Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for playing either sensitive misfits (Mask, Kicking and Screaming, The Waterdance) or sociopathic criminals (Killing Zoe). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Mask.

Early life

Stoltz was born in Whittier, California, the son of Evelyn B. (née Vawter), a violinist and schoolteacher who died in 1994, and Jack Stoltz, an elementary school teacher.Yahoo!Moves - Eric Stoltz Retrieved on November 23-2007.Film Reference - Eric Stoltz Retrieved on November 23-2007.vawterfamily.org/Archives/Summer85.pdf He has two older sisters, Catherine Stoltz (1954) and Susan R. Stoltz (1957).www.susanrstoltz.comE!Online - Eric Sotltz profile Retrieved on November 23-2007. Eric was raised in both American Samoa and Santa Barbara, California, where, as a child, he once earned money playing piano for local musical theatre productions. He attended the University of Southern California, where he dropped out in his junior year.