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Eric Lange

Eric Lange, American actor

Born
February 19, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1973

About Eric Lange

Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American character actor. He is known for his extensive work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles. Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ABC series Lost (2009) and Erwin Sikowitz in the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–13), and had his mainstream breakthrough for playing David Tate/Kenneth Hasting on the FX series The Bridge (2013). He earned acclaim for starring as Bill Stechner on the crime drama Narcos (2016), Lyle Mitchell on Showtime's Escape at Dannemora (2018) which earned a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries, Lou Burke on the Netflix original series Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021), Detective Gene Holcomb on the HBO series Perry Mason (2020–2022), and Byron Stallings on the Apple TV+ series Sugar (2024). Lange's film roles include Sam Larson in the independent film AM1200 (2008), Andy Beyer in the sports drama Secretariat (2010), a cameraman in the neo-noir Nightcrawler (2014), Dr. Silverman in the comedy-drama Danny Collins (2015), Whitehurst in the neo-Western mystery Wind River (2017), Blake Denton/Him in the horror Antebellum (2020) and Ralph Seegan in the action horror Day Shift (2022). == Early life == Eric Lange was born in Hamilton, Ohio and graduated from Fairfield High School and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has Danish ancestry. == Career == Lange's first film role came in 1996's High School High, where he played a singing waiter. Two years later, he appeared in three episodes of the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful.

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Career and life highlights

Eric Lange timeline

  1. Lange's first film role came in 1996's High School High, where he played a singing waiter.
  2. On June 11, 2011, Lange guest starred on iCarly in "iParty with Victorious", the first ever iCarly and Victorious crossover event.

The world when Eric Lange was born

Eric Lange was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Eric Lange's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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