Eric Stromer | |
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Born | 28 April 1961 |
Spouse | Amy Tinkham |
Children | 3 |
Career | |
Show | Top Gear |
Station | NBC |
Show | Over Your Head |
Country | United States |
Eric Antony Stromer (born April 28, 1961) is an American actor and television personality. He was a co-host for the motoring television series, Top Gear, on NBC.[1] He was raised in Evanston, Illinois.
Stromer started acting at the age of 7 doing a Kit Kat commercial. He lost out of the role of Henry Desmond to Peter Scolari in the Tom Hanks sitcom Bosom Buddies.[2] He is the host of Over Your Head, the primary carpenter on Clean Sweep, also making appearances on Trading Spaces.[3][4] He is also the co-host of Adam Carolla's home improvement podcast, Ace on the House, dispensing home improvement advice to callers.[2]
On February 28, 2011, Stromer related, on an episode of The Doctors, that radiography following a car accident in which he was involved uncovered a tumor on his thyroid gland. He was diagnosed with papillary cancer and had his entire thyroid removed. He is in remission.[5]
Stromer is married to Amy Tinkham. They have three children.[2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Tycus | Phillers | |
1999 | Valerie Flake | Adonis Plumber | |
1996 | Grace of My Heart | Doris' L.A. Boyfriend | |
1996 | The Acting Thing | Eric |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012–2013 | Marie | himself | 3 episodes |
2012 | Today | himself | 1 episode |
2012 | Hideous Houses | himself | 8 episode |
2011 | The Doctors | himself | 1 episode |
2009–2011 | Over Your Head | himself | 24 episodes |
2007–2010 | Home Improvement with Eric Stromer | Himself – Host | 32 episodes |
2010 | Cut It in Half: Airplane | himself | TV movie |
2008 | Home for the Holidays | himself | TV movie |
2008–2009 | HGTV Showdown | himself | 2 episodes |
2008 | Top Gear | Himself – Presenter | Unaired Pilot |
2007 | Rachael Ray | himself | 1 episode |
2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | himself | 2 episodes |
2006 | The Tony Danza Show | himself | 1 episode |
2005 | Three Wishes | himself | 10 episodes |
2003–2005 | Clean Sweep | himself | 14 episodes |
1990 | Freddy's Nightmares | Otto | 1 episode |
1984 | Santa Barbara | Michael Adams | 7 episodes |