Eric Allan Kramer (1962)

 early life

Kramer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 26, 1962, and attended the BFA program at the University of Alberta at Edmonton, which led to acting in the theater and some television and movie roles, as well as a career in fight choreography.

 career

In 1987, Kramer made his first acting debut in The Gunfighters. He also starred in 1990 film Quest for the Mighty Sword. He played Thor in the television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns. Among Kramer's more notable roles have been Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Bear in American Wedding, and Boris, bodyguard to producer Lee Donowitz, in True Romance. He has also appeared in a number of notable television series, including Two and a Half Men, Wizards of Waverly Place, Growing Pains, Cheers, Empty Nest, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NewsRadio, JAG, Roseanne, Murder, She Wrote, Seinfeld, That 70's Show, Ellen, Monk, Jack and Bobby, Phil of the Future, How I Met Your Mother and My Name Is Earl. Kramer was also a series regular on the sitcom Bob as Whitey van de Bunt and the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys as Dave Rogers.

Kramer continues to work on the stage as a member of the Antaeus Classical Rep Company in Los Angeles, and received an Ovatti Award nomination for his role in "The Wood Demon". He currently co-stars as Bob Duncan on Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie.