Stuart Stone (born Stuart Eisenstein; November 17, 1980) is a Canadian actor as well as a producer of television, film and music. He is best known for his roles as Ronald Fisher in the 2001 cult film, Donnie Darko and Ralphie Tennelli on The Magic School Bus animated television series from 1994 to 1997. Stone has also toured as a comedian and rapper.
Stuart Stone | |
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 Stone on stage in 2007 | |
| Born | Stuart Eisenstein November 17, 1980 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Stu Stone |
| Education | Thornlea Secondary School University of Delaware |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Director, Comedian, Rapper, Record producer, Wrestler |
| Years active | 1984-present |
Early life
editStone was born Stuart Eisenstein in Thornhill, Ontario. He attended Thornlea Secondary School. His parents ran a franchise selling hockey and baseball cards. After graduating high school, he moved to Los Angeles, California to continue his career in acting.
Career
editHe started his acting career at age two, appearing in Canadian TV commercials such as Maple Leaf Foods Ham [1] and Kraft Dinner[2] as a child actor in Toronto. He made his major motion picture debut in Heavenly Bodies as Joey, Samantha Blair's son played by Cynthia Dale, in 1985. Since then, he has guest-starred in many TV series such as Goosebumps, Boston Public, and Flash Forward. He starred in animated features such as Babar: The Movie and The Magic School Bus [3] as a voice-over actor. He has also done voice-over work for Care Bears and voices both main characters in the Canadian cartoon Carl Squared. He also had roles in the films Donnie Darko and The Boys Club.
In 2006, Stone and actor-comedian (and also close friend) Jamie Kennedy starred together in the MTV reality show Blowin' Up, which showed the journey the two went through to create a hit rap album and "blowin' up". After the show aired its finale, the album Stone and Kennedy created was released, which was titled Blowin' Up to correspond with their reality series, and both also appeared on the MTV show True Love. The album featured guest appearances from Houston rapper Paul Wall and Bay Area rapper E-40, as well as actors Bob Saget and Jason Biggs.[citation needed]
Stone has been known to tour off and on with Kennedy on his stand-up tours, performing songs from the Blowin' Up album, as well as the song "The Left One", featured on Kennedy's Unwashed album. Shows on this variety are routinely opened by comedian Bill Dawes, and at times have had guests, such as Saget at a November 17, 2006, Las Vegas show.[citation needed]
Stu hosted his own show, "The Sunday Nite Stu", which was originally broadcast online through Stickam webcasts. His show aired Sundays at 9 PM PST drawing in over 300 thousand viewers monthly. He brought along a variety of guest stars and anyone with a Stickam account could join his live room and watch or even get a chance to chat with him. The show was the first ever on the Stickam site and in 2012, "Sunday Nite Stu" celebrated over 10 million viewers! Recent guests included Colt Cabana, The Last Goodnight, Paul Wall, Young Church, Elliott Yamin, Kaz James, Jared McMullin, Andy Milonakis, and Chester French.[4]
Stu Stone's TSM RADIO podcast continues to be one of the most listened to on the net. Stu's interviews often give a chance for fans to hear their favourite artists and actors speak in a more "candid" fashion. Guests have included Tila Tequila, Perez Hilton, Jason Wahler, Talan Torriero, Elliott Yamin, Bonnie McKee, Everlast, Lucy Walsh, Dennis Haskins, Rohan Marley, Edward Furlong, Flower Tucci, Chyna, Kendra Jade, Christy Hemme, Diamond Dallas Page, Bobby Lee, Cisco Adler, and many others.
