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{{InfoboxCast|title = Brian Stepanek|image = BrianS.jpg|full name = Brian Patrick Stepanek|gender = Male|birth date = February 6, 1971|age = 48|occupation = Actor|role = [[Tom Harper]]|hair color = N/A|first episode = [[Pilot]]|school = Gilmour Academy|family = 3 children|relationships = Parisa Stepanek|eye color = Brown|height = 6'1''}}'''Brian Stepanek''' (born February 6, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Arwin Hawkhauser in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. He portrays [[Dad|Tom Harper]] in ''[[Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn]]''.
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|image = BrianS.jpg
 
|full name = Brian Stepanek
 
|gender = Male
 
|birth date = February 6, 1971
 
|born in = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
 
|eye color = Brown
 
|hair color = Black/Brown
 
|occupation = Actor
 
|wowp role = [[Dad]]}}'''Brian Stepanek''' (born February 6, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as [[Dad]] in the ''[[Nickelodeon]]'' series ''[[Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn]]''.
 
==Career==
 
Stepanek is best known for his role as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suite_Life_of_Zack_%26_Cody_recurring_characters#Tipton_staff Arwin] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel Disney Channel] sitcom ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suite_Life_of_Zack_%26_Cody The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Stepanek#cite_note-2 [2]]</sup> He also starred in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Movie_2 Scary Movie 2]'' and the 2005 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bay Michael Bay] film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_%282005_film%29 The Island]''.
 
   
 
== Career ==
Stepanek has done additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceover voiceovers] in the movies ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemony_Snicket%27s_A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Possible Kim Possible]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web_%282006_film%29 Charlotte’s Web]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Hedge_%28film%29 Over the Hedge]''. Another appearance is as a strange chef named Lowell in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_I_Like_About_You_%28TV_series%29 What I Like About You]'' and the sitcom, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_in_the_Middle Malcolm in the Middle]''. He was one of the co-hosts for the first ever ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel_Games Disney Channel Games]''. Stepanek portrayed the popular Batman villain, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riddler The Riddler] on one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_OnStar_commercials Batman OnStar commercials]. Stepanek can also be seen as the bank manager in the Disney Channel movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Chihuahua_2 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2]''.
 
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Stephanek was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Gilmour Academy as a child. He was acted in various roles throughout his lifetime, dating back to his role in 1998.
   
He appears as "The Dex Guy" in ads for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dex_Media Dex Media], and has done television commercials for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Hardware Ace Hardware], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advil Advil], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnStar OnStar], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota Toyota], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Insurance Progressive Insurance], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priceline.com Priceline], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy_Queen Dairy Queen], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon Verizon], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Nextel Sprint] as well as radio commercials for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft Microsoft].
 
 
In 2008, he voiced Martin in the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolt_%282008_film%29 Bolt]''. He was an uncredited policeman in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_After_Next Friday After Next]''. He has his first voice role in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Saturdays The Secret Saturdays]'' as Agent Epsilon. Brian voices [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick_Buttowski:_Suburban_Daredevil#Voice_cast Harold Buttowski] on the Disney XD animated series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick_Buttowski:_Suburban_Daredevil Kick Buttowski]''.
 
 
Stepanek starred in a 5-minute short show called ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Brian Brian O'Brian]'', a silent slapstick-style show aired on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel Disney Channel].<sup>[http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/brianobrian/ [1]]</sup> He starred in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel_Original_Movie Disney Channel Original Movie] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatching_Pete Hatching Pete]'' as the Coach Mackay, and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostly_Ghostly:_Who_Let_the_Ghosts_Out%3F Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?]'' as Phears. Stepanek reprised his role as Arwin for three episodes of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suite_Life_on_Deck The Suite Life on Deck]''. Stepanek makes an appearance in season 9, episode 19 of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_and_a_Half_Men Two and a Half Men]''. Stepanek starred in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Young Mr. Young]'' as Adam's university professor Dr. Fenway. In 2013 he made an appearance in season 2, episode 3 of See Dad Run.
 
