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45 years old (Born on June 10, 1978)

American actor; He is famous from Once and Again, A Walk to Remember, and ER.

Shane`s favorite actress is Angelina Jolie Shane West apperared in the movie A Time For Dancing with his A Walk To Remember costar, Peter Coyote Shane was nearly cast as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines but they ended up giving the role to Nick Stahl instead Shane`s first kiss was in the fourth grade Shane rang in his 27th birthday at the popular L.A. hot spot, The Sunset Room

One of Shane`s favorite alcoholic beverages is Jack Daniels Whiskey mixed with Coca-Cola.

Shane`s most prized posession is his History Of Punk book signed by Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols

Shane appeared in Mandy Moore`s video, "Cry"

Shane stars with J.P.Manoux in both ER and What We Do Is Secret

In 1998, Shane made his Los Angeles stage debut, starring as Angel in the Mark Taper Forum production of The Cider House Rules.

He was nearly cast as John Connor in _Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)_. The role went to Nick Stahl instead.

Shane has a celtic insignia tattoo between his shoulder blades

Shane is a video game junkie

He has a song on the soundtrack of the movie A Walk to Remember with his band Average Jo

At the end of A Walk To Remember, Shane`s character, "Landon," is accepted to medical school. Not to long after that, Shane landed a leading role in NBC`s hit show ER as a doctor

Shane`s favorite subject in school was history

He attended Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies.

In 1997, Shane appeared in the cult hit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the season two episode "Go Fish".

Shane is filming a pilot for the new Fox series, Supreme Courtships, in which he plays a character named Tony

Shane`s guilty pleasure is listening to The Goo Goo Dolls

Shane`s father and mother are Don & Catherine West

Shane`s favorite band is The Clash

He is 6` 1" tall

Shane is Roman Catholic

Shane`s favorite color is green

He was so in love with the 1967 Camaro he drove in the movie A Walk to Remember, he bought it for $5000

Shane will star as the late Germs lead singer, Darby Crash, in What We Do is Secret. Members of the band were so impressed with his performance that they reformed the band with Shane as their new lead singer.

Shane sang on Once and Again, as Eli in episode 3 of Season 2, "I Can`t Stand Up For Falling Down

In 2003 Shane wrote the song "Billy Jean is MIA" for Bringing Down the House.

He dedicated a song to the late actor Jonathan Brandis of "SeaQuest DSV" (1993) fame.

Shane`s favorite food is pepperoni pizza

He has two sisters: Simone is 19 and half sister Marli Ann is less than a year old.

Is in a band called "Jonny Was", formerly known as "Average Jo". "Jonny Was" performs in clubs in LA and the OC.

Shane won The Young Hollywood Award in 2002 for Male Superstar of Tomorrow

Shane won a Teen Choice award for A Walk To Remember for Film Choice Chemistry, shared with actress/singer Mandy Moore.

Shane`s favorite movie is Scarface.

His favorite TV Show is the X-Files

Shane says that if he could choose one superpower, it would be the power of intangibility - the ability to move through things like walls

Shane once had a huge crush on actress Courtney Cox-Arquette. He even forced his dad to take him to see Masters Of The Universe just so he could see her

People think of Shane as the "bad" boy, but deep down, his friends say he is really, very nice

Shane almost re-teamed with A Walk to Remember costar Mandy Moore on the film Win A Date With Tad Hamilton. Both West and Moore we`re up for the two romantic leads, but the studio didn`t like the idea of pairing the duo again so soon

Both of Shane`s parents were musicians when he was young. His mother was a member of the first all-female band in Louisiana. His dad`s band opened for Blondie

Shane got into acting when he was forced to take drama class in high school because he needed one more credit to graduate

Shane is currently dating C.C. Sheffield, the lead singer for Le Rev

Shane had a small appearance in the movie Ocean`s Eleven. He is in a scene playing poker at the beginning of the movie.

Shane used to date dancer Jenna Dewan, actresses Marla Sokoloff, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Monica Keena

Shane has a dog named Duck

Shane`s band, Average Jo, was recently renamed "Jonny Was

Shane has a tattoo on his chest saying Satori, wich means enlightenment.

Shane loves to play on his N64

Shane`s biggest inspiration is Bill Paxton

Shane`s biggest fears are failure and sharks