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  • Birth Name: Judd Asher Nelson
  • Birth Place: Portland, ME
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/28/1959, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Actor; screenwriter
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Judd Nelson Fast Facts:
  • His mother was a former member of the Maine State Legislature.
  • Acted with the Shoestring Shakespeare Company.
  • Left Haverford College during his sophomore year to move to Manhattan, NY, where he studied acting under the tutelage of famed instructor Stella Adler.
  • Moved to Los Angeles at the age of 25, and subsequently landed his first leading film role in 1984's teen comedy Making the Grade.
  • Star-making movie role came in 1985 in John Hughes' popular coming-of-age flick The Breakfast Club.
  • Was one of nine original members of a group of young performers during the '80s called the Brat Pack, including Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and Rob Lowe.
  • Garnered positive reviews for his role as cynical Alec Newbary in Joel Schumacher's equally successful coming-of-age tale St. Elmo's Fire; appeared in the video for John Parr's hit, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)."
  • Displayed voice-over talents as the character of Hot Rod/Rodimus in the animated flick Transformers: The Movie (1986). 
  • Made TV-series debut in 1987 in Funny, You Don't Look 200.
  • Made screenwriting debut, with 1994's Every Breath, in which he also starred.
  • Debuted as a TV-series regular in the fall of 1996, when he was cast as Brooke Shields' sports-obsessed editor Jack Richmond in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan; left after three seasons.
  • Judd Nelson Relationships:
  • Leonard Nelson - Father
  • Merle Nelson - Mother
  • Eve Nelson - Sister
  • Julie Nelson Forsyth - Sister
  • Kelly Stafford - Ex-significant Other
  • Judd Nelson Awards:
  • 1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Haverford College, Haverford, PA

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