Daniel Stern (actor)
Daniel Stern | |
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Born | Daniel Jacob Stern August 28, 1957 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Other names | Peter Mills (screenwriter name) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse |
Laure Mattos (m. 1980) |
Children | 3, including Henry Stern |
Family | David M. Stern (brother) |
Daniel Jacob Stern (born August 28, 1957)[1] is an American actor, artist, director, and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Marv Murchins in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Phil Berquist in City Slickers (1991) and City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994), the voice of adult Kevin Arnold on the television series The Wonder Years, and the voice of Dilbert on the animated series of the same name. Other notable films of his include Breaking Away (1979), Stardust Memories (1980), Diner (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), Coupe de Ville (1990), and Very Bad Things (1998). He made his feature-film directorial debut with Rookie of the Year (1993).
Early life
Stern was born in
Career
In 1979, Stern made his film debut as Cyril in Breaking Away. The following year he played a student who raised objections during Jill Clayburgh's proof[3] of the snake lemma in the film It's My Turn. He was the novice observer Richard Lymangood in the 1983 action thriller film Blue Thunder. He had another early film role in the 1984 horror film C.H.U.D., as the soup kitchen C.H.U.D. hunter. His breakthrough role as Laurence "Shrevie" Schreiber came in Barry Levinson's Diner. He appeared in two films with Woody Allen, Stardust Memories and Hannah and Her Sisters.
Stern has played characters in a number of comedic roles, such as Phil Berquist in
Stern directed several episodes of The Wonder Years and the 1993 feature film Rookie of the Year, and in recent years directed two episodes of the TV series, Manhattan.
Stern created, wrote, and starred in the CBS television show Danny.
He wrote the off-Broadway hit Barbra's Wedding, which was produced by The Dodgers and Manhattan Theater Club. It starred John Pankow and Julie White and ran for six months. Stern also appeared in the play at Garry Marshall's Falcon Theater.
Stern was originally offered the role of Dale Gribble in King of the Hill but he was replaced by Johnny Hardwick when his salary agreement went low.[5][6] He starred in Game Over, Man! (2018) as well as the Hulu original series, “Shrill”, as the main character’s (Aidy Bryant) father.
Personal life
Stern works as an artist, specializing in bronze sculpture. He has created sculptures for public art projects in San Diego, Pasadena, Palm Desert, Temple City, Monrovia, and Agoura Hills. He is an artist in residence at Studio Channel Islands Art Centre in Camarillo. He has also done many private commissions, gallery exhibitions and art fairs.[7] He married actress Laure Mattos in 1980, and together they have three children, son California State Senator Henry Stern and daughters Ella and Sophie Stern.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Breaking Away | Cyril | |
1979 | Starting Over | Student 2 | |
1980 | A Small Circle of Friends | Crazy Kid: Draft Inductee | Credited as "Dan Stern" |
1980 | Stardust Memories | Actor | |
1980 | One-Trick Pony | Hare Krishna | |
1980 | It's My Turn | Cooperman | |
1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway | Hitchhiker | |
1982 | Diner | Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber | |
1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Jim | |
1983 | Blue Thunder | Officer Richard Lymangood | |
1983 | Get Crazy | Neil Allen | |
1983 | Daniel | Artie Sternlicht | |
1984 | C.H.U.D. | A.J 'The Reverend' Shepherd | Writer (Uncredited) |
1984 | Frankenweenie | Ben Frankenstein | Short film |
1985 | Key Exchange | Michael Fine | |
1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | "Dusty" | |
1986 | The Boss' Wife | Joel Keefer | |
1987 | Born in East L.A. | Jimmy | |
1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Herbie Platt | |
1988 | D.O.A. | Hal Petersham | |
1989 | Leviathan | Buzz "Sixpack" Parrish | |
1989 | Little Monsters | Glen Stevenson | |
1989 | Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics | Mat | |
1990 | Coupe de Ville | Marvin Libner | |
