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| caption = Leitch at Hollywood Life Magazine's 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards on 9 December 2007
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| birth_name = Donovan Jerome Leitch
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'''Donovan Jerome Leitch'''<ref name=birth>''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com</ref> (born August 16, 1967)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/donovan-leitch-jr-mn0001816146/credits | title= Donovan Leitch Jr.| publisher=[[AllMusic]] | accessdate= November 30, 2014}}</ref> is an English-born American actor, singer and former model. He is the son of the singer-songwriter [[Donovan]] and the brother of actress [[Ione Skye]]. He was a member of the hard rock band [[Camp Freddy]], and was a founding member of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith, the son of [[Michael Nesmith]] of [[The Monkees]].<ref name=NYT19940703/>
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'''Donovan Jerome Leitch'''<ref name=birth>''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com</ref> (born August 16, 1967)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/donovan-leitch-jr-mn0001816146/credits | title= Donovan Leitch Jr.| publisher=[[AllMusic]] | access-date= November 30, 2014}}</ref> is an English-born American actor, singer and former model. He is the son of the singer-songwriter [[Donovan]] and the brother of actress [[Ione Skye]]. He was a member of the hard rock band [[Camp Freddy]], and was a founding member of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith, the son of [[Michael Nesmith]] of [[The Monkees]].<ref name=NYT19940703/> As an actor, he is best known for portraying Paul Taylor in the 1988 remake of ''[[The Blob (1988 film)|The Blob]]''.


==Career==
==Career==
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Leitch appeared in the films ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]'' (1985), ''[[The In Crowd (1988 film)|The In Crowd]]'' (1988), ''[[And God Created Woman (1988 film)|...And God Created Woman]]'' (1988), ''[[The Blob (1988 film)|The Blob]]'' (1988), ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'' (1989, portraying [[Charles Fessenden Morse]]), ''[[Cutting Class]]'' (1989), ''[[Gas, Food Lodging]]'' (1992), ''[[Dark Horse (1992 film)|Dark Horse]]'' (1992), ''[[Jack the Bear]]'' (1993), ''[[Cityscrapes: Los Angeles]]'' (1994), ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]]'' (1996), ''[[One Night Stand (1997 film)|One Night Stand]]'' (1997) and ''[[Love Kills (film)|Love Kills]]'' (1998). Leitch was featured as the villain of the week, Malcolm Lagg, an underground fight club coordinator for metahumans in the ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]'' episode "[[Gladiatrix (Birds of Prey)|Gladiatrix]]".
Leitch appeared in the films ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]'' (1985), ''[[The In Crowd (1988 film)|The In Crowd]]'' (1988), ''[[And God Created Woman (1988 film)|...And God Created Woman]]'' (1988), ''[[The Blob (1988 film)|The Blob]]'' (1988), ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'' (1989, portraying [[Charles Fessenden Morse]]), ''[[Cutting Class]]'' (1989), ''[[Gas, Food Lodging]]'' (1992), ''[[Dark Horse (1992 film)|Dark Horse]]'' (1992), ''[[Jack the Bear]]'' (1993), ''Cityscrapes: Los Angeles'' (1994), ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]]'' (1996), ''[[One Night Stand (1997 film)|One Night Stand]]'' (1997) and ''[[Love Kills (film)|Love Kills]]'' (1998). Leitch was featured as the villain of the week, Malcolm Lagg, an underground fight club coordinator for metahumans in the ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]'' episode "[[Gladiatrix (Birds of Prey)|Gladiatrix]]".


