Judd Nelson

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Judd Nelson with Jeanmarie Simpson

Judd Nelson (born November 28, 1959 in Portland , Maine ) is an American actor and member of the Brat Pack .

Life

Nelson studied philosophy at Haverford College in Pennsylvania . He got into acting when all he really wanted was to audition with a friend and win the audition. He then moved to Manhattan and studied acting with Stella Adler .

Right at the beginning of his career he celebrated his greatest successes with John Hughes ' The Breakfast Club and Joel Schumacher's St. Elmo's Fire - The passion burns deep . However, he could not connect to this again, not only that his subsequent films remained commercially unsuccessful, he was also nominated twice for the Golden Raspberry for worst actor, in 1987 for Blue City and in 1988 for career with left . As a result, he also played partially in television films before he received one of the leading roles in the television series Susan in 1996 at the side of Brooke Shields . By 1999 he starred in 76 episodes of the series.

Most recently he was in direct-to-video films such as The Day on which the Earth Stood Still 2 - Attack of the Robots , Bad Kids Go to Hell and in guest roles in various series.

Filmography (selection)

Nominations

  • 1987: Golden Raspberry nomination for Blue City
  • 1988: Golden Raspberry nomination for career with left
  • 2018: Golden Globe nomination for Billionaire Boys Club

Web links

Commons : Judd Nelson  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. John Hughes Tribute, Oscars . The Oscars Official Website. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Nelson, Judd, Internet Movie Database (accessed April 20, 2012)
  3. Nelson, Judd, Biography: True Story Website (accessed April 20, 2012)
  4. ^ New Comic Adaptation Out to Prove that Bad Kids Go to Hell . In: Dread Central , Dread Central, May 9, 2012.