Scott Halberstadt

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| name = Scott Halberstadt

| image = ScottHalberstadt07.jpg

| caption = Halberstadt in October 2007

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|08|17}}

| birth_place = Connersville, Indiana, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 2002–2010

| spouse = {{marriage|Kate Lee|2008}}{{cite web |title=Got Married July 5, 2008 |url=https://www.facebook.com/581504690/posts/10152682639454691/ |website=facebook.com}}

| children = 2{{cite web |title=Kate Lee-Halberstadt |url=https://www.facebook.com/kate.leehalberstadt.1/posts/464481338690860:464481338690860 |website=facebook.com}}

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Scott Halberstadt (born August 17, 1976) is an American former actor. He is best known for playing roles in multiple Nickelodeon shows, most notably as Eric on Drake & Josh. Halberstadt announced his retirement from acting in 2013.{{cite web |last1=Poteet |first1=Britt |title=15 Nickelodeon Stars Who Completely Disappeared |url=https://screenrant.com/nickelodeaon-child-stars-completely-disappeared/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410165708/https://screenrant.com/nickelodeaon-child-stars-completely-disappeared/ |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |language=American English |date=October 28, 2017 |url-status=dead}}

Early life

Halberstadt was born in Connersville, Indiana, to Fred (1939–2010) and Gayle Halberstadt (née Mikesell).{{Cite web|url=https://www.urbanwinklerfuneralhome.com/obituary/844384?lud=E1A3BF2C4B6CB74B6AC6FA85FC0B4477|title=Obituary for Fred L. Halberstadt at Urban Winkler Funeral Home|website=www.urbanwinklerfuneralhome.com}} He graduated from Connersville High School and attended Ball State University, studying theater.

Career

=Film=

Halberstadt's first acting credit is as "Jared" in the 2002 paintball film In Your Face. His next film role was in the 2006 picture Grandma's Boy, where he played a tester who challenges Jeff (Nick Swardson) to a game of Dance Dance Revolution. He also portrayed a pimply casino employee in Smokin' Aces.{{Cite web|title=Scott Halberstadt|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1216633/|access-date=April 10, 2021|website=IMDb}}

=Television=

Halberstadt had a recurring role as Eric on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007. His other television credits include minor roles in episodes of All That (2000, 2004), The Guardian (2003), Half & Half (2004), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2006) and others. He made a cameo appearance in iCarly's "iStart a Fan War", playing Eric (from the Drake & Josh series), alongside Alec Medlock and Jake Farrow.

Personal life

Since 2012, Halberstadt's career has been mostly in data analysis, business intelligence, and management. He currently lives in Homer Glen, Illinois with his wife, Kate Lee whom he wed in 2008 and their two children.{{Cite web|title=Scott Halberstadt on LinkedIn|url=https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/in/scott-halberstadt-180a415a?challengeId=AQEPV6grklN8EAAAAXXoy41n2nfzOjcBaHxmTh3jmo_ilht3WblooXKs3L6ldN_C39cft5nc_b8Zoa09jbLqM6pVb0sEw4UniQ&submissionId=757f1ee8-6b67-4916-8521-0199ed58df02|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210410163954/https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/in/scott-halberstadt-180a415a?challengeId=AQEPV6grklN8EAAAAXXoy41n2nfzOjcBaHxmTh3jmo_ilht3WblooXKs3L6ldN_C39cft5nc_b8Zoa09jbLqM6pVb0sEw4UniQ|archive-date=April 10, 2021|access-date=April 10, 2021|website=LinkedIn}}