Eric Close was born on 24 May 1967 in New York. His father was a surgeon and his mother worked at an office.He doesn't have any siblings. He was very inclined towards acting since a very young age and wanted to pursue it as a career. While at school he performed in plays and small stage roles. His teacher often supported him in his career choice and told him to go ahead with it. His first role came in the stage show Rat songs in Los Angeles when he worked for a small company.
He went from stage to stage working his way through the industry and learning a lot in the process. He later got a chance to play a role in the TV in the first series American Me in which he played the role of a person who is a typical Amercian boy and goes about by the life in a very chilled manner. This show was known for Eric's comical sense and his timing made it even better. He did his choosing from Valhalla High School and passed with flying color sin 1985. He then went to the University of Southern California to get a degree in communications. In 1989 he got his bachelor of Arts degree. After completing his studies he wanted to try a hand in acting and so he started acting in small screen for very small roles and then moved to some bigger roles later on. In 1991 he first appeared in a TV show called Keeping Secret in which he played a role of a young guy who falls in love with an older lady.
In 1994 he aired in the movie Hercules and the Lost Kingdom in which he played the role of Telamon. The very same year he did another movie called Without Consent which didn't do well at the box office. A year later he got married to Keri Close a very lovely woman who he met at a friends party. They want of many dates before getting married, took their time to decide and later decided to marry. The marriage ceremony was a very high profile one and all his friends were invited to the party along with their family members. In 1998 her wife gave birth to their first child Katie Close in New york city. Their second child Ella Close was born in 2001. He has been nominated and won many awards throughout his career, the biggest on of them was the Scree Actors Guild Awards which he got in 2004. Eric is very thoughtful about his character and plays only good roles. He is currently doing some small screen projects. He lives with his family in New York city. He is also a very big fan o baseball and often plays it with his friends on Sundays. His fans can follow him on facebook as well as twitter. His biography can be read on Wikipedia. His net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.
| Birth Date: | 24 May, 1967 |
| Age: | 52 yrs |
| Occupations: | Film actor Television actor Stage actor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Staten Island |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
