Eric Stromer
Eric Antony Stromer (born April 28, 1961) was a co-host for the canceled motoring television series, Top Gear, on NBC.[1] He was raised in Evanston, Illinois.
Stromer started acting at the age of 7 doing a Kit-Kat commercial. He lost out of the role of Henry Desmond to Peter Scolari in the Tom Hanks sitcom Bosom Buddies.[2] He is the host of Over Your Head, the primary carpenter on Clean Sweep, also making appearances on Trading Spaces.[3][4] He is also an occasional guest on Adam Carolla's home improvement podcast, Ace on the House, dispensing home improvement advice to callers.[2]
Cancer
On February 28, 2011, Stromer related, on an episode of The Doctors, that radiography following a car accident in which he was involved uncovered a tumor on his thyroid gland. He was diagnosed with papillary cancer and had his entire thyroid removed. He is in remission. [5]
Family
Stromer is married to Amy Tinkham. They have three children.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tycus | Phillers | |
| 1999 | Valerie Flake | Adonis Plumber | |
| 1996 | Grace of My Heart | Doris' L.A. Boyfriend | |
| 1996 | The Acting Thing | Eric | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | Marie | himself | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Today | himself | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Hideous Houses | himself | 8 episode |
| 2011 | The Doctors | himself | 1 episode |
| 2009-2011 | Over Your Head | himself | 24 episodes |
| 2007-2010 | Home Improvement with Eric Stromer | Himself - Host | 32 episodes |
| 2010 | Cut It in Half: Airplane | himself | TV Movie |
| 2008 | Home for the Holidays | himself | TV Movie |
| 2008-2009 | HGTV Showdown | himself | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Top Gear | Himself - Presenter | Unaired Pilot |
| 2007 | Rachael Ray | himself | 1 episode |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | himself | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The Tony Danza Show | himself | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Three Wishes | himself | 10 episodes |
| 2003-2005 | Clean Sweep | himself | 14 episodes |
| 1990 | Freddy's Nightmares | Otto | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | Michael Adams | 7 episodes |
References
- ↑ Wert, Ray (2008-06-16). "Top Gear Officially Coming To NBC!". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- 1 2 3 "Ray and Eric ‘Chicken Juice’ Stromer". 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ Jackson, Kimberly L. (2008-03-15). "Eric Stromer on the fix-it family". http://www.nj.com nj.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "TLC: Clean Sweep: Meet the Team". TLC. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "Benefits of "Naked" Floors". 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.