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There were a lot of great performances in the 1999 comedy classic American Pie. Okay, perhaps great is stretching it a bit. But one thing is for sure, a bunch of actors and actresses got their acting careers kick-started thanks to the legendary film.
Among those now famous stars who went on to becomes household names after their appearance in American Pie were Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Christina Milian, John Cho, and Stifler’s mom, Jennifer Coolidge.
That’s a lot of star power to come out of just one single movie and I didn’t even mention The Sherminator.
Nor did I mention perhaps the greatest character in both American Pie as well as American Pie 2, Steve Stifler’s hilariously pervy little brother Matt.
How this actor, Eli Marienthal, didn’t go on to be a bigger star than the names I just mentioned is certainly one of life’s mysteries.
In fact, after American Pie 2, Marienthal only appeared in two more films before retiring from acting completely at the age of just 17.
Of course, that last role being a part opposite the 2004 version of Lindsay Lohan in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen may have had something to do with him deciding that, yep, he’s good.
He did come back once, for a brief cameo on The Big Bang Theory in 2009, but once again decided that retirement from acting looked like the best move.
Recently, Marienthal has been appearing seven episodes of something called The North Pole, a political comedy web series that has nothing to do with Lindsay Lohan nor The Big Bang Theory, so maybe he will stick around this time.
But since I assume that there isn’t a single one of you who has actually watched the show (or knew about its existence), here’s what Stifler’s awesome little brother, now 32-years-old, looks like today.
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No way you would have known that was him, is there?
He looks a little bit like C.M. Punk, but without someone’s fist jammed into his face.
Looks like life’s been treating him pretty well without the acting.