Eric Chase Anderson

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Eric Chase Anderson
Born
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater Stratford High School
Occupations
  • Author
  • illustrator
  • actor
Years active1998–present
Relatives Wes Anderson (brother)

Eric Chase Anderson is an American author, illustrator and actor. [1]

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Early life

Anderson was born in Houston, Texas and attended Stratford High School. [2] He is the brother of filmmaker Wes Anderson. [3]

Work

Anderson's first book for young readers, Chuck Dugan Is AWOL: A Novel, With Maps, was published in 2005 by Chronicle Books. His illustrations have also appeared in Time magazine and The New York Observer and as part of a marketing campaign for Virgin Mobile. He illustrated all of the maps, covers, and other packaging of the Criterion Collection editions of the films Rushmore , The Royal Tenenbaums , The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , and The Darjeeling Limited .

Anderson also helped conceptualize the design for The Royal Tenenbaums by making detailed maps of each room in the Tenenbaum house for the production designers to use as guides, in addition to creating all of the drawings and paintings credited to Richie Tenenbaum.

In 2005, he published an opinion piece in The New York Times concerning the Randy "Duke" Cunningham affair. [4]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998 Rushmore Architect Cameo
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums Medical Student
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Air Kentucky Pilot
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox Kristofferson SilverfoxVoice role
2012 Moonrise Kingdom Secretary McIntireCameo

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References

  1. "Illustrator Eric Chase Anderson on Work Beyond His Brother's Films, Game-changing Career Advice + More". American Institute of Graphic Arts . November 4, 2015.
  2. Bowman, Becky (June 12, 2005). "Eric Chase Anderson maps out a writing life". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. Standen, Dirk (October 19, 2010). "Paper Chase: The Art of Eric Chase Anderson". Style.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  4. Anderson, Eric Chase (December 3, 2005). "An Ace in the Hole". The New York Times. Retrieved November 16, 2013.