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Eric Christian Olsen
Born May 31, 1977 (1977-05-31) (age 30)
Eugene, Oregon

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Biography

Early life

Olsen was born in Eugene, Oregon to Jeanne, a chaplain, and Paul Olsen, a professor.[1] He spent most of his childhood in Bettendorf, Iowa and attended Bettendorf High School, where he pursued such interests as sports and Japanese. It has been suggested that Track Town, USA be merged into this article or section. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... A chaplain in the 45th Infantry Division leads a religious service in an unknown location during World War II. US Navy Chaplain Kenneth Medve conducts Catholic Mass onboard the Ronald Reagan (2006) A chaplain is typically a priest, ordained deacon or other member of the clergy serving a group of... This article or section needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...


Career

In 1999, he went to California with $500 in his pocket. In his first week he scored a guest role on the ABC-TV series High Incident, produced by Steven Spielberg. He found early critical acclaim with an Emmy submitted portrayal of a dying burn victim on NBC's "ER". His next role was a small one in HBO's Black Cat Run. The casting agent on "ER" called the producers of a new show and Eric soon landed a staring role in the Fox TV series Get Real, playing Cameron Green. The series lasted for a year before Eric made his transition onto the big screen when he played Ben Affleck's gunner in Pearl Harbor, that was quickly followed by a leading role as Austin "The Cocky Blond Guy" in the teen send up feature film Not Another Teen Movie. High Incident was a police television drama produced by the ABC network. ... Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ... ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ... This article is about the harbor in Hawaii. ... Not Another Teen Movie is a USA comedy film released in 2001 by Columbia Pictures. ...


One day, after a bad audition, Olsen bought a surfboard and taught himself to surf and soon fell in love with the sport. In Local Boys, he got the chance to show off the surfing skills. Olsen next played Jake in the teen comedy The Hot Chick. He then got surprisingly rave reviews in a contrastly panned movie by playing Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd the prequel to the hit movie Dumb and Dumber. Olsen followed that up by playing opposite Chris Evans for the Second time in "Cellular". He starred in the yet to be released "Mojave" and then joined the final season of Fox's "Tru Calling". He claimed three highly contrasting roles in 2006 and 2007 with the release of "Beerfest" , "License to Wed" and another praised performance in Zach Braff's "The Last Kiss". Olsen currently co-stars as Sully in the FOX sitcom The Loop. He recently graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in Child Psychology under Liberal Arts. Olsen has 4 more projects to be released in 2008 and continues to reside in Malibu CA. The Hot Chick is a 2002 comedy film starring Rob Schneider as the title character — a criminal who mysteriously switches bodies with a popular teenager. ... A motion picture released in 2003 that is the prequel to 1994s hit comedy Dumb and Dumber. ... Dumb and Dumber is a comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, released in 1994. ... Cellular is a good 2004 suspense thriller, directed by David R. Ellis and starring Kim Basinger and Chris Evans. ... Mojave (people) for the Indian tribe Places in the US: Mojave Desert Mojave Airport Mojave, California Categories: Disambiguation ... Tru Calling is an American television program, which premiered on the Fox Network in October 2003. ... Beerfest is a beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard released 2006. ... License to Wed (spelled Licence to Wed outside the United States) is a 2007 romantic comedy film starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, and John Krasinski and directed by Ken Kwapis. ... The Last Kiss is a 2006 film which is based on the 2001 Italian film Lultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino. ... This article is about the animal. ... The Loop was an American sitcom starring Bret Harrison of Grounded for Life as Sam, a young professional trying to balance the needs of his social life with the pressures of working at the corporate headquarters of TransAlliance Airways, a major U.S. airline. ... Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ. ...


