David Krumholtz
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| David Krumholtz | |
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| Born | May 15, 1978 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vanessa Britting (m. 2010) |
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Early life
Krumholtz was born in Queens, New York City. He is the son of Judy, a dental assistant, and Michael Krumholtz, a postal worker. He grew up in a "very working-class, almost poor" Jewish family.[1][2] His mother moved from Hungary to the U.S. in 1956,[3] and his paternal grandparents emigrated from Poland.[1]Career
Krumholtz began his acting career at the age of 13 when he followed his friends to an open audition for the Broadway play Conversations with My Father (1992). Though he did not expect to get the part, he won the role of Young Charlie opposite Judd Hirsch, Tony Shalhoub, and Jason Biggs, who was also making his Broadway debut. Soon after his run on Broadway, Krumholtz co-starred in two feature films, Life With Mikey (1993) opposite Michael J. Fox, and Addams Family Values (1993) opposite Christina Ricci. For his role in Mikey, David was nominated for a 1993 Young Artist Award.[4] Although his work in these two films garnered him critical attention, David is probably best known by children as the sarcastic head elf Bernard from The Santa Clause (1994) and its 2002 sequel The Santa Clause 2, but due to filming overlap with Numbers was unable to take part in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.[citation needed]In 1994, Krumholtz co-starred in his first television series, Monty, with Henry Winkler; the show lasted only a few episodes. Krumholtz later starred in several short-lived series over the years. Along the way, he had the opportunity to work with Jason Bateman (Chicago Sons, 1997), Tom Selleck (The Closer, 1998), Jon Cryer (The Trouble with Normal, 2000), and Rob Lowe (The Lyon's Den, 2003). In 2005 he finally found television success with the CBS series Numbers.[5] Along with his starring roles on television, Krumholtz made guest appearances on ER as schizophrenic patient Paul Sobriki, as well as on Law & Order, Undeclared, Lucky, and Freaks and Geeks.
It was the role of Yussel that brought Krumholtz to the attention of actor and filmmaker, Edward Burns, who cast him in the 2001 independent film Sidewalks of New York.[1] Playing the romantic and slightly obsessed Benny, Krumholtz was on a path to larger, more complex film roles. His first role as a leading man was in the 2002 romantic comedy You Stupid Man, playing opposite Milla Jovovich. Although never released theatrically in the United States, You Stupid Man, directed by Edward Burns's brother Brian Burns, was released on DVD in 2006. Krumholtz carried his first leading role in a released American film when he starred Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie, which premiered on FX Networks in 2002.
Big Shot was a true story based on the Arizona State University basketball fixing scandal of the early 1990s. Krumholtz played Benny Silman, a college student and campus bookmaker who was jailed for his part in shaving points off key Arizona State basketball games. Benny was unlike any character Krumholtz had played before, and he garnered critical praise for his performance, proving that he was not just a sidekick.[6]
In 2005, Krumholtz played Max in My Suicidal Sweetheart (formerly Max and Grace), once again starring opposite actress Natasha Lyonne. Krumholtz also returned to smaller key roles in the successful films Ray and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle – two very different movies released in 2004. In September 2005, he was seen in Joss Whedon's science fiction film Serenity as "Mr. Universe", a hacker and information broker. Most recently, in early 2006, Krumholtz's 2003 film Kill the Poor screened in New York City at IFC Center and across the country on Comcast's On Demand cable service.
