Noah Ringer
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Noah Ringer is a child actor set to play Avatar Aang in the upcoming film The Last Airbender directed by M. Night Shyamalan. This will be his first role. The cast list for the film adaptation was announced on December 10, 2008, while filming began in March 2009 and ended June 2009.
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[edit] History
Ringer is a 12 year-old regional Texas taekwondo champion as well as a fan of the television show. He was supposedly nicknamed "Avatar" because he looks similar to the main character, Aang, a resemblance further heightened by the fact Noah would regularly shave his head. When asked why he keeps his hair shaved, Ringer responded "It keeps me cool when I'm doing taekwondo."[1]
Ringer was cast for the role of Aang after submitting a homemade DVD of himself practicing taekwondo. Dev Patel, set to portray Prince Zuko, also has experience in taekwondo before he began acting. Even though he is seven years older than Ringer and a foot taller, Patel states that in a martial arts match between the two, "Noah would knock me flat on my back."[2]
[edit] Rumors
Though the racial ethnicity of the movie's main cast has been criticized by many fans (a majority of the cast being Caucasian), rumors have surfaced that Noah Ringer is half-Asian.
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 Aang Airbending |
 Aang training with his staff |
 Aang shows his arrow tattoo |
 Profile of Noah as Aang |
[edit] See Also
- Zachary Tyler Eisen, Aang's voice actor for the animated series
