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.
Filmography
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Movies 141
TV Shows 94
Voice 17
self 9
Producer 1
Director 1
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Candy Cane Lane (2023)
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up (2023)
Love Virtually (2023)
Frog and Toad (2023)
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues (2023)
Haul Out the Holly (2022)
The Really Loud House (2022)
Hollywood Signs (2022)
Minx (2022)
Dicktown (2020)
Green Eggs and Ham (2019)
Fantastic Mr. Murray (2019)
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween (2019)
Fractured (2019)
Loners (2019)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)
Schooled (2019)
The Cool Kids (2018)
Strange Nature (2018)
Monsters at Large (2018)
Fifty Minutes (2017)
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
One Day at a Time (2017)
Justice League Action (2016)
Mamaboy (2016)
Six L.A. Love Stories (2016)
Welcome to the Men's Group (2016)
Bad Internet (2016)
Where is Rocky II? (2016)
The Confirmation (2016)
Fuller House (2016)
Dr. Ken (2015)
We Bare Bears (2015)
Another Period (2015)
The Primary Instinct (2015)
The Barber (2015)
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl (2015)
Hello Ladies: The Movie (2014)
Christian Mingle (2014)
Atlas Shrugged: Part III: Who Is John Galt? (2014)
The Hotwives of Orlando (2014)
Silicon Valley (2014)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends (2014)
Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
The Goldbergs (2013)
Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
The Mindy Project (2012)
The Last Ride (2012)
Say It Ain't Solo (2012)
The Lorax (2012)
Magnificat (2011)
Hard Breakers (2011)
You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011)
Pound Puppies (2010)
Buried (2010)
Peep World (2010)
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want (2010)
Justified (2010)
Archer (2009)
Community (2009)
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
The Face Is Familiar (2009)
Glee (2009)
Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
True Jackson, VP (2008)
The Rainbow Tribe (2008)
Waiting for Yvette (2008)
Californication (2007)
John from Cincinnati (2007)
Boxboarders! (2007)
Raines (2007)
Wild Hogs (2007)
The Valley of Light (2007)
Big Day (2006)
Heroes (2006)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
Blind Dating (2006)
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party (2006)
The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006)
Failure to Launch (2006)
The Sasquatch Gang (2006)
Pope Dreams (2006)
Living 'til the End (2005)
Night Stalker (2005)
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
The Closer (2005)
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out (2005)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
Robots (2005)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Boston Legal (2004)
Complete Savages (2004)
Debating Robert Lee (2004)
Little Black Book (2004)
Garfield (2004)
Deadwood (2004)
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
Married to the Kellys (2003)
Las Vegas (2003)
Freaky Friday (2003)
View from the Top (2003)
Oliver Beene (2003)
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey (2003)
Kingpin (2003)
National Security (2003)
Love Liza (2002)
CSI: Miami (2002)
Do Over (2002)
Ritual (2002)
The Country Bears (2002)
Par 6 (2002)
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time (2002)
The Day the World Ended (2001)
Off Centre (2001)
Reba (2001)
According to Jim (2001)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Black River (2001)
On The Edge (2001)
The Prime Gig (2001)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
The Lone Gunmen (2001)
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2000)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Memento (2000)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
Manhattan, AZ (2000)
Stanley's Gig (2000)
Hollywood Off-Ramp (2000)
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion (2000)
The Operator (2000)
Bossa Nova (2000)
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
The Insider (1999)
Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)
Roswell (1999)
Snoops (1999)
The West Wing (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
One Man's Hero (1999)
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998)
Around the Fire (1998)
Will & Grace (1998)
Hercules (1998)
That '70s Show (1998)
Any Day Now (1998)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
Black Dog (1998)
Two Guys and a Girl (1998)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Boys Life 2 (1997)
The Practice (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
The Curse of Inferno (1996)
Night Visitors (1996)
The Glimmer Man (1996)
Mr. Rhodes (1996)
The Pretender (1996)
Power 98 (1996)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
Dweebs (1995)
Murder One (1995)
The Naked Truth (1995)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
Murder in the First (1995)
A Whole New Ballgame (1995)
Radioland Murders (1994)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Blue Skies (1994)
My Father the Hero (1994)
Trevor (1994)
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Against the Grain (1993)
Harts of the West (1993)
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
Calendar Girl (1993)
The Pickle (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Hero (1992)
Mad About You (1992)
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Sneakers (1992)
Single White Female (1992)
Roadside Prophets (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Deadly Medicine (1991)
To the Moon, Alice (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Wedlock (1991)
Baby Talk (1991)
Tagget (1991)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
The Marla Hanson Story (1991)
Mirror Mirror (1990)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Funny About Love (1990)
Lifestories (1990)
The Grifters (1990)
Last Flight Out (1990)
Bird on a Wire (1990)
Shannon's Deal (1990)
Breaking In (1989)
In Country (1989)
Seinfeld (1989)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Roe vs. Wade (1989)
Checking Out (1989)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Two Idiots in Hollywood (1988)
Spaceballs (1987)
Nobody's Fool (1986)
True Stories (1986)
Designing Women (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
Stir Crazy (1985)
227 (1985)
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Swing Shift (1984)
Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Falcon Crest (1981)
Knots Landing (1979)
Alice (1976)
Keep My Grave Open (1976)
Tony Awards (1956)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1951-05-30 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceDallas, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsStephen Tobolowski, Steven Tobolowsky, Стивен Тоболовски, Στίβεν Τομπολόβσκι
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