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3	Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor and director.
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5	He is best known for playing Rocky Dennis in ''Film/{{Mask\|1985}}'' and Lance in ''Film/PulpFiction''. He was also famously [[TheOtherMarty cast as Marty McFly]] in ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' before being replaced by Creator/MichaelJFox. Stoltz worked on the film for a month and was then fired because his performance was not comedic enough for director Creator/RobertZemeckis.
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7	Stoltz can still be seen in the film driving the [=DeLorean=] in some wide shots and according to Thomas F. Wilson the closeup shot of Biff being punched by Marty in the diner is almost certainly Stoltz as well, or his fist at least. Additionally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wudNasQbv0 several seconds of the original footage were released as part of a DVD extra]] (though his full performance remains locked in a vault and may never see the light of day).
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9	As a director, he has worked on episodes of ''Series/LawAndOrder'', ''Series/BostonLegal'', ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Series/{{Glee}}'' and ''Series/MadamSecretary''.
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11	!!Selected Filmography:
12	* ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'' (1982): Stoner Bud.
13	* ''Series/StElsewhere'' (1983): Eddie Carson.
14	* ''Film/{{Mask\|1985}}'' (1985): Rocky Dennis.
15	* ''Film/SomeKindOfWonderful'' (1987): Keith Nelson.
16	* ''Film/TheFlyII'' (1989): Martin Brundle.
17	* ''Film/SayAnything'' (1989): Vahlere.
18	* ''Film/MemphisBelle'' (1990): Staff Sgt. Danny Daly.
19	* ''Naked in New York'' (1993): Jake Briggs.
20	* ''Film/KillingZoe'' (1994): Zed.
21	* ''Film/PulpFiction'' (1994): Lance.
22	* ''Film/LittleWomen1994'' (1994): John Brooke.
23	* ''Film/TheProphecy'' (1995): Simon.
24	* ''Film/RobRoy'' (1995): Alan [=McDonald=].
25	* ''Film/JerryMaguire'' (1996): Ethan Valhere.
26	* ''Film/TwoDaysInTheValley'' (1996): Wes Taylor.
27	* ''Film/{{Anaconda}}'' (1997): Dr. Steven Cale.
28	* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' (1997): Drew Kellerman
29	* ''Film/AMurderOfCrows'' (1998): Thurman Parks III.
30	* ''Series/ChicagoHope'' (1998-1999): Dr. Robert Yeats.
31	* ''The House of Mirth'' (2000): Lawrence Selden.
32	* ''Film/TheButterflyEffect'' (2004): Mr. Miller.
33	* ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' (2009-2010): Daniel Graystone.
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35	!!Tropes:
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37	* FilmedStageProduction: Stoltz starred as George in a 1998 stage production of ''Theatre/OurTown'', which was filmed and ran on PBS's ''Great Performances''. (Creator/PenelopeAnnMiller played Emily.)
38	* MethodActing: While working on ''Back to the Future'', Stoltz insisted on being called "Marty" at all times. In the scene where Marty confronts Biff in the cafeteria, Stoltz' refusal to break character resulted in him leaving bruises on Creator/ThomasFWilson. Wilson planned to return the favor in the scene where Biff pulls Marty out of the car but Stoltz was fired before that could happen.
39	* TheOtherMarty: The TropeNamer, more or less, after he was fired from ''Back to the Future'' and replaced with Michael J. Fox. [[https://www.denofgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Eric-Stoltz.jpg?resize=768%2C432 Here]] is a production still of Stoltz with Christopher Lloyd in the Twin Pines Mall parking lot.

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