Sean Frye

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]

Sean Frye
Born	(1966-09-16) September 16, 1966 (age 57) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Years active	1974-1988
Spouse	Rita Saguin ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 1992)​

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

Film

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

Television

• Emergency! (1 episode, 1974) as Boy
• A Special Olivia Newton-John (1976) as Nigel
• A Circle of Children (1977) as Sean
• The Awakening Land (2 episodes, 1978) as Resolve Wheeler
• Little House on the Prairie (2 episodes, 1979) as Jason
• Act of Violence (1979) as Jamie
• ABC Afterschool Special (1 episode, 1985) as Punk Boyfriend
• Toughlove (1985) as Tim

References

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.

External links

• Sean Frye at IMDb
• at the TCM Movie Database