20 Facts About Eric Stoltz

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Eric Cameron Stoltz was born on September 30,1961 and is an American actor, director and producer.

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Eric Stoltz played Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film Mask, which earned him the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, and has appeared in a wide variety of films, from mainstream ones including Some Kind of Wonderful to independent films such as Pulp Fiction, Killing Zoe and Kicking and Screaming.

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Eric Stoltz was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Pulp Fiction.

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Eric Stoltz has two sisters, Catherine, an opera singer, and Susan, a writer.

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Eric Stoltz attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out after his junior year.

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Eric Stoltz moved to New York in 1981 and studied acting with Stella Adler and Peggy Feury.

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Eric Stoltz returned to the United States in 1979, when he entered USC as a drama student, but subsequently dropped out to pursue film and television roles.

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8.

Eric Stoltz appeared in each of Crowe's next four films, The Wild Life, Say Anything.

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In 1985, Eric Stoltz received a Golden Globe nomination for good starring performance as Rocky Dennis in Mask.

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Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly in Back to the Future.

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Eric Stoltz has appeared on the New York stage, both on Broadway and off-Broadway.

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Eric Stoltz was nominated for a Tony Award as Featured Actor for his performance as George Gibbs in the 1989 Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town.

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Eric Stoltz received the Indie Support Award at the 1998 Los Angeles Film Festival.

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Eric Stoltz directed an episode of the show in 2002.

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Eric Stoltz appeared in the music video of The Residents' "Give It to Someone Else", featured on The Commercial DVD.

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Eric Stoltz played a serial killer in need of medical attention in three episodes of the fifth season of Grey's Anatomy.

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Eric Stoltz starred as Daniel Graystone, inventor of the Cylons, in the science fiction television series Caprica, a prequel set 58 years before the Battlestar Galactica series.

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Eric Stoltz became a regular director of Glee, directing a total of 12 episodes, including "Nationals", in which the Glee club finally wins the championship.

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Eric Stoltz met Bridget Fonda in 1986 and they began dating in 1990.

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Eric Stoltz has directed many shows on The Learning Channel, TLC Network.