Stephen Tobolowsky
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Stephen Tobolowsky

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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.

Films Featuring Stephen Tobolowsky

Memento

20008.2

Groundhog Day

19937.6

Basic Instinct

19926.9

Thelma & Louise

19917.6

Wedlock

19915.8

Mississippi Burning

19887.7

Bird on a Wire

19906.2

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

19925.9

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

19985.7

Great Balls of Fire!

19896.3

Radioland Murders

19945.9

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

19906.2

Murder in the First

19957.1

Garfield

20045.7

The Insider

19997.5

Mr. Magoo

19974.5

Buried

20106.6

Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues

20237.4

Single White Female

19926.3

Blind Dating

20066.0

Freddy Got Fingered

20014.7

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

20045.7

The Pickle

19935.0

Beethoven's Big Break

20085.2

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

19954.7

Boxboarders!

20074.2

Black River

20015.6

Love Liza

20026.4

The Prime Gig

20016.0

Funny About Love

19904.9

Where the Day Takes You

19926.1

The Grifters

19906.5

Josh & S.A.M.

19934.9

Black Dog

19986.4

The Country Bears

20024.8

The Day the World Ended

20014.3

Don't Look Under the Bed

19996.5

Deadly Medicine

19914.0

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

20146.7

You May Not Kiss the Bride

20115.6

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

20004.6

Living 'til the End

20055.5

The Lorax

20126.5

The Last Ride

20125.3

Love Virtually

20235.0

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party

20066.2

Power 98

19964.3

Promise Me Tomorrow

20069.0

Trevor

19946.9

Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up

20236.1

Par 6

20027.0

Peep World

20104.8

Hard Breakers

20113.6

On the Edge

20015.5

The Face is Familiar

20092.0

Night Visitors

19966.5

The Operator

20004.1

Two Idiots in Hollywood

19884.0

Roe vs. Wade

19896.0

The Philadelphia Experiment

19846.1

Frankie and Johnny Are Married

20037.5

Sneakers

19926.9

Atlas Shrugged: Part III

20144.5

Candy Cane Lane

20236.0

Tagget

19918.0

Hello Ladies: The Movie

20146.5

Christian Mingle

20145.7

The Time Traveler's Wife

20096.9

Haul Out the Holly

20226.1

Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends

20146.0

The Barber

20155.7

The Primary Instinct

20156.9

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

20037.9

Failure to Launch

20065.8

The Glimmer Man

19965.4

One Man's Hero

19995.4

The Confirmation

20166.4

Hollywood Signs

20221.5

Bossa Nova

20005.5

Cocaine and Blue Eyes

19834.3

Last Flight Out

Last Flight Out

1990

Roadside Prophets

19925.5

Stanley's Gig

20006.2

Debating Robert Lee

20046.5

Poolman

20244.3

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

19966.6

Wild Hogs

20076.0

McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out

20056.9

The Valley of Light

20076.5

National Security

20036.0

Freaky Friday

20036.6

Mirror Mirror

19905.2

Spaceballs

19876.9

Where is Rocky II?

20165.0

Say It Ain't Solo

Say It Ain't Solo

20122.0

Magnificat

20116.7

Hero

19926.3

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

20177.8

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion

20004.1

Mamaboy

20164.2

Nobody's Fool

19864.4

Calendar Girl

19935.2

Keep My Grave Open

19774.0

Little Black Book

20045.3

Pearblossom Hwy

20124.7

Monsters at Large

20185.1

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

20055.7

In Country

19895.6

Breaking In

19895.7

Strange Nature

20185.7

The Marla Hanson Story

19916.7

Fractured

20196.8

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

20196.6

Loners

20193.8

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween

20196.6

Fantastic Mr. Murray

20196.2

To The Moon, Alice

19917.0

The Curse of Inferno

19965.0

View from the Top

20035.6

Ritual

20024.7

The Sasquatch Gang

20065.9

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster

19916.7

Toy Story of Terror!

20137.2

Swing Shift

19845.6

Robots

20056.5

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

19985.7

Around the Fire

19983.9

Welcome to the Men's Group

20162.7

Waiting for Yvette

20084.6

Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want

20103.5

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

19983.8

My Father the Hero

19945.3

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

20026.5

The Rainbow Tribe

20085.8

Six L.A. Love Stories

20165.0

Checking Out

19884.4

Hail Mary

2011

Watching Walter

Watching Walter

2024

Freakier Friday

20256.8

Thelma & Louise: Born to Live

20258.5

Mimics

20265.5

Loveless in Los Angeles

20073.9

The Cowboy Killer

2026

Haul Out the Halloween

20256.4

Woodstockers

2026

Mary the Widow

2026

Freaks Part II

2026

The Five Keys to Mastery

The Five Keys to Mastery

20059.0