Sammy Voit

Sammy Voit (born June 5, 2005) is an American actor, entertainer, and philanthropist. Voit is a multi-award winner, best known for his work in To Dust, MasterChef Junior, Law & Order SVU, Food Network Star Kids, Happiness Begins Tour, and others. Voit is is recognized for using his platform to raise awareness about youth homelessness.
Voit was listed in the 2018 Hollywood Youth Impact Report by Variety. He played a supporting role in the film To Dust which was the recipient of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, Audience Award, 2016 Food Network Kids Best Snapchat Tip Award, and several others.
Voit has been featured in several media outlets including, The American Reporter, The Riverdale Press, PR NewsWire, ED Times, Yahoo, EN News, California Herald, London Daily Post, Daily Advent, and others.
==Early life and education==
Voit was born on June 5, 2005, in Bronx, New York, United States. He grew up with two siblings and was interested in acting from a young age. 
Voit received his acting coaching in New York and Los Angeles under Jason Montgomery, Wendy Faraone, Walid Chaya, and Josh Trent. He later enrolled at the New York Film Academy where he studied TV, Film, and Commercial. He also went to the 3-2-1-Acting Studio, a renowned acting center in LA. 
Apart from that, Voit has also participated in Improv (UCBT/The Groundlings).
==Career==
Voit started his career in 2015 when he participated in Master Chef Junior (America). With his debut on the television, Voit gained immediate success, and in the coming two years, he participated in several other reality food shows, where he showcased his skills as a chef.
Voit moved on to film and television with roles in Voit Homeland, Blindspot, Law & Order, and others. He was also a part of the Jonas Brothers’ Happiness Begins Tour and the film Happiness Continues where he played the role of young Kevin Jonas.
Voit is currently working on a documentary titled Masked, where he wishes to unveil the life during the Covid-19 pandemic. Voit also participated in the Socially Relevant Film Festival 2021, that focuses on socially relevant film content, and human interest stories that raise awareness to social problems and offer positive solutions through the powerful medium of cinema.
In 2021, Voit got nominated for 7 awards for the Kids Oscars.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Type	Film 	Role
2021	Film	Heart of the Country 	Eric Sibley
2021	Film	From Dark Eyes 	Jack
2021	Film	How To Be a Man 	Ilan Numhauser
2020	Film	Happiness Continues 	Antony Mandler
2019	Film	Happiness Begins 	Antony Mandler
2019	Film	How to be a Man 	Ilan Numhauser
2019	Film	This is the Year 	David Henrie
2019	Film	Uncut Gems 	Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
2018	Film	Helen Lead Curieyes Prod	Ji Hyun Kim
2018	Film	To Dust 	Shawn Snyder
===Television===
Year 	Type	Title 	Role
2020 	TV 	Pen15 	Sam Zvibleman
2019 	TV 	The Deuce 	James Franco
2019 	TV 	Modern Family 	Levitan & LLoyd
2019 	TV 	The Deuce 	David Simon
2019 	TV 	Law & Order SVU 	Timothy Busfield
2018 	TV 	Nannyhood 	Easton Schirra
2017-18	TV 	Late Show Stephen Colbert Recurring	John Hoskinson
2017-18	TV 	The Americans 	Sylvain White
2017-19	TV 	Homeland 	Keith Gordon
2017 	TV 	Blindspot 	Jeff Thomas
2017 	TV 	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 	Michael Engler
2016 	TV 	Food Network 	Eytan Keller
2016 	TV 	Chopped Junior 	Linda Lea
===Commercial===
Year	Company 	Role 	Title
2017	Liberty Mutual 	Football Son 	"Can't Breathe"
2018	Mattel 	Himself 	"B is for Barbie"
2018	TD Ameritrade 	Paperboy 	"It's Time"
2019	Dairy Queen 	Son 	"2 for $4"
2018	Kids’ Choice Awards 	 	
2017	Nasty Gap 	Raphaela Sapire	
2017	Los Angeles Parks Department	Joseph Garcia 	
2017	Food Network 	Eric Paperth 	
==Awards and nominations==
Year	Award 	Category 	Work 	Result
2016	Food Network 	Best Snap Chat tip 	Food Network Star Kids	
2018	Melbourne International Film Festival	Best Short Fiction Film	Helen 	
2018	Hollywood Just4Shorts 	Best TV Pilot Script 	Nannyhood 	
2018	Tribeca Film Festival 	Audience Award 	To Dust 	
2020	Independent Spirit Award 	Best Screenplay 	To Dust 	
==Philanthropy==
Voit is determined to raise awareness about homeless youth. In 2017, Voit started filming The Bus Stop, where he documented homelessness throughout NY and LA. In June 2018, Voit organized a fundraiser where he catered for over 250 people himself and donated the amount to the homeless communities he works with. 
==Personal life==
Voit hails from Jewish descent. He is passionate about acting, dance, filmmaking, photography, and the culinary arts.
==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* Official Website
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Category:2005 births
Category:American actors
Category:New York Film Academy alumni
Category:People from Bronx, New York