Erik Stolhanske
Erik Stolhanske (born August 23, 1968) is an American actor, writer, and producer, and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. He graduated from Breck School, then Colgate University. At Colgate he was part of the troupe Charred Goosebeak, which included the others of Broken Lizard.
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Stolhanske speaks at Tyndall Air Force Base in 2015 | |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | August 23, 1968
Occupation | Actor, director, producer, writer, comedian |
Years active | 1996–present |
He is a member of Beta Theta Pi at Colgate University.
He was born without a fibula,[1] and has had a prosthetic leg his entire life. He has since upgraded to a metal prosthetic, as shown in the Broken Lizard stand-up special, where the other members of the comedy troupe hit his leg with various items, including a metal baseball bat and a hammer. Since his movie career started picking up with Super Troopers, he has done talks at various venues about his life growing up without a leg, and how he overcame said adversity. He was captain of his baseball team in grade school. He was also featured in the original P90X workout series' plyometrics segment.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Puddle Cruiser | Freaky Reaky | with Broken Lizard |
2001 | Super Troopers | Robert "Rabbit" Roto | with Broken Lizard, also served as an electrician on set. |
2002 | The Sweetest Thing | Paramedic | |
2004 | Club Dread | Sam | with Broken Lizard |
2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Campus Cop #2 | |
2006 | Beerfest | Todd Wolfhouse | with Broken Lizard |
2008 | The Onion Movie | The Onion Producer | Direct-to-DVD |
2009 | The Slammin' Salmon | Guy Metdrapedes | with Broken Lizard |
2012 | Freeloaders | Jolly Roger | |
2013 | RockBarnes: The Emperor in You | RockBarnes | |
2018 | Super Troopers 2 | Robert "Rabbit" Roto | with Broken Lizard |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Undeclared | Photographer (Uncredited) | Episode: Parents' Weekend |
Six Feet Under | Man on Boat | Episode: In Place of Anger | |
2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Sven Jonsson | Episode: The 5 Wood |
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Himself | Television special | |
2018 | Vendors | Slay0r | TV Movie |
He has also appeared on the P90X workout series.
External links
- Erik Stolhanske on IMDb
- Official site of Eric Stolhanske