Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee | |
|---|---|
 Suplee in 2011 | |
| Born | 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 best known for his roles as Seth Ryan in American History X, Louie Lastik in Remember the Titans, Frankie in Boy Meets World, Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl, Toby in The Wolf of Wall Street, Elwood in Without a Paddle, and his roles in Kevin Smith’s films.
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 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 Kevin Smith 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 Nazi skinhead Seth in American History X, a man who rapes a clown in Vulgar, Ashton Kutcher's goth college roommate "Thumper" in The Butterfly Effect, football player Louie Lastik in 1970s Virginia in Remember the Titans (a direct opposite on his racial views from his American History X character), 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.
Personal life
In March 2011, Suplee was featured on TMZ on TV with a weight loss of 200+ pounds. 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 job opportunity.[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.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mallrats | Willam Black | |
| 1996 | One Down | Prison inmate | |
| 1997 | Chasing Amy | Comic Fan | |
| 1997 | A Better Place | Large Rude Student | |
| 1997 | 35 Miles from Normal | Mike | |
| 1997 | 11th Hour | Mike | |
| 1998 | Desert Blue | Cale | |
| 1998 | American History X | Seth Ryan | |
| 1998 | Bad Trip[citation needed] | Josh | |
| 1999 | Dogma | Noman the Golgothan | Voice role |
| 1999 | Tyrone | Joshua Schatzberg | |
| 2000 | Takedown | Dan Brodley | |
| 2000 | Road Trip | Ed Bradford | |
| 2000 | Vulgar | Frankie Fanelli | |
| 2000 | Remember the Titans | Louie Lastik | |
| 2001 | Don's Plum | Big Bum | |
| 2001 | Blow | Tuna | |
| 2001 | Evolution | Deke Donald | |
| 2002 | John Q | Max Conlin | |
| 2002 | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Tiny | |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Pangle | |
| 2004 | The Butterfly Effect | Thumper | |
| 2004 | Without a Paddle | Elwood | |
| 2005 | Neo Ned | Johnny-Orderly | |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Vince | |
| 2006 | Clerks II | Teen #2 | |
| 2006 | The Fountain | Manny | |
| 2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Nedderman | |
| 2007 | Cutlass | Bruce | Short film |
| 2008 | Struck | Cupid | Short film |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Harry Knowles | |
| 2009 | Brothers | Sweeney | |
| 2010 | The Dry Land | Jack | |
| 2010 | Unstoppable | Dewey | |
| 2011 | I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents | Andrew | Short film |
| 2011 | Grow Up Already | Bunky | Short film |
| 2012 | Ten Feet Apart | Homer | Short film |
| 2012 | Paper Cuts | Steven | |
| 2012 | Delivery | Jake | Short film |
| 2013 | Breakout | Kenny | |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Toby Welch | |
| 2014 | Walk of Shame | Officer Dave | |
| 2015 | True Story | Pat Frato | |
| 2015 | Tooken | Paul Miller | |
| 2016 | The Trust | Russian Roulette Detective | |
| 2016 | Deepwater Horizon | Jason Anderson | |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Gilbert Coney | |
| 2020 | The Hunt | Gary |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | TV Movie |
| 2004 | Third Watch | Aaron Gordon | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 2005–2009 | My Name Is Earl | Randy Hickey | Main cast 96 Episodes |
| 2005–2010 | Entourage | Himself | 2 Episodes |
| 2006 | The Year Without a Santa Claus | Jingle | TV Movie |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Andy Davis | Episode: "Dan on the Run" |
| 2010 | Playing with Guns | Siff | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Nevermind Nirvana | Perry | TV Movie |
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Tom Seeley | Episode: "No Ordinary Double Standard" |
| 2011–2013 | Raising Hope | Andrew | 4 Episodes |
| 2011 | Wilfred | Spencer | 2 Episodes |
| 2012 | Men at Work | Dan | 1 Episode: "Milo Full of Grace" |
| 2012 | Rise of the Zombies | Marshall | TV Movie |
| 2014 | Jennifer Falls | Wayne Doyle | Main cast 10 Episodes |
| 2016–2020 | The Ranch | Officer Billy "Beer Pong" | 13 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Chance | Darius "D" Pringle | Main cast |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Bill Shaker | Episode: "The Return, Part 4" |
| 2018 | Vampirina | Uncle Bob Bigfoot (voice) | Episode: "Uncle Bigfoot" |
| 2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Tommy | 5 Episodes |
| 2020 | Good Girls | Gil | 3 Episodes |
Music video
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Wasting Time | Guy at the door | The Briggs |
| 2009 | Lonesome Tears | Friend | Beck |
| 2010 | 3000 Miles Away | Interrogator | Star Fucking Hipsters |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Shared with Jason Lee, Jaime Pressly, Eddie Steeples, and Nadine Velazquez | My Name is Earl | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Nymph | Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series | Nominated |
References
- ^ "American Glutton Trailer". American Glutton. December 9, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ IGN: Interview: Ethan Suplee
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://concisemag.com/ethan-suplee-weight-loss/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (July 15, 2007). "Something happened". New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
External links
- Ethan Suplee at IMDb
