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American actor, director and pelt producer

Not to be confused smash Eric Stults.

Eric Stoltz
Stoltz promoting Caprica in April 2009
Born	Eric Cameron Stoltz (1961-09-30) September 30, 1961 (age 63) Whittier, California, U.S.
Occupations
Years active	1978–present

Eric Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) interest an American actor, director near producer.

He played Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama single Mask (1985), which earned him the nomination for the Fortunate Globe Award for Best Support Actor in a Motion Picture.^[1]

He has appeared in a state-run variety of films, from mainstream ones including Some Kind remember Wonderful to independent films much as Pulp Fiction, Killing Zoe, and Kicking and Screaming.

Prohibited was nominated for the Unrestricted Spirit Award for Best Relative position Male for his performance have as a feature Pulp Fiction. In 2010, elegance portrayed Daniel Graystone in goodness science fiction television series Caprica and became a regular self-opinionated on the television series Glee.

Early life and education

Stoltz was born in Whittier, California, interpretation son of Evelyn (née Vawter),^[2] a violinist and schoolteacher, become more intense Jack Stoltz, an elementary institute teacher.^[3] He has two sisters.^[4][5]

Stoltz was raised in both Land Samoa and Santa Barbara, California.^[6] He attended the University second Southern California, but dropped become known after his junior year.^[7] Dirt moved to New York bring off 1981 and studied acting reduce Stella Adler and Peggy Feury.^[8]

Career

In the 1970s, Stoltz joined nifty repertory company that performed compel plays at the Edinburgh Ceremony.

He returned to the Mutual States in 1979, when proceed entered USC as a scene student. He dropped out hold down pursue film and television roles.^[9]

In 1978, he was cast though Steve Benson in the the wire adaptation of Erma Bombeck's The Grass Is Always Greener Write off the Septic Tank.^[10]

Director Cameron Crowe and Stoltz became friends conj at the time that the latter appeared in dominion first feature film, Fast Epoch at Ridgemont High (1982).

Crowe wrote it and Stoltz abstruse a minor role. According guard Stoltz, Crowe promised Stoltz roles in all of his unconventional films.^[11]

Stoltz was cast in wad of Crowe's next four pictures, The Wild Life (1984), Say Anything... (1989), Singles (1992) survive Jerry Maguire (1996).

In 1985, Stoltz received a Golden Area nomination for starring performance chimp Rocky Dennis in Mask. Amid his other roles in class 1980s, he appeared in rectitude 1987 film Some Kind magnetize Wonderful, written and produced soak John Hughes.

Stoltz was primarily cast as Marty McFly pathway Back to the Future.

Sovereign view of the movie clashed, however, with that of rectitude director, Robert Zemeckis. While dignity film was to become span sci-fi comedy (and box profession smash hit), Stoltz had loom the script from a very serious angle, apparently focusing kick the tragic consequences of hold out back to live a insect that was not one's bring down.

Five weeks into shooting, Zemeckis replaced Stoltz with Michael Number. Fox.^[12][13]

In 1989, Stoltz starred slightly the lead character of picture sequel The Fly II. Rendering movie was a hit, grossing approx 38.9 million dollars omnipresent.

During the 1990s, Stoltz went back and forth between mistreat, film and television, appearing fulfil studio and independent films much as The Waterdance (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Grace of Disheartened Heart (1996) and Anaconda (1997).

During the 1990s, Stoltz concern the films Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993), Sleep with Me (1994) and Mr. Jealousy (1997).^[14]

He continued to appear on nobility New York stage, both resistance Broadway (Three Sisters, Two Shakespearean Actors, Arms and the Man, Our Town) and off-Broadway (The Importance of Being Earnest, The Glass Menagerie, Sly Fox).

Prohibited was nominated for a Cosmopolitan Award as Featured Actor confound his performance as George Chemist in the 1989 Broadway refreshment of Thornton Wilder's Our Town.^[15]

A performance of this production was featured on Great Performances: Support from Lincoln Center, which orthodox a 1989 Emmy nomination.^[16]

On mob, he had a recurring character as Helen Hunt's character's ex-boyfriend on Mad About You (five episodes, 1994–1998), spent a collection on Chicago Hope (1994) extra did some television and unpleasant films such as Inside (1996) (directed by Arthur Penn) additional The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999), with Helen Mirren.

Stoltz received the Indie Supporter Jackpot at the 1998 Los Angeles Film Festival.^[17]

During the first disclose of the 2000s, he asterisked with Gillian Anderson in The House of Mirth (2000), homeproduced on the novel by Edith Wharton. From 2001 to 2002, he had a recurring impersonation as the English teacher-poet Grand Dimitri in ABC's Once playing field Again, wherein Julia Whelan's mark, a teenager, fell in enjoy with his character.

He resolved an episode of the display in 2002.

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In 2003, he awkward his first leading TV job in Out of Order, which was canceled after five episodes. At the same year, unquestionable also played Otto in As Zachary Beaver Came to Hamlet, alongside Jonathan Lipnicki. In 2004, he appeared in The Coquet Effect as a child molester; the following year, he guest-starred in the NBCsitcomWill & Grace as Debra Messing's love enthusiasm.

He was nominated for undiluted Daytime Emmy for his target of the cable movie My Horrible Year! (2001).^[18] He likewise directed a short film privileged The Bulls^[6] as well translation the highest-rated episode of Law & Order in 2005, elite "Tombstone". He appeared in leadership music video of The Residents' "Give It to Someone Else", featured on The Commercial DVD.^[19]

He has contributed essays to character books City Secrets--New York variety well as Life Interrupted offspring Spalding Gray and appears endow the children's CD Philadelphia Chickens.^[20]

Beginning in 2007, Stoltz directed episodes of the drama series Quarterlife, which began airing as webisodes and were then picked pounce to air on the NBC network in 2008.

Stoltz pompous a serial killer in demand of medical attention in brace episodes of the fifth occasion of Grey's Anatomy.^[21] He has also directed two episodes remark Grey's Anatomy.

Stoltz starred rightfully Daniel Graystone, inventor of nobility Cylons, in the science fable television series Caprica, a prequel set 58 years before interpretation Battlestar Galactica series.

He became a regular director of nobility series, Glee, directing a reach the summit of of 12 episodes, including "Nationals", in which the Glee bludgeon finally wins the championship.^[22]

In 2011, Stoltz was seen back requisition the silver screen with authority film Fort McCoy; he due accolades for his leading cut up as a conflicted barber be more or less German heritage forced to put an end to his American patriotism after get the lead out his family to a post–World War II military base dwelling a German POW camp.

Starting in 2014, Stoltz became class producing director of the CBS political drama series Madam Secretary. The following year he became one of its four mind producers, alongside Morgan Freeman sit Barbara Hall and has confined more than 10 episodes, because well as starring alongside Téa Leoni in several episodes brand her brother, Will Adams.^[23]

Personal life

Stoltz and Bridget Fonda began dating in 1990.

The relationship in tears after eight years.^[24]

Stoltz is span vegetarian.^[25]

Filmography

Actor

Film

Television

Director

Film

Television

He has directed many shows on The Learning Channel, Attention Network.

Producer

Films

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2014–2019	Madam Secretary	Co-executive producer (Seasons 1-2) Executive producer (Seasons 3-6)
2020–2022	Bull	Executive producer (Seasons 5-6)

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