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Eric Stoltz

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Age
50
Birthday
Sep. 30th, 1961
Born in
Whittier, California, USA
Height
6' 0"

Eric Stoltz's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Caprica TV Show
Caprica
The Triangle TV Show
The Triangle
 

Main Movie Roles

2005 - The Honeymooners
2004 - The Butterfly Effect
2002 - The Rules of Attraction
2001 - Harvard Man
2000 - The House of Mirth
1998 - A Murder of Crows
1997 - Anaconda
1997 - Highball
1996 - 2 Days in the Valley
1996 - Jerry Maguire
1995 - Kicking and Screaming
1995 - Fluke
1995 - The Prophecy
1995 - Rob Roy
1994 - Killing Zoe
1994 - Little Women
1994 - Sleep With Me
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1993 - Naked in New York
1993 - Bodies, Rest & Motion
1992 - Singles
1990 - Memphis Belle
1989 - Say Anything...
1989 - The Fly: 2
1988 - Haunted Summer
1987 - Some Kind of Wonderful
1985 - Mask
1984 - Surf II
1984 - The Wild Life
1982 - Fast Times At Ridgemont High

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Born 30 September, 1961 Los Angeles, California, Eric Stoltz is a theater trained actor and producer who has starred in both independent and studio films. Born to two teachers in Los Angeles, Eric was raised in both American Samoa and Santa Barbara California, where by the age of 14 he was earning money by playing piano for the local musical theater productions, including "Mame" starring Anthony Edwards (I). The two became friends, and then college roommates when both attended the University of Southern California. Dropping out in his Junior year, Eric joined a repertory company that did 10 plays at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, UK. Moving to New York in 1981, he studied with Stella Adler and Peggy Feury (I), and soon appeared in his first film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). In the 1980s he garnered attention (and a Golden Globe Nomination) starring as Rocky Dennis in Mask (1985), and in John Hughes (I)' Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). In 1988, he made his Broadway debut in Our Town (1989) (TV), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. In the 1990's he went back and forth from stage to film, building up an eclectic resume that included studio films (Pulp Fiction (1994)), independent films (Sundance Festival Winner The Waterdance (1992)), and films that he himself produced ( Mr. Jealousy (1997)). He also continued to appear on the New York Stage both on Broadway (Three Sisters, Two Shakespearean Actors) and off-Broadway (The Importance of Being Ernest, The Glass Menagerie). He continues to work in television as well, doing a recurring role as Helen Hunt (I)'s ex on "Mad About You" (1992), a year on "Chicago Hope" (1994), and in the tv and cable movies Inside (1996) (TV) (directed by Arthur Penn (I)), A Killer in the Family (1983) (TV) (with Robert Mitchum) and The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) (with Helen Mirren). Mr. Stoltz lives in New Mexico, and has been romantically linked to Ally Sheedy, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lili Taylor (I), Bridget Fonda, and most recently (in the summer of 1999 during the shooting of The House of Mirth (2000)) the Australian actress Rachel Griffiths (I).


TRIVIA:
  • Dated 'Lili Taylor (I)' (qv) while they both starred in _"American Playhouse" (1982) {Sensibility and Sense}_ (qv).
  • Was nominated for Broadway's 1989 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of 'Thornton Wilder' (qv)'s _Our Town (1989) (TV)_ (qv).
  • Dropped out of USC.
  • Spent three months in a wheelchair in preparation for his role in the film "The Waterdance".
  • (1980-1983) Lived with 'Ally Sheedy' (qv) (they met in college). They both appeared in _Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (1999) (TV)_ (qv).
  • Nominated for a Drama Desk Award for _Our Town (1989) (TV)_ (qv).
  • Worked as a production assistant on the films _Say Anything... (1989)_ (qv) and _Illegally Yours (1988)_ (qv) to learn from the famed first assistant director 'Jerry Ziesmer' (qv) about the production side of film making.
  • Member of the Actors Studio.

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