In the early 1990s, Leitch formed Nancy Boy, an [[alternative rock]] band with [[glam rock]] and [[Britpop]] influences.<ref name="AllMusicNancyBoy">{{cite web|title=Nancy Boy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nancy-boy-mn0000308599/biography|website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=May 2, 2018}}</ref> The band also featured guitarist Jason Nesmith, son of [[Michael Nesmith]] of [[The Monkees]]. The band released two albums, ''Promosexual'' in 1995 and ''Nancy Boy'' in 1996.<ref name="AllMusicNancyBoy"/> Although their second album was issued on major label [[Elektra Records]], it was not a success, and the band fell inactive after Nesmith left the lineup a few years later.<ref name="AllMusicNancyBoy"/>
In 1986, he auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'' being one of the final picks along with [[Keanu Reeves]],<ref>Reeves originally read for the role of Bill but was switched to Ted during subsequent auditions.</ref> [[Gary Riley]] and [[Matt Adler]]. The role ultimately went to [[Alex Winter]], who initially read for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan.
In the early 1990s, Leitch formed Nancy Boy, an [[alternative rock]] band with [[glam rock]] and [[Britpop]] influences.<ref name="AllMusicNancyBoy">{{cite web|title=Nancy Boy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nancy-boy-mn0000308599/biography|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> The band also featured guitarist Jason Nesmith, son of [[Michael Nesmith]] of [[The Monkees]]. The band released two albums, ''Promosexual'' in 1995 and ''[[Nancy Boy (album)|Nancy Boy]]'' in 1996.<ref name="AllMusicNancyBoy"/> Although their second album was issued on major label [[Elektra Records]], it was not a success, and the band fell inactive after Nesmith left the lineup a few years later.<ref name="AllMusicNancyBoy"/>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Leitch was born in London, England, the son of singer/songwriter [[Donovan]] and model Enid Karl (née Stulberger).<ref name=IMDb>{{IMDb name|6230258|Donovan Leitch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Ione-Skye.html |title=Ione Skye Biography (1970?–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date=September 4, 1970 |accessdate=November 21, 2013}}</ref> He is the brother of actress [[Ione Skye]]. His parents separated when he was three and he was raised by his mother in the Hollywood Hills of California.<ref name=NYT19940703>{{cite web|first=Trip |last=Gabriel |date=July 3, 1994 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E0DD103CF930A35754C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 |title=Donovan Leitch: He's It! He's Hot! He's ... Who? |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 21, 2013}}</ref> His father is Scottish, and also of part Irish descent.<ref>https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/how-donovan-and-coco-his-granddaughter-caught-their-wind-35583500.html</ref> His mother is an American who was raised in [[the Bronx]], New York City, and is Jewish.<ref name=stern>{{cite interview|interviewer=Ione Skye|work=The Howard Stern Show|date=May 9, 1999|title=Ione Skye Interview}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|title=Jewish Stars 12/16 |publisher=[[Cleveland Jewish News]]|date=December 15, 2011|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars/article_7be302da-267e-11e1-b2fe-001871e3ce6c.html|accessdate=|quote=Donovan's former wife is an American Jew, and their daughter, actress Ione Skye ("Say Anything"), 41, was once Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz's wife.}}</ref>
Leitch was born in London, the son of singer/songwriter [[Donovan]] and model Enid Karl (née Stulberger).<ref name=IMDb>{{IMDb name|6230258|Donovan Leitch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Ione-Skye.html |title=Ione Skye Biography (1970?–) |publisher=Film Reference |date=September 4, 1970 |access-date=November 21, 2013}}</ref> He is the brother of actress [[Ione Skye]]. His parents separated when he was three and he was raised by his mother in the Hollywood Hills of California.<ref name=NYT19940703>{{cite web|first=Trip |last=Gabriel |date=July 3, 1994 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E0DD103CF930A35754C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 |title=Donovan Leitch: He's It! He's Hot! He's ... Who? |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 21, 2013}}</ref> His father is Scottish, of partial Irish descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/how-donovan-and-coco-his-granddaughter-caught-their-wind-35583500.html|title=How Donovan and Coco, his granddaughter, caught their wind|website=Independent.ie|date=April 3, 2017 |access-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref> His mother was raised in [[the Bronx|The Bronx, New York City]] and is [[Jewish]].<ref name=stern>{{cite interview|interviewer=Ione Skye|work=The Howard Stern Show|date=May 9, 1999|title=Ione Skye Interview}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|title=Jewish Stars 12/16 |publisher=[[Cleveland Jewish News]]|date=December 15, 2011|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars/article_7be302da-267e-11e1-b2fe-001871e3ce6c.html|quote=Donovan's former wife is an American Jew, and their daughter, actress Ione Skye ("Say Anything"), 41, was once Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz's wife.}}</ref>


