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{{short description|American actor}}
{{short description|American actor (born 1968)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Travis Fine
| name = Travis Fine
| image = Travis Fine 2009.jpg
| image = Travis Fine 2009.jpg
| caption = Portrait of Travis Fine
| caption = Travis Fine (2009)
| birth_name = Travis Lane Fine
| birth_name = Travis Lane Fine
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|June 26, 1968}}
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|June 26, 1968}}
| birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor, writer, director, producer
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* writer
* director
* producer}}
| yearsactive = 1980–present
| yearsactive = 1980–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Jessica Resnick|1993|1995|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Kristine Hostetter|2002}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Jessica Resnick|1993|1995|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Kristine Hostetter|2002}}
}}
}}
}}


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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Fine was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], the second son of Maxine Parker Makover and Terry Fine, a professional [[golf]]er.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.geocities.com/ardenpeep/writing/travis.html|title=Travis Fine Interview|date=13 October 2007|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013204001/http://ca.geocities.com/ardenpeep/writing/travis.html|archivedate=13 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/bio.htm|title=In Real Life: A Travis Fine Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=online.no|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523181045/http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/bio.htm|archivedate=2007-05-23}}</ref> He has one older brother, Todd, and one younger sister, Kelly. His parents divorced when he was six. He was raised in [[Hickory Flat, Georgia|Hickory Flat]] and Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]] when he was fifteen, and has lived in that area since. In 1986, he graduated from [[Beverly Hills High School]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]]. He attended [[Pitzer College]] in [[Claremont, CA]] for 1 year and eventually earned his Aviation Science degree from Utah Valley University.
Fine was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], the second son of Maxine Parker Makover and Terry Fine, a professional [[golf]]er.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ca.geocities.com/ardenpeep/writing/travis.html |title=Travis Fine Interview |date=13 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013204001/http://ca.geocities.com/ardenpeep/writing/travis.html |archive-date=13 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/bio.htm|title=In Real Life: A Travis Fine Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=online.no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523181045/http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/bio.htm|archive-date=2007-05-23}}</ref> He has one older brother, Todd, and one younger sister, Kelly. His parents divorced when he was six. He was raised in [[Hickory Flat, Georgia|Hickory Flat]] and Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], when he was fifteen, and has lived in that area since. In 1986, he graduated from [[Beverly Hills High School]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]]. He attended [[Pitzer College]] in [[Claremont, CA]] for 1 year and eventually earned his Aviation Science degree from Utah Valley University.


On [[Valentine's Day]], 1993, Fine married Jessica Resnick, but the couple divorced in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/81/Travis-Fine.html|title=Travis Fine Biography (1968-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> On June 29, 2002, he married his present wife, Kristine Fine (b. Hostetter). He has two daughters born in 1994 and 2004, and a son born in 2007. Fine is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jewish Journal|website=jewishjournal.com|date=13 December 2012 |url=https://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/111168/}}</ref>
On [[Valentine's Day]], 1993, Fine married Jessica Resnick, but the couple divorced in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/81/Travis-Fine.html|title=Travis Fine Biography (1968-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> On June 29, 2002, he married his present wife, Kristine Fine (b. Hostetter). He has two daughters born in 1994 and 2004, and a son born in 2007. Fine is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jewish Journal|website=jewishjournal.com|date=13 December 2012 |url=https://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/111168/}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Fine's acting career started at the age of seven when he was cast as John Henry in a stage production of ''Member of the Wedding'' at the [[Alliance Theatre]] in Atlanta. Over the next few years, he starred in numerous theatre productions, including ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Peter Pan]]'', ''[[Oliver!]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]'', ''[[On Golden Pond (play)|On Golden Pond]]'', ''Mr. Pickwick's Christmas'', ''[[Tom Sawyer]]'', ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'', and ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' (in which he played [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]) – some of them in Atlanta, some at the [[Children's Theatre Company]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], and the last two at [[Beverly Hills High School]]. His on-screen debut came at the age of twelve in ''[[A Time for Miracles]]'' starring ''[[Bonanza]]'''s [[Lorne Greene]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/films.htm|title=The Theatre: A Travis Fine Filmography<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=online.no|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502132124/http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/films.htm|archivedate=2007-05-02}}</ref>
Fine's acting career started at the age of seven when he was cast as John Henry in a stage production of ''Member of the Wedding'' at the [[Alliance Theatre]] in Atlanta. Over the next few years, he starred in theatre productions at the Alliance Theatre, the [[Children's Theatre Company]] in Minneapolis and at [[Beverly Hills High School]], including stagings of: ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Peter Pan]]'', ''[[Oliver!]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]'', ''[[On Golden Pond (play)|On Golden Pond]]'', ''[[Tom Sawyer]]'', ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'', and ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' (in which he played [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]). His on-screen debut came at the age of twelve in ''[[A Time for Miracles]]'' starring [[Lorne Greene]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/films.htm|title=The Theatre: A Travis Fine Filmography<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=online.no|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502132124/http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/films.htm|archivedate=2007-05-02}}</ref>


