Sean Frye
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| Sean Frye | |
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| Born | September 16, 1966 Hollywood, California |
Sean Anthony Frye (born September 16, 1966) is an American former child actor. His best-known role was as Steve, Elliot's older brother's friend in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[1]
His last made-for-television film was Toughlove (1985), where he played the role of a drug-involved teenager whose addiction caused him to steal from his family.[2] Frye's last feature film was Molly Ringwald's For Keeps? (1988) about teen-age pregnancty.[3]
Frye was born in Hollywood, California. Actress Soleil Moon Frye is his half-sister; his father is actor Virgil Frye.
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) as Billy
- Loose Shoes (1980) as Bobby the S.T.O.P.-I.T. Poster Boy
- E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) as Steve
- For Keeps? (1988) as Wee Willy
[edit] Television
- Emergency! (1 episode, 1974) as Boy
- A Special Olivia Newton-John (1976) as Nigel
- A Circle of Children (1977) as Sean
- The Awakening Land (2 episodes, 1978) as Resolve Wheeler
- Little House on the Prairie (1 episode, 1979) as Jason
- Act of Violence (1979) as Jamie
- ABC Afterschool Specials (1 episode, 1985) as Punk Boyfriend
- Toughlove (1985) as Tim
Beyond acting, Frye was wardrobe consultant on the 1983 film Valley Girl.
[edit] References
- ^ Brant, Marley (2006). Happier days: Paramount Television's classic sitcoms, 1974-1984. Random House. pp. 192. ISBN 0823089339.
- ^ Bark, Ed (October 12, 1985). "TOUGHLOVE' A USEFUL MOVIE ON DRUG ABUSE". Dallas Morning News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CDAFA0928C7D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (January 15, 1988). "review:For Keeps (1988)". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DE2DC173FF936A25752C0A96E948260. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Sean Frye at the Internet Movie Database
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