Curtis Armstrong

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Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American actor .

Life

Armstrong was born in Detroit to Norma E. D'Amico and Robert Leroy Armstrong. After graduating from Berkley High School in Berkley , Michigan , he studied at Oakland University , where he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts with a degree in acting from 1973 to 1975 . Before moving to New York to star in several off-Broadway plays, Armstrong had his first role as Puck in a theatrical performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream .

After he had his first film appearance at the side of Tom Cruise in Lockere Shops , it was above all his role as Dudley "Booger" Duddelsack (Original: Dudley "Booger" Dawson ) in Revenge of the Eggheads , for which he played the next few years got known. Not only was he often called a booger himself in the media, his interpretation of the character was so formative that in the following years he turned up in films like Lanny , A very crazy summer , Die Supertrottel and The university of my dreams for similar ones Roles was filled. The role of "Snot" in the American cartoon series American Dad is designed as a reminiscence of Booger and is also spoken by Curtis Armstrong himself. In the 2011 television series Rules of Engagement , Curtis Armstrong played himself and said that while he had to endure a lot of ridicule, in retrospect he can also be proud of what he has achieved in this role.

Curtis Armstrong is married to producer and screenwriter Elaine Aronson and has a daughter with her.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

TV Shows

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Curtis Armstrong profile at filmreference.com
  2. ^ Sandoval, Emiliana: "Five Things: about Curtis Armstrong," Detroit Free Pres , May 1, 2006: "Local guy Curtis Armstrong has carved out a steady film career. His most recent movie," Akeelah and the Bee, "came out Friday.STARTING OUT Armstrong was born in 1953 in Detroit and graduated from Berkley High School.
  3. ↑ See Contemporary theater, film, and television, 2007, p. 17.
  4. ↑ Curtis Armstrong, Biography ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at poptower.com , accessed April 2, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.poptower.com
  5. ↑ Will Forbis: An Interview with Curtis Armstrong on acidlogic.com, August 1, 2001, accessed April 2, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Armstrong, Curtis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan , United States