Stephen TobolowskyAKA:
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky
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05/30/1951 Birthplace:
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biography
Lanky, balding character player adept at comic, smarmy and "Everyman" portrayals. Tobolowsky started in stage productions at Southern Methodist College. He moved to L.A. after grad school and began collaborating with playwright Beth Henley. Tobolowsky appeared in several of Henley's stage productions, directed a few of her plays and co-wrote, with her and David Byrne, the laconic Texas comedy "True Stories" (1986).Tobolowsky has been quite memorable in both film comedies and dramas, first gaining notice with a humorous portrayal of French De Mille, the documentary narrator, in Jonathan Demme's
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Wrote songs and played keyboards for the rock band the L.A. Slugs
1982
Co-starred in the Broadway production of Beth Henley's "The Wake of Jamey Foster"
1984
Feature acting debut, "Swing Shift"
1984
Directed the original off-Broadway production of Beth Henley's "The Miss Firecracker Contest"
1986
Screenwriting debut (with David Byrne and Beth Henley), "True Stories"
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