Eric Stromer

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Eric Stromer
Born (1961-04-28) 28 April 1961 (age 62)
SpouseAmy Tinkham
Children3
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.

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Career

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]

Cancer

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]

Family

Stromer is married to Amy Tinkham. They have three children. [2]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996The Acting ThingEric
1996 Grace of My Heart Doris' L.A. Boyfriend
1999 Tycus Phillers
1999Valerie FlakeAdonis Plumber
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Santa Barbara Michael Adams7 episodes
1990 Freddy's Nightmares Otto1 episode
2003–2005Clean Sweephimself14 episodes
2005 Three Wishes himself10 episodes
2006 The Tony Danza Show himself1 episode
2006 The Megan Mullally Show himself2 episodes
2007 Rachael Ray himself1 episode
2008 Top Gear Himself – PresenterUnaired Pilot
2008Home for the HolidayshimselfTV movie
2008–2009HGTV Showdownhimself2 episodes
2009–2011 Over Your Head himself24 episodes
2010Cut It in Half: AirplanehimselfTV movie
2007–2010Home Improvement with Eric StromerHimself – Host32 episodes
2011 The Doctors himself1 episode
2012 Today himself1 episode
2012Hideous Houseshimself8 episode
2012–2013 Marie himself3 episodes

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