Eric Stoltz

Biography: Eric Stoltz

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' omantic 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 less

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Caprica (2008)
Cast: Esai Morales Eric Stoltz Polly Walker Jeffrey Reiner Paula Malcolmson
Tags: Science Fiction Psychological Sci-Fi
Length: 93min
Set fifty years before the events of Battlestar Galactica, Capricia follows the rivalry between two feuding families competing and thriving in the 12 Colonies. Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) and Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) both sit at the head of...
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The Triangle (2005)
Cast: Sam Neill Bruce Davison Eric Stoltz Lou Diamond Phillips Catherine Bell
Tags: Science Fiction Supernatural Thriller
Length: 270min
When a series of cargo ships vanish into the open waters of the Bermuda Triangle, a team of determined specialists attempt to uncover the mystery of the planet's most perplexing phenomenon in Storm of the Century and Rose Red director Craig R....
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Things Behind the Sun (2001)
Cast: Allison Anders Eric Stoltz Elizabeth Peña Don Cheadle Rosanna Arquette
Tags: Musical Drama Feminist Film Psychological Drama Drama
Length: 117min
Writer and director Allison Anders, who used the world of rock & roll as the backdrop for her films Border Radio, Grace of My Heart, and Sugar Mountain, returns to the music scene for this tale of a woman struggling to come to terms with an...
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Happy Hour (2003)
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia Eric Stoltz Robert Vaughn Mike Bencivenga Sandrine Holt
Tags: Comedy Drama Addiction Drama Urban Drama Urban Comedy
Length: 93min
An alcoholic must choose between love, life, and the bottle in this independent comedy drama. Tulley (Anthony LaPaglia) is a self-described "drinker with a writing problem," who after publishing a handful of well-respected short stories, began work on...
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Sparks (2008)
Cast: Carla Gugino Eric Stoltz Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Length: 24min
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The Honeymooners (2005)
Cast: Eric Stoltz David T. Friendly Cedric the Entertainer John Leguizamo Jon Polito
Tags: Buddy Film Comedy Domestic Comedy
Length: 90min
One of television's most beloved sitcoms gets an overhaul for the big screen in this comedy. Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) is a New York City bus driver who has great ambitions and plans to make something of himself one day. However, Ralph's...
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My Horrible Year! (2001)
Cast: Eric Stoltz Karen Allen Mimi Rogers Bret Hart Allison Mack
Tags: Teen Movie Family Domestic Comedy
Length: 95min
Produced by actress Mimi Rogers (who shows up on screen in the role of Aunt Marion) and directed by actor Eric Stoltz, the made-for-cable movie My Horrible Year! is the story of Nik Faulkner (Allison Mack), a 16-year-old girl about to undergo a...
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Harvard Man (2001)
Cast: James Toback Sarah Michelle Gellar Eric Stoltz Edward R. Pressman Joey Lauren Adams
Tags: Comedy Drama Comedy of Errors Crime Drama Coming-of-Age Sports Drama
Length: 97min
Director and screenwriter James Toback used his own experiences as a college student in the 1960s as the basis for this drama about a present-day student athlete who's bitten off more than he can chew. Alan Jensen (Adrian Grenier) is a college...
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)
Cast: Eric Stoltz Jonathan Lipnicki Jane Krakowski John Schultz Cody Linley
Tags: Family Coming-of-Age
Length: 85min
When a one man sideshow rolls into Granger, TX claiming to showcase "the fattest boy in the world," the lives of two small-town teens are changed forever in this touching coming-of-age tale based on the National Book Award-winning novel by Kimberly...
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The House of Mirth (2000)
Cast: Laura Linney Dan Aykroyd Eric Stoltz Elizabeth McGovern Gillian Anderson
Tags: Romantic Drama Drama Romance Period Film
Length: 143min
Adapted for the screen from Edith Wharton's much-loved novel of the same name, House of Mirth follows the fortunes -- or lack thereof -- of Lily Bart, an ambitious but financially imperiled young woman looking for a rich husband in early 20th century...
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