Ethan Suplee
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Born | New York City, U.S. | May 25, 1976
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | Brandy Lewis (m. 2006) |
Children | 4 |
Ethan Suplee (/suːˈpliː/;[1] born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films American History X, Remember the Titans, John Q, The Wolf of Wall Street, Without a Paddle, and several of Kevin Smith's films as well as Frankie in Boy Meets World and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl.
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Early life
Suplee was born in Manhattan, the son of Debbie and Bill Suplee (who later played Willie the One Eyed Mailman in My Name Is Earl). His parents were actors who met while performing summer stock theater and appeared on Broadway.[2] On the Your Welcome show, Ethan stated that he dropped out of school at age 14.
Career
The first major role Suplee landed was as Willam in Mallrats, directed by Kevin Smith, alongside future My Name is Earl costar Jason Lee. He also appeared briefly in the independent View Askew-produced Drawing Flies. Smith cast both Suplee and Lee again in later films Chasing Amy and Dogma. They both make cameos in Clerks II. At the same time as the filming of Mallrats, Suplee also had a recurring role as Frankie "The Enforcer" Stechino in Boy Meets World, from 1994 to 1998. Suplee's dramatic performances include the roles of the ruthless white power skinhead Seth in American History X, one of three men who rape a clown in Vulgar, Ashton Kutcher's goth college roommate "Thumper" in The Butterfly Effect, American football player Louie Lastik in Remember the Titans, Johnny Depp's buddy and initial drug-dealing partner Tuna in Blow, and the simpleminded Pangle in Cold Mountain. Suplee also had a cameo in the HBO TV series Entourage[3] in the fictional movie Queens Boulevard. In 2014, he was cast in the TV Land original sitcom Jennifer Falls, which reunited him with My Name Is Earl co-star, Jaime Pressly.[4]
In 2016, Suplee started playing D in Hulu's series Chance, as well as police officer Billy "Beer Pong" Tompkins on the Netflix sitcom The Ranch.
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Personal life
In March 2011, Suplee was featured on TMZ on TV, having lost over 200 pounds in body weight. He was quoted as crediting cycling for his fit frame, explaining "I ride road bikes, I ride bicycles." He once reached an all-time low of 9% body fat, but put some of the weight back on upon realizing that his weight had been a past source of acting opportunities.[5] Suplee is also good friends with Stza of Star Fucking Hipsters and he agreed to appear in their music video for the song "3000 Miles Away" from their album Never Rest in Peace.[6] He is a Scientologist.[7] Since 2006, he has been married to Brandy Lewis, the younger sister of actress and singer Juliette Lewis.
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Filmography
Film
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Mallrats | Willam Black | |
1996 | One Down | Prison inmate | |
1997 | Chasing Amy | Comic Fan | |
A Better Place | Large Rude Student | ||
35 Miles from Normal | Mike | ||
11th Hour | Mike | ||
1998 | Desert Blue | Cale | |
American History X | Seth Ryan | ||
Bad Trip | Josh | ||
1999 | Dogma | Noman the Golgothan | Voice role |
Tyrone | Joshua Schatzberg | ||
2000 | Takedown | Dan Brodley | |
Road Trip | Ed Bradford | ||
Vulgar | Frankie Fanelli | ||
Remember the Titans | Louie Lastik | ||
2001 | Don's Plum | Big Bum | |
Blow | Tuna | ||
Evolution | Deke Donald | ||
2002 | John Q. | Max Conlin | |
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Tiny | ||
2003 | Cold Mountain | Pangle | |
2004 | The Butterfly Effect | Thumper | |
Without a Paddle | Elwood | ||
2005 | Neo Ned | Johnny-Orderly | |
2006 | Art School Confidential | Vince | |
Clerks II | Teen #2 | ||
The Fountain | Manny | ||
2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Nedderman | |
Cutlass | Bruce | Short film | |
2008 | Struck | Cupid | Short film |
2009 | Fanboys | Harry Knowles | |
Brothers | Sweeney | ||
2010 | The Dry Land | Jack | |
Unstoppable | Dewey | ||
2011 | I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents | Andrew | Short film |
Grow Up Already | Bunky | Short film | |
2012 | Ten Feet Apart | Homer | Short film |
Paper Cuts | Steven | ||
