As one of the most talked-about figures, Eric Stoltz has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What is Eric Stoltz's net worth?
Eric Stoltz is an American actor, director, and movie producer who has a net worth of $2 million. Eric Stoltz rose to fame in the 1980s in movies like "Mask" and "Some Kind of Wonderful." He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role in 1985's "Mask." Eric also had a memorable part as "Lance" in Quentin Tarantin's breakout 1994 film "Pulp Fiction," and appeared in a dozen episodes of "Glee" and eight episodes of "Madam Secretary." Eric was famously the original Marty McFly in "Back to the Future." He was replaced byMichael J. Foxby director/writer/producerRobert Zemeckisafter five weeks of filming.
Early Life
Eric Cameron Stoltz was born on September 30, 1961, in Whittier, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. His mother, Evelyn, and father, Jack, were both teachers. His mom was also a violinist. He grew up in American Samoa and Santa Barbara, California. He has two sisters named Catherine and Susan. His family moved to American Samoa when he was three for his dad's job as principal of a high school. His family moved to Santa Barbara when he was eight. As a kid, he had a job playing piano for local musical theatre productions. In the 1970s, he was part of a repertory company that performed ten plays at the Edinburgh Festival. He attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara.Anthony EdwardsandKathy Irelandalso went to the same high school.
He started his professional acting career in 1978 when he was on the television show "James at 15" and in the TV movie "The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank." He moved back to the U.S. in 1979. Stoltz enrolled at the University of Southern California to study drama. He dropped out after his junior year and moved to New York to study acting with Stella Adler in 1981.
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Career
In 1982, he was cast in a minor role in the iconic film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." He became friends with writer/directorCameron Croweduring filming, and Crowe promised to cast Stoltz in all of his future films. Crowe kept his promise and cast Stoltz in his next four movies: 1984's "The Wild Life," 1989's "Say Anything…," 1992's "Singles," and 1996's "Jerry Maguire." However, Crowe broke his promise after that and has never cast Stoltz in any of his projects since "Jerry Maguire."
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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.