Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood Bob Bishop in Heroes Sandy Ryerson in Glee Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous Action Jack Barker in Silicon Valley Dr Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs and Dr Schulman in The Mindy Project Tobolowsky was born on May 30 1951 in Dallas Texas He studied geology at Southern Methodist University but switched to theater after being cast in a production of The Crucible He later attended the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign where he graduated with a degree in drama Tobolowsky began his acting career in the early 1980s appearing in films such as The Philadelphia Experiment 1984 Nobodys Fool 1986 and Spaceballs 1987 He also had a recurring role on the television series Seinfeld 19891998 Tobolowskys breakthrough role came in 1993 when he played Ned Ryerson in the comedy Groundhog Day His performance in the film was critically acclaimed and he has since become one of the most recognizable character actors in Hollywood Tobolowsky has continued to work steadily in film and television over the years He has appeared in numerous other films including Memento 2000 Mulholland Drive 2001 and The Informant 2009 He has also had recurring roles on the television series Deadwood 20042006 Heroes 20062007 Californication 20072014 and Silicon Valley 20142019 In addition to his acting career Tobolowsky is also a writer and a podcaster He has written two books The Dangerous Animals Club 2002 and The Tobolowsky Files 2017 He also hosts the podcast The Tobolowsky Files in which he tells stories about his life and career
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