David Krumholtz
David Krumholtz | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | May 15, 1978
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse |
Vanessa Britting (m. 2010) |
Children | 2 |
David Krumholtz (born May 15, 1978)[1] is an American actor. Krumholtz is best known for portraying Bernard in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–present), Michael Eckman in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Goldstein in the Harold & Kumar film trilogy (2004–2011), Charlie Eppes in the CBS drama series Numb3rs (2005–2010), and Isidor Isaac Rabi in Oppenheimer (2023).
Krumholtz has also had other supporting roles in notable films such as Addams Family Values (1993), The Ice Storm (1997), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Ray (2004), Serenity (2005), Hail, Caesar! (2016), Sausage Party (2016), Wonder Wheel (2017), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). He also portrayed Harvey Wasserman in the HBO drama series The Deuce (2017–2019) and Monty Levin in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America (2020).
Krumholtz made his
Early life
Krumholtz was born in New York City[2] and grew up in the borough of Queens. He is the son of Michael, a postal worker, and Judy Krumholtz, a dental assistant.[3] He grew up in a "very working class, almost poor" Jewish family.[4][5][6] His paternal grandparents had emigrated from Poland,[4] and his mother moved from Hungary to the U.S. in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution.[7]
Career
1992–1999
At the age of 14, Krumholtz followed his friends to an
In 1994, Krumholtz co-starred in his first television series, .
He broke out of the children's movie genre with
2001–2011
It was the role of Yussel that brought Krumholtz to the attention of actor and filmmaker
Big Shot was a true story based on the Arizona State University basketball fixing scandal in 1994. Krumholtz played Benny Silman, a college student and campus bookmaker, who was jailed for his part in shaving points off key Arizona State basketball games. Benny was unlike any character Krumholtz had played before; and he garnered critical praise for his performance, proving that he was not just a sidekick.[10]
In 2005, Krumholtz played Max in
From 2005 to 2010, Krumholtz starred on the CBS television show Numb3rs.[11] Krumholtz portrayed Charlie Eppes, a genius who used mathematics to help his FBI agent brother Don (Rob Morrow) solve crimes. The cast of Numbers also included Judd Hirsch and Peter MacNicol, who appeared with Krumholtz in Addams Family Values as a camp counselor. Critic Matt Roush (TV Guide) called Krumholtz's work on Numbers "probably his best TV work to date".[citation needed] Numbers was cancelled by CBS on May 18, 2010.[12] He starred in the 2010 TV film Tax Man on Fox but was not picked up to series. He starred in The Playboy Club on NBC in 2011, but the show was cancelled after three episodes.
2012–present
In 2012, Krumholtz was cast opposite Michael Urie in CBS' comedy TV series Partners[13] but the show was cancelled after six episodes.[14] In 2015, he played the title role wearing heavy prosthetics as an elderly Jewish woman in the IFC comedy series Gigi Does It which he wrote and co-created with Ricky Mabe and Zach Golden.
