Daniel Stern ( actor ) - wikipedia Daniel Stern ( actor ) Daniel Stern Stern in July 2014 Daniel Jacob Stern ( 1957 - 08 - 28 ) August 28, 1957 ( age 60 ) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Other names Dan Stern Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter Years active 1978 -- present Spouse ( s ) Laure Mattos ( m. 1980 ) Children 3 ; including Henry Stern Family David M. Stern ( brother ) Daniel Jacob Stern ( born August 28, 1957 ) is an American film and television actor, director and screenwriter. He is known for his roles as Marv Merchants in Home Alone, Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York, and the voice of Adult Kevin Arnold on the television series The Wonder Years. He also starred in the horror comedy film Otis. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Stern was born in Bethesda, Maryland, to a social worker father and a mother who managed a day care center. His parents are both Jewish. His brother is television writer David M. Stern. During his years at Bethesda - Chevy Chase High School, Stern starred in several theater productions, including playing C.C. Baxter in Promises, Promises and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Stern applied for a job as a lighting engineer for a Shakespeare Festival in Washington, D.C., but was hired as a walk - on in their production of The Taming of the Shrew, starring Glenn Close. He dropped out of high school in his senior year and soon moved to New York. After taking acting lessons at HB Studios with Austin Pendleton and Herbert Berghof, Stern began his acting career in Off Broadway and Broadway productions, including True West with Gary Sinise and How I Got That Story at Second Stage Theatre with Bob Gunton. He acted in numerous productions at The Public Theater, Ensemble Studio Theater, Cherry Lane Theater, and Manhattan Theater Club. Career Daniel Stern with Kristen Wiig and Drew Barrymore at 2009 Toronto International Film Festival In 1979, Stern made his film debut as Cyril in Breaking Away. The following year he played a student who raised objections during Jill Clayburgh 's proof of the snake lemma in the film It 's My Turn. His breakthrough role as Laurence `` Shrevie '' Schreiber came in Barry Levinson 's Diner. He had another early film role in the 1984 horror film C.H.U.D., as the soup kitchen C.H.U.D. hunter. He appeared in two films with Woody Allen, Stardust Memories and Hannah and Her Sisters. Stern has played characters in a number of comedic roles, such as Phil Berquist in City Slickers, and Marv Merchants the burglar in the first two Home Alone films, Home Alone and Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York, with Joe Pesci. However, he declined to play the character once again in the future installments of the franchise. He also starred as Max in Bushwhacked. He provided the voice of the narrator on the TV series The Wonder Years, which starred Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold. As narrator, Stern played the adult Kevin Arnold, remembering his youth. Stern and Savage were also featured together in Little Monsters, in which Stern played the father of Savage 's character. In the late 1990s, Stern took on a more serious role in the black comedy Very Bad Things with Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz and Jon Favreau. Stern provided the voice for the main character of the Dilbert animated TV series, based on the comic strip by Scott Adams. Stern directed several episodes of The Wonder Years and the 1993 feature film Rookie of the Year, and in recent years directed two episodes of the TV series, Manhattan. Stern created, wrote and starred in the CBS television show Danny. He wrote the off - Broadway hit `` Barbra 's Wedding '', which was produced by The Dodgers and Manhattan Theater Club. It starred John Pankow and Julie White and ran for six months. Mr. Stern also appeared in the play at Garry Marshall 's Falcon Theater. Stern was originally offered the role of Dale Gribble in King of the Hill but he was replaced by Johnny Hardwick when his salary agreement went low. Personal life Stern works as an artist, specializing in bronze sculpture. He has created sculptures for public art projects in San Diego, Pasadena, Palm Desert, Temple City and Agoura Hills. He is an artist in residence at Studio Channel Islands Art Center in Camarillo. He has also done many private commissions, gallery exhibitions and art fairs. He is the father of California State Senator Henry Stern. Filmography Stern at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 Breaking Away Cyril 1979 Starting Over Student 2 1980 A Small Circle of Friends Crazy Kid : Draft Inductee 1980 