Erik von Detten
Erik Thomas von Detten (born October 3, 1982) is a former American actor.[1] He is known for his roles in Escape to Witch Mountain, Toy Story, Brink!, Meego, The Princess Diaries, Complete Savages, and So Weird.
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Born | Erik Thomas von Detten October 3, 1982 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–2010 |
Spouse(s) | Angela von Detten (m. 2018) |
Children | 1 |
Early life
Erik Thomas von Detten was born in San Diego, California.[2] He is the son of Susan von Detten (née Farber), a photographer,[3] and Volker von Detten. His father is an immigrant from Munich, Germany, and his mother is of English and Russian Jewish descent.[4] He has three sisters, Dolly, Britta, and Andrea, and a brother, Timothy.[5] Erik's family moved to a 2-story house in El Segundo, California when he was a young child. In El Segundo, Erik attended the local public elementary school, and was a member of the Cub Scouts.
Career
One of von Detten's earliest roles was Nicholas Alamain on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1992 until 1993, appearing in 55 episodes.[6] Nicholas was revealed to be the secret son of Lawrence Alamain (Michael Sabatino) and Carly Manning (Crystal Chappell), two of the show's major characters. As a result, von Detten was heavily involved in some of the show's main storylines, despite only being 10 years old at the time. Perhaps the most notable storyline during von Detten's time on the soap was Nicholas's accidental killing of his father's lover Lisanne Gardner, who had been attempting to blackmail Vivian Alamein over the secret of Nicholas's parentage.
In 1995, when he was 13, Von Detten provided the voice of the villainous toy-tormentor Sid Phillips in the hit movie Toy Story. He starred in the ABC family original movie Christmas Every Day in 1996, played Wally Cleaver in the 1997 film Leave It to Beaver, and in 1998, had the lead as the title character in the Disney Channel original movie Brink!. Von Detten also appeared in a theatrical release as the jerk Josh Bryant in The Princess Diaries in 2001. In addition, he has made several television appearances in shows such as Dinotopia (2002), the first celebrity edition of the ABC reality show The Mole, the third season's Celebrity Mole Hawaii (2003), in which he was runner-up, as well as the Disney Channel's So Weird, and Fox's Malcolm in the Middle. Von Detten has also played the part of Chris Savage in the short-lived sitcom Complete Savages.
In 2007, he made his stage debut in the children's play The Christmas Princess[7] in Santa Monica. In 2009, he was featured in the music video "Wanted" by pop singer Jessie James. In 2010, he made a brief cameo appearance in Toy Story 3 reprising his role as Sid Phillips, who is now a garbageman in his 20s.[6][8]
As of 2018, Von Detten worked for Rosland Capital, a precious metals asset management firm.[9]
Personal life
Von Detten has been married to his wife Angela, since 2018; together they have a daughter.[10][11][12][13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | All I Want for Christmas | Choir | |
1995 | Top Dog | Matthew Swanson | |
1995 | Toy Story | Sid Phillips (voice) | |
1996 | Amanda | Kelsey Farnsworth | |
1997 | Hercules | Boy #1 (voice) | |
1997 | Leave It to Beaver | Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver | |
1998 | Brink! | Andy 'Brink' Brinker | |
1999 | Tarzan | Flynt (voice) | |
2001 | Recess: School's Out | Erwin Lawson / Capt. Brad (voice) | |
2001 | The Princess Diaries | Josh Bryant | |
2001 | Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | Erwin Lawson (voice) | Video |
2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Additional Voices | |
2002 | American Girl | Kenton | |
2003 | National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Deacon Lewis | |
2003 | Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | Erwin Lawson (voice) | Video |
2003 | Recess: All Growed Down | Erwin Lawson (voice) | Video |
2005 | Smile | Chris | |
2010 | Toy Story 3 | Sid Phillips (voice) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Days of Our Lives | Nicholas Alamain | Regular role |
1993 | Night Sins | Nicholas Alamain | TV film |
1994 | In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness | Older John | TV film |
1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Vic / Tough Kid (voice) | Episode: "The Switching Hour" |
1995 | A Season of Hope | Tyler Hackett | TV film |
1995 | Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty | Sam Honeycutt | TV film |
1995 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Danny | TV film |
1995 | ER | Ben Larkin | Episode: "Hell and High Water" |
1996 | The Bug Hunt | TV film | |
1996 | Life with Louie | Additional voices | Episode: "Summer of My Discontent" |
1996 | A Stranger to Love | Justin | TV film |
1996 | Mr. Rhodes | Milo | Episode: "Pilot" |
1996 | 7th Heaven | Randy | Episode: "Halloween" |
1996 | Christmas Every Day | Billy Jackson | TV film |
1997 | Things That Go Bump | Christian | TV film |
1997 | Meego | Trip Parker | Episode: "Pilot" |
1997 | Toy Story Treats | Sid Phillips (voice) | Episode: "Woody's Nightmares" |
1997–2000 | Recess | Erwin Lawson (voice) | Recurring role |
1998 | You Wish | Jeff Collins | Episode: "Bride and Prejudice" |
1998 | Brink! | Andy 'Brink' Brinker | TV film |
1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Adolescent Jaguar (voice) | Episode: "Temple of Eliza" |
1999 | Replacing Dad | Drew | TV film |
1999–2000 | Odd Man Out | Andrew Whitney | Main role |
1999–2001 | So Weird | Clu Bell | Main role |
2001 | As Told by Ginger | Kid #2 (voice) | Episode: "The Right Stuff" |
2001 | Raising Dad | Brad Singer | Episode: "The Drama Club" |
2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Flynt (voice) | Recurring role |
2001-2002 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | Jet-Jet (voice) | Recurring role |
2002 | Do Over | Gary Ross | Episode: "Valentine's Day Dance" |
2002–2003 | Dinotopia | Karl Scott | Main role |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Drew Lamerly | Episode: "Privilege" |
2003 | Charmed | Newspaper Reporter | Episode: "Baby's First Demon" |
2004 | 8 Simple Rules | Erik | Episode: "C.J.'s Party" |
2004–2005 | Complete Savages | Chris Savage | Main role |
2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Brad | Episode: "Secret Boyfriend" |
2006 | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Additional Voices | Episode: "Dog Play Afternoon" |
2007 | Girl, Positive | Jason | TV film |
2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Chan (voice) | Episode: "The Beach" |
2008 | Bones | Ed Dekker | Episode: "Player Under Pressure" |
2009 | Family Guy | Shovin' Buddy (voice) | Episode: "Peter's Progress" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Animated Storybook: Toy Story | Sid Phillips |
References
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- "Erik von Detten". MSN. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- "Susan Von Detten". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "Erik Von Detten | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- Sansing, Dina (2003). "the way to his heart?". Seventeen. p. 120. Archived from the original (JPG) on 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2006-09-08.
- "See What Disney Channel's Erik von Detten Looks Like Now". E! Online. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- "Erik von Detten: Then and Now". www.albanydailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- Staff, AOL. "The beautiful Erik von Detten from Disney Channel's 'Brink!' is still totally, and utterly gorgeous". AOL.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- "Erik Von Detten - Senior Account Representative - Rosland Capital". reach150.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
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- https://celebvogue.com/erik-von-detten-welcomes-his-first-child-with-angela-von-detten/