Judd Nelson

Birth Name:

Judd Asher Nelson

Birth Place:

Portland, Maine, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

Has supported the nonprofit organization Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind
Nominated for a Maverick Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Down and Dangerous" in 2013
Won the Silver Bucket of Excellence Award along with other "The Breakfast Club" cast members at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards
Attended Haverford College and studied acting with drama coach Stella Adler in Manhattan
Made his screen acting debut in the film "Rock 'n' Roll Hotel" in 1983
Quote: "I think that there's room for everyone․ I don't think that if one person succeeds then another must fail․ That's lunacy․"
Quote: "(On "The Breakfast Club" director John Hughes): "He was the first guy who saw someone who was young and that did not mean that they were less, it just means that they were young․""
Quote: "(On being a member of the "Brat Pack"): "At the time this whole gang was supposedly cruising the Sunset Strip, I was living in New York․""
Starred as Jack Richmond in the TV series "Suddenly Susan․"
Starred in influential coming-of-age films in the 1980s such as "The Breakfast Club" and "St․ Elmo's Fire" along with fellow members of the Brat Pack
Enjoys playing golf, reading and riding motorbikes

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