Sam Lerner is an actor that has followed in his family’s footsteps. His dad is Ken Lerner and his uncle is Michael Lerner. TV viewers might have seen Sam in ABC’s show “Suburgatory” where he played the nerdy but cute brainiac, Evan. Lerner stars in Michael Bay and Paramount feature film “Project Almanac” that came out a January 30, 2015. This sci-fi comedy follows a group of teens who discover secret plans of a time machine, and decide to construct one, when things start to get a bit out of control.

Sam, who is 21 years of age, got his start in show business at the age of nine after he happened to strike up a conversation with actress/director/writer Ellen Gerstein’ and actress Dot-Marie Jones’ at a New Year’s Eve party he was attending with his family. He continued to have guest roles on hit shows such as ABC’s “Malcolm in the Middle,” CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” CBS’ “The King of Queens,” TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles,” and CBS’ “NCIS.” He could also be seen in films such as Dreamwork’s “Envy” with Jack Black and Ben Stiller and could be heard in the Columbia Pictures’ motion capture movie “Monster House.”

I had the chance to talk with Sam about “Project Almanac,” the ABC hit show, “The Goldbergs,” and much more. Click here to listen to the interview.

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