Daniel Jacob Stern (created August 28, 1957) is an American movie and television celebrity. In 1979, Stern made his film debut as Cyril in Breaking Away. The next year he played a pupil who raised objections during Jill Clayburgh’s evidence of the snake lemma in the movie It’s My Turn. He’d another early movie character in the 1984 horror movie C.H.U.D., as the soup kitchen C.H.U.D. hunter. Stern has played characters in numerous comedic parts, like Phil Berquist in the City Slickers pictures; Marv Merchants the burglar in the very first two Home Alone films (Home Alone in 1990 and Home Alone 2 in 1992). Nevertheless, he declined to play the character once more in the fourth episode of the franchise; he also starred as Max in Bushwhacked. As narrator, Stern played the adult Kevin Arnold, remembering his youth. Stern and Savage were additionally featured collectively in Little Monsters, where Stern played the dad of Savage’s character. Stern supplied the voice for the primary character of the Dilbert animated TV series, on the basis of the comic strip by Scott Adams. Stern directed several episodes of The Wonder Years as well as the feature film Rookie of the Year.
Actor, Television Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Sculptor, Voice Actor
Education
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, HB Studio
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Laure Mattos (m. 1980)
Children
Henry Stern, Ella Marie Stern, Sophie Stern
Siblings
David M. Stern
Nicknames
Daniel Jacob Stern , Dan Stern
Nominations
TV Land Favorite Heard But Not Seen Character Award
Movies
Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, City Slickers, Breaking Away, Rookie of the Year, Bushwhacked, Whip It, Very Bad Things, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold, C.H.U.D., Diner, Blue Thunder, Hannah and Her Sisters, Celtic Pride, The Milagro Beanfield War, The Next Three Days, Litt...
TV Shows
Regular Joe, Danny, Dilbert, The Wonder Years, Hometown, Vegetable Soup
[on working with Sidney Lumet on "Daniel"] Lumet's a genius, an absolute genius. He's so professional. He knows exactly what he wants. Everything works like clockwork and you're out of there in record time.
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[in 1983] I remember after graduating high school I got a part in a play with the Washington Shakepeare Festiva, a little part. But I remember thinking, this would be a great way of making a living... to be an actor. I never really thought I'd make a lot of money at it. I knew I wanted to act when I was around 14. The only other thing I can really remember wanting to do besides acting was a gas station attendant. At the time that seemed like a great job - wash the windows, pump the gas - it looks so cool coming home with black hands. There's a natural transition, from wanting to be a gas station attendant to being an actor, right?
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[in 1983] I want to work in the movies for the next 50 years. I feel I can find my place, get the parts I like, and just keep working. It might all end tomorrow, and I try to remember that. Bt so far it's been fantastic.
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My life is fairly normal. I didn't wake up one morning and find out that I'm suddenly a star, with people clamoring at me. I feel like I'm moving up the ladder just a little, which is fine.