This gifted and sometimes eerily intense child performer of films and TV of the 1980s and early 90s endured the rigors of adolescence largely off-camera. Haas returned to the screen in the mid- 90s with both his career and talent apparently intact. With his big brown eyes--"Bambi eyes" according to one journalist--and prominent ears, the young Haas brought an unusual (for one so young) emotional gravity to his work generally roles in dramas rather than the cutesy kiddie comedies to which most moppets were consigned. Though a veteran of a dozen features--often as a lead--by age 18, he remained
At age four, while his class marched, crawled the entire mile of the annual Los Angeles Festival of Masks Parade to remain "in character" as a spider (date approximate)
1982
Came home from school and announced his intention to become an actor (date approximate)
1983
Film debut, "Testament"
1984
TV-movie debut, "Love Thy Neighbor"
1985
Starred in "Ghost Train", the premiere episode of the fantasy anthology series "Amazing Stories", directed by Steven Spielberg