In 1989, Fine got his big break when he landed the role as mute and bald [[Pony Express]] rider Ike McSwain on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s new Western series ''[[The Young Riders]]'', also starring [[Anthony Zerbe]], [[Brett Cullen]], [[Melissa Leo]], [[Ty Miller]], [[Josh Brolin]], [[Stephen Baldwin]], [[Yvonne Suhor]], and [[Gregg Rainwater]]. Fine left the show early in the third and last season, when his character was killed trying to protect the girl that he loved (portrayed by guest actress [[Kelli Williams]] (''[[Medical Investigation]]'', ''[[The Practice]]'')).
In 1989, Fine gained attention as the mute and bald [[Pony Express]] rider Ike McSwain, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s Western series ''[[The Young Riders]]''. Fine left the show early in the third and last season, when his character was killed trying to protect the girl that he loved.


Since his departure from ''The Young Riders'', Travis Fine has guest-starred on such tv shows as ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]'', ''[[The Lazarus Man]]'', ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'', and ''[[Vengeance Unlimited]]''. He has appeared on the silver screen in highly acclaimed and award-winning movies like ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' and ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]''. He played a strict school leader in the film ''[[Child's Play 3]]'', and has also starred in numerous TV movies and miniseries, including ''[[The President's Man]]'', ''[[Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story]]'', ''[[Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills]]'' (playing [[Erik Menendez]]), and ''[[Cruel Doubt]]''.<ref>{{IMDb name|0003910}}</ref>
Fine has guest-starred on episodes of ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]'', ''[[The Lazarus Man]]'', ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'', and ''[[Vengeance Unlimited]]''. He has appeared in TV movies and miniseries, including ''[[The President's Man]]'', ''[[Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story]]'', ''[[Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills]]'' (playing [[Erik Menéndez]]), and ''[[Cruel Doubt]]''.


His film appearances include ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'', ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'', and ''[[Child's Play 3]]''.
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Upon selling his first screenplay, ''The Lords of the Sea'' (written in 1994), to Howard Koch Jr., Travis Fine was hired to write episodes for ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' and ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''. In 1996, he attended the [[New York Film Academy]], where he wrote, directed and produced several short films. A year later, he wrote, produced and directed his first feature-length film, ''[[The Others (1997 film)|The Others]]'', a high school comedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sellingtohollywood.com/s910am.html|title=Selling To Hollywood 1998|date=21 February 1999|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990221015147/http://www.sellingtohollywood.com/s910am.html|archivedate=21 February 1999}}</ref>


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Fine sold his first screenplay, ''The Lords of the Sea'' (written in 1994), to Howard Koch Jr., after which he was hired to write episodes for ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' and ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''. In 1996, he attended the [[New York Film Academy]], where he wrote, directed and produced several short films. A year later, he wrote, produced and directed his first feature-length film, ''The Others'', a high school comedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sellingtohollywood.com/s910am.html|title=Selling To Hollywood 1998|date=21 February 1999|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990221015147/http://www.sellingtohollywood.com/s910am.html|archivedate=21 February 1999}}</ref>
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In 2002, Fine started a new career in aviation and attended ATP flight school. In 2003, Fine became a commercial airline pilot when he was hired as a first officer flying Embraer regional jets for Chatauqua Airlines, although he said he "ha[s] not ruled out doing more acting" and he continues writing screenplays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.members4.boardhost.com/TravisFineTYR/msg/993.html|title=The Travis Fine Message Board: Thanks!|website=www.members4.boardhost.com}}</ref>


