Eli David Marienthal (born March 6, 1986) is an
American stage, screen and voice actor.
Biography
Personal life
Marienthal was born in
Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Marienthal, who manufactures bags made of organically grown
cotton, and Joseph Cross, a journalist.
[Testing Their Mettle / Warner Bros. and director Bill Bird challenge Disney with `The Iron Giant'][Eli Marienthal Biography (1986-)] Marienthal is
Jewish
[JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Eli Marienthal] and has two siblings, actors
Harley Cross and
Flora Cross.
[:: rogerebert.com :: People :: 'Bee' girl carries film (xhtml)][j. - Celebrity Jews] After his parents' divorce, he lived mainly in
Berkeley with his mother, though during the 3rd and 4th grades he spent some time in Paris with his father. Marienthal graduated from the private East Bay French-American Primary School,
where all the students learn to speak fluent French and attend classes in two languages. And then graduated from Berkeley High in 2004.
Marienthal's hobbies include writing slam poetry and participating in spoken
word competitions, as well as boxing, skydiving, rock climbing and snowboarding.
Marienthal is a
Brown University graduate of the Class of 2008.
Career
Marienthal's career started in Bay Area stage theater work, performing in
Missing Persons,
The Cryptogram,
Hecuba,
A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Every 17 Minutes the Crowd Goes Crazy, and
The Life of Galileo.
Marienthal is known for the role of
Robin (Tim Drake) in the
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman animated movie, and in an episode of
Static Shock. He replaced the previous voice actor because in these appearances, Robin was supposed to sound older than he had on the animated series. He voiced the title role of "Tucker Pierce" in the
Tucker television series. He is also the voice of Hogarth Hughes in the 1999 film
The Iron Giant and plays
Steve Stifler's younger brother in the 1999 film
American Pie and its 2001 sequel,
American Pie 2. His last film role to date was in the teenage-oriented comedy,
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, opposite
Lindsay Lohan, as Sam.
