Starlight Children’s Foundation Fun Center Presentation

Sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive and Northgate Markets on August 1st, 2013

 

Teen actor, Joey Luthman, supports many charities. He tries to help causes for those who are less fortunate. He is known for his roles on Disney's Ant Farm as Teen Zoltan, Disney XD's Kickin' It as Emmitt, Nickelodeon's iCarly "iQuit iCarly" as Dave and Nickelodeon's How To Rock as Craig Kronberg. As a Starlight Children's Foundation Celebrity Friend he likes to participate in Starlight Escapes that help children who have been diagnosed with a chronic or life-threatening disease. The escapes offer family outings such as picnics, canoeing, bowling, games and festivals for the children and their families.

He was recently able to attend a dedication ceremony for a new Starlight Teen Fun Center at Kaiser Permanente Hospital Pediatric Center in Anaheim, Ca. The bright colorful area was equipped with the latest video games and even a juke box with the latest music (for teens). He was joined by fellow Starlight Celebrity Friends: Actor and Musician Austin Anderson, known for his music, Nickelodeon's Victorious and Weiner Dog Nationals and actor Nadji Jeter, known for the Grown Ups Movies as Andre Mckenzie. They were all there to cheer up some of the patients and help with the ribbon cutting at the opening of the new Fun Center.

The Center is for teens facing surgery, chemotherapy and/or fighting loneliness after hospital visiting hours have ended. Starlight Fun Centers offer a break and fun distraction.

Starlight Celebrity Friends: Nadji Jeter, Austin Anderson and Joey Luthman   August 1, 2013

The Starlight Facebook Page has many stories of young lives that have been impacted by the donations of time and fun provided by the Foundation.

 











Starlight Brand Development Coordinator, Torrey Close, and Claire Leonard were on hand to facilitate the opening of the center. 
Carma Tobiassen of Kaiser Permanente and
Nancy Tober of Colgate spoke to the group about their commitment to helping the teen patients and maintaining the new center.

Joey is also a supporter of The Los Angeles Mission and plans to be there for the street fair on 5th Street for children on Saturday August 24, 2013. The fair will have food and games for all. Backpacks and school supplies will be distributed by the many celebrities and political leaders who will be volunteering. As many as 3,000 children are expected.

Joey is volunteering at the Mission with his sister, actress Elise Luthman, who is also a Starlight Celebrity Friend, known for Nickelodeon's new Series: Deadtime Stories , CBS Rules of Engagement and More Than Words, recently premiering at the Cannes Shorts Festival, and sought after for her face-painting skills at recent Starlight events. 



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Interview with Joey Luthman (EOTM Awards 2013)

Joey Luthman in Burn Brightly at The Directors Guild May 08, 2013.

Joey Luthman is Andy Shaw in the film "Burn Brightly" by director Lauren Ludwig of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, 2013.                            Burn Brightly is the story of Andy Shaw, a 15-year-old who is allergic to the sun. He was born with   From his second-story room, Andy watches the suburban street outside.  It’s through that window that he falls in love with the 40-year-old woman who jogs by his house each day.  He’s watched her for months.  And today is the day Andy will profess his love, somehow -- even if it means putting himself directly in harm’s way.

The film was shot July 2012 in Los Angeles, California, as part of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women. It was completed April 2013. It is now in the process of submitting to festivals. The AFI DWW is a program that takes 8 women a year and helps them make a short film. The program's goal is to increase the number of women working as film and television directors. Right now, less than 10% of working directors are women. That's crazy! This program aims to fix that. 

Joey Luthman Joins Cast of  "Tough Guy" Filming this July 2012 in Los Angeles, CA.

Tough Guy is an independent film by Mike Maguire (co-director with Tom Kuntz of "The Onion Movie"). The film expects to make the Festival Circuit in early 2013 and is hoping to premiere at Sundance first. This is a meaty script featuring up and coming young talent. It is set in the suburbs and depicts the lives of a few teenage boys dealing with the trials of growing up bullying and being bullied. 

Joey Luthman will be playing a lead role as "Sean", a Will Weaton type of character, dealing with bullying and fitting into the group.  The plot takes several twists and is sure to provoke a lot of thought about the state of our society for teens.

Joey is known for his recurring roles on Private Practice, Weeds and iCarly. His strength as a dramatic actor is also seen in the 100th episode of "Ghost Whisperer", Implosion, and opposite Christian Slater in the TV Series "Forgotten".

Joey Luthman plays "Sean" in TOUGH GU

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Private Practice episode: "Sins of the Father"

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