Eric Antony Stromer (born April 28, 1961) is an American actor and television personality. He was a co-host for the motoring television series, Top Gear, on NBC.[1] He was raised in Evanston, Illinois.
Eric Stromer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1961 |
| Spouse | Amy Tinkham |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| Show | Top Gear |
| Station | NBC |
| Show | Over Your Head |
| Country | United States |
Career
editStromer 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 the co-host of Adam Carolla's home improvement podcast, Ace on the House, dispensing home improvement advice to callers.[2]
Cancer
editOn 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
editStromer is married to Amy Tinkham. They have three children.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Acting Thing | Eric | |
| 1996 | Grace of My Heart | Doris' L.A. Boyfriend | |
| 1999 | Tycus | Phillers | |
| 1999 | Valerie Flake | Adonis Plumber |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | Michael Adams | 7 episodes |
| 1990 | Freddy's Nightmares | Otto | 1 episode |
| 2003–2005 | Clean Sweep | himself | 14 episodes |
| 2005 | Three Wishes | himself | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | The Tony Danza Show | himself | 1 episode |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | himself | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Rachael Ray | himself | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Top Gear | Himself – Presenter | Unaired Pilot |
| 2008 | Home for the Holidays | himself | TV movie |
| 2008–2009 | HGTV Showdown | himself | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Over Your Head | himself | 24 episodes |
| 2010 | Cut It in Half: Airplane | himself | TV movie |
| 2007–2010 | Home Improvement with Eric Stromer | Himself – Host | 32 episodes |
| 2011 | The Doctors | himself | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Today | himself | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Hideous Houses | himself | 8 episode |
| 2012–2013 | Marie | himself | 3 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Wert, Ray (2008-06-16). "Top Gear Officially Coming To NBC!". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ a b c "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". nj.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "TLC: Clean Sweep: Meet the Team". TLC. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "Benefits of "Naked" Floors". 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.