Eric Lawrence Lively (born July 31, 1981) is an American former actor.
He played the role of Andy Evans in Speak.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 actor Ernie Lively (né Ernest Wilson Brown, Jr.) and talent
manager Elaine Lively (née McAlpin). All four siblings/half-siblings
are, or have been, in the entertainment industry.Lively's first film
was as a baby in the 1983 film Brainstorm. After graduating 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.
He played the role of Andy Evans in Speak.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 actor Ernie Lively (né Ernest Wilson Brown, Jr.) and talent
manager Elaine Lively (née McAlpin). All four siblings/half-siblings
are, or have been, in the entertainment industry.Lively's first film
was as a baby in the 1983 film Brainstorm. After graduating 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.
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