The actor who rose to fame as Casey Gardner on Netflix’s Atypical and most recently starred as Maddy in I Saw the TV Glow is reintroducing themselves to the world. The non-binary star, who was formerly known as Brigette Lundy-Paine, announced in a social media post last month that they have changed their name to Jack Haven, a name that in part pays tribute to their great-great uncle, composer and lyricist Haven Gillespie.
“I am changing my name, going by Jack Haven now,” Haven wrote alongside a photo of themself. The actor went on to explain that “Haven is after my great great uncle, Haven Gillespie who was a songwriter known for the xmas hit ‘Santa Clause is Coming to Town’ which he wrote on the subway in 15 minutes.”
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Haven went on to share that the “first name Jack has stuck” after they
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