Ethan Suplee facts for kids
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Ethan Suplee
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Suplee in 2011
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| Born | May 25, 1976 New York City, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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Brandy Lewis
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| Children | 4 |
Ethan L. Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American actor. He is famous for his roles in many movies and TV shows.
You might know him from films like American History X, Blow, and Remember the Titans. He was also in The Wolf of Wall Street. On TV, he played Frankie in Boy Meets World and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl.
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Ethan Suplee's Early Life
Ethan Suplee was born in Manhattan, New York City. His parents, Debbie and Bill Suplee, were also actors. They met while performing in plays during the summer.
Ethan shared that he left school when he was 14 years old.
Ethan Suplee's Acting Career
Ethan Suplee got his first big acting job as Willam in the movie Mallrats. This film was directed by Kevin Smith. He worked alongside Jason Lee, who later became his co-star in My Name is Earl.
Kevin Smith liked working with Ethan and Jason. He cast them both in his later movies, Chasing Amy and Dogma. They even made short appearances in Clerks II.
Around the same time he was filming Mallrats, Ethan also had a regular role on the TV show Boy Meets World. From 1994 to 1998, he played Frankie "The Enforcer" Stechino.
Later, Ethan appeared in the HBO TV series Entourage. In 2014, he joined the TV show Jennifer Falls. This show brought him back together with Jaime Pressly, another actor from My Name Is Earl.
In 2016, Ethan started playing the character "D" in the Hulu series Chance. He also played police officer Billy "Beer Pong" Tompkins on the Netflix show The Ranch.
In 2020, Ethan Suplee started his own podcast. It is called American Glutton.
Ethan Suplee's Personal Life
Since 2006, Ethan Suplee has been married to Brandy Lewis. She is the younger sister of actress and singer Juliette Lewis.
In 2011, Ethan was featured on TMZ on TV because he had lost a lot of weight. He shared on his podcast American Glutton that his heaviest weight was 530 pounds. His lightest weight was 220 pounds. He said that riding bicycles helped him stay fit.
Key Film and Television Roles
Ethan Suplee has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of his most notable roles:
Movies
- 1995: Mallrats as Willam Black
- 1997: Chasing Amy as Comic Fan
- 1998: American History X as Seth Ryan
- 1999: Dogma as Noman the Golgothan (voice role)
- 2000: Remember the Titans as Louie Lastik
- 2001: Blow as Tuna
- 2002: John Q. as Max Conlin
- 2003: Cold Mountain as Pangle
- 2004: The Butterfly Effect as Thumper
- 2004: Without a Paddle as Elwood
- 2006: Clerks II as Teen #2
- 2010: Unstoppable as Dewey
- 2013: The Wolf of Wall Street as Toby Welch
- 2016: Deepwater Horizon as Jason Anderson
- 2020: The Hunt as Gary
- 2022: Dog as Noah
- 2022: Clerks III as Willam Black
Television Shows
- 1994–1998: Boy Meets World as Frankie Stechino (19 episodes)
- 2005–2009: My Name Is Earl as Randy Hickey (96 episodes, main cast)
- 2005–2010: Entourage as Himself (2 episodes)
- 2011–2013: Raising Hope as Andrew (5 episodes)
- 2014: Jennifer Falls as Wayne Doyle (10 episodes, main cast)
- 2016–2020: The Ranch as Officer Billy "Beer Pong" Tompkins (13 episodes)
- 2016–2017: Chance as Darius "D" Pringle (20 episodes, main cast)
- 2019: Santa Clarita Diet as Tommy (6 episodes)
- 2020: Good Girls as Gil (3 episodes)
Images for kids
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Suplee in 2011
See also
In Spanish: Ethan Suplee para niños
