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Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz
Eric Stoltz
Born: Sep 30, 1961 in Whittier, California
Occupation: Actor, Director,
Active: '80s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Kicking and Screaming, Little Women, Mask
First Major Screen Credit: Running Hot (1983)
46 Videos for Eric Stoltz
Caprica (2008) Pitch (1997) Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
The Honeymooners (2005) 2 Days in the Valley (1996) Foreign Affairs (1993)
Childstar (2004) Don't Look Back (1996) Naked in New York (1993)
The Butterfly Effect (2004) Grace of My Heart (1996) Singles (1992)
Happy Hour (2003) Inside (1996) The Waterdance (1991)
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003) Jerry Maguire (1996) Memphis Belle (1990)
The Rules of Attraction (2002) Fluke (1995) Say Anything... (1989)
Harvard Man (2001) Keys to Tulsa (1995) The Fly 2 (1989)
Things Behind the Sun (2001) Kicking and Screaming (1995) Haunted Summer (1988)
The House of Mirth (2000) Rob Roy (1995) Sister, Sister (1987)
The Simian Line (2000) A Woman at War (1994) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) Killing Zoe (1994) Mask (1985)
A Murder of Crows (1998) Little Women (1994) The Wild Life (1984)
Hi-Life (1998) Pulp Fiction (1994) Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Anaconda (1997) Sleep with Me (1994) The Seekers (1979)
Mr. Jealousy (1997)
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Biography:

Eric Stoltz has appeared in a number of major and minor features and on television. While growing up, the pale, slender, and red-haired Stoltz spent time in American Samoa. His interest in acting began in high school where he not only acted in productions, but also occasionally accompanied them on piano.

While attending U.S.C., Stoltz studied theater arts but left the program to study under Stella Adler, William Taylor, and Peggy Feury. Afterward, Stoltz spent a season in Edinburgh performing with an American repertory company. Upon his return stateside, Stoltz appeared in the television movie version of humorist Erma Bombeck's novel {-The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank} (1978).

He would appear in three more television films before making his film debut in Amy Heckerling's Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) alongside such other would-be stars as Sean Penn, Anthony Edwards, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. From there, Stoltz appeared in a series of low-budget films such as Running Hot (1982) and Surf 2 (1984), and he might well have remained at that level had he not been cast as Rocky Dennis in Peter Bogdanovich's Mask (1986).

Playing a young teen suffering from lionitis, a terminal disease that drastically deforms the skull, Stoltz had to wear pounds of makeup and prosthetics (the makeup won Oscars for designers Zoltan Elek and Michael Westmore) that left him with only his voice, his eyes, and his body with which to convey emotions.

Starring opposite Cher, who played his drug-addicted biker-chick mother, Stoltz gave a moving performance that earned him critical and audience acclaim. But though it made Stoltz popular, full-fledged stardom eluded him and he continued appearing in moderately successful and low-budget films, including John Hughes' romantic drama Some Kind of Wonderful (1987).

In addition to his film work, Stoltz has had a busy Broadway career that began in 1988 with a Tony-nominated starring role in a revival of Thornton Wilder's {+Our Town}, and a sporadic television career making guest appearances on such series as Mad About You and in TV movies. Stoltz has occasionally produced films such as Mr.

Jealousy (1997). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide.