Eric Lloyd
Encyclopedia
Eric Lloyd is an American actor. Lloyd is best known for work as a child actor
between 1992 and 2003, in such roles as Charlie Calvin in The Santa Clause
film trilogy, and as "Little John" Warner in the NBC
television series Jesse
.
, the son of Melissa (née
Rogers) and David Morelli. His cousin is actress Alyssa Milano
and his sister is actress Emily Ann Lloyd
. In Spring 2005, he attended Chapman University
. He was the lead singer for the Glendale, California
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in episodes of The Wonder Years
. His film credits include Batman & Robin, Dunston Checks In
and My Giant
. Also, Blanky in The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) and The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
(1999) since then Timothy E. Day
only did Blanky in The Brave Little Toaster
.
Film
Video
, but that his role in Dunston Checks In
put him "back in the thick of things".
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
between 1992 and 2003, in such roles as Charlie Calvin in The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause is a 1994 American fantasy-dramedy film directed by John Pasquin, it is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. and starring Tim Allen. In the film, Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve...
film trilogy, and as "Little John" Warner in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television series Jesse
Jesse (TV series)
Jesse is an American sitcom which ran on NBC from September 1998 to May 2000. The show was created by Ira Ungerleider. It aired on Trouble in the UK.-Synopsis:...
.
Background
Lloyd was born in Glendale, CaliforniaGlendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, the son of Melissa (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Rogers) and David Morelli. His cousin is actress Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano is an American actress and former singer, known for her childhood role as Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and an eight-year stint as Phoebe Halliwell on the series Charmed. She was also a series regular on the original Melrose Place portraying the role of...
and his sister is actress Emily Ann Lloyd
Emily Ann Lloyd
Emily Ann Lloyd is an American actress. She is best known for her role was Susan Lovell, the daughter of Jim Lovell, in Apollo 13.-Private life:...
. In Spring 2005, he attended Chapman University
Chapman University
Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...
. He was the lead singer for the Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
band Conflict Conveyed thru Audio
Career
His television career began when between ages 2 and 5 he was cast as a young Fred SavageFred Savage
Fredrick Aaron "Fred" Savage is an American actor, director and producer of television and film.He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years and as the grandson in The Princess Bride...
in episodes of The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII....
. His film credits include Batman & Robin, Dunston Checks In
Dunston Checks In
Dunston Checks In is a 1996 film starring Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and introducing Sam the Orangutan as Dunston...
and My Giant
My Giant
My Giant is a 1998 comedy drama film starring Billy Crystal, and NBA player Gheorghe Muresan in his only film appearance. Crystal also co-wrote the story.-Synopsis:A huckster named Sammy travels to Romania on business...
. Also, Blanky in The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) and The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (film)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue is the second direct-to-video sequel to The Brave Little Toaster. Though it was released after The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, it is actually the second film in chronological order. A production of Hyperion/Kushner-Locke, it was originally released in...
(1999) since then Timothy E. Day
Timothy E. Day
Timothy E. Day, also known as Timothy Day, is an American actor best known for voicing the role of Blanky in the 1987 children's movie The Brave Little Toaster.-Career:...
only did Blanky in The Brave Little Toaster
The Brave Little Toaster (film)
The Brave Little Toaster is a 1987 animated adventure film adapted from the 1980 novel of the same name by Thomas Disch. The film was directed by Jerry Rees and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is set in a world where household appliances and other electronics have the ability to speak...
.
Filmography
Television- Laurie HillLaurie HillLaurie Hill was a short-lived sitcom that ran on ABC in 1992. It starred DeLane Matthews as Laurie, a pediatrician who tried balancing her roles as a doctor and a mother to her son Leo. Her husband Jeff was a writer who worked out of their home....
(8 episodes, 1992) - A Family Torn ApartA Family Torn ApartA Family Torn Apart is a 1993 television film directed by Craig R. Baxley, based on the novel Sudden Fury: A True Story of Adoption and Murder by Leslie Walker, which itself is based on a true story.- Plot :...
(1993) - Bitter Blood (1994)
- Seasons of the Heart (1994)
- Abandoned and Deceived (1995)
- A Christmas MemoryA Christmas Memory"A Christmas Memory" is a short story by Truman Capote. Originally published in Mademoiselle magazine in December 1956, it was reprinted in The Selected Writings of Truman Capote in 1963...
(1997) - JesseJesse (TV series)Jesse is an American sitcom which ran on NBC from September 1998 to May 2000. The show was created by Ira Ungerleider. It aired on Trouble in the UK.-Synopsis:...
(41 episodes, 1998–2000) - ERER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
(1 episode, 2001)
Film
- Sunny's Deliverance (1993)
- Heart and SoulsHeart and SoulsHeart and Souls is a 1993 fantasy/comedy film about the souls of four deceased people who are trapped on earth and can only be seen by a single living human being who is recruited to help them take care of their unfinished business...
