Craig T Nelson Biography, Age, Wife, Height, Movies and TV Shows, Net Worth

Craig T Nelson Biography

Craig T Nelson (Craig Theodore Nelson) is an American actor known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the television series Coach (for which he won an Emmy), Deputy Ward Wilson in the 1980 film Stir Crazy, Steven Freeling in the 1982 film Poltergeist, the warden in My Name is Earl, andb also Mr. Incredible in the 2004 film The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel. Craig also starred as Zeek Braverman in the television series Parenthood.

He studied at Central Washington University after high school. After flunking out of Central Washington University, he went to Yakima Valley College and was then inspired to study acting by his drama teacher, Mr. Brady. From the school, he went on to study drama at the University of Arizona on a scholarship.

He dropped out of school in 1969 and moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career, changing his middle name to “Theodore” because there was already a Craig Richard Nelson in the Screen Actors Guild. When Nelson first moved to California, he then took up a job as a security guard at a soap factory until finding work as a comedy writer.

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Craig Richard Nelson was born on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington, U.S. He is 74 years old as of 2018.

Craig T Nelson Family

Nelson was born to Vera Margaret (née Spindler; 1906–1971), a dancer, and Armand Gilbert Nelson (1900–1964), a businessman.
He played several sports in high school which include, football, baseball, and basketball.

Craig T Nelson Wife

Craig married Doria Cook-Nelson in 1987. Doria is a freelance writer, president of a martial arts association, karate instructor, tai chi teacher and also a former film and television actress who had a featured role in the movie musical Mame.

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Craig began his show business career as a comedian. He was also an early member of The Groundlings comedy troupe. Nelson, Barry Levinson, and Rudy De Luca formed their own comedy team and were then regular performers at The Comedy Store. He left the comedy world in 1973, explaining “the standup comedy life was pretty unfulfilling for me” and he then settled in Montgomery Creek, CA where there was no electricity and also no running water; “it was contentment, The Waltons, he said. Craig had different jobs during that time including janitor, plumber, carpenter, surveyor, and high school teacher. He then returned to acting five years later.

Nelson was featured as a prosecuting attorney who opposes Al Pacino in the 1979 film …And Justice for All, which was co-written by Levinson. In 1983, He appeared in Silkwood in 1983, directed by Mike Nichols and also starring Meryl Streep, as the high school football coach of Tom Cruise in the drama All the Right Moves and also as one of the stars of director Sam Peckinpah’s final film, The Osterman Weekend.

Nelson has appeared in many other motion pictures (most notably the Poltergeist series) and has had featured roles in five television shows (Coach, Call to Glory, The District, My Name Is Earl, and Parenthood).

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Coach then ran from 1989 to 1997, with Craig starring as college football coach Hayden Fox.

Craig T Nelson Net Worth

The American actor has an estimated net worth of $20 million.

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Craig T Nelson Death

Craig is still alive and is going on with his acting career.

Craig T Nelson Height | How Tall Is Craig T Nelson

Nelson stands at a height of 1.92 m.

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