Stu Stone worked as the producer of magician Criss Angel's television series. He also produced "Criss Angel: Loyal Saturday" and "Criss Angel: Live Wire" broadcasts.[citation needed]
Stu Stone performs regularly on the weekly pro-wrestling series "Championship Wrestling From Hollywood". Stone handles commentary on the broadcast as well as performing alongside his stable of wrestlers: The Family Stone.[citation needed]
Stone along with his business partner and brother-in-law Adam Rodness formed the company 5'7 films. Stone served as director and co-writer on the film The Haunted House On Kirby Road, which won best horror feature at the Toronto Independent Film Festival. Stu Stone also won best director for the film at the CineView film festival. 5'7 films has announced a second feature with Breakthrough entertainment which will once again put Stone in the director's chair. Another horror film revolving around Scarecrows. The company also has said they will be releasing a documentary feature on the world of baseball cards.[5][6]
Stone and Rodness appear in the music video for the song "Falling Back" by Drake, appearing as members of The Dan Band during a wedding scene.[7]
Stone, along with a group known as Legal Banter, recently pioneered the sports jersey reveal party. This innovative jersey exchange turned social event honours oft-forgotten 1970s-2000s sports heroes, while enabling safe adherence to COVID-19 distancing restrictions.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Ronald Fisher | |
| 2002 | Sorority Boys | Valet | |
| 2013 | A Resurrection | Nick | |
| 2016 | Gearheads | Travis |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Heavenly Bodies | Joel Blair | |
| The Edison Twins | Pete | TV series - 1 episode | |
| 1986 | Lost! | ||
| Kay O'Brien | Danny Villaneuva | TV series - 1 episode | |
| 1987 | My Pet Monster | Chuckie (voice) | TV series |
| Blue Monkey | Joey | ||
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | Bobby | TV series - 1 episode |
| Clifford's Fun with Letters | Voice | Video short | |
| ALF Tales | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| 1989–91 | Babar | Uncle Arthur (1989–1990) / Alexander #2 (1990–1991) | TV series |
| 1989 | The Teddy Bears' Picnic | Wally Bear (voice) | TV special |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Hip (voice) / Junior (voice) / additional voice | TV series |
| 1990–91 | The Raccoons | Bentley Raccoon (voice) / Danny (voice) | TV series - 7 episodes |
| 1991 | Wish Kid | Darryl Singletary (voice) | TV series |
| Rupert (TV series) | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| Swamp Thing | Additional Voices | TV series - 5 episodes | |
| Super Mario World | Hip (voice) | TV series | |
| Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures | Additional Voices | TV series - DIC version only | |
| Beetlejuice | Ramon | TV series - 1 episode | |
| 1992 | Used People | Cousin Stevie | |
| X-Men | Proteus | TV series - 2 episodes | |
| Maniac Mansion | Frankie Vaughn | TV series - 1 episode | |
| The Teddy Bears' Christmas | Wally Bear | TV movie | |
| 1989–93 | Katts and Dog | Buddie | TV series - 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Dog City | Eddie (voice) | TV series - 1 episode |
| 1993–94 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | (voice) | TV series - 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Doug Johnston | TV series - 1 episode |
| The Tick | Charles [Brainchild] (voice) | TV series - 1 episode | |
| Highlander: The Animated Series | Various | TV series | |
| Wild C.A.T.s | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| 1995 | Goosebumps | Brian Colson | TV series - 1 episode |
| Little Bear | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| Ultraforce | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| 1996 | Flash Forward | Jack Debbens | TV series - 6 episodes |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | (voice) | TV special | |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| 1997 | The Boys Club | Brad | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Kid | TV series - 1 episode | |
| 1994–97 | The Magic School Bus | Ralphie Tennelli (voice) | TV series - 52 episodes |
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | Kenny Bear (seasons 1–3) / Manuel / Pig Will (seasons 1-3) / Pig Won't | TV series | |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Jason Sanchez | TV series - 1 episode |
| 1999 | The Pretender | Chris | TV series - 1 episode |
| Vendetta | Tony Provenzano | TV film made for HBO | |
| 2000 | Damaged Goods | Felix | TV film |
| The Independent | Jack Barth | ||
| 2001 | Da Möb | JT (voice) | TV series |
| Donnie Darko | Ronald Fisher | ||
| 2001 | Joy Ride | Danny, Lewis' Roommate | |
| 2002 | Boston Public | Jordan Murphy | TV series - 1 episode |
| 2004 | Cyberchase | Sheldon, Scritter (voice) | TV series - 1 episode |
| Braceface | Taylor Knight (voice) | TV series - 1 episode | |
| Mutant X | Einstein | TV series - 1 episode | |
| Serial Killing 4 Dummys | Amil | ||
| NCIS | Dillon | TV series - 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Carl Squared | Carl Crashman/C2 (voice) | TV series [2005-] |
