Uggie
Sign in to saveUggie (February 14, 2002 – August 7, 2015) was a trained Parson Russell Terrier famous for his roles in Water for Elephants and The Artist. His memoir Uggie, My Story was published in the United States, the UK, and France in October 2012.
Key facts
- Animal.name
- Uggie
- Animal.image
- Uggie Ellen show.jpg
- Animal.caption
- Uggie on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2012
- Animal.species
- Canis familiaris
- Animal.breed
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Animal.gender
- Male
- Animal.death_place
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Animal.occupation
- Actor
- Animal.years_active
- 2004–15
- Animal.known
- The Artist and Water for Elephants
- Animal.awards
- 2011 Palm Dog Award 2012 Golden Collar Award 2020 Palm Dog of Palm Dogs (posthumously)
- Animal.owner
- Omar von Muller
- Animal.appearance
- White and tan
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
Show 3 more facts
- date of death
- 2015-08-07
- date of birth
- 2002-02-14
- name in native language
- Uggie
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Early life and family
- Career
- "Consider Uggie"
- Awards
- Death
- Filmography
- See also
- References
- External links
Uggie (February 14, 2002 – August 7, 2015) was a trained Parson Russell Terrier famous for his roles in Water for Elephants and The Artist. His memoir Uggie, My Story was published in the United States, the UK, and France in October 2012.
The campaign "Consider Uggie" was launched in December 2011 on Facebook by S.T. VanAirsdale, an editor at Movieline, for Uggie to receive a real or Honorary Academy Award nomination. BAFTA announced that he would be ineligible for one of its awards, while he received a special mention at the Lumière Awards in France. He won the Palm Dog Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.