Daniel Stern (actor)
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| Daniel Stern | |
 "Bumbling but Lovable Idiots" (Daniel Stern) |
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| Born | August 28, 1957 Bethesda, Maryland, USA |
| Notable roles | Marvin "Marv" Merchants in Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York Phil Burquist in City Slickers, City Slickers II. |
Daniel Stern (born August 28, 1957, in Bethesda, Maryland), is an American television and film actor.
Born in Bethesda, Maryland, Stern applied for a job as a lighting engineer for a Shakespeare Festival in Washington, D.C., but was hired as a walk-on. After taking acting lessons, Stern began his acting career on and off Broadway, including a performance at Second Stage Theatre with actor Bob Gunton.
In 1979, he made his movie debut as Cyril in Breaking Away. The following year he played a student who raised objections during Jill Clayburgh's proof of the snake lemma in the film It is My Turn.
His breakthrough role as an actor came in Barry Levinson's Diner, another film role he is remembered for is the 1983 action film Blue Thunder as J.A.F.O., also known as Officer Richard Lymangood. He was the original choice to play Biff Tannen in the 1985 film, Back to the Future, but he turned the role down.
However, Stern is often more remembered for playing bumbling but lovable idiots, such as Phil from the City Slickers movies and Marv from the first two Home Alone movies. Many consider his role as Marv to a be break through for his career. He is also noted for providing the voice of the narrator on the TV series The Wonder Years, which starred Fred Savage. Stern and Savage were also featured together in Little Monsters.
Stern provided the voice for the main character of the Dilbert animated series, based on the comic strip by Scott Adams. He also tried his hand at directing through several episodes of The Wonder Years and the movie Rookie of the Year.
His best friends include Billy Crystal and Joe Pesci, his co-stars from City Slickers and Home Alone, respectively.
[edit] Filmography
- The Last Time (2006)
- Bachelor Party Vegas (2006)
- A Previous Engagement (2005)
- The Last Full Measure (2004)
- Regular Joe (2003) TV Series
- Danny (2001) TV Series
- Viva Las Nowhere (2001)
- How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)
- Dilbert (1999) Animated TV Series
- Partners (1999)
- Very Bad Things (1998)
- Tourist Trap (1998)
- Gun (1997) TV Series
- Hey Arnold! (1997) Animated TV Series
- Celtic Pride (1996)
- Bushwhacked (1995)
- City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
- SeaQuest DSV (1993) TV Series
- Rookie of the Year (1993)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- City Slickers (1991)
- The Simpsons (1991) Animated TV Series
- Home Alone (1990)
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
- My Blue Heaven (1990)
- Coupe de Ville (1990)
- Little Monsters (1989)
- Leviathan (1989)
- Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics (1989)
- The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
- The Wonder Years (1988) TV Series
- D.O.A. (1988)
- Weekend War (1988)
- Born in East L.A. (1987)
- The Boss' Wife (1986)
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- Hometown (1985) TV Series
- Key Exchange (1985)
- The Ratings Game (1984)
- Frankenweenie (1984)
- C.H.U.D. (1984)
- Samson and Delilah (1984)
- Get Crazy (1983)
- Blue Thunder (1983)
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
- Diner (1982)
- Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
- It's My Turn (1980)
- One Trick Pony (1980)
- Stardust Memories (1980)
- A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
- Starting Over (1979)
- Breaking Away (1979)
[edit] Trivia
- His friends call him "Marv" because his character's name was Marv in Home Alone and Home Alone 2. [citation needed]
