Stephen Tobolowsky | |
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Born | Stephen Harold Tobolowsky May 30, 1951 |
Education | Southern Methodist University (BFA) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
Years active | 1975−present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Website | stephentobolowsky |
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day[1] 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 has a monthly audio podcast, The Tobolowsky Files, of autobiographical stories of his acting and personal life.[2] He has also authored three books: The Dangerous Animals Club, Cautionary Tales, and My Adventures with God.