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The Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Eighties movie star, 63, unrecognizable after being fired from hit movie and award winning role – who he is?
THIS Hollywood hot shot has stunned fans with his vastly different appearance - after finding fame in the 1980s. The Californian actor - who was once nominated for a Golden Globe - rocked a casual look as he stepped out in New York. 5 5 Wearing a cute Peanuts T-shirt, cap and jeans, Eric Stoltz looked carefree and content as he strolled through Manhattan's West Village. The 80s star accessorised with a rucksack, trainers and dark shades. Eric had originally been cast to play the lead role of Marty McFly in 1985's Back To The Future, but was replaced after five weeks by Michael J. Fox. Director Robert Zemeckis came to realise that Stoltz's serious method acting style wasn't a good fit for the movie's comedic tone. Zemeckis explained of the hard decision to axe him: "He's a magnificent actor, but his comedy sensibilities were very different from what I had written with Bob Gale. "And he and I were just never able to make that work." Director Zemeckis claimed Stoltz would insist on being called his character's name, Marty, rather than his own." Zemeckis claimed: "We almost always called him Marty. We thought it was silly, but we figured if it helped him do his job, it was harmless. "There were a few people on the crew who'd worked on Mask and they called him Rocky, the name of his character in that film." Spielberg added: "He was absolutely correct so I had to make this horrific decision which was heartbreaking for everybody." Back to the Future's 'Doc' Christopher Lloyd, 86, goes unnoticed as he catches a cab in NYC 40 years after hit film- Eric received a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the 1985 film Mask in which he starred alongside Cher and played the True Life story of Roy L. 'Rocky' Dennis - a teen with a major skull deformity. In 1994, he played drug dealer Lance in Quentin Tarantino's classic Pulp Fiction. He also starred as Keith Nelson in 1987's Some Kind of Wonderful and as Ethan Valhere in Jerry Maguire (1996). Plus small roles in The Butterfly Effect and Grey's Anatomy. The talented star dated Single White Female's Bridget Fonda and As Good As It Gets Helen Hunt. He is now married to Bernadette Moley. 5 5 5
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
'80s movie star who worked with Tom Cruise looks unrecognizable on rare outing... can you guess who it is?
This actor rose to prominence in the 1980s, and worked with Tom Cruise and Quentin Tarantino. He was also famously fired from an iconic film. On Monday, the star, now 63, looked unrecognizable while enjoying a rare outing in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood. The California native — who once dated Jackie Brown star Bridget Fonda — sported a cartoon T-shirt paired with blue jeans and sneakers. He wore a faded hat over his grown-out silver hair and carried a backpack. He also sported a pair of sunglasses. This film star, who also famously played a drug dealer in a Quentin Tarantino movie, was previously nominated for a Golden Globe. Can you guess who it is? That's right, it's Eric Stoltz! Stoltz was famously hired to play Marty McFly in the 1985 film Back to the Future. After more than a month of filming, he was fired and replaced with Michael J. Fox. Director Robert Zemeckis had determined that his serious method acting style didn't match the film's comedic tone. The film transformed Fox into one of the biggest stars of the Eighties. 'He's a magnificent actor, but his comedy sensibilities were very different from what I had written with Bob Gale,' Zemeckis said of Stoltz. 'And he and I were just never able to make that work.' Zemeckis said he showed Steven Spielberg the first five weeks of footage and told him they weren't 'getting the laughs I was hoping we would get.' Said Spielberg: 'He was absolutely correct so I had to make this horrific decision which was heartbreaking for everybody.' That's right, it's Eric Stoltz! He was famously hired to play Marty McFly in the 1985 film Back to the Future, before getting fired; Pictured (L) in a still from the film's footage Director Robert Zemeckis had determined that Stoltz's serious method acting style didn't match the film's comedic tone; Stoltz seen in a still from Some Kind Of Wonderful (1987) While Fox enjoyed a soaring career after Back to the Future, before revealing his Parkinson's diagnosis in 1998, Stoltz carved out a varied career with a series of supporting roles; (L) Stoltz pictured in 2024, (R) Fox seen in 2019 Stoltz went on to enjoy some success with the 1985 drama Mask, for which he nabbed a Golden Globe nomination; Seen in a still from the film While Michael went on to become a hugely popular star, Stoltz had to settle with a career full of bit parts. But he did enjoy some success with 1985 drama Mask, for which he nabbed a Golden Globe nomination, the same year that back to the Future became one of the highest grossing blockbusters of all time. He also starred as Keith Nelson in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). In 1994, he played a drug dealer named Lance in Tarantino's iconic film, Pulp Fiction. He also appeared as Ethan Valhere in the 1996 hit film Jerry Maguire, which starred Tom Cruise. He has since had small roles in The Butterfly Effect and hit TV show Grey's Anatomy where he played a serial killer. Though he is now married to Bernadette Moley, Stoltz once dated daughter of actor Peter Fonda, Bridget. She was a prominent figure in Hollywood during the late 1980s and 1990s, starring in films like The Godfather Part III, Single White Female, and Jackie Brown. The two met in 1986, and started dating in 1990. In 1997 they attended the premiere of Jackie Brown together at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. Their relationship ended in 1998. Eric went on to marry Bernadette in 2005.