| 2006 | Pope Dreams | Fox | |
| 2007 | Kickin' It Old Skool | DJ Tanner | |
| 2008 | Bitten | Twitch | |
| 2011 | Hard Love | Snap | |
| 2014 | Little Savages | Fink | |
| Fated (Short) | Agent Cliff | ||
| 2015 | Kantemir | Brad | |
| Tar | Sebastian | ||
| Life on the Line | Hunter |
Video game roles
edit- Palace Pets App - Sundrop
Director
edit- 2016: The Haunted House on Kirby Road
- 2017: Scarecrows
- 2018: Jack of all Trades
- 2019: The Thrillusionists
- 2020: Faking a Murderer
- 2022: Vandits
Awards and nominations
editCanadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts (CAEAA)
edit| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nominated | ELAN Awards | Best Male Voice Over in an Animated Feature or Television Production, for Episode 32 "Superstar" in Carl Squared |
| 2016 | Winner | Toronto Independent Film Festival | Best Horror Feature for The Haunted House on Kirby Road |
| 2016 | Winner | CineView Film Festival | Best Director for The Haunted House on Kirby Road |
| 2021 | Winner | Cult Critics Awards | Best Cult Feature for Faking A Murderer |
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Album information | Track list and credits for each track |
|---|---|
Blowin' Up [8]
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| Album information | Track list and credits for each track |
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Return of the Stone Movement (album) [9]
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Singles
edit- "Save the Gingers (Red Head Woman)" (2010) [10]
- "Super Bird" (2011) [11]
- "Kid On X-Mas" feat Jamie Kennedy (2011) [12]
As featured performer
Kaz James, Sony BMG, 2008
(from James' debut solo album If They Knew) [13]
- "Breathe" – written and produced by Stu Stone and Kaz James
- "Subwoofers in the Neighborhood" – written and produced by Stu Stone and Kaz James
Videography
editJamie Kennedy & Stu Stone
edit| Year | Song title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Rollin' With Saget"(featuring Bob Saget) | Dave Dean |
| "Circle Circle Dot Dot" (unreleased version) | Dave Dean | |
| 2007 | "Circle Circle Dot Dot" (Lego version) [14][15] | Nate Blurr (Blunty3000) |
| "1984" | Janet Roston & Gerry Stansgar | |
| 2011 | "Kid On X-Mas" [16] | Ilya Farfell |
Stu Stone
edit| Year | Song title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Breathe"(featuring Kaz James) | Fred Schepisi |
| 2010 | "Save the Gingers" [17] | Ron Howard |
| 2011 | "Super Bird" [18] | David Finkelstein |
| 2013 | "Ordinary Girl" [19] | Jeremy Foley |
R.O.T.N.
edit| Year | Song title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "I Just Wanna" [20] | Ilya Farfel |
| 2013 | "High As Hell" [21] | Ilya Farfel |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stuart Stone in Maple Leaf Foods Ham Commercial". Youtube. 1982. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Stuart Stone in Kraft Dinner Commercial". Youtube. 1983. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Stuart Stone on playing Ralphie on The Magic School Bus: Canada's Stories". Macleans.ca. June 29, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "The Rise And Fall And Rise Again of Stu Stone". MagneticMag.com. 7 November 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "Jack Of All Trades". solzyatthemovies. 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "5'7 films". fivesevenfilms. 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ ""Falling Back" - Drake's new music video features the Dan Band's new members! 😎". Twitter. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Blowin' Up - Album by Stu Stone and Jamie Kennedy". iTunes. 11 July 2006.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Return of the Stone Movement - Album by Stu Stone". iTunes.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Save the Gingers (Red Head Woman) - Single by Stu Stone". iTunes. 11 June 2010.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Super Bird - Single by Stu Stone". iTunes. 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Google Play - Music - Kid On X-Mas - Single by Stu Stone". Google Play.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - If They Knew - Album by Kaz James featuring Stu Stone". iTunes. 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Circle Circle Dot Dot Lego version". youtube. 17 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ ""Circle Circle Dot Dot (Making of the Video)" on iTunes". Apple.com. 6 March 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ ""Kid On X-Mas" Music Video". Youtube. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ ""Save the Gingers" [Music Video]". Youtube. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ ""Super Bird" [Official Music Video]". Youtube. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Ordinary Girl [Official Music Video]". Youtube. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "I Just Wanna F*CK [official music video]". Youtube. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ ""High As Hell" Official Music Video". Youtube. 28 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
External links
edit- Stuart Stone at IMDb