![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: May 30, 1951 in Dallas, TX Biography:Perhaps one of the most instantly recognizable -- yet seemingly unidentifiable -- character actors to have succeeded in Hollywood, "Stephen Tobolowsky"'s non-movie star looks have enabled the native Texan to portray a wider variety of characters more conventional movie stars simply could not. Born and raised in Dallas, Tobolowsky attended Southern Methodist University for his undergraduate degree and went on to earn a Master's degree in acting from the University of Illinois. While at S.M.U., the young Tobolowsky won his first film role in a low-budget horror film entitled "Keep My Grave Open". Soon after finishing his studies, he went west to Los Angeles and started working somewhat consistently in both television and film in the early '80s -- while gaining some notice for his work in the films "Swing Shift" and "Mississippi Burning". After toiling on the West Coast for a few years, Tobolowsky became... Full Biography
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