(1993) - GreedyGreedy (film)Greedy is a 1994 comedy film starring Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Phil Hartman and Nancy Travis, directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel. The original music score was composed by Randy Edelman...
(1994) - The Santa ClauseThe Santa ClauseThe Santa Clause is a 1994 American fantasy-dramedy film directed by John Pasquin, it is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. and starring Tim Allen. In the film, Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve...
(1994) - Dunston Checks InDunston Checks InDunston Checks In is a 1996 film starring Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and introducing Sam the Orangutan as Dunston...
(1996) - The Spittin' Image (1997)
- Batman & Robin (1997)
- Deconstructing HarryDeconstructing HarryDeconstructing Harry is a black comedy film by Woody Allen released in 1997. This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to...
(1997) - My GiantMy GiantMy Giant is a 1998 comedy drama film starring Billy Crystal, and NBA player Gheorghe Muresan in his only film appearance. Crystal also co-wrote the story.-Synopsis:A huckster named Sammy travels to Romania on business...
(1998) - Luminous Motion (1998)
- The Santa Clause 2The Santa Clause 2The Santa Clause 2 is a 2002 American comedy film and the sequel to the 1994 film, The Santa Clause. All the principal actors from the first film reprise their roles, except for Peter Boyle, who returns portraying a different minor character...
(2002) - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a 2006 American film, the sequel to The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2. This is the third and final film in the trilogy. This film was also scheduled as a Disney Channel Original Movie....
(2006)
Video
- Virtual Oz (1996) (voice)
- Toto Lost in New York (1996) (voice)
- The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt (1996) (voice)
- Christmas in Oz (1996) (voice)
- Who Stole Santa? (1996) (voice)
Recognition
In 1996, The Star Telegram wrote "Eric Lloyd is a few years shy of adolescence, but already he has the credentials of a veteran actor," stating that at that the time his biggest role was in The Santa ClauseThe Santa Clause
The Santa Clause is a 1994 American fantasy-dramedy film directed by John Pasquin, it is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. and starring Tim Allen. In the film, Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve...
, but that his role in Dunston Checks In
Dunston Checks In
Dunston Checks In is a 1996 film starring Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and introducing Sam the Orangutan as Dunston...
put him "back in the thick of things".
Awards and nominations
- 1993, Nominated for Young Artist AwardYoung Artist AwardThe Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
for Outstanding Actor Under Ten in a Television Series for Laurie HillLaurie HillLaurie Hill was a short-lived sitcom that ran on ABC in 1992. It starred DeLane Matthews as Laurie, a pediatrician who tried balancing her roles as a doctor and a mother to her son Leo. Her husband Jeff was a writer who worked out of their home.... - 1994, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture for Heart and SoulsHeart and SoulsHeart and Souls is a 1993 fantasy/comedy film about the souls of four deceased people who are trapped on earth and can only be seen by a single living human being who is recruited to help them take care of their unfinished business...
- 1994, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture for The Santa ClauseThe Santa ClauseThe Santa Clause is a 1994 American fantasy-dramedy film directed by John Pasquin, it is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. and starring Tim Allen. In the film, Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve...
- 1995, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a TV Mini-Series or Special for Seasons of the Heart
- 1997, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Actor Age Ten or Under for Dunston Checks InDunston Checks InDunston Checks In is a 1996 film starring Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and introducing Sam the Orangutan as Dunston...
- 1998, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series – Young Actor Age Ten or Under for A Christmas MemoryA Christmas Memory"A Christmas Memory" is a short story by Truman Capote. Originally published in Mademoiselle magazine in December 1956, it was reprinted in The Selected Writings of Truman Capote in 1963...
- 1999, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series or Series – Supporting Young Actor for ChameleonChameleonChameleons are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like zygodactylous feet, their separately mobile and stereoscopic eyes, their very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues, their swaying gait, the possession by many of a...
- 1999, Won Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Supporting Young Actor for JesseJesse (TV series)Jesse is an American sitcom which ran on NBC from September 1998 to May 2000. The show was created by Ira Ungerleider. It aired on Trouble in the UK.-Synopsis:...
- 1999, Nominated for Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series for Jesse
- 2000, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Supporting Young Actor for Jesse
- 2000, Nominated for Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award for Best Young Actor/Performance in a Comedy TV Series for Jesse
- 2003, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor for The Santa Clause 2The Santa Clause 2The Santa Clause 2 is a 2002 American comedy film and the sequel to the 1994 film, The Santa Clause. All the principal actors from the first film reprise their roles, except for Peter Boyle, who returns portraying a different minor character...
- 2007, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film for The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a 2006 American film, the sequel to The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2. This is the third and final film in the trilogy. This film was also scheduled as a Disney Channel Original Movie....