- Justin Lazard
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birthplace =New York City ,New York ,United States
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website =Justin Lazard (born
November 30 ,1967 ) is an Americanactor , producer, director, and model.Biography
Early life
Lazard was born in
New York , but was raised inConnecticut . His father, Sidney Lazard, is a former foreigncorrespondent , and his mother, Julie (née Thayer), is a photographer. In 1974, the family relocated toParis 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 atEmory University . Transferring to NYU to study acting, he was "discovered" in a bar by a talent agent and was soon appearing in TV commercials.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 thedirect-to-video release "The Big Fall " (1997), directed byC. 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 withNatasha Henstridge . He went on to produce the thriller "Dark Harbor " (1998), which he co-scripted with directorAdam Coleman Howard . Lazard also served as executive producer on "Stanley's Gig" in 2000, written and directed by his brother, Marc Lazard. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200171/ Stanley's Gig (2000) ] ]tatus
As of November 2003, Lazard is living back in New York from taking a break in
Los Angeles and working on new scripts and producing projects.Filmography
References
External links
*imdb name|id=0493699|name=Justin Lazard
*TV.com|id=12801|name=Justin Lazard
* [http://justinlazard.tripod.com/ Lazard Website]
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