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1961 - Born on September 30th in Whittier, California. Eric Stoltz is a theater trained actor and producer who has starred in both independent and studio films. 1975 - Eric was raised in both American Samoa and Santa Barbara California, where by the age of 14 he was earning money by playing piano for the local musical theater productions, including "Mame" starring Anthony Edwards. 1981-1982 - Moving to New York, he studied with Stella Adler and Peggy Feury, and soon appeared in his first film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. 1985-1987 - He garnered attention (and a Golden Globe Nomination) starring as Rocky Dennis in Mask, and in John Hughes' Some Kind of Wonderful. 1988-1989 - He made his Broadway debut in Our Town (TV), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. 1994-1999 - He continues to work in television as well, doing a recurring role as Helen Hunt's ex on "Mad About You", a year on "Chicago Hope", and in the tv and cable movies Inside (TV) (directed by Arthur Penn), A Killer in the Family (TV) (with Robert Mitchum) and The Passion of Ayn Rand (with Helen Mirren). 2000 - Mr. Stoltz lives in New Mexico, and has been romantically linked to Ally Sheedy, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lili Taylor, Bridget Fonda, and most recently (in the summer of 1999 during the shooting of The House of Mirth) the Australian actress Rachel Griffiths. 2004 - Appearing on Broadway with 'Richard Dreyfus' in Arthur Penn's production of Larry Gelbart's "Sly Fox".
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