Sean Frye

American former child actor (born 1966)

Rita Saguin

(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

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

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