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Early life

Stuart was born in

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, New York to a modern dancer mother and a criminal attorney father.

Voice acting career

He provides voices for English dubs of

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. Some of his most prominent roles include Brock and

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Music career

As a stage performer, he and his band, Eric Stuart Band, have toured with

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Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

Video games

Web

Discography

* ''Curiosity'' (1996) * ''Picture Perfect World'' (1997) * ''Eric Stuart'' (1998) * ''Blue, Dressed in Black'' (2000) * '' BombShellShocked'' (2003) * '' In The County Of Kings'' (2007) * ''Empty Frame of Reference'' (2009) * ''Falls on Me'' (2011) * ''Lipstick and Barbed Wire'' (2013) * ''My Kind of Danger'' (2018)

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Eric Living people American male video game actors American male voice actors American rock guitarists American rock singers American voice directors Male actors from New York (state) Male actors from Nashville, Tennessee Musicians from Brooklyn Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) alumni Singer-songwriters from New York (state) Singer-songwriters from Tennessee 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Year of birth missing (living people)