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<font color="maroon">by Larry Richman </font>
<font color="gray" size="1">October 28, 2008 4:19 PM</font>

Long before he was cast as Mike Newton in <em>Twilight</em>, the highly anticipated Summit Pictures release of the film based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel (out November 21), Michael Welch was enjoying the spotlight. "When I was nine years old I did this routine in our fourth grade talent show," Welch told me. "I guess you could say this is when I caught the acting bug!"

The video speaks for itself.

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You can also download the clip in mp4 or wmv format at <a href="http://michaelwelchmedia.com/video/misc.php" target="_blank">michaelwelchmedia.com</a>.