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Scott Valentine | |
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| 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 |
Scott Eugene Valentine (born June 3, 1958) [1] is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Moore on the series Family Ties .
Valentine was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, the son of Beverly Ann (née Hanna) and Edward Eugene Valentine. [2] [ 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 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." [3]
Valentine's success as Nick Moore on Family Ties led to three separate spin-offs. The first, Taking It Home, starred Valentine and Herschel Bernardi. Filming was canceled following Bernardi's death in 1986. The second spin-off placed Valentine's character in a Friends -like environment in New York City, and the character was employed at a juvenile detention center. The scripts written were considered not good enough to film a pilot by NBC. 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. [3] The episode aired on August 27, 1987, just prior to the new television season beginning in September.
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 and portrayed Metallo in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman . [4]
On 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. [5]
| 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 |
| 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" | |
| Without Her Consent | Jason Barnes | ||
| 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 [6] |
| 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" [6] | |
| 1996 | Phantom 2040 | Kit Walker, Jr. / 24th Phantom | Voice, main role (35 episodes) [6] |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Sam Coralli | Voice, episode: "A Little Piece of Home" [6] | |
| 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" [6] | |
| 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" [6] | |
| 1999 | Fallout | Captain George Tanner, Gateway Station Commander | |
| Martial Law | Brad Cavanaugh | Episode: "Breakout" | |
| Batman Beyond | Coe | Voice, episode: "Joyride" [6] | |
| 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" |
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