Lee Tergesen

Lee Tergesen

Actor · Producer

Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA
July 8, 1965

Biography

Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)'s two-year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner.

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Representative Works

Point Break
Point Break
7.2
/ English
The Forgotten
The Forgotten
5.9
/ English
Shaft
Shaft
6.0
/ English
Wayne's World
Wayne's World
6.7
/ English
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
6.2
/ English
Monster
Monster
7.2
/ English
The Collection
The Collection
6.4
/ English
Wayne's World 2
Wayne's World 2
6.1
/ English
No One Lives
No One Lives
6.0
/ English
Red Tails
Red Tails
6.7
/ English
Inferno
Inferno
6.2
/ English
Cast a Deadly Spell
Cast a Deadly Spell
6.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Point Break
1991Nominee

Best Performance

Point Break

The Forgotten
2004Nominee

Best Performance

The Forgotten

Shaft
2000Nominee

Best Performance

Shaft

Career Highlights

Wayne's World
1992Highlight

Best Performance

Wayne's World

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006Highlight

Best Performance

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

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