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Actor Born: April 4, 1946 in Spokane, WA Biography:Solidly built American actor "Craig T. Nelson" started out as a comedy writer and performer, doing radio and nightspot gigs in the Los Angeles area. Success was not immediately forthcoming, and Nelson took a four-year sabbatical from show business, moving with his family to a remote cabin in Northern California. In 1979, he made his first film, "...And Justice For All," written by his onetime partner "Barry Levinson".
While subsequent roles in "Poltergeist" and Silkwood followed, Nelson would find true stardom on television. For eight seasons beginning in 1989, he starred as college athletics instuctor Hayden Fox on the top-ranked ABC sitcom "Coach". Appearing alongside supporting players Jerry Van Dyke and Shelly Fabares, Nelson received an Emmy for his work on the show in 1992. After "Coach", Nelson showed up in a few small roles in feature films and television mini-series before returning to... Full Biography
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