 
He is also in many commercials.
 
==Personal life==
 
Stepanek was born and raised in Cleveland's east side suburbs. From 1985-1989, he attended [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilmour_Academy Gilmour Academy]. At Gilmour, he participated in student government, varsity soccer and basketball, and he naturally occupies a space on the theatre department's "Wall of Fame." In 2010, Gilmour honored Stepanek by naming him the keynote speaker for commencement ceremonies.
 
 
 
Stepanek went on to Syracuse University, where he excelled as a thespian and studied abroad in London. Upon graduation, theatre opportunities drew Stepanek to Chicago. In Chicago, he built an impressive resume, culminating with a Jeff Award for his performance as Bill Snibson in the Drury Lane Theatre Company's production of ''Me and My Girl.'' On the set of "Me and My Girl," Stepanek met his wife, Parisa. They married in 2002, and had three children.
 
 
Along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Carey Drew Carey], Brian Stepanek is one of Hollywood's most visible Cleveland sports fans. In 2007, he appeared in SportTimeOhio's documentary, ''Make 'em Forget,'' recalling painful memories through the facemask of a Cleveland Browns helmet. Professionally, the Cleveland Browns serve as Brian's primary dramatic emotional trigger.
 
 
==Filmography==
 
==Filmography==
 
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web_%282006_film%29 Charlotte's Web]''
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web_%282006_film%29 Charlotte's Web]''
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|The Loud House
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_%28TV_series%29 Jessie]''
 
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|Lynn Loud Sr.
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==References==
 
==References==
 
#[http://www.tv.com/brian-stepanek/person/30475/summary.html "Brian Stepanek - TV.com"].
 
#[http://www.tv.com/brian-stepanek/person/30475/summary.html "Brian Stepanek - TV.com"].
 
#http://www.brianstepanek.com/resume.html
 
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== Trivia ==
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* He was in The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody as Arwin from 2005-2008.
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* Brian Stephanek and Phill Lewis previously worked together on The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody.
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* Brian wasn't in The Suite Life On Deck but he guest starred.
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* He was seen in The Suite Life On Deck when Zack and Cody video chatted him from the S.S. Tipton while he (Arwin) was at The Tipton Hotel.
 
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Revision as of 03:21, 6 March 2019

Brian Stepanek (born February 6, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Arwin Hawkhauser in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. He portrays Tom Harper in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.

Career

Stephanek was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Gilmour Academy as a child. He was acted in various roles throughout his lifetime, dating back to his role in 1998.

Filmography

Year Title Role
2000 Malcolm in the Middle Stan
2002 Kim Possible
2002 What I Like About You Lowell
2002 Friday After Next Policeman
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2005-2008 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Arwin Hawkhauser
2005 The Island Gandu Three Echo
2006 Charlotte's Web Sheep
2006 Over the Hedge Nugent
2006-2008 Disney Channel Games Presenter
2007 Transformers Sector Seven Agent
2008 Bolt Martin
2008 The Secret Saturdays Agent Epsilon
2008 Brian O' Brian Himself
2008 Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? Phears
2009 Hatching Pete Coach Mackay
2010 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Harold Buttowski
2008-2011 The Suite Life On Deck Arwin Hawkhauser/Milos
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Banker
2011 Two and a Half Men
2011 Mr. Young Professor
2013 See Dad Run Guest appearance
2013 Pain & Gain Brian McCalister
2013 Two and a Half Men Larry
2016-present The Loud House Lynn Loud Sr.

References

  1. "Brian Stepanek - TV.com".
  2. http://www.brianstepanek.com/resume.html

Trivia

  • He was in The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody as Arwin from 2005-2008.
  • Brian Stephanek and Phill Lewis previously worked together on The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody.
  • Brian wasn't in The Suite Life On Deck but he guest starred.
  • He was seen in The Suite Life On Deck when Zack and Cody video chatted him from the S.S. Tipton while he (Arwin) was at The Tipton Hotel.