BirthDecember 291996
Dylan Minnette
Dylan Minnette, American actor, musician and singer
30th anniversary in 2026
In context
- When
- Sunday, December 29 199630 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Anniversary
- 30th in 2026
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Dylan Minnette
At a glance
Born 1996-12-29.
Known as: actor, film actor, and television actor. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Dylan Christopher Minnette is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Clay Jensen in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why. He is also a member of the alternative rock band Wallows.
Early life
Early life Dylan Christopher Minnette was born on December 29, 1996, [ 1 ] in Evansville, Indiana , the only child of Robyn and Craig Minnette. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His father was a musician who played in many bands under the stage name "Eddie Minnette". [ 5 ] As a child, his family moved from Evansville to Champaign, Illinois , [ 6 ] where they lived for 5 years before moving to Los Angeles , where he began his acting career.
Path and career
Career Acting Minnette at the premiere of Let Me In in 2010 Minnette's first role was a single episode of Drake & Josh . He later appeared in the NBC original film The Year Without a Santa Claus , as an unnamed character in Fred Claus , as Todd Lyons in the film The Clique , and as Noah Framm in Snow Buddies . Notable television roles of Minnette's include the young version of the character Michael Scofield on Prison Break and character Clay Norman on Saving Grace . He played a bully named Kenny in Let Me In ,
Why this date
Dylan Minnette appears on our December 29 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
December 29 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
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- 2013Formula One
- 2013December 2013 Volgograd bombings
- 20202020 Petrinja earthquake
- 2023South Africa
- 2024Jeju Air Flight 2216
Also in 1996
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- September 16Space Shuttle AtlantisSpace Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
- September 5Hurricane FranHurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 bill…
- June 14ForeclosureAfter an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot…
- August 14Killing of Solomos SolomouGreek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remov…
- July 5Dolly (sheep)Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
- November 5President of PakistanPakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly.
- November 5Bill ClintonBill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.
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