Joey Cramer | |
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.jpg) Cramer in 2007 | |
| Born | Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer 1973 or 1974 (age 49–50) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Television and movie actor |
| Years active | 1984–1996, 2018–present |
Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer (born 1973 or 1974)[1] is a Canadian actor who had a briefly successful career in Canadian television and Hollywood in the mid-1980s, most notably for his role in the film Flight of the Navigator.[2]
Cramer was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for his performance in Flight of the Navigator (1987).[5]
When Cramer's acting career ended in the late 1990s, Cramer returned to Canada's Sunshine Coast, where he worked in a small sporting goods store.[6]
In 2008, he was prosecuted for careless storage of a firearm, and received three months' probation. Later that year, he was convicted for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and received a prison sentence of six months.[1]
In 2011, he was convicted of uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and was jailed for 30 days.[citation needed] Later that year, he was convicted of cashing forged bank cheques.[7] In October 2011, he was fined for consuming liquor in a public place.[citation needed]
On May 1, 2016, he was arrested in connection with the robbery of Scotiabank in Sechelt, British Columbia a few days earlier.[8] On June 8, 2016, he pleaded guilty to charges of robbing a bank, wearing a disguise to commit a crime, fleeing police, and dangerous driving.[9] On August 31, 2016, he was sentenced to a custodial term of two years less a day, as well as two years of probation, conditions of which included attending counselling and residing in a treatment centre for narcotics abuse.[10]
In 2018, production began on a documentary about Cramer's life, Life After the Navigator.[11][12][13] It was released in November 2020 on Blu-ray Disc and select streaming providers.[12]
