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Arlen Alexander Escarpeta (born April 9, 1981) is a Belizean actor. He is best known for his roles as Lawrence in the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th and as Mike in the 2010 drama Brotherhood. He appeared in the 5th installment of the Final Destination franchise: Final Destination 5. Escarpeta is a native to Belize, Central America who came to the United States after his father, construction worker, died when he was at the age of 3. His mother, a manager at a dental office, settled in Los Angeles where he began to sing and dance in the Young Saints Scholarship Foundation. At 9, Escarpeta... MORE

Arlen Alexander Escarpeta (born April 9, 1981) is a Belizean actor. He is best known for his roles as Lawrence in the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th and as Mike in the 2010 drama Brotherhood. He appeared in the 5th installment of the Final Destination franchise: Final Destination 5. Escarpeta is a native to Belize, Central America who came to the United States after his father, construction worker, died when he was at the age of 3. His mother, a manager at a dental office, settled in Los Angeles where he began to sing and dance in the Young Saints Scholarship Foundation. At 9, Escarpeta was cast in the title role of his elementary school's stylized production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and was won over by the applause he received at the final curtain. Escarpeta attended several arts-magnet schools in Los Angeles until he arrived at Hollywood High School, where he honored his skills in dance, theatre and drama. He was also the captain of his football team. After high school, Escarpeta attended Pasadena City College for more than two years while studying sociology. Despite swift times of 21.8 seconds running the 200-yard dash and a personal best of 47' -2 1/2" in the triple LESS