From 2005, he portrayed Charlie Eppes, a mathematical genius who helped his brother Don (Rob Morrow), an FBI agent, solve crimes using mathematics, on CBS' show Numbers. The cast of Numbers also included Judd Hirsch and Peter MacNicol, who appeared with him in Addams Family Values as a camp counselor. Television critic Matt Roush (TV Guide) called Krumholtz's work on Numbers "probably his best TV work to date".[citation needed] Numbers was officially cancelled by CBS on May 18, 2010.[7]
In 2012, Krumholtz was cast opposite Michael Urie in CBS' comedy TV series Partners[8] but the show was cancelled after six episodes.[9]
Personal life
He appears in two documentaries on the Knocked Up DVD (one being staged and the other being genuine). "Gummy: The Sixth Roommate" tells the true story of how David dropped out of the film to play the lead part in a Woody Allen movie in Paris that got canceled before production, and Apatow would not write him back into his script. He would have played one of the main character's five roommates (along with other Freaks and Geeks alumni Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and Martin Starr).[10][11] Friend and fellow Freaks actor Jason Segel appears with him in a short scene in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.On May 22, 2010, Krumholtz married actress Vanessa Britting (born Vanessa Almeda Goonan), at The Plaza Hotel, in New York City; they had been engaged since July 2008.[12]
In July 2011, Krumholtz was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and began a radioactive iodine treatment five months later.[13] At the end of January 2012 was diagnosed cancer-free.[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Life with Mikey | Barry Corman | |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values | Joel Glicker | |
| 1994 | The Santa Clause | Bernard the Elf | |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | Francis Davenport | |
| 1998 | Slums of Beverly Hills | Ben Abromowitz | |
| 1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Michael Eckman | |
| 1999 | Liberty Heights | Yussel | |
| 2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Brian Sellars | |
| 2001 | The Mexican | Beck | |
| 2001 | Sidewalks of New York | Benjamin Bazler | |
| 2001 | Two Can Play That Game | Jason | |
| 2001 | According to Spencer | Ezra | |
| 2002 | Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie | Benny Silman | Television film |
| 2002 | You Stupid Man | Owen | |
| 2002 | The Santa Clause 2 | Bernard the Arch-elf | |
| 2002 | Cheats | Evan Rosengarden | |
| 2003 | Scorched | Max | |
| 2003 | Kill the Poor | Joe Peltz | |
| 2004 | Looking for Kitty | Abe Fiannico | |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Goldstein | |
| 2004 | Ray | Milt Shaw | |
| 2005 | My Suicidal Sweetheart | Max | |
| 2005 | Guess Who | Jerry MacNamara | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Serenity | Mr. Universe | |
| 2006 | American Storage | Kurt | Short film |
| 2006 | The Nail | Daniel | Short film |
| 2006 | Bobby | Agent Phil | |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Frat boy #2 | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Live! | Rex | |
| 2007 | Superbad | Benji Austin | |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | Terrian commander | Voice only |
| 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Schwartzberg | |
| 2008 | Demption | Detective Joseph Schneider | Short film |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Goldstein | |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man | Sydney's buddy #3 | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Kent | |
| 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | Goldstein | |
| 2013 | Teddy Bears | Andrew | |
| 2013 | This Is the End | David Krumholtz | |
| 2013 | Tuna | Getty | |
| 2014 | The Judge | Mike Kattan | Post-production |
| 2014 | Casual Encounters | Sammy Deetz | Post-production |
| 2015 | Sausage Party | Voice Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Law & Order | Scott Fisher | Episode: "Sweeps" |
| 1994 | Monty | David Richardson | Main cast; 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Timmy | Episode: "Tess Makes the Man" |
| 1997 | Chicago Sons | Billy Kulchak | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Justice League of America | Martin Walters | Unsold CBS pilot |
| 1997 | Union Square | Russell | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | The Closer | Bruno Verma | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2000, 2002 | ER | Paul Sobriki | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | The Trouble with Normal | Bob Wexler | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Barry Schweiber | Episode: "Noshing and Moshing" |
| 2001–2002 | Undeclared | Greg | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Lucky | Tony | Episode: "Savant" |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Jeff Fineman | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 2005–2010 | Numbers | Charlie Eppes | Main cast; 118 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Vincent Prochik | Episode: "Wet" |
| 2011 | The Playboy Club | Billy Rosen | Main cast; 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Raising Hope | Carl | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Patrick Kelly | Episode: "Shitagi Nashi..." |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Dr. Jacob "Jack" Habib | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Partners | Joe Goodman | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Childrens Hospital | Dookie | Episode: "Wisedocs" |
| 2013 | The League | Joel Cocque | Episode: "Rafi and Dirty Randy" |
| 2014 | Men at Work | Myron | 5 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wainy Days | Ortez | Episode: "Tough Guy" |
| 2011 | Marcy | Agent Rose | Episode: "Marcy Does an Agent" |
| 2013 | Breaking Fat | Male detective | 2 episodes |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992–1993 | Conversations with My Father | Young Charlie | Royale Theatre March 22, 1992 – March 14, 1993 |
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