10 AND 12 YEAR OLD CHILD ACTORS ACCEPTED INTO LOCAL COLLEGE

Straight A Homeschoolers Begin Studying at LA Valley College January 3, 2011.

November 2, 2010 - Burbank, CA - Child actors and brothers Nathaniel Alexander and Michael Manuel Peña are celebrating their acceptance into Los Angeles Valley College today at the tender young ages of 10 and 12, respectively. The brothers, who are straight-’A’ students, have been schooled at home by their mother Diana for most of their academic careers.

“I knew there was something special about Michael when he read and passed tests on 1,000 books as a six-year-old first grader in Seattle’s Montlake Elementary School.” This record still stands at the school today, according to Diana.

Michael’s younger brother, Nathaniel, is very competitive and has always tried to catch up to his older brother’s achievements, says their mother. Both are currently in 11th grade and will be finishing high school while taking a college class starting next January under a dual-enrollment program.

In addition to being exceptional students, the boys and their younger sister, Keira, are child actors and models. They began their careers in the Orlando, Florida market with jobs for Disney, Papa John’s Pizza, Pinch-a Penny Pool Supplies and Scholastic, among others . The Peña family moved to Los Angeles less than a year ago and quickly signed with Hollywood talent agency Hervey-Grimes. Nathaniel booked a co-starring role on the CBS dramatic series Criminal Minds within two months, and both boys make an appearance in the upcoming film “Nesting.”

Their father, freelance writer and artist Willie Peña, is very proud. “The kids have always been determined to make it both academically and in show business, and they are a great example of sticking to your guns despite all the naysayers who said ‘give it up.’”

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