Eric Gurry (born December 14, 1966) is an American former
child actor and
entrepreneur.
Education and career
Gurry graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and obtained a
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
degree from the
University of Chicago Law School.
Gurry is best known for his roles in films and plays. In 1982 he appeared as Igor in ''
Author! Author!'', a role which earned him praise. He co-starred in the 1983 film, ''
Bad Boys'', opposite
Sean Penn, and received praise for his portrayal of 15-year-old criminal Horowitz. He also appeared in the 1986 comedy film, ''
Willy/Milly
''Something Special'' (also known as ''Willy/Milly'' and ''I Was a Teenage Boy'') is a 1986 comedic fantasy film directed by Paul Schneider, based upon a story by the same name by Alan H. Friedman. The film follows the title character of Milly N ...
''.
Gurry's theatre credits include the
off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
comedy, ''Table Settings'' (1980); and
Woody Allen's
Broadway play, ''
The Floating Light Bulb'' (1981), with
Beatrice Arthur,
Danny Aiello
Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. () (June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous motion pictures, including ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974), ''The Front'' (1976), ''Once Upon a Time in America'' (1984), ''Hide in ...
and
Jack Weston.
Gurry also appeared in a handful of TV series and TV movies throughout his career.
Partial filmography
References
External links
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Eric Gurry: Filmography ''
The New York Times''
Something Special MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
American male film actors
1966 births
Living people
University of Chicago Law School alumni
University of Pennsylvania alumni
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