Delivery | Jake | Short film | |
2013 | Breakout | Kenny Baxter | |
The Wolf of Wall Street | Toby Welch | ||
2014 | Walk of Shame | Officer Dave | |
2015 | True Story | Pat Frato | |
Tooken | Paul Miller | ||
2016 | The Trust | Russian Roulette Detective | |
Deepwater Horizon | Jason Anderson | ||
2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Gilbert Coney | |
2020 | The Hunt | Gary | |
2022 | Dog | Noah | |
Clerks III | Willam Black | Role shared with Scott Mosier | |
Babylon | Wilson | ||
2023 | Manodrome ![]() |
Post-production | |
TBA | God Is a Bullet ![]() |
Gutter | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Jaimie | Episode: "Operation Friendship" |
1994–1998 | Boy Meets World | Frankie Stechino | 19 episodes |
1995 | Sister, Sister | Lionel | Episode: "Put to the Test" |
1996 | Don't Look Back | Gary | Television film |
2004 | Third Watch | Aaron Gordon | Episode: "Obsession" |
2005–2009 | My Name Is Earl | Randy Hickey | 96 episodes Main cast |
2005–2010 | Entourage | Himself | 2 episodes |
2006 | The Year Without a Santa Claus | Jingle Bells | Television film |
2010 | The Good Guys | Andy Davis | Episode: "Dan on the Run" |
2010 | Playing with Guns | Siff | Television film |
2010 | Nevermind Nirvana | Perry | Television film |
2011 | No Ordinary Family | Tom Seeley | Episode: "No Ordinary Double Standard" |
2011–2013 | Raising Hope | Andrew | 5 episodes |
2011 | Wilfred | Spencer | 2 episodes |
2012 | Men at Work | Dan | Episode: "Milo Full of Grace" |
2012 | Rise of the Zombies | Marshall | Television film |
2014 | Jennifer Falls | Wayne Doyle | 10 episodes Main cast |
2016–2020 | The Ranch | Officer Billy "Beer Pong" Tompkins | 13 episodes |
2016–2017 | Chance | Darius "D" Pringle | 20 episodes Main cast |
2017 | Twin Peaks | Bill Shaker | Episode: "The Return, Part 4" |
2018–2020 | Vampirina | Uncle Bob Bigfoot | 3 episodes Voice |
2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Tommy | 6 episodes |
2020 | Good Girls | Gil | 3 episodes |
Music video
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Lonesome Tears | Friend | Beck |
2008 | Wasting Time | Guy at the door | The Briggs |
2010 | 3000 Miles Away | Interrogator | Star Fucking Hipsters |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | The Quarry | Robert N. "Bobby" Hackett | Likeness Motion capture Voice |
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2006 | OFTA Television Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | My Name is Earl | Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Shared with Jason Lee, Jaime Pressly, Eddie Steeples, and Nadine Velazquez | Nominated | ||
2007 | Golden Nymph | Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series | Nominated | |
OFTA Television Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
2014 | Gold Derby Film Award | Ensemble Cast Shared with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bernthal, Jean Dujardin, Jon Favreau, Joanna Lumley, Cristin Milioti, Rob Reiner and Margot Robbie | The Wolf of Wall Street | Nominated |
Seattle Film Critics Award | Best Ensemble Cast Shared with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bernthal, Jean Dujardin, Jon Favreau, Joanna Lumley, Cristin Milioti, Rob Reiner and Margot Robbie | Nominated |
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Source: "Ethan Suplee", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 18th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Suplee.
Further Reading
References
- ^ "American Glutton Trailer". American Glutton. December 9, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ Stax (May 2, 2006). "IGN: Interview: Ethan Suplee". IGN. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Ethan Suplee". Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 28, 2014). "Scoop: Ethan Suplee Joins Earl Costar Jaime Pressly's TV Land Comedy Jennifer Falls". TV Line. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Ray (March 14, 2017). "'Chance' actor Ethan Suplee on how losing weight lost him roles". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Ethan Suplee Finally Saw The Sailboat". December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (July 15, 2007). "The Actualizer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
External links
- Ethan Suplee at IMDb
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