Justin Lazard

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Justin Lazard
Born November 30, 1967 (1967-11-30) (age 40)
New York City, New York, United States

Justin Lazard (born November 30, 1967) is an American actor, producer, director, and model.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Lazard was born in New York, but was raised in Connecticut. His father, Sidney Lazard, a former foreign correspondent, and his mother, Julie (née Thayer), a photographer. Lazard has English, German, and Irish ancestry.[1] In 1974, the family relocated to Paris where his father was stationed by ABC News. After his parents' divorce when he was a freshman in high school, Lazard marked time in boarding schools and at Emory University. Transferring to NYU to study acting, he was "discovered" in a bar by a talent agent and was soon appearing in TV commercials.

[edit] Acting career

After a small role in Spike of Bensonhurst in 1988, Lazard landed the recurring role of a punk-rock undercover cop on NBC's Miami Vice. To pay for acting classes, the handsome, preppy-looking performer began a brief career as a model. Small parts in features (i.e., Born to Ride in 1991) and regular roles in unsuccessful series (e.g., Second Chances CBS 1993-94) followed.

In 1995, Lazard landed what should have been his big break, the role of a charming stockbroker with a penchant for womanizing on the much-hyped primetime CBS soap Central Park West, but the series floundered and despite some retooling and a title change (to "CPW"), the show was one of the more high-profile casualties of that season. He had a role in the direct-to-video release The Big Fall (1997), directed by C. Thomas Howell, but his career seemed at a standstill. Working in partnership with his brother Marc through their Lazard Productions, he began to create material for himself. Lazard did land the prominent role of an astronaut infected by alien DNA in Species II (1998), which included a sexy romp with Natasha Henstridge. He went on to produce the thriller Dark Harbor (1998), which he co-scripted with director Adam Coleman Howard. Lazard also served as executive producer on Stanley's Gig in 2000, written and directed by his brother.[2]

[edit] Personal life

As of November 2003, Lazard is living back in New York from taking a break in Los Angeles and working on new script and producing projects.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film

Year Title Role Director
2000 Stanley's Gig Joshua Marc Lazard
The Giving Tree T.J. Cameron Thor
1999 Universal Soldier: The Return Captain Blackburn Mic Rodgers
1998 Species II Patrick Ross Peter Medak
1997 Love Walked In Lenny Juan José Campanella
1996 The Big Fall Agent Bill Dickson[3] C. Thomas Howell
Dead Girl Young Actor Adam Coleman Howard
1994 Dead Center Joe Steve Carver
Marilyn, My Love Brian Ulli Lommel
1992 Final Embrace Pierce Oley Sassone
1991 Born to Ride Brooks Graham Baker
A Smile in the Dark Unknown Ulli Lommel
1988 Spike of Bensonhurst Justin Paul Morrissey

[edit] Television

Year Title Role Director Notes
1999 Partners Brendan Carl Franklin 1 episode
1998 Welcome to Paradox Leo Lawson Clark Johnson, Charles Wilkinson 1 episode
1995-1996 Central Park West Gil Chase Darren Star 21 episodes
1995 Extreme Lance Monroe Ron Booth, Didier LaFond Unknown episodes
1993-1994 Second Chances Kevin Cook Gene Reynolds 5 episodes
1992 Freshman Dorm Joe Ellis Janet Kovalcik 4 episodes
In the Heat of the Night Brian Moseley Bernard McEveety, Michael Ray Rhodes 1 episode
1988-1989 Miami Vice Joey Chandler Anthony Yerkovich 3 episodes

[edit] Producer

Year Title Director Notes
2006 The Americans Are Coming!, The Americans Are Coming! Sheldon Collins Co-Producer
2000 Stanley's Gig Marc Lazard Executive Producer
1998 Dark Harbor Adam Coleman Howard Producer

[edit] References

  1. ^ IMDb Trivia of Justin Lazard
  2. ^ Stanley's Gig (2000)
  3. ^ Justin Lazard - Photos, Bio and News for Justin Lazard | TVGuide.com

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