Lee Tergesen
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Mostly Credited As: Lee Tergesen Birth Name: Lee Allen Tergesen Date Of Birth: July 08, 1965 (Age 50) Country Of Birth:  USABirth Place: Ivoryton, Connecticut Height: 6' (1.82 m) |
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"There was this moment, I think I was about 4 years old, and my parents and their friends were having a party and they were all sitting around the living room, the music was playing and I was sort of dancing wildly. I mean, I was really into it and everyone there was entertained. And I remember I was like, 'Wow, man, I'm watchable!'" - Lee Tergesen
Since then, Lee Allen Tergesen has focused on acting. After graduating from the American Theatre and Dramatic Academy in 1985, Lee did a lot of stage work in New York City. However, from 1986-89 he primarily worked at the Empire Diner. That's where he met Tom Fontana who live around the corner from the diner. Tom took Lee under his wing and got him a role in the surfing-action-detective movie "Point Break," which turned out to be his big break.
In 1992, Lee would appear as Terry in "Wayne's World." Had a recurring role on Tom Fotana's Homicide: Life on the Street. He got a series regular role playing Chett Donnelly, the militant brother in Weird Science. Lee met up with Tom Fontana and discussed a prison drama that Fontana was producing for HBO. Lee was casted to play Prisoner #97B412, Tobias Beecher in Oz, a part Tom wrote for him. Oz ended in 2003.
Lee had several guest apperances and/or supporting roles in TV shows and movies, including ER, The 4400, CSI and Rescue Me. Lee went back to the theater in October of 2004, appearing in an off-broadway play with Matthew Broderick.
Recently, Lee appears in Wanted, as U.S. Marshal Eddie Drake. The series premiered in August-September and December 2005 on cable channel TNT. The series was not picked up for a second season. Lee was recently on Desperate Housewives in a 5 episode stint. Lee was casted in the pilot of Sunset Comfort, but FOX didn't pick up. Lee will be in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, the prequel to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Lee will be in the second season of Showtime's anthology series, Masters of Horrors.
Since then, Lee Allen Tergesen has focused on acting. After graduating from the American Theatre and Dramatic Academy in 1985, Lee did a lot of stage work in New York City. However, from 1986-89 he primarily worked at the Empire Diner. That's where he met Tom Fontana who live around the corner from the diner. Tom took Lee under his wing and got him a role in the surfing-action-detective movie "Point Break," which turned out to be his big break.
In 1992, Lee would appear as Terry in "Wayne's World." Had a recurring role on Tom Fotana's Homicide: Life on the Street. He got a series regular role playing Chett Donnelly, the militant brother in Weird Science. Lee met up with Tom Fontana and discussed a prison drama that Fontana was producing for HBO. Lee was casted to play Prisoner #97B412, Tobias Beecher in Oz, a part Tom wrote for him. Oz ended in 2003.
Lee had several guest apperances and/or supporting roles in TV shows and movies, including ER, The 4400, CSI and Rescue Me. Lee went back to the theater in October of 2004, appearing in an off-broadway play with Matthew Broderick.
Recently, Lee appears in Wanted, as U.S. Marshal Eddie Drake. The series premiered in August-September and December 2005 on cable channel TNT. The series was not picked up for a second season. Lee was recently on Desperate Housewives in a 5 episode stint. Lee was casted in the pilot of Sunset Comfort, but FOX didn't pick up. Lee will be in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, the prequel to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Lee will be in the second season of Showtime's anthology series, Masters of Horrors.
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Lived in Lyme, Conn., during pre-teen years.
Has a brother named Chris, who is music supervisor for many TV shows including Oz. Chris is married to actress Toni Lewis, who was a recurring character on "Oz" and 'Homicide: Life on the Street."
Lee's mother, Ruth, died of breast cancer in 1989
He lost some of the feeling in his fingers while banging his fists on the metal bars on the cell of the set of "Oz."
Lived in Lyme, Conn., during pre-teen years.
Has a brother named Chris, who is music supervisor for many TV shows including Oz. Chris is married to actress Toni Lewis, who was a recurring character on "Oz" and 'Homicide: Life on the Street."
Lee's mother, Ruth, died of breast cancer in 1989
He lost some of the feeling in his fingers while banging his fists on the metal bars on the cell of the set of "Oz."
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