In more recent years, he has had minor roles in the
In fall 2022, Krumholtz returned to the stage to play the role of Hermann Merz in the original
Personal life
On May 22, 2010, Krumholtz married actress Vanessa Britting (born Vanessa Almeda Goonan), at the Plaza Hotel in New York City; they had been engaged since July 2008.[16] They have a daughter, Pemma Mae Krumholtz, who was born in 2014 and a son Jonas born in 2016.[17]
In July 2011, Krumholtz was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He began a radioactive iodine treatment five months later.[18] At the end of January 2012, he was pronounced cancer-free.[19]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Life With Mikey
|
Barry Corman | |
1993 | Addams Family Values | Joel Glicker | |
1994 | The Santa Clause | Head Elf Bernard | |
1997 | The Ice Storm | Francis Davenport | |
1998 | Slums of Beverly Hills | Ben Abromowitz | |
1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Michael Eckman | |
Liberty Heights | Yussel | ||
2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Brian Sellars | |
2001 | The Mexican | Beck | |
Sidewalks of New York | Benjamin Bazler | ||
Two Can Play That Game | Jason | ||
According to Spencer | Ezra | ||
2002 | You Stupid Man | Owen | |
The Santa Clause 2 | Head Elf Bernard | ||
Cheats | Evan Rosengarden | ||
2003 | Scorched | Max | |
Kill the Poor | Joe Peltz | ||
2004 | Looking for Kitty | Abe Fiannico | |
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Goldstein | ||
Ray | Milt Shaw | ||
2005 | Guess Who | Jerry MacNamara | Uncredited |
My Suicidal Sweetheart | Max | ||
Serenity | Mr. Universe
|
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2006 | American Storage | Kurt | Short film |
The Nail | Daniel | ||
Bobby | Agent Phil | ||
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Frat boy #2 | Deleted scene | |
2007 | Live! | Rex | |
Superbad
|
Benji Austin | ||
Battle for Terra | Terrian Commander (voice) | ||
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Schwartzberg | ||
2008 | Demption | Detective Joseph Schneider | Short film |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Goldstein | ||
2009 | I Love You, Man | Sydney's buddy #3 | Uncredited |
2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Kent | |
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
|
Goldstein | ||
2013 | Tuna | Getty | |
The Big Ask | Andrew | ||
This Is the End | Himself | ||
2014 | The Judge | Mike Kattan | |
2015 | I Saw the Light[20] | James Dolan | |
2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Communist screenwriter #4 | |
Sausage Party | Kareem Abdul Lavash (voice) | ||
Casual Encounters | Sammy Deetz | ||
Ghost Team | Stan | ||
2017 | Wonder Wheel | Jake | |
2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Time-Life Publisher
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Frenchman in Saloon | Segment: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" | |
2019 | Frances Ferguson | Group Therapy Leader | |
Crown Vic | Stroke Adams | ||
2020 | Asking for It | The Cop | |
2023 | Oppenheimer | Isidor Isaac Rabi | |
Lousy Carter[21] | Lousy Carter | ||
TBA | Forelock[22] | Randy | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Law & Order | Scott Fisher | Episode: "Sweeps" |
1994 | Monty | David Richardson | 5 episodes |
1995 | Pig Sty | Timmy | Episode: "Tess Makes the Man" |
1997 | Chicago Sons | Billy Kulchak | 13 episodes |
Justice League of America
|
Martin Walters | Pilot | |
Union Square | Russell | 2 episodes | |
1998 | The Closer | Bruno Verma | 10 episodes |
2000–2002 | ER | Paul Sobriki | 3 episodes |
2000 | The Trouble with Normal | Bob Wexler | 13 episodes |
Freaks and Geeks | Barry Schweiber | Episode: "Noshing and Moshing" | |
2001–2002 | Undeclared | Greg | 2 episodes |
2002 | Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie | Benny Silman | Television film |
2003 | Lucky | Tony | Episode: "Savant" |
The Lyon's Den | Jeff Fineman | 8 episodes | |
2005–2010 | Numb3rs | Charlie Eppes | 118 episodes |
2007 | Wainy Days | Ortez | Episode: "Tough Guy" |
2010 | Tax Man | Spencer | Pilot |
2010, 2024 | Law & Order: SVU | Dr. Vincent Prochik / Dr. Ray Goldberg | 2 episodes |
2011 | The Playboy Club | Billy Rosen | 7 episodes |
2012 | Raising Hope | Carl | 2 episodes |
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Patrick Kelly | Episode: "Shitagi Nashi..." | |
The Newsroom
|
Dr. Jacob "Jack" Habib | 3 episodes | |
Partners | Joe Goodman | 13 episodes | |
Childrens Hospital | Dookie | Episode: "Wisedocs" | |
2013–2014 | The League | Joel Cocque | 2 episodes |
2014 | Newsreaders | Mark Jones | Episode: "Motorboating Dads; the Negative $100,000 Question" |
