Life and career
Lively was born Ernest Wilson Brown, Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Beatrice Gray (Walton) and Ernest W. Brown, Sr. In 1979, he married talent manager Elaine (McAlpin) Lively, and took her surname. They are the parents of Blake and Eric Lively, both actors. Ernie is stepfather to Elaine's children from her previous marriage: Lori, Robyn and Jason Lively. He may be best known for his roles in Passenger 57, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. In the latter two films, he played his daughter Blake's character's father.
He resides in Heber City, Utah with his wife. In 2003, Ernie suffered a heart attack. In November 2013, Ernie was treated with stem cell therapy as part of an experimental retrograde gene procedure.
Filmography
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1980; 3 episodes)
- It's My Turn (1980)
- Drop-Out Father (1982)
- Secret Admirer (1985)
- Misfits of Science (1985)
- Badge of the Assassin (1985)
- The Children of Times Square (1986)
- Fuzz Bucket (1986)
- Wisdom (1986)
- Warm Hearts, Cold Feet (1987)
- Convicted: A Mother's Story (1987) (TV)
- Hollywood-Monster (1987)
- In the Mood (1987)
- Into the Homeland (1987) (TV)
- The Tracker (1988) (TV)
- Scandal in a Small Town (1988) (TV)
- The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick (1988) (TV)
- Turner & Hooch (1989)
- An Innocent Man (1989)
- Shocker (1989)
- Hard to Kill (1990)
- Follow Your Heart (1990)
- Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990) (TV)
- The Knife and Gun Club (1990) (TV)
- Air America (1990)
- The Less Than Perfect Daughter (1991) (TV)
- For the Very First Time (1991) (TV)
- Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
- The Man in the Moon (1991)
- Past Midnight (1992)
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
- Breaking the Silence (1992) (TV)
- Sleepwalkers (1992)
- Passenger 57 (1992)
- Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992) (TV)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
- The X-Files (1995)
- My Family (1995)
- Malibu Shores (1996) (TV)
- Mulholland Falls (1996)
- Senseless (1998)
- The Legend of Cryin' Ryan (1998)
- Goodbye Lover (1998)
- Balloon Farm (1999)
- The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
- American Pie 2 (2001)
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
- The Darwin Awards (2006)
- Simon Says (2006)
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
[ Source: Wikipedia ]