He married Scottish model [[Kirsty Hume]] on September 23, 1997.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125587,00.html |date=June 22, 1998 |work =[[People (magazine)|People]] | volume=49 |issue= 24 | title=Model Marriages|accessdate=November 30, 2014}}</ref> Their daughter, Violet Jean Leitch, was born March 21, 2004 at home in Los Angeles.<ref name=IMDb/><ref name=USmag2015410/>
He married Scottish model [[Kirsty Hume]] on September 23, 1997.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125587,00.html |date=June 22, 1998 |work =[[People (magazine)|People]] | volume=49 |issue= 24 | title=Model Marriages|access-date=November 30, 2014}}</ref> Their daughter, Violet Jean Leitch, was born March 21, 2004, at home in Los Angeles.<ref name=IMDb/><ref name=USmag2015410/>
Leitch and Hume separated in 2011, and Hume filed for divorce in summer 2014.<ref name=USmag2015410/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/donovan-leitchs-fiancee-libby-mintz-is-pregnant-20142811| work =[[Us Magazine]] | title=Donovan Leitch's Fiancee Libby Mintz Is Pregnant! Couple Expecting First Child Together| date=November 28, 2014|first=Sierra |last=Marquina|accessdate=November 30, 2014 }}</ref>
Leitch and Hume separated in 2011, and Hume filed for divorce in summer 2014.<ref name=USmag2015410/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/donovan-leitchs-fiancee-libby-mintz-is-pregnant-20142811| work =[[Us Magazine]] | title=Donovan Leitch's Fiancee Libby Mintz Is Pregnant! Couple Expecting First Child Together| date=November 28, 2014|first=Sierra |last=Marquina|access-date=November 30, 2014 }}</ref>


Leitch proposed to actress Libby Mintz two months after Hume filed for divorce.<ref name=USmag2015410/> He and Mintz had a son, Donovan Evers Leitch, on April 14, 2015, and were married in a ceremony in Los Angeles on October 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/04/23/donovan-leitch-libby-mintz-welcome-son-donovan-evers/ |date=April 23, 2015 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 25, 2018 |title=Donovan Leitch and Libby Mintz Welcome Son Donovan Evers }}</ref><ref name=USmag2015410>{{cite web |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/donovan-leitch-libby-mintz-married-photos-2015410/ |first=Kathy |last=Campbell |title=Donovan Leitch and Libby Mintz Are Married: See the Photos |work=[[Us Magazine]] |date=October 4, 2015 |access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>
Leitch proposed to actress Libby Mintz two months after Hume filed for divorce.<ref name=USmag2015410/> He and Mintz had a son, Donovan Evers Leitch, on April 14, 2015, and were married in a ceremony in Los Angeles on October 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/04/23/donovan-leitch-libby-mintz-welcome-son-donovan-evers/ |date=April 23, 2015 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 25, 2018 |title=Donovan Leitch and Libby Mintz Welcome Son Donovan Evers |archive-date=May 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526202323/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/04/23/donovan-leitch-libby-mintz-welcome-son-donovan-evers/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=USmag2015410>{{cite web |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/donovan-leitch-libby-mintz-married-photos-2015410/ |first=Kathy |last=Campbell |title=Donovan Leitch and Libby Mintz Are Married: See the Photos |work=[[Us Magazine]] |date=October 4, 2015 |access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>


==Filmography==
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===Film===
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*"Johnny Chrome and Silver" (Equator, 1994)
*"[[Are "Friends" Electric?]]" (Equator, 1995)
*"Deep Sleep Motel" (Sire Records 1996)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/master/237066-Nancy-Boy-Nancy-Boy | title=Nancy Boy - Nancy Boy | website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>


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Donovan Leitch
Leitch at Hollywood Life Magazine's 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards on 9 December 2007
Born
Donovan Jerome Leitch

(1967-08-16) August 16, 1967 (age 56)
London, England
NationalityBritish, American
Spouses
(m. 1997; div. 2014)
Libby Mintz
(m. 2015)
Children2
RelativesIone Skye (sister)

Donovan Jerome Leitch[1] (born August 16, 1967)[2] is an English-born American actor, singer and former model. He is the son of the singer-songwriter Donovan and the brother of actress Ione Skye. He was a member of the hard rock band Camp Freddy, and was a founding member of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith, the son of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees.[3] As an actor, he is best known for portraying Paul Taylor in the 1988 remake of The Blob.

Career[edit]

Leitch appeared in the films Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1985), The In Crowd (1988), ...And God Created Woman (1988), The Blob (1988), Glory (1989, portraying Charles Fessenden Morse), Cutting Class (1989), Gas, Food Lodging (1992), Dark Horse (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1994), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), One Night Stand (1997) and Love Kills (1998). Leitch was featured as the villain of the week, Malcolm Lagg, an underground fight club coordinator for metahumans in the Birds of Prey episode "Gladiatrix".

In 1986, he auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being one of the final picks along with Keanu Reeves,[4] Gary Riley and Matt Adler. The role ultimately went to Alex Winter, who initially read for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan.

