Bill Oberst Jr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bill Oberst Jr.
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1965(1965-11-21)
Age	59
Birthplace	Georgetown
Country	United States
Birth City	South Carolina
Horoscope	Scorpio

Bill Oberst Jr. Biography

Bill Oberst Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on November 21, 1965 in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States. American actor who is known for his role as a stalker for Facebook on the interactive online film Take This Lollipop which garnered the actor many Webby nominations, recognition during the South by Southwest festival, and an award in 2012. Daytime Emmy Award.

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Beginning in 1994, and continuing through 2004, Oberst portrayed Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth. Overlapping, and for the five years from 1996 through 2004, he played John F. Kennedy in the one man show JFK. Iconic historical figures who are revered or demonized by history draw Oberst’s interest as an actor. Oberst had also created the one man show Stand Up! When Comedy Was Funny where he featured the classic comedy routines of Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Newhart, Woody Allen and Moms Mabley.

After his very first performance as Kennedy in 1996, a woman from the audience, who identified herself as having served as a secretary in The White House during the Kennedy administration, told Oberst his characterization “made her grieve for the first time in 30 years.” Of Oberst’s seasonal and one-man interpretation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, where he creates and plays a dozen different characters in a 45-minute “abridged” version, Kathyrn Martin of The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) wrote that in his shorter interpretation Oberst “focuses on the character of Scrooge and, more subtly, the craftsmanship of the original literary work,” and “Oberst is a superb actor with an appreciation for both language and history.” Though skilled at bringing many characters to life, Oberst’s years portraying Grizzard have received the greatest attention: reviewer Jeff Johnson of Charleston’s Post and Courier praised Oberst’s performance as “an uncanny impersonation;” Alec Harvey of The Birmingham News also felt that his impersonation was impressive: “Oberst, for all intents and purposes, is Grizzard in the show,” and he “brings back to life one of the most beloved Southern writers of the 20th century,” and Tanya Perez-Brennan of The Florida Times-Union reported that “throughout the performance, Oberst had a commanding stage presence”.

His birthplace was in Georgetown, South Carolina and is a graduate from his school, the University of South Carolina.

Bill Oberst Jr. Net Worth

Bill Oberst Jr. is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bill Oberst Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his career in stage work, performing the lead role as Jesus of Nazareth for nearly a decade , and also performing in a solo production playing He started his career doing stage work, playing the title role in Jesus of Nazareth for about a decade while also performing in a one man show as John F. Kennedy..

He was featured in the 2008 film The Secret Life of Bees and also on TV in a few shows from 1000 Ways to Die.

William Oberst Jr. (born November 21, 1965) is an American stage, film and television actor of German descent. Known for his work in horror and cult films, his career includes projects in film, television and one-man-show theater performances. He first received recognition for his portrayals of icon and humorist Lewis Grizzard as performed in theatrical tours across the Southern United States. His role as the creepy ‘Facebook Stalker’ in the online interactive video film Take This Lollipop, which uses the Facebook Connect application to bring viewers themselves into the film through use of their own pictures and messages from Facebook, brought him widespread attention after the project received multiple Webby Awards nominations, three awards at SXSW, and a 2012 Daytime Emmy Award.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 2011 Oberst played the creepy “Facebook Stalker” in the online film Take This Lollipop, an interactive video which uses the Facebook Connect application to bring viewers themselves into the film though use of their own pictures and information posted to Facebook, and which underscores the danger when one posts too much personal information online. In describing the opening sequences, CNN wrote “A sweaty, wild-eyed man in a stained undershirt hunches over his computer in a shadowy basement. He’s broken into your Facebook account and is reading your posts as his dirty, cracked fingernails paw at the keyboard. Rage (jealousy? hate?) builds as he flips through your photos and scrolls through your list of friends. He rocks back and forth, growing more agitated as the pages flash past. Then he consults a map of your city and heads to his car.” Ad Age praised Oberst’s portrayal of a “sweat-covered, mouse-rubbing” stalker by writing that Oberst “gives Hannibal Lecter a run for his money.”

Facts & Trivia

Bill Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bill Oberst Jr. celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.

The 2012 B-Movie Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, was widely panned (as is most films by The Asylum). However, most critics praised Oberst’s portrayal of President Lincoln, citing it as one of the best performances ever given in an independent horror movie: Dread Central reviewer Matt Serafini wrote, “If there existed an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a B-Movie, this year’s winner would easily be Bill Oberst, Jr., for his outstanding portrayal of our 16th President… it is certainly the closest thing to an award caliber performance you’ll probably ever see in a movie produced by The Asylum”, while JoBlo’s Jason Adams wrote “Oberst is legitimately great in the role and his presidential chops suggest he could actually play Lincoln in a biopic that didn’t involve dismembering heads every five minutes”, and CHUD.com’s Jared Rasic wrote that Oberst’s “Lincoln is powerful, noble and pretty damn badass with a scythe”, expanding “Bill Oberst Jr. is a film saver. Each role of his I’ve seen, he always completely commits to the performance, whether he’s playing a redneck cannibal, a cyber stalker or the 16th President of the United States… Oberst Jr. is on the cusp of becoming a very known quantity and has a very good chance at becoming America’s next boogeyman”.