Eric Bruskotter

Eric Bruskotter
Born	(1966-03-22) March 22, 1966 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985 – 2012
Spouse	Tami-Adrian George

Eric Bruskotter (born March 22, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Cleveland Indians rookie Catcher Rube Baker in Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors as well as his role as Private Scott Baker in the TV series Tour Of Duty. Bruskotter has an identical twin brother named Karl.

Career

Bruskotter started acting in the mid-1980s, appearing in television shows like Mr. Belvedere and Amazing Stories. He gained notoriety when he appeared in the film Can't Buy Me Love in 1987. Later that year he appeared as Private Scott Baker in the TV series Tour of Duty, which followed the trials and tribulations of an army platoon, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam war. His identical twin brother, Karl Bruskotter (who sported a slightly different hairstyle so viewers could tell the two apart), had a guest appearance on the series as Scott Baker's twin brother with a knack for causing mischief, Private Karl Baker. Bruskotter left the series after its first season, but reprised his role in a guest appearance during the show's third and final season.

After two seasons, he returned to feature films with roles on such films as Crimson Tide and In the Line of Fire. He is perhaps more known for his role as Rube Baker in Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors.

In 1997, he had a role in the science fiction film Starship Troopers. During the film shoot he met Tami-Adrian George, who would become his real-life wife.

In the season 2 episodes of Sports Night entitled Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks and The Reunion, he played Kyle Whitaker, an NFL player on an unnamed Cleveland based team who gets suspended because as a player caught in an illegal steroid abuse ring. In "the Reunion", Eric physically appears. The character is important to the back story to a main character Dana Whitaker a producer of the sport night sports show in the television show. In 2007, he appeared in two episodes of 24 during Season 6.

In 2011, he appeared as a suitor of Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) on Glee, football recruiter/talent scout Cooter Menkins.

Eric is currently married to Tami-Adrian George. He is also a volunteer with the Best Friends Animal Society, an animal rescue group based in Kanab, UT. He usually works in the Cat Meet and Greet Tent during the Super Pet Adoption Festivals. He has also appeared in 2 different episodes of "Walker Texas Ranger," The episodes were Season 4 Episode 8 "The Lynching" as "Jonah Nelson". and Season 5 Episode 18 "Devil's Turf" as "Joey O'Bannon". and both times he played a mentally challenged young man.

Filmography

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Amazing Stories	Stan	TV series
1986	Mr. Belvedere	Jock #1
1987	Can't Buy Me Love	Big John
1987	Tour of Duty	Pvt. Scott Baker / SP4 Scott Baker	TV series (1987-1989)
1988	Rented Lips	Farrell's Goons
1988	War of the Worlds	Jefferson	TV series
1989	Head of the Class	Buzz	TV series
1989	Not Quite Human II	Rick, Bus Punk
1990	Nobody's Perfect	Stanley
1990	Cheers	Cutter Gardner	TV series
1990	Teen Angel Returns	Kevin Donato	TV series
1990	Sweet poison	JJ	TV Movie
1991	Quantum Leap	Beau / Red / Glen	TV series (1991-1993)
1992	The Wonder Years	Bully // Football Player	TV series
1993	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story	Joe Henderson
1993	In the Line of Fire	Young Agent
1994	Major League II	Rube Baker
1994	Beverly Hills, 90210	Belligerent Guy	TV series
1995	Crimson Tide	Bennefield
1995	Walker Texas Ranger	Jonah	TV series
1995	JAG	Bennefield	TV series
1996	The Fan	Catcher
1997	Starship Troopers	Breckinridge	Movie
1998	Major League: Back to the Minors	Rube Baker	Movie
2006	Bring It On: All or Nothing	Tim Allen	Movie
2008	How I Met Your Mother	George	TV series
2011	NCIS	Lester (Truck Driver)	TV Series
2011-2012	Glee	Cooter Menkins	TV series

External links

• Eric Bruskotter at IMDb
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