Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley was known for playing scrappy, restless, juvenile delinquents in a series of high profile 1970s movies before essentially vanishing from the screen for 20 years. The major source of the teen’s fame was his role as a reluctant athlete in the “Bad News Bears” franchise, where he won over fans with his restless energy and bad attitude while looking as hardened and world-weary as a pimply 15-year-old could possibly look. Following Haley’s excellent dramatic performance in the acclaimed small town coming-of-age drama “Breaking Away” (1979), however, the actor was unable to parlay