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{{short description|American former child actor (born 1966)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|09|16}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|09|16}}
| birth_place = [[Hollywood]], [[California]]
| birth_place = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], U.S.
| yearsactive = 1974-1988
| spouse = {{marriage|Rita Saguin|1987|1992|end=div}}
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'''Sean Anthony Frye''' (born September 16, 1966) is an [[United States|American]] former [[child actor]]. His best-known role was as Steve, [[Elliot]]'s older brother's friend in ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brant|first=Marley|title=Happier days: Paramount Television's classic sitcoms, 1974-1984|year=2006|publisher=Random House|isbn=0-8230-8933-9|pages=192}}</ref>
'''Sean Anthony Frye''' (born September 16, 1966) is an American former [[child actor]]. His best-known role was as Steve, the sunglass-toting friend of [[Elliott Taylor (character)|Elliott]]'s older brother in ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brant|first=Marley|title=Happier days: Paramount Television's classic sitcoms, 1974-1984|year=2006|publisher=Random House|isbn=0-8230-8933-9|pages=192}}</ref>


His last made-for-television film was ''[[Toughlove]]'' (1985), where he played the role of a drug-involved teenager whose addiction caused him to steal from his family.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bark|first=Ed|title=TOUGHLOVE' A USEFUL MOVIE ON DRUG ABUSE|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CDAFA0928C7D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=December 28, 2011|newspaper=[[Dallas Morning News]]|date=October 12, 1985}}</ref> Frye's last feature film was [[Molly Ringwald]]'s ''[[For Keeps?]]'' (1988) about teen-age pregnancy.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|title=review:For Keeps (1988)|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DE2DC173FF936A25752C0A96E948260|accessdate=December 28, 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 15, 1988}}</ref>
His last made-for-television film was ''[[Toughlove]]'' (1985), where he played the role of a drug-involved teenager whose addiction caused him to steal from his family.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bark|first=Ed|title=TOUGHLOVE' A USEFUL MOVIE ON DRUG ABUSE|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CDAFA0928C7D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=December 28, 2011|newspaper=[[Dallas Morning News]]|date=October 12, 1985}}</ref> Frye's last feature film was [[Molly Ringwald]]'s ''[[For Keeps (film)|For Keeps]]'' (1988) about teen-age pregnancy.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|title=review:For Keeps (1988)|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DE2DC173FF936A25752C0A96E948260|accessdate=December 28, 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 15, 1988}}</ref>


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Beyond acting, Frye was wardrobe consultant on the 1983 film ''[[Valley Girl (1983 film)|Valley Girl]]''.
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Frye was born in [[Hollywood]], [[California]]. Actress [[Soleil Moon Frye]] is his half-sister; his father is actor [[Virgil Frye]].

He has one more sister in the entertainment business who wish to be anonymous.
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Frye was born in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]]. Actress [[Soleil Moon Frye]] is his half-sister; their father was actor [[Virgil Frye]].


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
* ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (1977) as Billy
* ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (1977) as Billy
* ''[[The Awakening Land]]'' (1978 film) as Resolve Wheeler
* ''[[The Awakening Land]]'' (1978) as Resolve Wheeler
* ''[[Loose Shoes]]'' (1980) as Bobby the S.T.O.P.-I.T. Poster Boy
* ''[[Loose Shoes]]'' (1980) as Bobby the S.T.O.P.-I.T. Poster Boy
* ''[[E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial]]'' (1982) as Steve
* ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' (1982) as Steve
* ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' (1984) as Jordan St. Hubbins, David's Punk Rocker Son (scenes deleted)
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* ''[[For Keeps?]]'' (1988) as Wee Willy
* ''[[Real Genius]]'' (1985) as Boy at Science Fair
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* ''[[For Keeps (film)|For Keeps]]'' (1988) as Wee Willy


===Television===
===Television===
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* ''[[Don Taylor (actor/director)#filmography|A Circle of Children]]'' (1977) as Sean
* ''[[Don Taylor (actor/director)#filmography|A Circle of Children]]'' (1977) as Sean
* ''[[The Awakening Land]]'' (2 episodes, 1978) as Resolve Wheeler
* ''[[The Awakening Land]]'' (2 episodes, 1978) as Resolve Wheeler
* ''[[Little House on the Prairie]]'' (1 episode, 1979) as Jason
* ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' (2 episodes, 1979) as Jason
* ''[[Act of Violence]]'' (1979) as Jamie
* ''Act of Violence'' (1979) as Jamie
* ''[[ABC Afterschool Specials]]'' (1 episode, 1985) as Punk Boyfriend
* ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' (1 episode, 1985) as Punk Boyfriend
* ''[[Toughlove]]'' (1985) as Tim
* ''Toughlove'' (1985) as Tim

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Beyond acting, Frye was wardrobe consultant on the 1983 film ''[[Valley Girl (film)|Valley Girl]]''.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|name=Sean Frye|id=0296892}}
* {{IMDb name|name=Sean Frye|id=0296892}}
* {{tcmdb name|id=66670|name=Sean Frye}}

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Latest revision as of 18:16, 9 April 2024

Sean Frye
Born (1966-09-16) September 16, 1966 (age 57)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Years active1974-1988
Spouse
Rita Saguin
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​
(m. 1987; div. 1992)​

Sean Anthony Frye (born September 16, 1966) is an American former child actor. His best-known role was as Steve, the sunglass-toting friend of Elliott's older brother in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[1]

His last made-for-television film was Toughlove (1985), where he played the role of a drug-involved teenager whose addiction caused him to steal from his family.[2] Frye's last feature film was Molly Ringwald's For Keeps (1988) about teen-age pregnancy.[3]

Beyond acting, Frye was wardrobe consultant on the 1983 film Valley Girl.

Frye was born in Hollywood, California. Actress Soleil Moon Frye is his half-sister; their father was actor Virgil Frye.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brant, Marley (2006). Happier days: Paramount Television's classic sitcoms, 1974-1984. Random House. p. 192. ISBN 0-8230-8933-9.
  2. ^ Bark, Ed (October 12, 1985). "TOUGHLOVE' A USEFUL MOVIE ON DRUG ABUSE". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (January 15, 1988). "review:For Keeps (1988)". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2011.

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