John Francis Daley

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birthname = John Francis Daley
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birthplace = Wheeling, Illinois, U.S.
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John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985) is an American television and film actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Sam Weir on the short-lived NBC comedy-drama "Freaks and Geeks". Daley was the actual age of a high school freshman when he played Weir.

Daley has been acting since age nine, when he was cast as "Young Tommy" in the U.S. and international tours of the Broadway hit "The Who's Tommy". Since then, Daley has worked continuously in television, including series such as "The Geena Davis Show", "Boston Public", "Regular Joe", "Kitchen Confidential", "Judging Amy", "Spin City" and "Bones". Daley's film credits include "Waiting". He also wrote and starred in the comedy short "Friday Night", and played the lead in the independent film "5-25-77".

Daley was born in Wheeling, Illinois to R.F. Daley, an actor, and Nancy Daley, a piano teacher. He has appeared in multiple productions with his father. Daley holds a black belt in Kung Fu.

In 2001, Daley directed a short film titled "What Babies Do". [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286297/ What Babies Do (2001) ] ] In 2005, he appeared in the Fox sitcom "Kitchen Confidential". He was also featured in the film "Waiting...". In 2007, Daley joined the cast of the Fox drama series "Bones" portraying psychologist Lance Sweets.

Daley is the keyboardist in a band called Dayplayer. [ [http://www.myspace.com/dayplayer MySpace.com - Dayplayer - Los Angeles, California - Rock / Alternative / Pop - www.myspace.com/dayplayer ] ]

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External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/JohnDaley Official MySpace]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197855/ IMDb entry]
* [http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-story-bones-johnfrancisdaley,0,6617380.story?coll=zap-news-headlines Interview of John Francis Daley, about his role in Bones]