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Stephen Tobolowsky
Born Stephen Harold Tobolowsky
May 30, 1951 (1951-05-30) (age 57)
Dallas, Texas
Occupation character actor
Years active 1987 – present
Spouse(s) Ann Hearn (1988-present)

Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is a Tony Award-nominated American character actor. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones He is perhaps best known for playing amiable, brainy and/or clueless characters, in television, stage and film.

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Biography

Early life

Tobolowsky was born to a middle-class family in Dallas, Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Known for his acting and debating skills, he was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" upon graduation from Justin F. Kimball High School in 1969. Justin F Kimball High School is a public Secondary school in southwest Dallas, Texas ( USA) While there, he was also a guitarist and back-up singer in the first band formed by musician Stevie Ray Vaughan and his brother Jimmie Vaughan. Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan ( October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was an American Blues-rock Guitarist James Lawrence "Jimmie Lee" Vaughan (born on March 20, 1951 in Dallas Texas) is an American Blues Guitarist and He graduated from Southern Methodist University, majoring in theater, along with his friend Patricia Richardson. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave Patricia Castle Richardson (born February 23, 1951) is an American Television and Film actress known for her role as He was once briefly held hostage at gunpoint in a supermarket across the street from the SMU campus. His aunt was the head librarian at Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas (called Franklin at the time) for many years. Hillcrest High School, formerly Vickery Meadows High School is a public Secondary school located in north Dallas, Texas

Career

He has appeared in over 200 films and at least as many television projects with mostly minor roles. In 1994's Radioland Murders, he portrayed Max Applewhite, a gentle sound man with a dark secret. The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Radioland Murders is a 1994 Comedy directed by Mel Smith from a story by George Lucas. He had a memorable guest spot on Seinfeld as Tor Eckman, Kramer's holistic healer, in the second season episode, "The Heart Attack". Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons Cosmo Kramer is a character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998 played by Michael Richards. Distinguish from the suffix -holism, which describes addictions "The Heart Attack" is the thirteenth episode of Seinfeld. He is also known for playing Sammy Jankis in 2001's Memento, starring Guy Pearce. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Memento is a Psychological thriller Film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, adapted from his brother Jonathan 's short Guy Edward Pearce (born October 5, 1967) is a Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated English -born Australian raised actor perhaps In 2005, he was the eponymous subject of the documentary film, Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party, which featured him preparing for, and hosting, his own birthday party, while delivering a series of anecdotes from his life. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party is a 2005 documentary about Stephen Tobolowsky in which he tells stories from his life He was a member of the cast of NBC's television series Heroes for its second season, portraying Bob, the new boss of The Company. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September The Company refers to a fictional Covert international organization in the NBC drama Heroes.

Perhaps through sheer force of repetition, he is maybe best-known for his role in 1993's Groundhog Day, in which he played Bill Murray's annoying high school classmate and insurance salesman, Ned Ryerson. The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Groundhog Day is a 1993 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Murray's character (Phil Connors) continuously runs into Ryerson when reliving the day of February 2. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor He would reunite with Murray 11 years later, appearing in the movie version of the comic strip Garfield. Garfield The Movie is a 2004 live-action movie based on the Jim Davis Comic strip Garfield. He played the sinister dog trainer Happy Chapman, while Murray provided the voice of Garfield.

Throughout his career, he has maintained a connection to the theater by directing and acting in plays in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The City of New York The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He directed one movie, Two Idiots in Hollywood, which was based on his play of the same name. He also co-wrote the film True Stories with David Byrne. True Stories is an American Musical film directed by and starring musician David Byrne. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for the 2002 revival of Morning's at Seven. This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. Morning's at Seven is a play by Paul Osborn. Its plot focuses on four aging sisters living in a small Midwestern town in 1938 and it deals with

Filmography

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NAME Tobolowsky, Stephen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tobolowsky, Stephen Harold
SHORT DESCRIPTION character actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1951-05-30
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas, Texas
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
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