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Date of Birth

24 April 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Eric Salter Balfour

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Trivia

Went to High School in Burbank, California, USA.

Eric and his family used to hold Lakota Indian sweat lodges in their backyard.

Is the lead singer of the soulful Los Angeles-based rock band Born as Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba.

Played Satan in a car commercial in 2002. He punished a man by forcing him to drive a minivan.

Was in a band called Blessed with Soul with Brittany Murphy during the early 1990s.

Eric was originally intended for just the "Six Feet Under" (2001) pilot episode (where he's listed in the credits as "Claire's Meth Date"), but Alan Ball liked the chemistry between Balfour and Lauren Ambrose, so he made Gabriel Dimas a regular part of the program.

Was engaged to actress Moon Bloodgood (April 24, 2005). The two parted ways early 2007. Eric is now in a relationship Chilean actress Leonor Varela. They both met on set of the movie "Hell Ride" (2007).

He was cut from the John Travolta movie Be Cool (2005), although at least some of his work appears among the deleted scenes on the DVD.

Where Are They Now

(October 2004) His band Fredalba will re-release their debut album (Uptown Music For Downtown kids) through Universal Distribution on October 26. The first single will be 'Gimme More' the video will premiere on MTV.

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