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Judd Nelson

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Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor. After a lead role in the film Making the Grade (1984), Nelson had his breakout with a starring role in the coming-of-age teen film The Breakfast Club (1985), which caused him to be associated with a group of actors known as the "Brat Pack." In the late 1980s, Nelson starred in the Brat Pack films St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and Blue City (1986), voiced Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime in the animated film The Transformers: The Movie (1986), and had lead roles in From the Hip (1987) and Relentless (1989). For his portrayal of Joe Hunt in the biographical television miniseries Billionaire Boys Club (1987), Nelson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Judd Nelson is the 5,874th most popular actor (down from 5,397th in 2019), the 9,103rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,861st in 2019) and the 2,702nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Judd Nelson ranks 5,874 out of 13,578Before him are Ken Curtis, Darry Cowl, Sandrine Kiberlain, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Vladimir Andreyev, and Emma Suárez. After him are Cecilia Cheung, Cecilia Suárez, Judy Reyes, Juozas Budraitis, Gilles Lellouche, and John Billingsley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Judd Nelson ranks 363Before him are Ramón Calderé, Luis Pérez-Sala, Clayton Anderson, Peter Doig, Ernesto Canto, and Iakoba Italeli. After him are François Chau, Urs Meier, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Jayne Atkinson, Salvador Sánchez, and Noureddine Bedoui.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judd Nelson ranks 9,105 out of 20,380Before him are Mary Carew (1913), Bill Bradley (1943), Frank Whaley (1963), Chris Ellis (1956), Benji Gregory (1978), and Ken Curtis (1916). After him are Henry Clay Frick (1849), George Mehnert (1881), Vincent Matthews (1947), Charles Lloyd (1938), Brad Mehldau (1970), and Frank Robinson (1935).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Judd Nelson ranks 2,703Before him are Hilarie Burton (1982), James Michael Tyler (1962), Frank Whaley (1963), Chris Ellis (1956), Benji Gregory (1978), and Ken Curtis (1916). After him are Judy Reyes (1967), John Billingsley (1960), Michael Rapaport (1970), Tony Dalton (1975), Barton MacLane (1902), and Wendell Pierce (1963).