Eric Walker (entertainer)
Eric Walker (born as Anthony Eric Todd Walker) is a former actor and music producer.[1]
Personal life and career
Born in 1970 in Upland, California, Eric began to fulfill his mother's dream of him and his siblings becoming actors when he appeared in a Jack in the Box commercial at age 6. By age eleven, Walker was determined to pursue his dream of acting. He soon after came into contact with a couple of agents which got him into his first television roles such as Webster. Walker later went on to play the role of Mace Towani in Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor set in the Star Wars expanded universe after being recruited by Lucasfilm.
He almost quit acting after the Lucasfilm movies because he had an inexperienced Agent that overprotected him and turned down roles later telling Eric that they were not right for his career. Once the contract was up he left the agent and once again started acting and getting roles including the Walt Disney movie of the week "Little Spies" with Mickey Rooney. He had guest appearances on the television shows "The New Leave it to Beaver" and "Filthy Rich" and played Robert Downey Jr's younger brother in the film "Less Than Zero".
Walker has been inactive from playing roles in films since 2006, but intends to pursue future projects.[2][3] Walker also planned on writing a book of his memoirs including his role as Mace Towani and experiences with fellow actor Warwick Davis and the rest of the cast. The book "Growing up on Skywalker Ranch" was planned for publication in 2008 but is currently requiring funding to be produced.[4] He has also separately worked with Davis in producing documentaries about participating in the Ewok adventure films.[5]
Walker currently works as a music producer and has also produced audio tracks themed on the Star Wars universe.
Filmography
Eric Walker's current filmography in chronological order includes:
- Having It All (TV film)
- The Circle Family
- Webster (TV series)
- Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
- Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
- The New It to Beaver (TV series)
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
- Less Than Zero
- She's Out of Control
- The Marshall Chronicles (TV series)
- And You Thought Your Parents Are Weird
- Gettin' Da Munchies (video)
- Shadows in the Woods (video)
References
- ↑ "Artist Profile - Eric Walker - Bio". Jango Radio. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Accent - The News Star - thenewsstar.com". The News Star. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Jedi News - Latest: Eric Walker Interview". jedinews.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Growing_Up_On_Skywalker_Ranch_138473.asp
- ↑ "LucasFan Interview with Eric Walker of The Ewok Adventure". lucasfan.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.