Eric Martsolf :: About Eric


	Quick Facts Currently portrays Ethan Winthrop on NBC's Passions Voted favorite actor on Passions for 80+ weeks in a row in Soap Opera Digest Pre-nominated for Daytime Emmy consideration consecutively in years 2002-2007 Voted 2006 "ADONIS" winner by SoapHunks.net Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - July 27, 1971 (Leo) He has a brother First acting role, Professor Henry Higgins My Fair Lady Sang a duet with Dolly Parton Once worked at Universal Studios as Spiderman, Green Goblin, Scorpion King, and Elwood Blues Bit on the right cheek by a brown recluse spider as a boy scout in 6th grade in the Poconos Mountains Loves the music of Barry Manilow and Rick Springfield Sang on a hawaiian cruise ship for a year Plays drums - well Has modeled for over 50 designers, companies, and businesses Loves coconut Was a radio broadcaster for WDCV 88.3FM Was a singer/dancer at Hersheypark, PA for four years His wife is a professional dancer Has a degree in Political Science from Dickinson College Father is a lawyer - Mother is a teacher Kicked field goals for his high school football team First job in Los Angeles - bartender Speaks French Has been an Assistant Director and a Guest Artist for Children's Theatre Experience. Biography Eric describes the birth of his professional career as "a choice he made in May of 1993." The choice he refers to was whether to pursue his interests in the legal profession or the unstable world of entertainment. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle Pennsylvania with a BA in political science with honors, emphasizing in mass media politics and constitutional law. His time away from his studies was spent performing in unlimited capacities - in rock bands, choirs, operas, musicals, barbershop quartets, to mention a few. Putting his academic career temporarily on hold, Eric ventured to NYC where he began a long stretch of musical, acting, modeling, and performance endeavors.
	Aside from his role as Ethan Winthrop on NBC's Passions, Eric is most widely known for his critically hailed comic portrayal of the Pharaoh in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which he toured nationally with for four consecutive years. He consistently drew in acclaimed reviews from even the harshest of critics, calling him a "mix of Elvis and Stallone - a blend of charisma, muscular framework, and talent to be reckoned with." Additionally, Eric has appeared in over 40 musicals and plays. Most recently he has starred in the new musical Knight Life (Sir Handsome Plotdevice/Dark Knight), and the new musical adaptation of Garry Marshall's Happy Days (Count Malachi). Eric describes himself as a "work hard-play hard kind of guy." "Life is a series of choices between the heart and the mind," he says. "When in doubt, go with your heart - it will rarely lie to you." In whatever direction his promising career may go, it is certain that Eric's fusion of persistence, ambition, and heart will make for one terrific ride.