Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky (73)

1951-05-30 | Dallas, Texas, USA

Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood, Bob Bishop in Heroes, Sandy Ryerson in Glee, Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous, "Action" Jack Barker in Silicon Valley, Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time, Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs, and Dr. Schulman in The Mindy Project. Tobolowsky was born on May 30, 1951, in Dallas, Texas. He studied geology at Southern Methodist University but switched to theater after being cast in a production of "The Crucible." He later attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with a degree in drama. Tobolowsky began his acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in films such as The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Nobody's Fool (1986), and Spaceballs (1987). He also had a recurring role on the television series Seinfeld (1989-1998). Tobolowsky's breakthrough role came in 1993, when he played Ned Ryerson in the comedy Groundhog Day. His performance in the film was critically acclaimed, and he has since become one of the most recognizable character actors in Hollywood. Tobolowsky has continued to work steadily in film and television over the years. He has appeared in numerous other films, including Memento (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001), and The Informant! (2009). He has also had recurring roles on the television series Deadwood (2004-2006), Heroes (2006-2007), Californication (2007-2014), and Silicon Valley (2014-2019). In addition to his acting career, Tobolowsky is also a writer and a podcaster. He has written two books, The Dangerous Animals Club (2002) and The Tobolowsky Files (2017). He also hosts the podcast The Tobolowsky Files, in which he tells stories about his life and career.

Upcoming Films

On Movies

  • Watching Walter
  • Poolman
  • Candy Cane Lane
  • Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
  • Love Virtually
  • Haul Out the Holly
  • The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween
  • Fractured
  • Loners
  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
  • Strange Nature
  • Monsters at Large
  • Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
  • Mamaboy
  • Six L.A. Love Stories
  • Welcome to the Men's Group
  • The Confirmation
  • The Barber
  • Hello Ladies: The Movie
  • Christian Mingle
  • Atlas Shrugged: Part III
  • Mr. Peabody & Sherman
  • Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
  • Toy Story of Terror!
  • Pearblossom Hwy
  • The Last Ride
  • Say It Ain't Solo
  • The Lorax
  • Magnificat
  • Hail Mary
  • Hard Breakers
  • You May Not Kiss the Bride
  • Buried
  • Peep World
  • The Time Traveler's Wife
  • Beethoven's Big Break
  • The Rainbow Tribe
  • Waiting for Yvette
  • Boxboarders!
  • Wild Hogs
  • The Valley of Light
  • Blind Dating
  • Failure to Launch
  • The Sasquatch Gang
  • Promise Me Tomorrow
  • Living 'til the End
  • McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
  • Robots
  • Debating Robert Lee
  • Little Black Book
  • Garfield
  • Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
  • Frankie and Johnny Are Married
  • Freaky Friday
  • View from the Top
  • National Security
  • Love Liza
  • Ritual
  • The Country Bears
  • Par 6
  • The Day the World Ended
  • Black River
  • On the Edge
  • The Prime Gig
  • Freddy Got Fingered
  • Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
  • Memento
  • Stanley's Gig
  • Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
  • The Operator
  • Bossa Nova
  • The Insider
  • Don't Look Under the Bed
  • One Man's Hero
  • The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
  • Around the Fire
  • The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
  • Black Dog
  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
  • Mr. Magoo
  • The Curse of Inferno
  • Night Visitors
  • The Glimmer Man
  • Power 98
  • Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
  • Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
  • Murder in the First
  • Radioland Murders
  • My Father the Hero
  • Trevor
  • Josh and S.A.M.
  • Romeo Is Bleeding
  • Calendar Girl
  • The Pickle
  • Groundhog Day
  • Hero
  • Sneakers
  • Single White Female
  • Roadside Prophets
  • Basic Instinct
  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man
  • Where the Day Takes You
  • Deadly Medicine
  • To the Moon, Alice
  • Thelma & Louise
  • Wedlock
  • Tagget
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
  • The Marla Hanson Story
  • Mirror Mirror
  • Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
  • Funny About Love
  • The Grifters
  • Last Flight Out
  • Bird on a Wire
  • Breaking In
  • In Country
  • Great Balls of Fire!
  • Roe vs. Wade
  • Mississippi Burning
  • Checking Out
  • Two Idiots in Hollywood
  • Spaceballs
  • Nobody's Fool
  • The Philadelphia Experiment
  • Swing Shift
  • Cocaine and Blue Eyes
  • Keep My Grave Open

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