Lucas Babin

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Lucas Babin
District Attorney of Tyler County
Assumed office
January 1, 2019

Lucas Edwin Babin (born July 30, 1979) is an American attorney, actor, and fashion model who has served as district attorney of Tyler County, Texas since 2019. As an actor, Babin was noted for playing Spider in School of Rock (2003). [1]

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Early life and education

Babin was born on July 30, 1979, in Beaumont, Texas. Babin is the son of Republican Congressman Brian Babin and the brother of Extreme Ownership author, Leif Babin. [2]

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sam Houston State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law School. [3] [4]

Acting and modeling career

He is known for playing Spider in the Paramount Pictures film, School of Rock , and has appeared in worldwide advertisements for Gucci, Versace, Versace Jeans Couture, CK, Calvin Klein, Roberto Cavalli, Just Cavalli, GAP, Louis Vuitton, and other top fashion brands. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Babin is the only American to star in a Brazilian telenovela, appearing in 67 episodes of the series América , on the Globo Network. He speaks Portuguese fluently. Babin was Paris Hilton's love interest in the music video "Stars Are Blind", as well as the knight in shining armor and boyfriend of Alanis Morissette in the 2002 music video for "Precious Illusions". [9]

After several years in Houston, Babin moved back to his hometown Woodville, Texas. In 2018, Babin ran for and was elected as the district attorney of Tyler County, Texas. [10]

As district attorney, Babin indicted Netflix for allegedly distributing lewd content through the release of Cuties (2020), which garnered controversy over its depiction of pre-adolescent girls. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed with Netflix that Babin's prosecution was carried out in bad faith with the intent to harass Netflix, including presenting only selective portions of the film as evidence to the grand jury. [11] According to Variety, commentators have suggested that the suit stands to boost Babin's political standing to prepare for a run for higher office. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 R.S.V.P. Jimmy Franklin
2003 School of Rock Spider
2005 Brick Big Stoner
2005Venice UndergroundJunkie
2012SlaveSid

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Undressed Clyde
2000 Angel JoeyEpisode: "First Impressions"
2000This Is How the World EndsFlashTelevision film
2001 Sex and the City Model at the PartyEpisode: "The Real Me"
2002ChromiumBlue.comJoe2 episodes
2005 América Nick67 episodes
2006Avassaladoras: A SériePeter / Stuart3 episodes
2006 CSI: Miami ToddEpisode: "If Looks Could Kill"
2006–2007 The Young and the Restless Rocky11 episodes
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Larry LudwigEpisodes: "The Case of the Cross-Dressing Carp"

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