Craig Richard Nelson (born September 17, 1947) is an American theater,
film and television actor.Nelson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and
grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon. He studied acting at the University of Utah and New York
University's Tisch School of the Arts. After graduation, he was cast
in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.A
casting director saw him in that show and cast him in the film The
Paper Chase, as a mean-spirited law student. This led to a long career
in film and television, including three Robert Altman films, A
Wedding, 3 Women, and Quintet and a role in the coming-of-age comedy
My Bodyguard, as well as a recurring role as drama teacher Mr. Spacek
on the 1980s television show Square Pegs.
film and television actor.Nelson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and
grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon. He studied acting at the University of Utah and New York
University's Tisch School of the Arts. After graduation, he was cast
in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.A
casting director saw him in that show and cast him in the film The
Paper Chase, as a mean-spirited law student. This led to a long career
in film and television, including three Robert Altman films, A
Wedding, 3 Women, and Quintet and a role in the coming-of-age comedy
My Bodyguard, as well as a recurring role as drama teacher Mr. Spacek
on the 1980s television show Square Pegs.
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