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Lee Tergesen

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Lee Tergesen

Born
1965
Height
1.80 m (5'11")
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61
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In short · Acting since 1987, 5 decades active, 61 credits.

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Born on July 8, 1965 in Ivoryton, Connecticut, he is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. His brother, Chris Tergesen, works as a music supervisor and music editor. Lee has been married three times, with his current spouse being Yuko Otomo, an art therapist, since 2011. The couple has a daughter, Lily, born in 2012. While working as a waiter, he began his stage career in New York. His first major film roles were in *Point Break* (1991), *Wayne's World* (1992), and *Wayne's World 2* (1993). In 1993, he portrayed a recurring character, Chris Thormann, on *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993). The following year, he starred as Chett Donnelly on *Weird Science* (1994), a role he held until 1998. In 1997, he took on a starring television role as Tobias Beecher on HBO's *Oz* (1997), which continued until 2003. Since *Oz*, he has primarily appeared on television, with recurring or starring roles on *Rescue Me* (2004), *Wanted* (2005), *Desperate Housewives* (2004), *Generation Kill* (2008), *Army Wives* (2007), *The Big C* (2010), *Red Widow* (2013), *Longmire* (2012), *The Americans* (2013), *Alpha House* (2013), and *American Horror Story* (2011). After the *Wayne's World* films, he appeared in movies such as *Shaft* (2000), *Monster* (2003), *The Forgotten* (2004), *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning* (2006), *Silver Tongues* (2011), *Red Tails* (2012), and *The Collection* (2012). Lee has also been active in commercials. His "I love you, man!" line from *Wayne's World* (1992) was used by Budweiser in its beer commercials. From 2003 to 2004, he provided voice-over work for Advil's commercials, and between 2011 and 2012, he voiced Ally Bank's "People Sense" ad campaign.

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