Eric Andersson

Eric Andersson

Title: Senior Writer - Movies - PEOPLE

Eric Andersson has covered the entertainment industry for more than 20 years.
He joined PEOPLE as a senior writer for the movies department in 2022.
Previously, he worked at TV Guide Magazine and has contributed to publications including The Wall Street Journal.

Eric Andersson is a senior writer for movies at PEOPLE and PEOPLE.COM.

He has covered the entertainment business for more than two decades, visiting film and TV sets all over the world and interviewing celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Courteney Cox, Julia Garner, Tony Goldwyn, Sacha Baron Cohen and Josh Duhamel.

Before joining the team at PEOPLE, Eric was on staff at TV Guide Magazine and Us Weekly and has contributed to publications including The Wall Street Journal.

Eric Andersson graduated from Fordham University.

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Latest from Eric Andersson

Bronson Pinchot on May 23 in Los Angeles

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Lara Flynn Boyle and husband Donald Ray Thomas in 2008

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Bronson Pinchot (left) and Nelson and Winnie Mandela

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Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in 1986

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Lara Flynn Boyle on May 23; Robert Sean Leonard in 'Dead Poets Society'

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Lara Flynn Boyle on May 23 (left) and in 2003 (right)

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Beverly Hills Cop

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Lara Flynn Boyle and Jack Nicholson in 2001

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Lara Flynn Boyle photographed on May 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Bronson Pinchot stars with Eddie Murphy in 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F'

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Eddie Murphy attends the world premiere of Amazon Prime Video's "Candy Cane Lane" at Regency Village Theatre on November 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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Cheri Oteri, Martin Mull, Michael McKean

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Alec Baldwin

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Amy Poehler and her 'Inside Out 2' character Joy

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Amy Poehler

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Alec Baldwin in 2020

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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and Alec Baldwin

Convicted Rust Armorer Won't Be Forced to Testify at Alec Baldwin’s Upcoming Trial, Judge Rules

Jim Rash and Stanley Tucci

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Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in 'Thelma'

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Richard Roundtree and June Squibb

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Amy Poehler on June 10

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Donald Sutherland and Kiefer Sutherland in 2016

Inside Kiefer Sutherland’s Relationship with His Late Dad Donald Sutherland: Pride, Love and Distance

Armie Hammer in 2018

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Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro on June 14

Billy Crystal Teased Robert De Niro About His Acting Skills on Analyze This Set: ‘Is That All You Got?’