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Biography

Early life

Suplee was born in Manhattan to Debbie and Bill Suplee (the latter of whom would go on to play Willie, the one-eyed mailman, in My Name is Earl). His parents were actors who met while performing summer stock and appeared on Broadway; his mother also worked as a drama teacher.^[1] Suplee's family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was one. For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Summer Stock is an MGM musical made in 1950. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

Career

Suplee began acting in school plays. At 16, after high school, he was encouraged by friend Giovanni Ribisi to take an acting class. (It was also through Ribisi that Suplee first met his friend and future "Earl" castmate, Jason Lee.) Ethan dropped out of the acting class at 17, however he felt inspired to pursue acting as a career. He was originally best known as the kid from Sega's "Dead Squirrel" Game Gear commercials in the early 1990s. Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. ... Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor and professional skateboarder. ... This article is about the video game company. ... The Sega Game Gear was Segas first portable gaming system. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Ethan hit the big time as an uncanny Sam Bellamy look-a-like, posing as the heartthrob at parties and functions. The first major role Ethan landed was his comedic performance as Willam Black in Mallrats, directed by Kevin Smith, alongside Jason Lee. Smith recast both Suplee and Lee in later films Chasing Amy, Dogma and "Vulgar." They both make cameos in Clerks II. He went on to a guest starring role as Frankie "The Enforcer" Stechino in Boy Meets World, from 1994-1998. Suplee's notable dramatic performances include the roles of the obese Nazi skinhead Seth in American History X, Louie Lastik in Remember the Titans, Tuna in Blow, and Pangle in Cold Mountain. Ethan also had an uncredited cameo in the HBO TV series Entourage as the scene-mate of movie star Vincent Chase in the fictional movie Queen's Boulevard.^[2] Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. ... For other persons named Kevin Smith, see Kevin Smith (disambiguation). ... Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor and professional skateboarder. ... Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Kevin Smith about two comic book artists: Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck), a heterosexual male, and Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), a lesbian-identified woman. ... Dogma is a 1999 comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo, and Alanis Morissette. ... Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smiths 1994 movie Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. ... Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicled the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, who grows up from a pre-pubescent boy to a married man. ... Nazi-Skinheads are a right wing subculture that developed in the United Kingdom in the first half of the 1980s. ... American History X is a 1998 film directed by Tony Kaye. ... Remember the Titans is an American drama film released in 2000. ... Blow is a 2001 drama film about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme (who later died of a cocaine related heart attack[1]). David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porters 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin... This article is about the film. ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ...

Personal life

Suplee married Brandy Lewis, daughter of Geoffrey Lewis and sister of Juliette Lewis, in the summer of 2006. The couple have two daughters, Frances Clementine (born 2005) and Billie Grace (born 2007). Lewis also has two daughters from a previous marriage. Both Suplee and Lewis are members of the Church of Scientology.^[3] In Clerks 2, he was shown to have lost a substantial amount of weight. Geoffrey Lewis (born July 31, 1935) is an American character actor who has been popular since the early 1970s, often featured in offbeat roles. ... Juliette L. Lewis (born June 21, 1973[1]) is an Oscar-nominated American actress and musician. ... Scientology cross Symbol Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public outreach Organization Controversy The Church of Scientology is the largest religious organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ... Clerks II is the 2006 sequel to Kevin Smiths 1994 movie Clerks. ...

Filmography

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References

External links

Scientology Portal

• Ethan Suplee at the Internet Movie Database