (7 Haziran 1988 doğumlu), Kanadalı bir aktör ve müzisyen. Kariyerine çocuk oyuncu olarak başladı, Berenstain Bears çocuk televizyon programında Brother Bear karakterini seslendirerek ve Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) filminde genç Chuck Barris'i canlandırarak.

Arrested Development sitcomunda George Michael Bluth karakteri ve Superbad'de (2007) Evan, Juno'da (2007) Paulie Bleeker, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'de (2010) Scott Pilgrim ve This Is the End'de (2013) kendisinin kurgusal bir versiyonu olarak film rolleri gibi birçok rolü oldu. The Lego Batman Movie'de (2017) Dick Grayson/Robin'i seslendirdi, Sausage Party'de (2016) Barry (şekil değiştiren bir sosis) karakterini canlandırdı ve Childrens Hospital'daki duyuruların sesi olan Sal Viscuso'yu seslendirdi.

Cera, Kenneth Lonergan'ın This Is Our Youth (2014) prodüksiyonunda Broadway'de sahne aldı. 2018'deki Lonergan'ın Lobby Hero prodüksiyonundaki performansıyla Tony Ödülü'ne Aday Gösterildi. Cera, Lonergan'ın The Waverly Gallery'inin yeniden canlandırmasında da rol aldı.

Oyunculuk dışında Cera bir müzisyen olup, debut albümü True That'ı 2014'te yayınlamıştır. Ayrıca, indie rock süpergrubu Mister Heavenly için turne bas gitaristi olarak da performans sergilemiştir.