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In 2002, Fine started a new career in commercial aviation by attending ATP flight school. In 2003, he was hired as a first officer flying Embraer regional jets for Chatauqua Airlines, although he said he "ha[s] not ruled out doing more acting" and he continues writing screenplays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.members4.boardhost.com/TravisFineTYR/msg/993.html|title=The Travis Fine Message Board: Thanks!|website=www.members4.boardhost.com}}</ref>
In the fall of 2009, Fine wrote and directed ''The Space Between'', starring Melissa Leo, AnnaSophia Robb, Brad William Henke, Anthony Keyvan and Phillip Rhys. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, won the Grand Prize at the Heartland Film Festival and then aired on The [[USA Network]] as a commercial-free event movie on the 10th anniversary of [[9/11]].


In 2012, Fine co-wrote, produced and directed ''[[Any Day Now (2012 film)|Any Day Now]]'', an LGBT film set in the 1970s, starring [[Alan Cumming]], [[Garret Dillahunt]], Isaac Leyva, and [[Frances Fisher]]. Travis produced the film with his wife Kristine Hostetter Fine. Before its US release, ''Any Day Now'' won awards including:
In the fall of 2009, Fine wrote and directed ''[[The Space Between (2010 film)|The Space Between]]'', starring [[Melissa Leo]]. The film premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]], won the Grand Prize at the [[Heartland International Film Festival]] and then aired on [[USA Network]] as a commercial-free event movie on the 10th anniversary of [[9/11]].


In 2012, Fine co-wrote, produced and directed ''[[Any Day Now (2012 film)|Any Day Now]]'', an LGBT film set in the 1970s, starring [[Alan Cumming]], [[Garret Dillahunt]], Isaac Leyva, and [[Frances Fisher]]. Travis produced the film with his wife Kristine Hostetter Fine. Before its US release, ''Any Day Now'' won awards, including the 2012 Audience Award at six different film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, [[Outfest]] and [[Woodstock Film Festival]].
* [[Chicago International Film Festival]] 2012 - Audience Award
* [[Seattle International Film Festival]] 2012 - Best Actor Award, Alan Cumming
* [[Seattle International Film Festival]] 2012 - Audience Award
* [[Tribeca Film Festival]] 2012 - Audience Award
* [[Outfest]] 2012 - Audience Award
* [[Outfest]] 2012 - Best Actor Award, Alan Cumming
* [[Provincetown International Film Festival]] 2012 - Audience Award
* [[Woodstock Film Festival]] 2012 - Audience Award


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1991|| ''[[Child's Play 3]]'' || Brett Shelton ||
|-
|-
|1997|| ''The Others'' || VTV Cameraman ||
|1991|| ''[[Child's Play 3]]'' || Lt. Col. Brett C. Shelton
|-
|-
|1998|| ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' || Pvt. Weld ||
|1997|| ''The Others'' || VTV Cameraman
|-
|-
|1999|| ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'' || John ||
|1998|| ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' || Pvt. Weld
|-
|-
|2000|| ''[[We Married Margo]]'' || Basketball Friend ||
|1999|| ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'' || John
|-
|-
|2000|| ''[[Les Experts Las Vegas]]''
|2000|| ''[[We Married Margo]]'' || Basketball Friend
|[[Circuit Mortel]] :saison 1 épisode 11:Kenny Garing
|-
|-
|2001|| ''[[Jack the Dog]]'' || Buddy ||
|2001|| ''[[Jack the Dog]]'' || Buddy
|-
|-
|2001|| ''[[Tomcats (2001 film)|Tomcats]]'' || Jan ||
|2001|| ''[[Tomcats (2001 film)|Tomcats]]'' || Jan
|-
|-
|2010|| ''[[The Space Between (2010 film)|The Space Between]]'' || Airline Pilot ||
|2010|| ''[[The Space Between (2010 film)|The Space Between]]'' || Airline Pilot
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0003910}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061205030418/http://home.online.no/~kcnyhus/ Vaya Con Dios, Ike! The Travis Fine Web Site]
*[http://members4.boardhost.com/TravisFineTYR/ The Travis Fine Message Board]


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Latest revision as of 04:08, 12 April 2024

Travis Fine
Travis Fine (2009)
Born
Travis Lane Fine

June 26, 1968 (1968-06-26) (age 55)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
Years active1980–present
Spouses
Jessica Resnick
​
​
(m. 1993; div. 1995)​
Kristine Hostetter
​
(m. 2002)​

Travis Lane Fine (born June 26, 1968) is an American actor, writer, director and producer, perhaps best known for his film Any Day Now, and for his roles in Girl, Interrupted and The Young Riders.

