John David Cullum (born March 1, 1966) is an American
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
who made his film debut in the ''
CBS Afternoon Playhouse
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'' Special ''Revenge of the Nerd'' in 1983, playing a
jock.
Early life and family
Cullum was born in
New York City
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, the son of
John Cullum
John Cullum (born March 2, 1930) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including '' Shenandoah'' (1975) and '' On the Twentieth Century'' (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in ...
, a noted Broadway actor, and Emily Frankel, a novelist, playwright, choreographer, and dancer. He grew up in
Manhattan
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and currently resides in
Los Angeles
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where he is a longstanding member of the Antaeus Theater Company.
Filmography
Television
Film
Video games
References
External links
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JD Cullumat
Internet Off-Broadway Database
1966 births
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Manhattan
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male video game actors
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