The film stars Tom Hanks, who was also one of the film's executive producers, in six distinct roles, with Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett and Eddie Deezen in supporting roles. The film also includes a performance by Tinashe at age 9, as the CGI model for the female protagonist.

Daryl Christopher Sabara (born June 14, 1992)^[1] is an American actor, known for playing Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids film series, as well as for a variety of television and film appearances, including Generator Rex, Wizards of Waverly Place, Father of the Pride, The Polar Express, Keeping Up with the Steins, Halloween, Green Inferno, World's Greatest Dad, Grimm, and America's Most Talented Kids (on which he was a judge).

Early life[edit]

Sabara was born in Los Angeles County, California. His mother's maiden name is Krebs.^[1] He graduated from West Torrance High School in 2010.^[2] He has a fraternal twin brother, Evan, who is also a voice actor. He is of Russian-Jewish descent from his mother, and Polish descent from his father, and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.^[3][4] Sabara began performing with the regional ballet company, South Bay Ballet.^[5]

Career[edit]

Sabara began acting during the mid-1990s, appearing on episodes of Murphy Brown, Life's Work, and Will and Grace before being cast as Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids series of family films, which became popular among pre-teen audiences.

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Sabara provided the voice of Hunter in Father of the Pride. He has appeared in episodes of the television series Weeds, House, Dr. Vegas, and was one of the judges on America's Most Talented Kids. Sabara also voiced the main character, Hero Boy, in the 2004 animated version of The Polar Express. He then played a Jewish young boy trying to have a nice Bar Mitzvah in Keeping Up with the Steins (formerly known as Lucky 13), which received a limited release on May 12, 2006. He also guest starred in the Criminal Minds episode, 'P911' where he played as a sexually molested child. He also provided the voice for Rex in Generator Rex.

He next appeared in the films Her Best Movie and the interactive DVD Choose Your Own Adventure, played Ben on The Last Chance Detectives radio dramas by Adventures in Odyssey and Focus on the Family,^[6] and also appeared as school bully Wesley Rhoades in Rob Zombie's Halloween. He then played Irwin in the theater play The Catskills Sonata, about a young Jewish busboy in the late 1950s.

In 2003, Sabara made a guest appearance as the character Owen on an episode of Friends, during which Matthew Perry's character Chandler accidentally reveals to Owen that he is adopted. He also gained a recurring role in the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place as T.J. Taylor, a wizard who ignores the rules and uses magic the way he wants, often getting him into trouble. He was also in The Boondocks as the voice of Butch Magnus Milosevic in the episode 'Shinin'. He appeared in two episodes of The Batman: first as Harris, a middle schooler; then as Scorn, the sidekick of the villain Wrath. Both roles were opposite his brother, who played 'Robin'.

He costarred in the 2009 film April Showers, a movie written and directed by a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. He played Kyle, a misanthropic teenager in World's Greatest Dad, with Robin Williams, and Peter Cratchit in the 2009 film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. He appeared in the comedy series Easy To Assemble, where he played a character named George. In 2010, he appeared in the movie Machete, and the MTV movie Worst. Prom. Ever. which premiered May 10. In 2012, he co-starred in John Carter as Edgar Rice Burroughs.

He portrayed the recurring role of Tim Scottson in seven episodes (spanning from 2005–2012) of Weeds.

In 2014 he starred alongside Chloë Grace Moretz in the off-Broadway play The Library directed by Steven Soderbergh.^[7][8][9]

Personal life[edit]

Daryl Sabara started dating singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor in July 2016.^[10] They became engaged on December 21, 2017,^[11] and married on December 22, 2018, Trainor's 25th birthday.^[12]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Video games[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'The Birth of Daryl Sabara'. California Birth Index. Retrieved December 23, 2018. Daryl Christopher Sabara was born on June 14, 1992 in Los Angeles County, California. His .. mother's maiden name is Krebs.
2. ^Jacobs, Janet (December 3, 2001). ''Spy Kids' stars help less fortunate kids'. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
3. ^Aushenker, Michael (September 5, 2002). 'Chabad rocks!'. Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Tribe Media Corp. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
4. ^Klein, Amy (August 18, 2005). 'Spy Kids' Bar Mitzvah'. Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Tribe Media Corp. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
5. ^Brett, Anwar. 'Daryl Sabara. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'. BBC Films. BBC. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
6. ^'Meet the Actors'. Clubhouse Magazine. Focus on the Family. Archived from the original on July 10, 2004. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
7. ^'The Library'. Public Theater. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
8. ^Healy, Patrick (January 16, 2014). 'Soderbergh to Direct New Play at Public Theater'. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
9. ^Rooney, David (January 16, 2014). 'Steven Soderbergh to Direct Off-Broadway Play Starring Chloe Grace Moretz'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
10. ^Spencer, Amy (April 6, 2017). 'Meghan Trainor: I Wrote My Boyfriend a Song Called 'Marry Me''. Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
11. ^Swertlow, Meg (December 21, 2017). 'Meghan Trainor Is Engaged to Spy Kids Star Daryl Sabara'. E! Online. E! News. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
12. ^Nelson, Jeff (December 22, 2018). 'Meghan Trainor Marries Daryl Sabara in Backyard Wedding: 'I Got Way More Than I Ever Wished For''. People. People. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

External links[edit]

• About.com interview (November 7, 2004)
• Daryl Sabara on IMDb

On the one hand there are many delightful moments in THE POLAR EXPRESS, not the least of which is the entire look of the film-appealing in a way that great illustrations of children's books always are to young and old. Tom Hanks and the others enter into the spirit of the whole thing with gusto-and all the performances are right on target. On the other hand, much of the film is an excuse to dazzle with roller-coaster-like rides on the express train that roars across various landscapes making wild leaps and turns, all the while thrilling us with a sense of adventure and excitement.

For the very young, the ride might be a scary one, especially when the daring young hero rides atop the train during a blustery snowstorm. Things barely quiet down once the destination is reached at the North Pole. Still there are dangers lurking and the thrills continue with some amazing photographic tricks that can only be done in this new process of computer generated animation. And to add a cozier touch to the proceedings, certain famous Christmas songs are interjected at intervals to give the North Pole-and the film-a warmer glow. All in all, quite an imaginative and innovative achievement-impressive enough to assure its place among future Christmas favorites with unlimited appeal for the young in heart. The message of Christmas is lightly hinted at but when Tom Hanks as the train conductor tells the little boy, 'The true meaning of Christmas is in your heart,' we can be assured that children everywhere will definitely 'get it'.

Visually, it's a stunner. I didn't see it on the IMAX screen where I imagine it really knocks your socks off, but at a multiplex where picture and sound were impressive enough to convey just how advanced special effects technology has become. There is much artistry involved here, especially when the night scenes of the train's fast-moving travel through a blustery snowstorm capture some rich winter landscapes, including a frozen lake that threatens to demolish train and passengers before danger has passed. The camera-work is continually fascinating as is the artwork involved. A pity there couldn't have been more of a story in the children's book which is the source-but the artistic visuals are the main source of entertainment here and they are superb. The busy background score by Alan Silvestri is reminiscent of works by John Williams.

Although none of the sprightly song tunes are particularly memorable, there is a wistful quality to one of the new Christmas ballads sung by the children. I have just watched it on DVD, a year after writing the above review-and it's definitely a keeper-just as wonderful as you could want, an amazing technological achievement that should delight all ages who can still hear that bell! Tom Hanks, as the conductor, is my favorite character-brilliant job.