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Eric Stoltz
Actor
Male
Born
Sep 30, 1961
Age
51
Hometown
Whittier, California
Other Names
Eric Hamilton Stoltz
Eric Hamilton Stoltz is an American actor, director and producer. He is widely known for playing the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film Mask, which earned him the nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion… Read More
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Eric Stoltz
Age 51
parents
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Jack StoltzFather -
Evelyn B. VawterMother, d.1994
siblings
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Catherine StoltzSister -
Susan R. StoltzSister
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Farewell, 'Fringe': Critics Look Back At Their Favorite MomentsHuffington Post - Jan 19, 2013
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Eric Stoltz To Guest Star On Made In Jersey Who Does He Play?Seattle Pi - Oct 09, 2012
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23 Stars Who Turned Down Major Tv RolesHuffington Post - Jul 16, 2012
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Matt Bomer Talks White Collar, Magic Mike, & GleeBoom Tron - Jun 20, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1961
Birth
Born on September 30, 1961.
TEENAGE

1978
16 Years Old
In 1978, he was cast as Steve Benson in the TV adaptation of Erma Bombeck's The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank.
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TWENTIES

Originally cast as Marty McFly for Back to the Future in 1985, he was replaced after five weeks of filming, when Michael J. Fox (the director's first choice for the role) agreed to divide time between the movie and his television sitcom, Family Ties.
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1987
25 Years Old
Among other roles in the 1980s, he appeared in the 1987 hit, John Hughes's Some Kind of Wonderful.
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1989
27 Years Old
He was nominated for a Tony Award as Featured Actor for his performance as George Gibbs in the 1989 Broadway revival of Thorton Wilder's Our Town.
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THIRTIES

1994
32 Years Old
Stoltz was born in Whittier, California, the son of Evelyn B. (née Vawter), a violinist and schoolteacher who died in 1994, and Jack Stoltz, an elementary school teacher.
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1998
36 Years Old
Stoltz received the Indie Support Award at the 1998 Los Angeles Film Festival.
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2001
39 Years Old
From 2001 to 2002, he had a recurring role as the English teacher-poet August Dimitri in ABC's Once and Again, where Julia Whelan's character, a teenager, fell in love with his character.
FORTIES
2002
40 Years Old
He directed an episode of the show in 2002.
2003
41 Years Old
In 2003, he played his first leading TV role in Out of Order, which was canceled after five episodes.

2004
42 Years Old
In 2004, he appeared in The Butterfly Effect as a child molester; the following year, he guest-starred in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace as Debra Messing's love interest.
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2005
43 Years Old
He also directed a short film entitled The Bulls, as well as the highest rated episode of Law & Order in 2005, entitled "Tombstone".
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2007
45 Years Old
Beginning in 2007, Stoltz directed episodes of the drama series Quarterlife, which began airing as webisodes and were then picked up to air on the NBC network in 2008.
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2010
48 Years Old
This was referenced in a 2010 episode of Fringe where, in an alternate universe, a theater marquee reads "Back to the Future starring Eric Stoltz".
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