Biography

David Eigenberg

by Rob Williams,

American actor, David Eigenberg is best known for his portrayal as Steve Brady on the HBO sitcom Sex and the City. He is also known for his role as a firefighter, Christopher Hermann, on NBC's Chicago Fire.

Early Life And Education Of David Eigenberg

David Eigenberg is an American actor who was born on the 17th of May 1964, in Long Island, Manhattan as the second out of three children to parents Beverly and Harry Eigenberg, and his two siblings are both sisters; Betsy the younger one and Helen the older one.

His mother was a business woman and owned many schools while her father was a public accountant and retired long to join his wife in business. The family resided in Naperville, Illinois and it was where the children grew up.

With difference in the religious backgrounds of his parents’, David grew up in his mother’s Episcopalian religion as she was a Christian. Thus all the three kids are followers of Christianity but also respect their father’s believe in Judaism.

After moving to Chicago, Davis joined a local Christian Naperville Central High School and started with sports and theatre. His first ever act came in a community theatre at the age of 12, where he played in an act titled “Happy Birthday, Wanda June”.

He also was a first-team member of his school’s football team and played in many major competitions, as a dependable Quarter Back. He was very much into sports and as a well-built young man, had dreams to join the Marine.

Thus after he completed his High School graduation in 1982, he served for the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1982 to 1986. He was successfully and honorably discharged as a  Lance Corporal. An American by nationality, David belongs to white ethnicity.

David Eigenberg's Career

Never to have thought about making a career in acting, David describes it as a “strange change in events” that stirred his path towards acting. He got his first ever acting role in a TV show named Homicide: Life on Street in which he played the role of a sniper with appearances on another show named The Practice.

With his first movie break in Garfield, he also appeared in the show ER; on the final two episodes. He also gained ma s sive popularity after appearing on the American TV show Kings of Queens in the Flash Photography episode.

Other of his notable roles have been in the show Ghost Whisperer, then in CBS’s TV series NCIS as Ted Bankston and also in Dagger. In 2006, he appeared in HBO’s Sex and the City after appearing in many auditions and was a regular member of the crew during its 5-year long duration.

David Eigenberg's Net Worth And Salary

David Eigenberg's net worth is $6 million at present. He has earned a decent amount of salary from his career. 

He had recurring roles on the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street, The Practice, Soldier of Fortune, Inc., Ed, Justified, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Justice.

He has appeared in the films Rude Awakening, By a Thread, Charlie Hoboken, A Perfect Murder, The Mothman Prophecies, Around the Bend, Love, Ludlow, Driftwood, The Trouble with Romance, Sex and the City, See You in September, Sex and the City 2, and more. 

David Eigenberg's Personal Life

Regarding his personal life, David is a married man and has got one child with his wife Chrysti Eigenberg. Chrysti, who was working in the Army at Virginia met David in an occasion and the two clicked immediately. Later, they got married in the March of 2003 and are still together and happy.