Biography
Born on a Belgian army base, curly brown-haired Johnny Galecki grew up in Chicago and started acting professionally at the age of 12. He made his feature film debut in 1988 as
River Phoenix's little brother in
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon. He then assumed the role of Rusty Griswold in
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and gained his first regular role on a TV series as Robert Ulrich's son in
American Dreamer. In 1991, he starred in the made-for-TV movie
Backfield in Motion, co-starring the production team of
Roseanne and
Tom Arnold. The next year, Galecki joined the cast of
Roseanne as Darlene's sensitive and put-upon boyfriend David Healy. He stayed on the show until its final season in 1997, although he wasn't on very much during its last few years. His other television credits include several guest appearances, leading roles in made-for-TV movies, and a part on the short-lived
Head of the Class spin-off
Billy. After
Roseanne ended, he got back into features with small parts in
I Know What You Did Last Summer,
Bean, and
Suicide Kings. He continued playing slightly effeminate sensitive males in
The Opposite of Sex and
Morgan's Ferry. After bit parts in
Bounce,
Playing Mona Lisa, and
Vanilla Sky, Galecki played a leading role in the comedy thriller
Bookies, which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide