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Scott Eugene Valentine (born June 3, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Moore on the series Family Ties.
Scott Valentine | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scott Eugene Valentine June 3, 1958 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982 - present |
| Spouses | Kym Valentine
(m. 1985; div. 2012)Jennifer Wood (née Malchow)
(m. 2021) |
| Children | 4 |
Life and career
editValentine was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, the son of Beverly Ann (née Hanna) and Edward Eugene Valentine.[1][irrelevant citation] He began to pursue acting one year into his college education, attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He completed the three-year program in one and a half years. He got as far as a screen test for the film The Lords of Discipline when he was hit, run over, and dragged by a truck on September 17, 1981 and his career was halted for three years as he recovered. He moved to Los Angeles and landed a recurring role on the TV series Family Ties as Nick Moore, the loveable but dim-witted boyfriend of Mallory Keaton from 1985 to 1989, for seasons 4 through 7.
During an interview for Montreal radio station CJAD, Valentine thought the role was not challenging enough for the money he was receiving, saying: "I'm so glad I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and to all the other fine acting institutions so I could grunt on primetime television. The primal dig, the date from hell. It was a lot of fun, but literally there were times where I only had to utter two guttural utterances in a show and they paid me a bundle of cash for it. I felt bad at times."[2]
Valentine's success as Nick Moore on Family Ties led to three separate spin-offs. The first starred Valentine and actor Herschel Bernardi called Taking It Home. Filming was canceled when Bernardi died in 1986. The second spin-off placed Valentine's character in a Friends-like environment in New York City. The third was a pilot episode for a spin-off titled The Art of Being Nick; the episode aired once and co-starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus. "It came in number two and they still didn't pick it up," recalled Valentine.[2]
He has appeared since then as a guest actor in several hit television series such as CSI: NY, NewsRadio, and JAG; his first major motion picture, My Demon Lover; and numerous TV and direct-to-video films. He also voiced The Phantom in Phantom 2040. He portrayed Metallo in an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV series.[3]
Personal life
editOn September 29, 1985, in Los Angeles, Valentine married actress Kym Denyse (Fisher) Stephenson. Valentine and Stephenson divorced February 14, 2012. Valentine has four sons from the marriage; Trevin John (1986), Shayler Stephenson (1988), Jesstin Jay-Owen (1992) and Caden Edward (1998).[citation needed]
On November 7, 2021, Valentine married Jennifer (Malchow) Wood, another Saratoga Springs native, in their hometown of Saratoga Springs.[citation needed]
Valentine is a partner in Excelsior Capital Partners, a boutique investment firm that focuses on the renewable and sustainable energy sector.[4]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Waitress! | Swingdog Dope Busboy | |
| 1986 | Deadtime Stories | Peter | |
| True Stories | Member of Air Band | ||
| 1987 | My Demon Lover | Kaz | |
| 1988 | Going to the Chapel | Jeff | |
| 1990 | Without Her Consent | Jason Barnes | |
| After the Shock | Gerry Shannon | ||
| 1991 | Killer Instinct | Tim Casey | |
| 1994 | The Unborn 2 | John Edson | |
| 1995 | Object of Obsession | Blaze | |
| 1996 | Carnosaur 3: Primal Species | Colonel Rance Higgins | |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion Returns | Detective Steve Rafferty | |
| 2002 | Sting of the Black Scorpion | ||
| 2003 | Black Ball | Kevin | |
| 2005 | Frostbite | Jack Schitt | |
| 2007 | Harpies | Vorian |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Knight Rider | Colton | Episode: "The Wrong Crowd" |
| 1985–1989 | Family Ties | Nick Moore | 44 episodes |
| 1986 | Matlock | Danny Blaster | Episode: "The Angel" |
| 1987 | The Art of Being Nick | Nick Moore | |
| 1990 | Write to Kill | Clark Sanford | |
| Dangerous Pursuit | |||
| Midnight Caller | Frankie Killian | Episode: "Three for the Money" | |
| 1991 | The Hitchhiker | Joe | Episode: "Living a Lie" |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Damien Blakely | |
| The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton | Robert Clayton Jr. | ||
| Lady Boss | Ron | ||
| 1992–1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | The Chemist, Raymond Bell | Voice, 2 episodes[5] |
| 1993 | To Sleep with a Vampire | Jacob | |
| 1994 | Till the End of the Night | John Davenport | |
| Whit & Charm | |||
| Double Obsession | Steve Burke | ||
| Sirens | Jake Bryer | Episode: "Family Secrets" | |
| 1993–1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Darman H. Keene | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | John Corben / Metallo | Episode: "Metallo" |
| Out of Annie's Past | Michael Carver | ||
| Yakuza Connection | Mark Rictus | ||
| Silk Stalkings | Elliot Hammond | Episode: "Pulp Addiction" | |
| Iron Man | Dark Aegis | Voice, episode: "Distant Boundaries"[5] | |
| 1996 | Phantom 2040 | Kit Walker, Jr. / 24th Phantom | Voice, main role (35 episodes)[5] |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Sam Coralli | Voice, episode: "A Little Piece of Home"[5] | |
| Renegade | Bruce Cassidy | Episode: "Five Minutes to Midnight" | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Ben Bodine | Episode: "The Brotherhood" | |
| 1997 | Black Scorpion II: Aftershock | Dick | |
| NewsRadio | Producer | Episode: "Planbee" | |
| Mars | Pete, The Hermit | ||
| Promised Land | Coach Belmont | Episode: "Mr. Muscles" | |
| Pinky and the Brain | Spike | Voice, episode: "The Real Life"[5] | |
| 1998 | The Waterfront | Vinnie Etchabara | |
| Paranoia | Warren | ||
| Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Maxwell Davidoff | Episode: "The Long Road to Nowhere" | |
| Animaniacs | Jacobi Myers | Voice, episode: "The Christmas Tree"[5] | |
| 1999 | Fallout | Captain George Tanner, Gateway Station Commander | |
| Martial Law | Brad Cavanaugh | Episode: "Breakout" | |
| Batman Beyond | Coe | Voice, episode: "Joyride"[5] | |
| 2000 | JAG | Baxter Stark | Episode: "People v. Gunny" |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion | Detective Steve Rafferty | 22 episodes |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Dr. Steven Rydell | Episode: "Night, Mother" |
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Allan (February 14, 1995). "Scott Valentine Is A Sweetheart: He Put Up With Teacher's Lame Idea, Now He Likes His Name". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ a b Holder, Peter (October 3, 1994). "Transcript of the interview with actor SCOTT VALENTINE". CJAD 800 AM. Montreal. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Scott Valentine: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Our Team". Excelsior Capital. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Scott Valentine (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 6, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.