Eric Stoltz
Eric Cameron Stoltz ( born September 30, 1961 in Whittier, California) is an American actor and film director.
Life
Stoltz studied drama at the University of Southern California, from which he was however referenced in the penultimate year of study. At that time, he shared an apartment with Anthony Edwards, later known as Dr. Mark Green in the television series ER - Emergency Room was known. Later Stoltz took in New York acting classes with Stella Adler, William Traylor and Peggy Feury.
After first television exposure end of the 1970s he received in 1982 his first film role in the student comedy I think ', I stand in the forest. In 1985, he was cast in the starring role in the comedy film Back to the Future, after five weeks of filming his scenes, however, were rejected in favor of the originally favored by the director actor Michael J. Fox. He became famous in 1985 on the side of singer Cher for his role as Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis in The Mask. His other credits include the World War II drama Memphis Belle, Pulp Fiction, The Prophecy - The Last Battle and The Butterfly Effect. In 1997 he had a minor role in the horror film Anaconda animal. He also performed in over 20 theater productions and stage readings and the resulting audio books and was involved in radio plays, short films, music videos and directed own projects, of which My Horrible Year was nominated for a Daytime Emmy.
In addition to his passion for the theater, he is an active supporter freelance filmmaker and students and works regularly at short films, including in Jesus and Hutch (2000) and Hello ( 2003). For his commitment, he received the 1998 Indie Supporter Award for Supporting Indie Film Makers, presented annually at the Los Angeles Film Festival. In addition, he made a name for himself as the spokesman of audio books. For his reading of Raveling - A Novel of Suspense, he received, for example, Audie Award in 2001.
Stoltz has two older sisters, his sister Catherine is an opera singer.