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The proudly Canadian standup Russell Peters has worked tirelessly to become a hot comedy property.

Michael Cera, in the inevitable hoodie, on left. Shia LaBeouf, in corporate neckwear, on right.

Remember Gary Coleman? Little Arnold from Different Strokes? The little kid who, like Peter Pan, always stayed the same age because of a kidney disease, and even now in his 40s, could pass off as a kid with some make-up? Well, I have been wondering - is Michael Cera the teenage Gary Coleman? I am a big fan of Michael Cera.

At the risk of sounding completely insane today instead of my typical "partially," I'm convinced that the kid in the backseat of AT&T's new Family Plan commercial was cast solely because his voice sounds exactly like Michael Cera's. Listen and learn.

Michael Cera/Shia LaBeouf for Facebook film? Casting searches are already underway for the upcoming Facebook movie, "The Social Network" , says one report.

Director: Harold Ramis Screenwriters: Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, David Cross, Hank Azaria, Oliver Platt, Vinnie Jones, Juno Temple, June Diane Raphael Running Time: 96 mins Certificate: 12A Perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that a comedy about a couple of cavemen trades in primitive ...

Remember when you were studying some elitist vocabulary-ridden book in some English class and some teacher brought up imagery? It was the bane of your existence.

During one of the slow spots in the prehistoric comedy "Year One" , a movie with far too many of them for its brief 97-minute running time, I asked myself whether Michael Cera, one of the movie's stars, could play a straight Shakespeare role.

Jun 24, 2009 12:02 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 Actor Michael Cera attends the Columbia Pictures world premiere of 'Year One' at AMC Lincoln Square on June 15, 2009, in New York City.

Directed by Harold Ramis and produced by Judd Apatow, "Year One" is a comedy set in biblical times injected with contemporary humor.

In a movie that took place during simpler times, the storyline took a simple approach in the comedy "Year One." The movie is set in time of cavemen and stars Jack Black as Zed and Michael Cera as Oh.

Michael Cera has made a career of playing the sweet, goofy, absent-minded "she doesn't even know who I am" teenage geek.

"Year One" is easy to hate, especially if you loathe Jack Black's hammy shtick, think Michael Cera peaked in "Arrested Development" or you have a worn Bible in your bedroom and you're not living in a Super 8. Sure, "Year One" is essentially cave drawings and Old Testament yarns retold and skewered with fart jokes and pratfalls.

Susanna Howe/trunkarchive.com Cera stars with Jack Black in Year One , which opens June 19.

'Year One' Rated PG-13 Grade: C Opens June 19 At first impression, the new Jack Black/Michael Cera comedy "Year One" sounds like a recipe for a summer comedy hit.

Appealing sensitivity: Young fogey Michael Cera combines male vulnerability with integrity.

From weedy leads to retro junk food, here's how to spot if you're watching another twee-hugging tic flick Next week sees the release of Gigantic , in which Paul Dano plays a lank-haired mattress manufacturer keen to adopt a Chinese baby in order to overcome his chronic shyness.

The Juno heart-throb and former Orange Rising Star nominee claims to have thought of the perfect idea for a sequel to the hit comedy.

The young ladies love Michael Cera. And they giggled along adoringly at the SIFF press screening for Charlyne Yi's half documentary hybrid.

What is the meaning of Michael Cera? For as long as there have been movies, the leading man has not been Michael Cera.