Eric Stromer | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Acting Thing | Eric | |
| 1996 | Grace of My Heart | Doris' L.A. Boyfriend | |
| 1999 | Tycus | Phillers | |
| 1999 | Valerie Flake | Adonis Plumber |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | Michael Adams | 7 episodes |
| 1990 | Freddy's Nightmares | Otto | 1 episode |
| 2003–2005 | Clean Sweep | himself | 14 episodes |
| 2005 | Three Wishes | himself | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | The Tony Danza Show | himself | 1 episode |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | himself | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Rachael Ray | himself | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Top Gear | Himself – Presenter | Unaired Pilot |
| 2008 | Home for the Holidays | himself | TV movie |
| 2008–2009 | HGTV Showdown | himself | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Over Your Head | himself | 24 episodes |
| 2010 | Cut It in Half: Airplane | himself | TV movie |
| 2007–2010 | Home Improvement with Eric Stromer | Himself – Host | 32 episodes |
| 2011 | The Doctors | himself | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Today | himself | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Hideous Houses | himself | 8 episode |
| 2012–2013 | Marie | himself | 3 episodes |