Eric Waterhouse (also credited as John Eric Waterhouse) has had a varied background that includes producing and directing as well as acting. After the 1992 Los Angeles uprisings, he founded a classical theater group that paired volunteer professionals and at-risk teens, directing, producing and occasionally starring in highly acclaimed theatrical productions. Theater Quest's five-year run culminated in the largest-ever production at the Kennedy Center's prestigious Opera House, and receiving the national Community Solutions in Education Award.He has also served co-producer and first AD for L.A.-based Lovestruck Pictures' feature romantic comedy "The Best Man in Grass Creek," which won a Heartland Films award; produced several long industrial videos, including one for Kenwood Stereo and another for Adidas Wear, as well as a series of restaurant training videos;and served as a resident artist, teaching filmmaking and budgeting at Denver School of the Arts. He has also worked as a sculptor (his pieces have been commissioned by Queen of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, among other locations). He has a 26-year-old daughter and has been married for nearly 30 years. He and his wife live in Long Beach.