Ethan Suplee (; born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', ''

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'', and several of

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's films as well as Frankie in ''

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'' and

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in ''

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''.

Early life

Suplee was born in

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, the son of Debbie and Bill Suplee (who later played Willie the One Eyed Mailman in ''My Name Is Earl''). His parents were actors who met while performing

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and appeared on

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. On the ''Your Welcome'' show, Ethan stated that he dropped out of school at age 14.

Career

The first major role Suplee landed was as Willam in ''

Mallrats ''Mallrats'' is a 1995 American buddy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Ben Affleck, Jason Mewes, Joey Lauren Adams, Michael Rooker, and Smith as Silent Bob. ...

'', directed by

, alongside future ''My Name is Earl'' costar

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. He also appeared briefly in the independent Kevin Smith View-Askew produced ''

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.'' Smith cast both Suplee and Lee again in later films ''

Chasing Amy ''Chasing Amy'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee. The film is about a male comic artist (Affleck) who falls in love with a lesbian woma ...

'' and ''

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''. They both make cameos in ''

Clerks II ''Clerks II'' is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film ''Clerks'', and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawso ...

''. At the same time as the filming of ''Mallrats'', Suplee also had a recurring role as Frankie "The Enforcer" Stechino in ''

'', from 1994 to 1998. Suplee's dramatic performances include the roles of the ruthless

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Seth in ''

'', one of three men who

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in '' Vulgar'',

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college roommate "Thumper" in ''

The Butterfly Effect ''The Butterfly Effect'' is a 2004 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. It stars Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott, Elden Henson, Logan Lerman, Ethan Suplee, and ...

'', American football player Louie Lastik in ''

'',

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's buddy and initial drug-dealing partner Tuna in ''

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'', and the simpleminded Pangle in '' Cold Mountain''. Suplee also had a cameo in the

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TV series ''

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'' in the fictional movie ''Queens Boulevard''. In 2014, he was cast in the

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original sitcom ''

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'', which reunited him with ''My Name Is Earl'' co-star,

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. In 2016, Suplee started playing D in Hulu's series ''

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'', as well as police officer Billy "Beer Pong" Tompkins on the Netflix sitcom ''

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''.

Personal life

In March 2011, Suplee was featured on ''

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'', having lost over 200 pounds in body weight. He was quoted as crediting cycling for his fit frame, explaining "I ride road bikes, I ride bicycles." He once reached an all-time low of 9% body fat, but put some of the weight back on upon realizing that his weight had been a past source of acting opportunities. Suplee is also good friends with

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of Star Fucking Hipsters and he agreed to appear in their music video for the song "3000 Miles Away" from their album '' Never Rest in Peace''. He is a

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. Since 2006, he has been married to Brandy Lewis, the younger sister of actress and singer

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suplee, Ethan 1976 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from New York City American male film actors American Scientologists American male television actors American male voice actors People from Manhattan