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Most Recent Role: Sully on The Loop
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Birthday: 5-31-1977
Birth Name: Eric Christian Olsen
Eric Christian OlsenMore Photos Eric Christian Olsen best known for portraying playing dumb jock types, but much to everyone's surprise this guy was pre-med, was in a gifted program in elementary school and he speaks Japanese... Eric was born in Eugene, Oregon, but spent his childhood in Bettendorf, Iowa. He wasn't always interested in acting; he comes from an athletic family so naturally he played sports a lot. Eric...

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The Loop
Fatty
Sunday 1 July 2007 on FOX

In an attempt to understand the plight of plus-sized airline passengers, Sam is forced to fly while wearing a fat suit. However, while on the flight, Russell asks Sam to spy on his girlfriend... but Sam does more than that.

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Eric: Looks only get you so far. You can't just sit there and be pretty for hours of dinner. I know it sounds cheesy, but I need an intellect. I like to know, 'What books have you read lately? What are you passionate about? What do you care about?' She should have values, morality and should be funny, charming. (edit)
Eric's favorite book is Sophie's Choice by William Styron. (edit)
Eric lost the role of Johnny Storm in the movie Fantastic Four to Chris Evans. (edit)
Eric and actor Chris Evans are good friends. As of 2007, they have been in two movies together: Not Another Teen Movie (2001) and Cellular (2004). (edit)
In 2000, Eric was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV series - Young Ensemble for Get Real. (edit)

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Eric: Looks only get you so far. You can't just sit there and be pretty for hours of dinner. I know it sounds cheesy, but I need an intellect. I like to know, 'What books have you read lately? What are you passionate about? What do you care about?' She should have values, morality and should be funny, charming. (edit)
Eric (on the last time he cried): My brother's a Navy Seal, and he was deployed for six months. We didn't know when he was coming home. I remember the message on my voicemail that said he had just landed in New York. I just remember being so relieved and so happy and thankful. (edit)
Eric: Happiness is the journey, not the destination. You should find happiness in what you're doing every day. When I first came out here, it was always about reaching the next level: education, the acting business, getting a commercial, a TV show, a movie. You're always working towards something bigger without really appreciating what you have in the moment. (edit)
Eric: I've slept in a sleeping bag for the past four years of my life. It's this awesome North Face down sleeping bag. It's a cocoon of warmth. It maintains your body heat. Everybody with sleeping problems: if you go out and buy yourself a nice down sleeping bag, your body won't have to expend energy keeping yourself warm, so you can sleep. It kicks ass until you have a girl over. Then she'll look at you like you're crazy. (edit)
Eric: Mohawks are dumb, but a mullet is way dumber. Unless you like NASCAR, then it's so in style. (edit)

Other Appearances

 
Star
Get Real
Cameron Green
The Loop
Sully
Write & Wrong
Jason ’Krueger’ Langdon
Recurring Role
Tru Calling
Jensen
Guest Star
24
Day 2: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
John Mason
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Episode 02
(The Viewing)
ER
Responsible Parties
Travis Mitchell
Making the Video
Tainted Love
Austin
Smallville
Hourglass
Young Harry Bolston/Volk
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