
Stephen Tobolowsky
Born: 1951-05-30
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Biography
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood, Bob Bishop in Heroes, Sandy Ryerson in Glee, Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous, "Action" Jack Barker in Silicon Valley, Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time, Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs, and Dr. Schulman in The Mindy Project. Tobolowsky was born on May 30, 1951, in Dallas, Texas. He studied geology at Southern Methodist University but switched to theater after being cast in a production of "The Crucible." He later attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with a degree in drama. Tobolowsky began his acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in films such as The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Nobody's Fool (1986), and Spaceballs (1987). He also had a recurring role on the television series Seinfeld (1989-1998). Tobolowsky's breakthrough role came in 1993, when he played Ned Ryerson in the comedy Groundhog Day. His performance in the film was critically acclaimed, and he has since become one of the most recognizable character actors in Hollywood. Tobolowsky has continued to work steadily in film and television over the years. He has appeared in numerous other films, including Memento (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001), and The Informant! (2009). He has also had recurring roles on the television series Deadwood (2004-2006), Heroes (2006-2007), Californication (2007-2014), and Silicon Valley (2014-2019). In addition to his acting career, Tobolowsky is also a writer and a podcaster. He has written two books, The Dangerous Animals Club (2002) and The Tobolowsky Files (2017). He also hosts the podcast The Tobolowsky Files, in which he tells stories about his life and career.
Known For

Freakier Friday

Groundhog Day

Garfield

Memento

Robots

The Lorax

Basic Instinct

Spaceballs

Freaky Friday

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Sneakers

Wild Hogs

Fractured

Buried

Thelma & Louise

Mr. Magoo

The Confirmation

Poolman

Wedlock

Checking Out

Peep World

The Time Traveler's Wife

Love Liza

The Insider

Failure to Launch

Bossa Nova

Par 6

My Father the Hero

Night Visitors

Single White Female

Black Dog

National Security

Christian Mingle

Mississippi Burning

Black River

The Pickle

Bird on a Wire

Roadside Prophets

Hello Ladies: The Movie

Pearblossom Hwy

Candy Cane Lane

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Six L.A. Love Stories

The Marla Hanson Story

Magnificat

Hail Mary

The Barber

Haul Out the Holly

Swing Shift

Mimics

Hero

Murder in the First

Boxboarders!

Mirror Mirror

Love Virtually

Beethoven's Big Break

Deadly Medicine

The Sasquatch Gang

Tagget

The Philadelphia Experiment

Hollywood Signs

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

The Grifters

The Glimmer Man

The Valley of Light

Calendar Girl

Freddy Got Fingered

Where the Day Takes You

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

View from the Top

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Funny About Love

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

The Curse of Inferno

You May Not Kiss the Bride

Great Balls of Fire!

The Country Bears

The Day the World Ended

Little Black Book

Living 'til the End

Ritual

Blind Dating

Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up

Atlas Shrugged: Part III

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

Nobody's Fool

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Radioland Murders

In Country

Don't Look Under the Bed

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

Roe vs. Wade

The Rainbow Tribe

On the Edge

Monsters at Large

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Strange Nature

Loveless in Los Angeles

The Prime Gig

Promise Me Tomorrow

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

Hard Breakers

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Frankie and Johnny Are Married

Loners

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes

Around the Fire

Breaking In

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween

Trevor

One Man's Hero

Fantastic Mr. Murray

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Josh & S.A.M.

Where is Rocky II?

The Last Ride

Power 98

Thelma & Louise: Born to Live

Cocaine and Blue Eyes

The Operator

Debating Robert Lee

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party

Welcome to the Men's Group

Haul Out the Halloween

Waiting for Yvette

The Face is Familiar

McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

Two Idiots in Hollywood

Mamaboy

Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want

Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues

The Primary Instinct

Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends

Keep My Grave Open

The Cowboy Killer

Toy Story of Terror!