In the early 1990s, Leitch formed Nancy Boy, an alternative rock band with glam rock and Britpop influences.[5] The band also featured guitarist Jason Nesmith, son of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. The band released two albums, Promosexual in 1995 and Nancy Boy in 1996.[5] Although their second album was issued on major label Elektra Records, it was not a success, and the band fell inactive after Nesmith left the lineup a few years later.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Leitch was born in London, the son of singer/songwriter Donovan and model Enid Karl (née Stulberger).[6][7] He is the brother of actress Ione Skye. His parents separated when he was three and he was raised by his mother in the Hollywood Hills of California.[3] His father is Scottish, of partial Irish descent.[8] His mother was raised in The Bronx, New York City and is Jewish.[9][10]

He married Scottish model Kirsty Hume on September 23, 1997.[11] Their daughter, Violet Jean Leitch, was born March 21, 2004, at home in Los Angeles.[6][12] Leitch and Hume separated in 2011, and Hume filed for divorce in summer 2014.[12][13]

Leitch proposed to actress Libby Mintz two months after Hume filed for divorce.[12] He and Mintz had a son, Donovan Evers Leitch, on April 14, 2015, and were married in a ceremony in Los Angeles on October 3, 2015.[14][12]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
Filmed 1970
Released 2005
There is an Ocean Himself (at age 3)
1984 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Dancer
1986 The Education of Allison Tate Martin Stubbs
1988 The In Crowd Del
And God Created Woman Peter Moran
The Blob Paul Taylor
1989 Rock & Read The Chaueffeur Short
Cutting Class Brian Woods
Glory Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
1992 Gas Food Lodging Darius
Dark Horse J.B. Hadley
1993 Jack the Bear Grad Student
1996 Cityscrapes: Los Angeles Troy
Bed, Bath and Beyond Short
I Shot Andy Warhol Gerard Malanga
The Size of Watermelons Patrick
1997 One Night Stand Kevin
Big City Blues Donovan
1998 Love Kills Dominique
1999 Cherry Eddie
2000 Men Make Women Crazy Short
2008 The Dark Knight Ward Neeley Uncredited
2021 Habit News Anchor

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Alice Dono-D 1 episode, Footloose Mel
1985 It's Your Move Boy No. 3 1 episode, The Dregs of Humanity: Part 1
1988 Rockin' the Night Away Television film
1989 21 Jump Street Mike Pratt 1 episode, Mike's P.O.V.
1990 Life Goes On Teddy 1 episode, The Banquet Room Renovation
1991 CBS Schoolbreak Special Charlie Tyler 1 episode, But He Loves Me
For the Very First Time Television film
1999 The '60s Neal Reynolds Television film
2000 Sex and the City Baird Johnson 1 episode, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...
2002 The Job Barry / Crystal 1 episode, Parents
Girls Club Michael Harrod 9 episodes
2003 Birds of Prey Malcolm 1 episode, Gladiatrix
2006 Grey's Anatomy Rick Friart 1 episode, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies
2015–16 Breaking Band Producer 6 episodes

Nancy Boy discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at ancestry.com
  2. ^ "Donovan Leitch Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Gabriel, Trip (July 3, 1994). "Donovan Leitch: He's It! He's Hot! He's ... Who?". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  4. ^ Reeves originally read for the role of Bill but was switched to Ted during subsequent auditions.
  5. ^ a b c "Nancy Boy". AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Donovan Leitch at IMDb
  7. ^ "Ione Skye Biography (1970?–)". Film Reference. September 4, 1970. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "How Donovan and Coco, his granddaughter, caught their wind". Independent.ie. April 3, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ione Skye Interview". The Howard Stern Show (Interview). Interviewed by Ione Skye. May 9, 1999.
  10. ^ Bloom, Nate (December 15, 2011). "Jewish Stars 12/16". Cleveland Jewish News. Donovan's former wife is an American Jew, and their daughter, actress Ione Skye ("Say Anything"), 41, was once Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz's wife.
  11. ^ "Model Marriages". People. Vol. 49, no. 24. June 22, 1998. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  12. ^ a b c d Campbell, Kathy (October 4, 2015). "Donovan Leitch and Libby Mintz Are Married: See the Photos". Us Magazine. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  13. ^ Marquina, Sierra (November 28, 2014). "Donovan Leitch's Fiancee Libby Mintz Is Pregnant! Couple Expecting First Child Together". Us Magazine. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  14. ^ "Donovan Leitch and Libby Mintz Welcome Son Donovan Evers". People. April 23, 2015. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  15. ^ "Nancy Boy - Nancy Boy". Discogs.

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