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Eric Bruskotter
Born
OccupationActor
Years active1985–
SpouseTami-Adrian George

Eric Bruskotter is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Cleveland Indians rookie catcher Rube Baker in Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors as well as his role as Private Scott Baker in the TV series Tour of Duty. Bruskotter has an identical twin brother named Karl.

Career

Bruskotter started acting in the mid-1980s, appearing in television shows like Mr. Belvedere and Amazing Stories. He gained notoriety when he appeared in the film Can't Buy Me Love in 1987. Later that year he appeared as Private Scott Baker in the TV series Tour of Duty, which followed the trials and tribulations of an army platoon, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam war. His identical twin brother, Karl Bruskotter (who sported a slightly different hairstyle so viewers could tell the two apart), had a guest appearance on the series as Scott Baker's twin brother with a knack for causing mischief, Private Karl Baker. Bruskotter left the series after its first season, but reprised his role in a guest appearance during the show's third and final season.[citation needed]

He returned to feature films with roles on such films as Crimson Tide and In the Line of Fire. He is perhaps more known for his role as Rube Baker in Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors.

He appeared in two episodes of Walker Texas Ranger, starring Chuck Norris.[1][2] In 1997, he had a role in the science fiction film Starship Troopers. During the film shoot he met Tami-Adrian George, who would become his real-life wife.[citation needed]

In the season 2 episodes of Sports Night, "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks" and "The Reunion". In the former he played Kyle Whitaker, an NFL player on an unnamed Cleveland based team who gets suspended because as a player caught in an illegal steroid abuse ring. In "The Reunion", his character is important to the back story of lead character Dana Whitaker.[3][4] In 2007, he appeared in two episodes of 24 during Season 6. In 2011, he appeared as a suitor of Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) on Glee, football recruiter/talent scout Cooter Menkins.[5]

Personal life

Eric is currently[when?] married to Tami-Adrian George. He is also a volunteer with the Best Friends Animal Society, an animal rescue group based in Kanab, Utah.

Filmography

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Amazing Stories Stan TV series
1986 Mr. Belvedere Jock #1
1987 Can't Buy Me Love Big John
1987 Tour of Duty Pvt. Scott Baker / SP4 Scott Baker TV series (1987–1989)
1988 Rented Lips Farrell's Goons
1988 War of the Worlds Jefferson TV series
1989 Head of the Class Buzz TV series
1989 Not Quite Human II Rick, Bus Punk
1990 Nobody's Perfect Stanley
1990 Cheers Cutter Gardner TV series
1990 Teen Angel Returns Kevin Donato TV series
1990 Sweet poison JJ TV movie
1991 Quantum Leap Beau / Red / Glen TV series (1991–1993)
1992 The Wonder Years Bully // Football Player TV series
1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Joe Henderson
1993 In the Line of Fire Young Agent
1994 Major League II Rube Baker
1994 Beverly Hills, 90210 Belligerent Guy TV series
1995 Crimson Tide Bennefield
1995 Walker, Texas Ranger Jonah Nelson / Joey O'Bannon TV series (1995–1997)
1995 JAG Bennefield TV series
1996 The Fan Catcher
1997 Starship Troopers Breckinridge Movie
1998 Major League: Back to the Minors Rube Baker Movie
2006 Bring It On: All or Nothing Tim Allen Movie
2008 How I Met Your Mother George TV series
2010 Nude Nuns with Big Guns Tyrone TV Movie
2011 NCIS Lester (Truck Driver) TV series
2011–2012 Glee Cooter Menkins TV series

References

  1. ^ "Jonah Nelson". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Joey O'Bannon". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Kyle Whitaker episode". IMDb.
  4. ^ "reunion episode where Eric appeared". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Most Popular E-mail Newsletter". USA Today. October 28, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.