Stephen Tobolowsky
Acting
- Born:
- 1951-05-30
- Place of birth:
- Dallas, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Freaks Part II
The Cowboy Killer
Mary the Widow
Woodstockers
Mimics
Haul Out the Halloween
Freakier Friday
Thelma & Louise: Born to Live
Nobody Wants This
Watching Walter
Poolman
Candy Cane Lane
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Love Virtually
Frog and Toad
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
Haul Out the Holly
The Really Loud House
Hollywood Signs
Minx
Hacks
Dicktown
Stars in the House
ThunderCats Roar
Green Eggs and Ham
Fantastic Mr. Murray
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"
Schooled
The Cool Kids
Strange Nature
Monsters at Large
No Activity
White Famous
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
One Day at a Time
Justice League Action
Mamaboy
Six L.A. Love Stories
Welcome to the Men's Group
Bad Internet
Where is Rocky II?
The Confirmation
Fuller House
Dr. Ken
We Bare Bears
Another Period
The Primary Instinct
The Barber
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Christian Mingle
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
The Hotwives of Orlando
Silicon Valley
Friends with Better Lives
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
Toy Story of Terror!
The Goldbergs
Pearblossom Hwy
The Mindy Project
The Last Ride
Say It Ain't Solo
The Lorax
Magnificat
Hail Mary
Hard Breakers
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Pound Puppies
Buried
The Defenders
Peep World
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want
Justified
Justice League Mortal
Community
Archer
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Face is Familiar
Glee
Beethoven's Big Break
True Jackson, VP
The Rainbow Tribe
Waiting for Yvette
Californication
John from Cincinnati
Blind Dating
Boxboarders!
Raines
Wild Hogs
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Valley of Light
Loveless in Los Angeles
Big Day
Heroes
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Failure to Launch
The Sasquatch Gang
Promise Me Tomorrow
Living 'til the End
Night Stalker
Ghost Whisperer
The Closer
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
The Five Keys to Mastery
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Robots
Desperate Housewives
Boston Legal
Complete Savages
Debating Robert Lee
Little Black Book
Entourage
Garfield
Deadwood
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
Married to the Kellys
Las Vegas
Freaky Friday
View from the Top
Oliver Beene
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Kingpin
National Security
Love Liza
CSI: Miami
Do Over
Ritual
The Country Bears
The Dead Zone
Par 6
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
The Day the World Ended
Off Centre
Reba
According to Jim
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Black River
On the Edge
The Prime Gig
Freddy Got Fingered
The Lone Gunmen
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Memento
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Stanley's Gig
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
The Operator
Bossa Nova
Malcolm in the Middle
The Insider
Don't Look Under the Bed
Roswell
Snoops
The West Wing
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
One Man's Hero
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Around the Fire
Will & Grace
Hercules
That '70s Show
Any Day Now
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Black Dog
Two Guys and a Girl
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Mr. Magoo
The Practice
King of the Hill
The Curse of Inferno
Night Visitors
The Glimmer Man
Mr. Rhodes
The Pretender
Suddenly Susan
Arli$$
Power 98
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
The Home Court
Dweebs
Murder One
The Drew Carey Show
The Naked Truth
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Murder in the First
A Whole New Ballgame
Radioland Murders
Chicago Hope
Blue Skies
My Father the Hero
Trevor
Josh & S.A.M.
Against the Grain
Harts of the West
Cafe Americain
Calendar Girl
The Pickle
Groundhog Day
Hero
Mad About You
Where the Day Takes You
Sneakers
Single White Female
Roadside Prophets
Basic Instinct
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Deadly Medicine
To The Moon, Alice
Thelma & Louise
Wedlock
Baby Talk
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
Shannon's Deal
The Simpsons
Breaking In
In Country
Seinfeld
Great Balls of Fire!
Roe vs. Wade
Mississippi Burning
Checking Out
Two Idiots in Hollywood
Spaceballs
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Nobody's Fool
Designing Women
L.A. Law
227
Crazy like a Fox
The Philadelphia Experiment
Swing Shift
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Cagney & Lacey
Falcon Crest
Knots Landing
Keep My Grave Open
Alice
Tony Awards
Butterfly in the Typewriter
American Men