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Young C. Valleroy was first inspired to become an actor watching Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt battle it out in Mr. Smith's famous kitchen fight scene. How fitting then that his breakthrough role in the upcoming dramatic feature Unbroken a Christmas Day release in America would be directed by Jolie, a woman he now considers a friend. Valleroy in Unbroken courtesy of Universal.

In Unbroken , Valleroy plays Young Louie Zamperini, a troubled youth who channeled his defiance into running and became an international track star at the Berlin Olympics before enlisting as an Army Air Corps pilot during the Great War. Zamperini went on to survive a plane crash at sea, unspeakable torture at Japanese war camps, and more.

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A life that is the ultimate survival tale, inspiring the Laura Hillenbrand bestselling biography, Unbroken - on which the film is adapted. Valleroy 15 who met 97 year old Louie just before he passed away this summer, describes this role as "the greatest gift. This young actor is something special. As impressive a dancer as he is an actor, Valleroy recently danced with the popular Los Angeles group, L.

And when he isn't in school or performing, he does charity work - lots of it! In fact, he has knit hundreds of hats for cancer patients nationwide inspired by a close aunt he lost to the disease.

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I had a blast chatting with the multi-talented, high energy Valleroy who shared with me some interesting stories about playing Zamperini, one of America's real life superheroes. Xaque Gruber: You said you're a huge Mr. Smith fan, so what was it like to meet the very actress who inspired you to act in the first place? Valleroy: I had a hard time trying to keep my mouth closed when I met her.