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Ethan Suplee (born May 25 , 1976 ), is an American Actor currently featured in the NBC Sitcom '' My Name Is Earl '' as Earl Hickey's dimwitted but supportive brother, Randy Hickey. BIOGRAPHY Born in Manhattan, New York , his family moved to Los Angeles, California , when he was 1 and he has spent most of his life there, though he also spent time as a child in Vermont . Suplee is engaged to Brandy Lewis, daughter of Geoffrey Lewis and sister of Juliette Lewis . On June 23 , 2005 , the couple had a daughter - Francis Clementine Suplee. Both Suplee and Lewis are members of the Church Of Scientology . ACTING CAREER Ethan began acting in school plays. At 16, after high school, he was encouraged by friend Giovanni Ribisi to take an acting class. (It was also through Ribisi that Suplee first met his fellow "Earl" castmember, Jason Lee .) Ethan dropped out of the acting class at 17, however he left inspired to pursue acting as a career. He was originally best known as the kid from Sega 's "Dead Squirrel" Game Gear commercials in the early 1990s . The first major role Ethan landed was his comedic performance as Willam Black in '' Mallrats '', directed by Kevin Smith , alongside Jason Lee . Smith recast both Suplee and Lee in later films '' Chasing Amy '' and '' Dogma ''. He went on to a guest starring role as Frankie Stechino on '' Boy Meets World ''. Suplee's notable dramatic performances include the roles of Seth in '' American History X '', Louie Lastik in '' Remember The Titans '', Tuna in '' Blow '', and Pangle in '' Cold Mountain ''. FILMOGRAPHY EXTERNAL LINK |
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