Key & Peele | Terrorist #3 | Episode: "Terrorist Meeting" | |
Men at Work | Myron | 5 episodes | |
2014–2016 | The Good Wife | Josh Mariner | 7 episodes |
2015 | Forever | 1984 Abe | Episode: "Punk is Dead" |
Gigi Does It | Gigi | 8 episodes; also co-creator and executive producer | |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Episode: "David Krumholtz Wears a Blue Zip-Up Jacket and Grey Sneakers" | |
Master of None | Nathan | Episode: "Plan B" | |
2015–2016 | Mom | Gregory Munschnick | 5 episodes |
2015–2017 | All Hail King Julien | Timo / Additional voices | 23 episodes |
2016 | The Interestings
|
Ethan Figman | Pilot |
2017–2019 | The Deuce | Harvey Wasserman | 20 episodes |
2017 | Difficult People | Ray | Episode: "Criminal Minds" |
2018 | Living Biblically | Rabbi Gil Ableman | 13 episodes |
Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Cobalt Ferrero (voice) | Episode: "Marco Jr." | |
Billions | Frotty Anisman | Episode: "Redemption" | |
2019 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Angelo DiBeverly | Episode: "Game Night" |
2020 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Jerry Harrison | Episode: "Launch Party" |
The Plot Against America | Monty Levin | 6 episodes | |
The Twilight Zone | Mayor John Conway | Episode: "A Small Town" | |
2021 | WWE Monday Night Raw
|
Fake Drew McIntyre | Episode: "Jan 18th, 2021" |
Blue's Clues & You! | Mr. Oregano | Episode: "Blue's Big Neighborhood Adventure" | |
2021–2022 | Wolfboy and the Everything Factory | (voice) | 2 episodes |
2022 | Super Pumped | Sergey Brin | 2 episodes |
Angelyne | Max Allen's Lawyer | Episode: "The Tease" | |
The Santa Clauses | Bernard | Episode: "Chapter Five: Across the Yule-Verse | |
2023 | White House Plumbers | William O. Bittman | 2 episodes |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992–1993 | Conversations with My Father | Young Charlie | Royale Theatre March 22, 1992 – March 14, 1993 |
2011 | Copenhagen | Werner Heisenberg[23] | LA Theatre Works
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2013 | The Columnist | David Halberstam[24] | LA Theatre Works |
2022 | Leopoldstadt | Hermann Merz | Longacre Theatre |
References
- The Associated Press. May 9, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- Allmovie. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
Born - May 15, 1978 in New York, New York, United States.
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- ^ Bloom, Nate (November 7, 2011). "Jewish Stars". Cleveland Jewish News.
- ^ "TV2 Videó". Tv2video.hu. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "IMDbPro". www.imdbpro.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "CBS 2007 Fall Preview". CBS. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ "DVD Review: Big Shot...Confessions of a Campus Bookie". Currentfilm.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2003. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
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- ^ Joyce Eng (May 18, 2010). "CBS cancels seven series, including Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs and Cold Case". TV Guide. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ Michael Ausiello (March 1, 2012). "Scoop: David Krumholtz eyes lead role opposite Michael Urie in CBS comedy pilot Partners". TVLine.com. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (November 16, 2012). "CBS pulls the plug on Partners". TVLine.com. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ "'Leopoldstadt' Review: A Moving Broadway Production of Tom Stoppard's Intensely Personal Drama". Variety. 3 October 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Wihlborg, Ulrica (May 22, 2010). "David Krumholtz Ties the Knot". People. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- E! Online. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ @DaveKrumholtz (December 9, 2011). "David Krumholtz on his cancer diagnosis" (Tweet). Retrieved February 9, 2012 – via Twitter.[dead link]
- ^ "Interview: PARTNERS star David Krumholtz on his new CBS comedy series". assignmentx.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Rebecca Ford (October 15, 2014). "Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw the Light' Rounds Out Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "'Lousy Carter' Review: David Krumholtz Is Funny Enough in Overly Familiar Six-Months-to-Live Comedy". Variety.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ ‘Oppenheimer’s David Krumholtz To Star In Dark Comedy ‘Forelock
- ^ "Copenhagen | LATW". latw.org. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "The Columnist | LATW". latw.org. Retrieved 2021-12-31.