He was darling in Jerry Maguire and the Stuart Little movies, but Jonathan Lipnicki, now 13, knows he can't play that towheaded kid forever.

"This is a different role for me. It's really a coming-of-age movie," said Lipnicki about his new movie, When Zachary Beaver Came To Town which won the audience award at this weekend's Newport festival. "That's the true meaning of an actor, playing any role."

To prepare for adolescence - and the next phase of his career - Lipnicki said he's watching Johnny Depp. "Benny And Joon is my favorite movie," he said. "I haven't met Johnny, but I'd really like to."