Lex Medlin | |
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Born | Arizona, U.S. | March 30, 1969
Other names | Michael Medlin |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | Lori Bell (m. 2004) |
Children | 3 |
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Lex Medlin in July 2006 |
Lex Medlin (born March 30, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared in a wide variety of television commercials and sitcoms. He starred in the 2006 Fox TV sitcom Happy Hour . He recently starred as a judge and love interest of the main character on the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva .
Medlin was born in Arizona.
He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena, California (1990–1991).
Medlin began his career appearing in local and Spanish-market ads for which he achieved some acclaim. He has appeared in numerous television commercials, for companies like Dockers, Gardetto's, Gateway Computers, Geico Direct, Kia Spectra, Selsun Blue, Time Warner Cable, State Farm, T-Mobile, Solarcity, and Twix.
After numerous television guest appearances and small film roles, also appearing as a guest star in season 6 of Friends , he landed a recurring role in the UPN sitcom Rock Me Baby (2003–04), appearing in 10 episodes of that program's single-season run. He was a main cast member of the short-lived Fox sitcom Happy Hour in 2006. In 2011, he began a recurring role as Judge Owen French on the Lifetime legal drama/fantasy series Drop Dead Diva , and became a main cast member for that show's fourth season (2012). [1]
He and his wife Lori appeared together on an episode of the Food Network show Party Starters in 2003. In the episode, their ranch house in the San Fernando Valley was transformed in tropical style for a housewarming.
Medlin and his wife Lori have two children together. [2] He has a third grown child from a previous relationship.
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