Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson (born November 28, 1959, Portland, Maine) is an American actor. He became known as a member of the generation of young actors referred to as the Brat Pack in the mid-1980s; Rebellious student John Bender in The Breakfast Club is his most remembered role.

Training and exit

He grew up in Maine, St. He studied at Paul's School and Waynflete School. After studying at Haverford College for two years, he left his education and moved to New York and took acting lessons at Stella Adler's school. He made his film debut in 1984 with Making the Grade.

1985 was a turning point for him: he played John Bender in John Hughes' The Breakfast Club, Joel Schumacher's St. He played Alec Newbury in Elmo's Fire. The following year, he voiced the characters Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime in the animated film The Transformers: The Movie (1986). His performance in the 1987 miniseries Billionaire Boys Club earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

subsequent years

In the 1990s, he appeared in films such as New Jack City (1991), Airheads (1994) and Steel (1997). He played Jack Richmond on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan from 1996 to 1999, and was a cast member in all seasons of the series. Since the 2000s, he has appeared as a guest on TV series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Las Vegas, Two and a Half Men and Psych; He took part in productions such as The Boondock Saints II (2009) and Girl in the Basement (2021), and continued to provide voice-overs for Transformers animations.