1990 | My Blue Heaven | Will Stubbs | |
1990 | Home Alone | Marv Murchins | |
1991 | City Slickers | Phil Berquist | |
1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Marv Murchins | |
1993 | Rookie of the Year | Phil Brickma | Director |
1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Phil Berquist | |
1995 | Bushwhacked | Max Grabelski | Executive Producer[8] |
1996 | Celtic Pride | Mike O'Hara | |
1998 | Very Bad Things | Adam Berkow | |
2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Guest at Costume Party | Uncredited |
2001 | Viva Las Nowhere | Frank Jacobs | |
2004 | The Last Full Measure | Short film | |
2006 | Vegas, Baby | Hardy Hard | Direct-to-video |
2006 | The Last Time | John Whitman | |
2008 | Otis | Will Lawson | |
2008 | A Previous Engagement | Jack Reynolds | |
2009 | Whip It | Earl Cavendar | |
2009 | Red State Blues | Howard | Short film |
2010 | The Next Three Days | Meyer Fisk | |
2010 | Branches | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
2011 | California Romanza | Uncle Pops | Short film |
2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | The Old Man | Direct-to-video |
2017 | City Slickers in Westworld | Phil Berquist | Video short |
2018 | Game Over, Man! | Mitch | |
2019 | James vs. His Future Self | Jimmy | Executive Producer[9] |
TBA | Everything's Peachy | Jerry Schiff | Pre-production, Director and Writer |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Samson and Delilah | Micah | Television film |
1984 | The Ratings Game | Skip Imperali | Television film |
1985 | Hometown | Joey Nathan | 10 episodes |
1986 | Comedy Factory | Leon | Episode: "Man About Town" |
1988 | Weekend War | Garfield | Television film |
1988–1993 | The Wonder Years | Adult Kevin Arnold (voice) | Uncredited; 114 episodes |
1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | William Cline | Television film |
1991 | The Simpsons | Narrator | Episode: "Three Men and a Comic Book" |
1997 | Gun | Harvey Hochfelder | Episode: "The Shot" |
1998 | Hey Arnold! | Mr. Packenham (voice) | Episode: "Tour de Pond/Teachers' Strike" |
1998 | Tourist Trap | George W. Piper | Television film |
1999 | Partners | Sam | Television film |
1999–2000 | Dilbert | Dilbert (voice) | 30 episodes |
2001 | Danny | Danny | 9 episodes |
2003 | Regular Joe | Joe Binder | 5 episodes |
2009 | Family Guy | Narrator (voice) | Episode: " FOX-y Lady "
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2009 | Monk | Sheriff Franklin | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the UFO" |
2010 | Battle of the Bulbs | Bob Wallace | Television film |
2013 | Workaholics | Travis Rockne | Episode: "Alice Quits" |
2013; 2015 | Getting On
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Richard James | 2 episodes |
2014 | House of Lies | Robert Tretorn | 2 episodes |
2014–2015 | Manhattan | Glen Babbit | 15 episodes |
2015 | Strange Calls | Gregor | Television movie |
2016 | Angie Tribeca | Dreyfuss | Episode: "The Coast Is Fear" |
2017 | Love | Marty Dobbs | Episode: "Marty Dobbs" |
2018 | Dan the Weatherman | Don | Television movie |
2019 | Shrill | Bill Easton | 8 episodes |
2020 | Captain Karl's Institute for the Abnormally Bizarre | 'Captain Karl' Moorehouse | |
2023–present | For All Mankind | Eli Hobson | 10 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1992
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American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | City Slickers | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "New Face: Daniel Stern Off the Sofa and Onto the Movie Screen in 'Breaking Away'; 'But It Was Cheap Rent'". The New York Times. August 31, 1979. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Daniel Stern: Then and Now | Film Industry Digest". Retrieved 2020-04-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Quotes from "It's My Turn"". IMDb.
- ISBN 9780812756555.
- ^ "The Untold Truth of King of the Hill". 30 August 2017.
- ^ Faires, Robert (1999-04-02). "Picks to Snicker". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ "‘Home Alone’ star sculpts statue for City of Agoura Hills" Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, Stephanie Bertholdo, The Acorn
- ^ "IMDb Daniel Stern - Producer (4)". IMDb.
- ^ "IMDb Daniel Stern - Producer (4)". IMDb.
External links
- Daniel Stern at IMDb
- Iceboxx - Webblog about Daniel Stern's artwork