Personal life[edit]

Fine was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the second son of Maxine Parker Makover and Terry Fine, a professional golfer.[1][2] He has one older brother, Todd, and one younger sister, Kelly. His parents divorced when he was six. He was raised in Hickory Flat and Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was fifteen, and has lived in that area since. In 1986, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. He attended Pitzer College in Claremont, CA for 1 year and eventually earned his Aviation Science degree from Utah Valley University.

On Valentine's Day, 1993, Fine married Jessica Resnick, but the couple divorced in 1995.[3] On June 29, 2002, he married his present wife, Kristine Fine (b. Hostetter). He has two daughters born in 1994 and 2004, and a son born in 2007. Fine is Jewish.[4]

Career[edit]

Fine's acting career started at the age of seven when he was cast as John Henry in a stage production of Member of the Wedding at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Over the next few years, he starred in theatre productions at the Alliance Theatre, the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis and at Beverly Hills High School, including stagings of: A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan, Oliver!, Macbeth, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, On Golden Pond, Tom Sawyer, Grease, and Amadeus (in which he played Mozart). His on-screen debut came at the age of twelve in A Time for Miracles starring Lorne Greene.[5]

In 1989, Fine gained attention as the mute and bald Pony Express rider Ike McSwain, on ABC's Western series The Young Riders. Fine left the show early in the third and last season, when his character was killed trying to protect the girl that he loved.

Fine has guest-starred on episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Family Law, The Lazarus Man, JAG, Quantum Leap, and Vengeance Unlimited. He has appeared in TV movies and miniseries, including The President's Man, Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story, Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (playing Erik Menéndez), and Cruel Doubt.

His film appearances include The Thin Red Line, Girl, Interrupted, and Child's Play 3.

Fine sold his first screenplay, The Lords of the Sea (written in 1994), to Howard Koch Jr., after which he was hired to write episodes for Diagnosis: Murder and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. In 1996, he attended the New York Film Academy, where he wrote, directed and produced several short films. A year later, he wrote, produced and directed his first feature-length film, The Others, a high school comedy.[6]

In 2002, Fine started a new career in commercial aviation by attending ATP flight school. In 2003, he was hired as a first officer flying Embraer regional jets for Chatauqua Airlines, although he said he "ha[s] not ruled out doing more acting" and he continues writing screenplays.[7]

In the fall of 2009, Fine wrote and directed The Space Between, starring Melissa Leo. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, won the Grand Prize at the Heartland International Film Festival and then aired on USA Network as a commercial-free event movie on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

In 2012, Fine co-wrote, produced and directed Any Day Now, an LGBT film set in the 1970s, starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, and Frances Fisher. Travis produced the film with his wife Kristine Hostetter Fine. Before its US release, Any Day Now won awards, including the 2012 Audience Award at six different film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Outfest and Woodstock Film Festival.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role
1991 Child's Play 3 Lt. Col. Brett C. Shelton
1997 The Others VTV Cameraman
1998 The Thin Red Line Pvt. Weld
1999 Girl, Interrupted John
2000 We Married Margo Basketball Friend
2001 Jack the Dog Buddy
2001 Tomcats Jan
2010 The Space Between Airline Pilot

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Travis Fine Interview". 13 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007.
  2. ^ "In Real Life: A Travis Fine Biography". online.no. Archived from the original on 2007-05-23.
  3. ^ "Travis Fine Biography (1968-)". www.filmreference.com.
  4. ^ "Jewish Journal". jewishjournal.com. 13 December 2012.
  5. ^ "The Theatre: A Travis Fine Filmography". online.no. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02.
  6. ^ "Selling To Hollywood 1998". 21 February 1999. Archived from the original on 21 February 1999.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "The Travis Fine Message Board: Thanks!". www.members4.boardhost.com.

External links[edit]

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