Justin Deeley Biography

Fast Facts

• A star high school football player, he dreamed of playing in the NFL and was recruited to play in college
• Started his career working as a model, frequently modeling in underwear
• Quote: "For me, it's just about getting to know the character as well as you know yourself until he becomes you․"
• Quote: "Playing comedy roles are so much fun because the sky's the limit․"
• Appeared in such web series as "Never Fade Away" and "BlackBoxTV․"
• Best known for playing the California cowboy Austin Tallridge on "90210" and guardian angel Paul on "Drop Dead Diva․"
• Stated that he would love to be a country music star
• His first kiss was in seventh grade in a treehouse during a school fish fry
• Saw "Wedding Crashers" five times to see Rachel McAdams's performance
• Years before his manager gave him the "Geography Club" script, he had given Gary Entin feedback on the script as a friendly favor