Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eddie Kaye Thomas is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in 1992, appearing in guest roles on multiple television shows and a supporting role in the supernatural horror film The Rage: Carrie 2. Thomas rose to prominence for his supporting role as Paul Finch in the teen sex comedy film American Pie, which he reprised in a starring capacity in three sequels: American Pie 2, American Wedding, and American Reunion.
Following his mainstream breakout, Thomas became a notable star on television, with main roles as Russell Wise on the WB sitcom Brutally Normal, Mike Platt on the WB sitcom Off Centre, and Jeff Woodcock on the Fox sitcom 'Til Death. He also starred in the comedy films Freddy Got Fingered, Dirty Love, and Blind Dating, and had a supporting role in the Harold & Kumar film series.
In the 2010s, Thomas had main roles as David "Kappo" Kaplan on the HBO series How to Make It in America and Toby Curtis on the CBS series Scorpion. Since 2005, he has provided the voice of Barry Robinson on the Fox and TBS animated sitcom American Dad!.
Early and personal life
Thomas was born in New York City. He is Jewish.In a 2020 interview promoting American Pie co-star Jason Biggs' show Outmatched, Biggs said that Eddie Kaye Thomas is a stage name. His real name is Edward Kovelsky.
Thomas stated on a podcast that he is married with three children; and that he and his wife became parents in 2018 right after Scorpion was cancelled.
Career
Thomas began his acting career as a stage actor at age seven, appearing in Four Baboons Adoring the Sun in 1992, and The [Diary of Anne Frank (play)#1997 revival|The Diary of Anne Frank], opposite Natalie Portman in 1997. He graduated from New York's Professional Children's High School already a veteran of the Broadway stage.Thomas made his onscreen debut in an episode of the ABC Soap Opera One Life to Live, and later starred in an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? about a possessed camera that destroys everything it shoots, entitled The Tale of the Curious Camera. He also appeared on Law & Order twice in 1996, playing different characters each time. On the Thanksgiving 1998 edition of Late Night with Conan O’Brien Thomas played Ricky, Conan and Andy's son home from college for the holidays.
Thomas become well-known for his role as Paul Finch in American Pie, appearing in all four theatrical films of the American Pie franchise . His screen work also includes the independent movie called Illtown, The Rage: Carrie 2, and James Toback's controversial motion picture Black and White in which Thomas co-starred with Robert Downey, Jr. and Jared Leto. Thomas also played the title role in Canadian shock-comic Tom Green's Freddy Got Fingered, and the stereotypical Jewish character Rosenberg in Harold & Kumar [Go to White Castle] and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay opposite David Krumholtz.
From 2001 to 2002, Thomas starred in the television series Off Centre with John Cho. He returned to the small screen in the sitcom 'Til Death for the first two seasons. His character was removed from the show for budget reasons but still appeared in season 3. Due to the 2007–2008 [Writers Guild of America strike|writers' strike] a few season 2 episodes were shown starting Wednesday, October 8, 2008. He has also appeared in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "No More Bets".
Thomas appeared in commercials for Blockbuster Video, Snickers and Nike. He also appeared in 311's music video for "Flowing".
He has continued to do stage work, appearing off Broadway in 2006, and has voiced Barry Robinson on American Dad! since 2005.
From 2010 to 2011, he appeared as David Kaplan in HBO comedy-drama television series How to Make It in America.
In 2014, he appeared as Mark in DirecTV's First Original Comedy Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight.
In the same year, Thomas was a member of the principal cast of the TV series Scorpion on CBS as Harvard trained psychiatrist and genius behaviourist, Dr. Tobias M Curtis. The series was cancelled after completing four seasons in May 2018. In 2018, he joined the cast of thriller film Shattered Memories, also known by the name Last Night.
In 2020, he reunited with his American Pie co-stars Alyson Hannigan and Jason Biggs in the Fox sitcom Outmatched.
Filmography
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
| 1999 | "Flowing" | 311 | Soundsystem |
| 2014 | "Dear River" | Kina Grannis | Elements |