His Current Gig: Barry in Kevin Smith’s new comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. He’s the “serious” theater actor, the fresh-faced kid, who ends up in the porno industry, along with co-star Traci Lords. Oh, and we hear Barry’s underage too.
You Know This Face Because … of his role as Gideon Lustig on the short-lived 2005 TV show Beautiful People. Mabe might only be 25, but he’s not new to the biz. The former child actor spent more than a decade building a career with projects like Lassie, Sci Squad and Disney’s Phantom of the Megaplex.
Why So Fresh? He’s on the brink of his Judd Apatow career windfall. Not only is he starring in Zack and Miri with Seth Rogen, but he’s best buds with Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up, Undeclared), too.Apatow loves high school comedies, so there’s a good chance his new movie The Trotsky alongside Baruchel will help seal the deal.
In His Own Words … “Traci Lords taught me everything I know about women,” Mabe tells realtvfilm.com. “it was fun researching her before working with her [too] … Her husband was watching off camera … I call him the silver fox, and he couldn’t have been kinder about it – about his wife doing me.”
LAST WEEK’S FRESH FACE: Matt Prokop
