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Best known for his starring roles in the hugely successful films "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire," Judd Nelson plays Susan's (Shields) boss -- and the brother of her ex-fiance. He describes Jack, his television alter ego, as "a thrill-seeking adventurer who secretly hopes his wife would spontaneously combust."
Born and raised in Portland, Maine, Nelson attended St. Paul's, a prep school in Concord, N.H., before attending Haverford College in Pennsylvania. It was at Haverford that Nelson first became interested in acting. He went to watch a friend audition and was told only those trying out for the upcoming play were allowed to be in the theater, so he performed a scene and, much to his surprise, won the part.
After graduating, he moved to New York where he studied under Stella Adler for two years. He then moved to Los Angeles for a summer and after winning his first feature-film role in "Fandango," he decided to make L.A. his new home.
Nelson's additional feature-film credits include the Warner Bros. hit "New Jack City," "From the Hip," "Blue City," "Entangled," "Making the Grade," "Relentless," and one of Nelson's favorites, "The Dark Backward." Other films he completed are "Circumstances Unknown," "Every Breath," which he also co-wrote, "Flinch" and "Black Water Trail." He also played the reptilian record company executive alongside Brendan Fraser, Chris Farley and Adam Sandler in the Twentieth Century Fox production, "Airheads."
He is currently filming the Warner Bros. feature "Steel" opposite basketball great Shaquille O'Neal. Based on the popular comic book character, Nelson plays Nathaniel Burke, a dangerous technological genius who meets his match in his old nemesis John Henry (a.k.a. Steel). He also developed the feature "Guys Without Lives" with partner Steve Bing, based on true stories published in National Lampoon. An accomplished actor on stage, Nelson performed in the off-Broadway production of "Carnal Knowledge," among others. He also appeared in the regional productions of Lyle Kessler's "Orphans"; "Wrestlers," with Sarah Jessica Parker, which was directed by Burt Reynolds; and the Los Angeles Theater Company production of "The Seagull," directed by Charles Marovitz.
Nelson has also had starring roles in the television miniseries "Billionaire Boys Club" and the NBC television movie "Hiroshima," as well as a very memorable role on "Tales From the Crypt." He makes his debut as a television series regular on "Suddenly Susan."
He currently lives in Los Angeles with his pit bull, Tallulah Bighead. When he is not working he enjoys playing all types of sports, reading and riding his motorcycle. His birthday is November 28.
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