Daniel Stern (actor)

Daniel Stern (actor)
Daniel Stern

Stern at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Born Daniel Jacob Stern
August 28, 1957 (1957-08-28) (age 54)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1979–present

Daniel Jacob Stern (born August 28, 1957) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the Hollywood films C.H.U.D., Diner, City Slickers and the first two Home Alone films, and as the narrator for the television series The Wonder Years.

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Early life

Stern was born in Bethesda, Maryland to a social worker father and a mother who managed a day care center.[1] He grew up however in Shamokin, Pennsylvania where he graduated with what his teachers called "extreme talent" in acting class. His brother is television writer David M. Stern. Stern is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall.[2] Stern is Jewish.[3] During his years at B-CC, Stern starred in several theater productions, including playing C.C. Baxter in The Apartment. Stern applied for a job as a lighting engineer for a Shakespeare Festival in Washington, D.C., but was hired as a walk-on in their production of As You Like It.[2] After taking acting lessons, Stern began his acting career in Off Broadway and Broadway productions, including a performance at Second Stage Theatre with actor Bob Gunton.

Career

In 1979, Stern made his movie debut as Cyril in Breaking Away. The following year he played a student who raised objections during Jill Clayburgh's proof[4] of the snake lemma in the film It's My Turn. His breakthrough role[citation needed] as an actor came in Barry Levinson's Diner. He had another early film role in the 1984 horror film C.H.U.D., as the soup kitchen C.H.U.D. hunter. Stern was his choice for the role of Biff Tannen in 1985 film Back to the Future, but Stern turned the role down and was replaced by Thomas F. Wilson.

Stern has played memorable characters in a number of comedic roles, such as Phil Berquist from the City Slickers movies, Marv Merchants the Burglar from the first two Home Alone movies (Home Alone in 1990 and Home Alone 2 in 1992), and Max from Bushwhacked. He provided the voice of the narrator on the TV series The Wonder Years, which starred Fred Savage. Stern and Savage were also featured together in Little Monsters, in which Stern played the father of Savage's character. Stern provided the voice for the main character of the Dilbert animated TV series, based on the comic strip by Scott Adams. Stern directed several episodes of The Wonder Years and the feature film Rookie of the Year.

Outside of acting and directing, Stern works as an artist, specializing in bronze sculpture.

Personal life

Stern has been married to Laure Mattos since 1980. Together they have three children.

In 2003, Stern went on a USO tour to Iraq and Kuwait.

Daniel is a former member of the advisory board of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).[5]

Filmography

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