Stardust Memories Actor 1980 One Trick Pony Hare Krishna 1980 It 's My Turn Cooperman 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway Hitchhiker 1982 I 'm Dancing as Fast as I Can Jim 1982 Diner Laurence ' Shrevie ' Schreiber Blue Thunder Officer Richard Lymangood Get Crazy Neil Allen Daniel Artie Sternlicht 1984 C.H.U.D. Al ' The Reverend ' Shepherd 1984 Frankenweenie Ben Frankenstein Short film 1985 Key Exchange Michael Fine 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters Dusty 1986 The Boss ' Wife Joel Keefer Born in East L.A. Jimmy 1988 The Milagro Beanfield War Herbie Platt 1988 D.O.A. Hal Petersham 1989 Leviathan Buzz `` Sixpack '' Parrish 1989 Little Monsters Glen Stevenson 1989 Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics Mat 1990 Coupe de Ville Marvin Libner 1990 My Blue Heaven Will Stubbs 1990 Home Alone Marvin `` Marv '' Merchants 1991 City Slickers Phil Berquist 1992 Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York Marvin `` Marv '' Merchants Rookie of the Year Phil Brickma Also director City Slickers II : The Legend of Curly 's Gold Phil Berquist 1995 Bushwhacked Max Grabelski Celtic Pride Mike O'Hara 1998 Very Bad Things Adam Berkow 2000 How to Kill Your Neighbor 's Dog Guest at costume party Uncredited 2001 Viva Las Nowhere Frank Jacobs 2006 The Last Time John Whitman 2009 Otis Will Lawson 2009 Whip It Earl Cavendar The Next Three Days Meyer Fisk 2012 A Christmas Story 2 The Old Man Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Samson and Delilah Micah Television film 1984 The Ratings Game Skip Imperali Television film 1985 Hometown Joey Nathan 10 episodes 1986 Comedy Factory Leon Episode : `` Man About Town '' 1988 Weekend War Garfield Television film 1988 -- 93 The Wonder Years Adult Kevin Arnold ( voice ) Uncredited ; 114 episodes 1990 The Court - Martial of Jackie Robinson William Cline Television film 1991 The Simpsons Narrator Episode : `` Three Men and a Comic Book '' Gun Harvey Hochfelder Episode : `` The Shot '' 1998 Hey Arnold ! Mr. Packenham ( voice ) Episode : `` Tour de Pond / Teachers ' Strike '' 1998 Tourist Trap George W. Piper Television film 1999 Partners Sam Television film 1999 -- 2000 Dilbert Dilbert ( voice ) 30 episodes 2001 Danny Danny 9 episodes 2003 Regular Joe Joe Binder 5 episodes 2009 Family Guy Narrator ( voice ) Episode : `` FOX - y Lady '' 2009 Monk Sheriff Franklin Episode : `` Mr. Monk and the UFO '' Battle of the Bulbs Bob Wallace Television film 2013 Workaholics Travis Rockne Episode : `` Alice Quits '' 2013 ; 2015 Getting On Richard James 2 episodes 2014 House of Lies Robert Tretorn 2 episodes 2014 -- 15 Manhattan Glen Babbit 15 episodes 2017 Love Marty Dobbs Episode : `` Marty Dobbs '' Awards and nominations Year Result Award Film or series 1992 Nominated American Comedy Awards Funniest Supporting Actor City Slickers References Jump up ^ `` New Face : Daniel Stern Off the Sofa and Onto the Movie Screen in ' Breaking Away ' ; ' But It Was Cheap Rent ' ''. The New York Times. August 31, 1979. Retrieved April 30, 2010. Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080936/quotes Jump up ^ Day, Heather Thompson ( 2013 ). How to Feed the Mediavore : The 30 Day Challenge. Review and Herald. p. 28. ISBN 9780812756555. Jump up ^ `` ' Home Alone ' star sculpts statue for City of Agoura Hills '', Stephanie Bertholdo, The Acorn External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniel Stern. Daniel Stern on IMDb Daniel Stern - Personal webpage about Daniel Stern 's artwork Iceboxx - Webblog about Daniel Stern 's artwork VIAF : 85815416 LCCN : n94122690 ISNI : 0000 0001 1030 4524 GND : 141175532 SUDOC : 059079576 BNF : cb140305868 ( data ) BIBSYS : 99000065 IATH : w64n1smk Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Stern_(actor)&oldid=801586898 '' Categories : 1957 births Living people American television writers American male film actors American film directors American television directors American male voice actors Film directors from Maryland Jewish American male actors Male actors from Maryland Male television writers 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors People from Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda - Chevy Chase High School alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2014 Articles with unsourced statements from August 2013 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Corsu Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano Қазақша Magyar मराठी მარგალური Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 20 September 2017, at 16 : 04. 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Question: who did the narration for the wonder years
Answer: Daniel Jacob Stern