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ACTOR

Judd Nelson

Known for
St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Airheads (1994), Suddenly Susan (1996), The Black Hole (2006)

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Judd Nelson is an actor best known for St. Elmo's Fire, Airheads and Suddenly Susan.

14 Interesting Facts About Judd Nelson

  1. #001

    Judd Nelson comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (with roots in Russia, Poland, Romania and Lithuania).

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    Along with Andrew McCarthy, Anthony Michael Hall, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy, he was one of the nine original members of the 1980s "Brat Pack."

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    He was once engaged to Shannen Doherty.

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    He enjoys playing golf, reading, writing and riding motorcycles.

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    He attended the prestigious Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania.

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  6. #009

    His favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox.

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  7. #010

    He appeared in John Parr's music video for "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" (1985).

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  8. #011

    When he left Suddenly Susan (1996), he was replaced by his The Transformers: The Movie (1986) co-star Eric Idle.

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    He had a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Talluah Bighead (deceased).

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  10. #013

    He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

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  11. #014

    He is a graduate of the Stella Adler Acting Studio.

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  12. #015

    Judd was the oldest member of the acclaimed "Brat Pack." In "The Breakfast Club" he was actually 27 years old while playing a 17-year-old.

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  13. #016

    He was originally set to play Captain Miller in Event Horizon (1997) after Steel (1997), but the actor was hospitalized in Los Angeles at the time due to an injury he suffered after finishing that film's shoot, and Nelson could not travel to London, where Event Horizon (1997) was being filmed, and actor Lawrence Fishburne was brought in in his place.

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  14. #017

    His manager is Steven Siebert.

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