Jackie Earle Haley

Fans of "Breaking Away" (1979) might remember Jackie Earle Haley as Moocher. In this photo, he's the second guy from the left, posing with co-stars Dennis Christopher, Daniel Stern and Dennis Quaid. He also played Kelly Leak in "The Bad News Bears" (1976).

At a party after the Golden Globes ceremony on Jan. 15, 2007, Jackie Earle Haley, left, and Paul Dano pose for a photo. Dano plays Dwayne, the teenage son, in "Little Miss Sunshine." Born July 14, 1961, Haley found fame as a character actor in the '70s and '80s. Around the time he hit 30, acting offers dried up and he turned to directing commercials to make a living.

Jackie Earle Haley and his wife, Amelia Cruz, arrive at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 2007. He was up for his work in "Little Children," but the award went to Eddie Murphy ("Dreamgirls"). Haley has a son, Christopher, and a daughter, Olivia.

Here's Jackie Earle Haley arriving at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 5, 2007. He's nominated for best supporting actor for his performance in "Little Children."

Jackie Earle Haley, shown here at the 79th annual Academy Award Nominees' Luncheon on Feb. 5, 2007, plays Ronnie J. McGorvey in "Little Children." His character is a sex offender whose return home from prison spawns paranoia and mistrust in his old neighborhood.

Jackie Earle Haley and Adam Beach get a chance to schmooze at Premiere's Best Performances of 2006, a cocktail party held Jan. 10, 2007, at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood. Beach is in the cast of "Flags of Our Fathers."

Jackie Earle Haley attends yet another awards function: the 72nd Annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards Gala, held Jan. 7, 2007, at the Supper Club in New York City. He won that organization's prize for best supporting actor for "Little Children."

At a screening of "All The King's Men" in New Orleans Sept. 16, 2006, Jude Law, left, and Sean Penn, left, line up for a group photo, as Kate Winslet hugs Jackie Earle Haley, center. Winslet and Haley worked together in "King's Men," and are Oscar-nominated co-stars of "Little Children."

Here's another shot of Jackie Earle Haley as he arrives at the premiere of "All The King's Men" in New Orleans on Sept. 16, 2006. The movie was made in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., a few months before Hurricane Katrina hit on Aug. 29, 2005.

Jackie Earle Haley arrives at the 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, held in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 12, 2007.

Haley arrives at the Hollywood Life magazine's 6th Annual Breakthrough Awards, held at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre on Dec. 10, 2006.

Jackie Earle Haley poses with Phyllis Somerville, the actress who plays his mother in "Little Children," at a private screening of the movie in New York on Oct. 10, 2006.

Haley attends the New York Film Festival premiere of "Little Children" at New York's Alice Tully Hall on Sept. 30, 2006.