Eric Lively

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::summary American actor (born 1981) ::

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Field	Value
name	Eric Lively
birth_name	Eric Lawrence Brown
birth_date
birth_place	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
occupation	Actor
years_active	1983–present
spouse
father	Ernie Lively
relatives	Blake Lively (sister)
Ryan Reynolds (brother-in-law)
Lori Lively (sister)
Robyn Lively (sister)
Bart Johnson (brother-in-law)
Jason Lively (brother)
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| name = Eric Lively | image = | caption = | birth_name = Eric Lawrence Brown | birth_date = | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1983–present | spouse = | father = Ernie Lively | relatives = Blake Lively (sister) Ryan Reynolds (brother-in-law) Lori Lively (sister) Robyn Lively (sister) Bart Johnson (brother-in-law) Jason Lively (brother)

Eric Lawrence Brown (born July 31, 1981), known professionally as Eric Lively, is an American actor. He played the role of Andy Evans in Speak (2004), Carey Bell in So Weird (1999–2001), and Mark Wayland in The L Word (2005).

Early life

Eric Lawrence Lively was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He has a sister, actress Blake Lively, half-sisters Lori and Robyn Lively, and a half-brother, Jason Lively, who played Rusty in National Lampoon's European Vacation. He is the son of talent manager Elaine Lively () and actor Ernie Lively (). All four of his siblings have been in the entertainment industry.

Career

Lively's first film was as a baby in the 1983 film Brainstorm. After graduating from high school, Lively moved to New York City to study photography, his first passion. He studied photography at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. At one time, he was an Abercrombie and Fitch model.

He guest starred on an episode of Full House at age 13, where he played Stephanie Tanner's first boyfriend. He had a role in American Pie (1999). He followed this up on the television series So Weird, on which he played Carey Bell from 2000 to 2001. He learned to play the guitar for his character on So Weird. Lively then became a cast member of the short-lived 2003 Norm Macdonald series A Minute With Stan Hooper. In 2004 he acted in Speak with Kristen Stewart. In 2005, Lively was offered two different television roles – on 24 and The L Word. He took the role on The L Word as documentary filmmaker Mark Wayland. He chose a recurring role on The L Word over a regular role on 24 because he felt the subject matter was more important. He was part of the cast of the WB series Modern Men from March until May 2006. He was the main character in The Butterfly Effect 2 in 2006.

Lively played the president's son, Roger Taylor, in 24: Redemption, a television film prequel to the seventh season of 24.

He appeared as Pink's on-screen boyfriend in her music video "Please Don't Leave Me" in 2009, with stuntman Justin Sundquist serving as his stunt double. In 2012, he guest starred in the Lifetime series The Client List. In 2013 Lively played in A Madea Christmas as Conner.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Brainstorm	Baby	Uncredited
1994	Armed and Innocent	Sammy	Television film
1998	Sandman	Bobby Doll
1999	American Pie	Albert
2001	**	Andrew Stone	Television film
2001	Uprising	Arie Wilner	Television film
2002	**	Christopher Harte	Television film
2004	Speak	Andy Evans
2006	**	Matt
2006	**	Nicholas "Nick" Larson	Direct-to-video
2007	Live!	Brad
2007	Sex and Breakfast	Charlie
2008	Deep Winter	Tyler Crowe
2008	24: Redemption	Roger Taylor	Television film
2013	**	Conner
2014	BFFs	Tom
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::data[format=table title="Television"]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Full House	Jamie	Episode: "Is It True About Stephanie?"
1999–2001	So Weird	Carey Bell	Main cast (seasons 2–3); 48 episodes
2003–2004	**	Ryan Hawkins	Main cast; 13 episodes
2005	**	Mark Wayland	Main cast (season 2); 10 episodes
2006	Modern Men	Doug Reynolds	Main cast; 7 episodes
2007	**	Paul	Episode: "Man of the Year"
2009	24	Roger Taylor	Uncredited; episode: "Day 7: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m."
2010	Covert Affairs	Conrad Sheehan III	Episode: "Pilot"
2012	**	Derek West	Episode: "Games People Play"
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::data[format=table title="Music videos"]

Year	Title	Artist
1999	"Walk Me Home"	Mandy Moore
2008	"Please Don't Leave Me"	Pink
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References

References

1. Russell, Doris McAlpin. (July 1, 1990). "McAlpin(e) genealogies, 1730-1990: Alexander McAlpin of South Carolina and Georgia and his descendants, plus other McAlpin(e) families of North America". Gateway Press.
2. Nellie Andreeva. (May 23, 2008). "'24' prequel adds cast - Eric Lively, Tony Todd, Gil Bellows join the fray". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].

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