Daniel Tay (born December 17, 1991) is an American former child actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Hobbs in Elf.
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Early life
Tay was born in New York City, New York on December 17, 1991.
Career
Tay's acting debut was at the age of 11 in Elf as Michael Hobbs. The same year, he appeared in American Splendor as Young Harvey Pekar. His other acting roles include Artie Lange's Beer League as Max and Brooklyn Rules as Young Bobby. Tay was the voice of the titular character Doogal in Doogal (The American name for The Magic Roundabout). He has also done voice work for video games by Rockstar Games, voicing Pedro De La Hoya in Bully and Bill Blue in Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony. Tay returned briefly to voice acting in 2017 for an episode on the web series AniMat's Classic Reviews.
After moving on from acting, Tay graduated from Yale University, having studied economics, and has since worked as an instructor for the SAT. He is the recipient of the Richard U. Light Fellowship.