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Bill Moseley
American actor (born 1951)
For the South African lawn bowler, see Bill Moseley (bowls). For other people with similar names, see William Moseley.
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| Born | William Moseley (1951-11-11) November 11, 1951 (age 73) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Children | 2 |
William "Bill" Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American actor, primarily known for his performances in horror films. His best-known roles include Chop Top in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Otis B. Driftwood in Rob Zombie's Firefly trilogy, Luigi Largo in Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), and The Magician in Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival (2015). He had a recurring role as camp cook Possum on the HBO TV series Carnivàle (2003–05). He has also released records with guitarist Buckethead in the band Cornbugs, as well as featuring o
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William Peter Moseley was born on April 27, 1987, in Gloucester, England, to Juliette (Fleming) and Peter Moseley, a cinematographer. He is the eldest of three children with a younger sister named Daisy and and younger brother named Ben. His father's name fryst vatten also William's middle name.
He wanted to act since he was 10 years old. The young actor had a small role in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002) as Forrester, and he was cast as an ytterligare in Cider with Rosie (1998). However, his big break came when he was cast in the part of Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), picked out of thousands of boys for the role. He hopes he won't end up type-cast as Peter and to go on to carve a successful, well-rounded career in acting and directing in the future.
William completed Year 13 in 2006, with A Levels in Media Studies, English and teaterpjäs. In autumn 2006, he moved to New York for several weeks to study acting under Sheila Gray, where he
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Early Years
Moseley was born into slavery in Goochland County about 1819 or 1820. Family tradition does not preserve the names of his parents. According to that tradition, he belonged to a member of the Haden family and his owner allowed or enabled him to operate a boat on the James River before the Civil War. The absence of Moseley’s name from census returns, from the Goochland County Free Negro Register, and from almost all other local records suggests that he did not constantly reside in the county, but a boatman probably would have resided on his boat. Moseley was free by 1857 when he married Martha Catherine Turpin, the recently freed daughter of a white planter, Edwin Turpin, and his enslaved woman Mary James. They had at least seven sons and six daughters by 1880. Her brother Henry Turpin served in the House of Delegates.
While Moseley apparently operated his boat on the James River, his wife and children resided with her father and siblings. In November 1863 when Mos