Balthazar Getty

Did You Know?

• Balthazar is married to Rossetta Millington and they have one son, Cassius.
• His nickname is Balty.
• Balthazar is 6'0" tall.
• He has the letter "BZAR" tattooed on the fingers of his right hand.
• Balthazar moved out of his mother's house when he was 16 years old. His mom went back to Germany and he moved in with then girlfriend, Lala Zappa-Sloatman.
• Balthazar's full name is Paul Balthazar Getty. Paul is a family name.
• His grandfather, J. Paul Getty, was once one of the richest men in the world. He owned a huge oil empire.
• Balty was discovered in his school art class by an agent. He was invited to audition for Lord of the Flies (in which he got the lead).
• He used to model for top designers like Versace, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
• Balthazar's father, Paul III, was kidnapped in 1973 and when Paul I refused to pay the ransom, they cut off his ear. The family then paid the ransom.
• Balthazar's father overdosed when Balty was five and slipped into a coma. When he came out of it, he was almost blind and could walk or speak.
• He used to be in a band with David Arquette called Thirteen Floor.
• Balthazar suffered a drug addiction in the 1990's but got over it after losing a good friend to an overdose.

Movie Highlights

Lord Of The Flies (1990)
While filming Lord of the Flies, Balty fell while testing a rock climbing rope and broke both arms.

Actor Credits

1. Brothers & Sisters: The Complete Third Season (2009)
2. Brothers & Sisters: The Complete Second Season (2008)
3. The Tripper (2007)
4. Slingshot (2007)
5. Brothers & Sisters: The Complete First Season (2007)
6. Feast (2006)
7. Alias: The Complete Fifth Season (2006)
8. Into the West (2005)
9. Ladder 49 (2004)
10. MacArthur Park (2004)
11. Traffic: The Mini-Series (2004)
12. Deuces Wild (2002)
13. Sol Goode (2002)
14. The Center Of The World (2001)
15. Out In Fifty (2000)
16. Voodoo Dawn (1999)
17. Lost Highway (1997)
18. Terrified (1996)
19. Habitat (1996)
20. White Squall (1996)
21. Judge Dredd (1995)
22. Toughguy (1995)
23. Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1994)
24. Dead Beat (1994)
25. Natural Born Killers (1994)
26. Don't Do It (1994)
27. Red Hot (1993)
28. Where The Day Takes You (1992)
29. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
30. The Pope Must Die(t) (1991)
31. December (1991)
32. Young Guns II (1990)
33. Lord Of The Flies (1990)

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