He has achieved cult fame on Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's streaming video website Funny or Die, with a small series of segments featuring a character called Perry Hilton, an obvious parody of Paris Hilton, along with his own catchphrase "Life's tasty", an obvious parody of Paris' "That's hot". There are at least three small films circulating: one about Perry outside of the Hyde Lounge while not wearing underwear (a parody of similar scandals involving both Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears), another in which he gets arrested for DUI outside of his home and resists arrest (during which he requests a hair and makeup crew for his mugshot so he doesn't end up looking like Nick Nolte), and yet another in which he "unintentionally" annoys Jeremy Piven with invitations to his home while Piven waits to receive his car from a valet. He also is in the Eva Longoria "sex tape" spoof as his character. John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, impressionist, writer and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Adam McKay is an Emmy-nominated American writer and film director. ... Funny or Die is a website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKays production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, as a rival to YouTube and other video sites. ... Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... Hyde refers to: // Persons named Hyde Last name Hyde Anne Hyde (1637–1671), English noblewoman, mother of two British queens, Mary II and Anne Arthur M. Hyde (1877–1947), American politician, Governor of Missouri, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture DeWitt S. Hyde (1909–1987), American politician, congressman from Maryland (1953... Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... DUI is a three letter acronym (or initialism) that may stand for: Driving under the influence (of alcohol and/or drugs) The term Driving While Intoxicated/DWI is also used Democratic Union for Integration — the largest ethnic Albanian party in Macedonia Data Use Identifier Data Use Institute Davis Unified Ignition... Al Capone. ... Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is a Oscar-nominated American actor, model, and producer. ... Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965)[1] is a two-time Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the baseball player with a similar name, see Evan Longoria. ...


Filmography

  • Superhero! (2008) (in production) (attached) .... Mark Ockle/Squak
  • The Hill (2007) (TV) (filming) .... Matt
  • Sunshine Cleaning (2008) (post-production) .... Randy
  • Write & Wrong (2007) ...
  • The Comebacks (2007) (post-production) .... Dude
  • License to Wed (2007) .... Carlisle
  • And She Was (2007) (TV) (post-production) .... Jason
  • The Loop .... Sully Sullivan ...
  • The Last Kiss (2006) .... Kenny
  • Beerfest (2006) .... Gunter
  • Tru Calling .... Jensen Ritchie
  • Mojave (2004) .... Josh
  • Cellular (2004) .... Chad
  • Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) .... Lloyd Christmas
  • Mean People Suck (2003) .... Nick
  • 24 .... John Mason
  • The Hot Chick (2002) .... Jake
  • Local Boys (2002) .... Randy Dobson
  • Not Another Teen Movie (2001) .... Austin
  • Smallville .... Young Harry Bollston
  • Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Gunner
  • Ruling Class (2001) (TV) .... Bill Olszewski
  • Lessons Learned (2000) (TV)
  • Get Real (1999) TV Series .... Cameron Green
  • ER .... Travis Mitchell
  • Turks .... Kevin Williams (1999)
  • Arthur's Quest (1999) (TV) .... Artie/King Arthur
  • Black Cat Run (1998) (TV) .... Gas Station Attendant
  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)

Superhero! is an action/comedy written and directed by Craig Mazin and produced by David Zucker and Robert K. Weiss. ... . The Hill is a mostly Italian-American neighborhood within Saint Louis, Missouri, located on high ground south of the River des Peres and Interstate 44. ... The Comebacks is an upcoming comedy film expected to be released October 19th, 2007, which is a parody of the cliches and plots of the sports film genre. ... License to Wed (spelled Licence to Wed outside the United States) is a 2007 romantic comedy film starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, and John Krasinski and directed by Ken Kwapis. ... And She Was is the name of a rock song from the 1985 Talking Heads album Little Creatures written by David Byrne. ... The Loop was an American sitcom starring Bret Harrison of Grounded for Life as Sam, a young professional trying to balance the needs of his social life with the pressures of working at the corporate headquarters of TransAlliance Airways, a major U.S. airline. ... The Last Kiss is a 2006 film which is based on the 2001 Italian film Lultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino. ... Beerfest is a beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard released 2006. ... Tru Calling is an American television program, which premiered on the Fox Network in October 2003. ... Mojave (people) for the Indian tribe Places in the US: Mojave Desert Mojave Airport Mojave, California Categories: Disambiguation ... Cellular is a good 2004 suspense thriller, directed by David R. Ellis and starring Kim Basinger and Chris Evans. ... A motion picture released in 2003 that is the prequel to 1994s hit comedy Dumb and Dumber. ... For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... The Hot Chick is a 2002 comedy film starring Rob Schneider as the title character — a criminal who mysteriously switches bodies with a popular teenager. ... Not Another Teen Movie is a USA comedy film released in 2001 by Columbia Pictures. ... Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the David Bowie song, see Get Real (David Bowie song). ... ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ...

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