Eric Gurry

{{short description|American actor and entrepreneur (born 1966)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|14|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Ridgewood, New Jersey

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| spouse = Suzanne Michele Mahon (m. 1994–present)

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| years_active = 1979–1986

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Eric Gurry (born December 14, 1966) is an American former child actor and entrepreneur.

Biography

Gurry graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

He is known for his roles in films and plays. In 1982, he starred in the film Author! Author!, a role that earned praise.{{cite web|first=George |last=Williams |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48049005/eric-gurry-sacramento-bee/ |title=Author! Author!: Shallow! Shallow! |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee| date=June 18, 1982| page=AA-1| access-date=14 June 2024}} He co-starred in the 1983 film Bad Boys{{cite news| first=Roger| last=Ebert| url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bad-boys-1983 |title=Bad Boys| via=Rogerebert.com| newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times| date=March 25, 1983| accessdate=18 April 2020}}{{cite news| first=Lou| last=Cedrone|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48048641/eric-gurry-evening-sun/| title=A sentimental and a grim view of youth| newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 25, 1983| page=C8| accessdate=14 June 2024}} opposite Sean Penn, receiving praise for his portrayal of 15-year-old criminal Horowitz.{{cite web| first=Janet| last=Maslin| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/25/movies/bad-boys-in-jail.html| title=Film: 'Bad Boys' in Jail| newspaper=The New York Times| date=March 25, 1983| accessdate=18 April 2020}}{{cite journal| first=Tom| last=Doherty| title=Bad Boys| journal=Film Quarterly| date=Fall 1983| volume=37| issue=1| page=29}} He also appeared in the 1986 comedy film Willy/Milly.{{cite news|first=Roger| last=Hurlburt| url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-05-02-8601260901-story.html| title=Comedy 'Willy/Milly' Really Silly| newspaper=South Florida Sun Sentinel|date=May 2, 1986| accessdate=18 April 2020| url-access=subscription}}{{cite news| first=Michael| last=Wilmington| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-06-ca-80-story.html| title='Something'—Almost Something Special| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=April 6, 1987| accessdate=18 April 2020}}

Gurry's theater credits include the off-Broadway comedy Table Settings (1980){{cite news| first=Douglas| last=Watt| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48048936/eric-gurry-daily-news/| title='Table Settings' a stage feast to enjoy| newspaper=New York Daily News| date=January 15, 1980| accessdate=14 June 2024| page=21}} and Woody Allen's Broadway play The Floating Light Bulb (1981), with Beatrice Arthur, Danny Aiello and Jack Weston.{{cite news| first=Adele| last=Wiland|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48049126/eric-gurry-ridgewood-news/| title=Focus on the Arts| newspaper=Ridgewood News| date=April 30, 1981| accessdate=18 April 2020}} Gurry also appeared in a handful of TV series and TV movies in his career.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable"
1979	The Baby with Four Fathers	Horse	TV movie
1981	CBS Children's Mystery Theatre	Jess	TV series; Episode: Mystery at Fire Island
1982	Author! Author!	Igor	Film
1983	Bad Boys	Horowitz	Film
1983	Full House	Igor Travalian	TV movie
1985	The Zoo Gang	Danny	Film
1986	Willy/Milly	Alfie	Film

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0348747}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104185549/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/29315/Eric-Gurry/filmography Eric Gurry: Filmography], The New York Times
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202151157/http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/32369/moviemain.jhtml Something Special], MTV

Category:American male film actors

Category:1966 births

Category:Living people

Category:University of Chicago Law School alumni

Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni