Who Is Curtis Armstrong?
Curtis Armstrong, who is of British and Italian ancestry, was born on November 27, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan, under the sign of Sagittarius. He is an actor who is 66 years old. He is probably best known for playing Dudley “Booger” Dawson in the “Revenge Of The Nerds” movie trilogy and for playing Metatron in the dark fantasy series “Supernatural” on The CW. In addition, he co-hosted the TBS reality program “King Of The Nerds,” which is well-known.
Net Worth
Curtis Armstrong (Pinterest)Curtis Armstrong has a net worth of about $2.5 million as of the middle of 2020. He has amassed this wealth through his successful involvement in the film industry as a professional actor, appearing in more than 160 TV and movie productions since his career began in 1983.
Bio, Education
Curtis Armstrong was reared by his mother, Norma E. D’Amico, a teacher, and his father, Robert Leroy Armstrong, in his birthplace of Detroit during his formative years. In May 2020, his father passed away from COVID-19. He is a White Caucasian American by birth and ancestry. He graduated from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where he later received his degree, after attending Berkley High School in Berkley, Michigan. Curtis attended the Academy of Dramatic Art concurrently with that.
The 1980s: A Time Of Success
Alongside Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, Curtis Armstrong made his feature film debut as Miles Dalby in Paul Brickman’s 1983 teen sex comedy “Risky Business.”
With a revenue of almost $63 million, it was a critical financial triumph. In the 1984 comedy “Revenge Of The Nerds,” where he played Dudley “Booger” Dawson, Curtis first gained notoriety. He would later return to the role in the films’ sequels, “Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise,” “Revenge Of The Nerds III: The Next Generation,” and “Revenge Of The Nerds IV: Nerds In Love” (1994).
He played Dennis Gladstone in the comedy “Bad Medicine” and Charles De Mar in the teen dark comedy “Better Off Dead” in 1985. The roles of Good in Michael Chapman’s action movie “The Clan Of The Cave Bear” and Ack Ack Raymond in the romantic comedy “One Crazy Summer,” both in 1986, were the ones that came next.
Curtis played Herbert Quentin Viola in the ABC comedy-drama series “Moonlighting” between 1986 and 1989.
The 1990s: Perseverance In Success
In 1991, Curtis was cast in the roles of Ivan Delbert in the comedy “Public Enemy #2” and Arnold Pischkin in the made-for-TV comedy “Hi Honey – I’m Dead.” It was followed by his portrayal as Country Jake in Stephen Sommers’ 1993 action-comedy-drama “The Adventures Of Huck Finn.” Later, he appeared in TV shows like “M.A.N.T.I.S.,” “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” “Diagnosis Murder,” etc. as a guest star. He voiced Scooter in the animated comedy-adventure series “Eek! The Cat” between 1993 and 1997.
In 1996, Curtis performed the role of Clark in Steve Miner’s dark comedy “Big Bully,” played a pastry chef with Leslie Nielsen in the action comedy “Spy Hard,” and appeared as a chain smoker in the holiday comedy “Jingle All The Way” with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad. Later, in 1997, he appeared as Farley Hall in the biographical comedy-drama “Elvis Meets Nixon” and as “Big” Ben in the made-for-TV drama “L.A. Johns.” The next year, Thomas Whelan’s adventure comedy “Border To Border” featured him as a diner patron. By the decade’s conclusion, Curtis had appeared in numerous TV shows as a guest star, including “Felicity,” “3rd Rock From the Sun,” and “Ally McGill,” among many others.
The Initial Decade Of The 2000s
In the sci-fi series “The Chronicle,” which aired on the Sci-Fi Channel from 2001 to 2002, Curtis played Sal the Pig-Boy. He then landed the parts of a campus cop in the romantic comedy “Van Wilder: Party Liaison” and Keach in the made-for-TV sci-fi thriller “Project Viper,” both in 2002. In the comedies “My Dinner With Jimi,” “Quigley,” and “Return To The Batcave: The Misadventures Of Adam And Burt,” all released in 2003, he then played Dexter Pearlsley, Herb Cohen, and Jerry the Butler, respectively. The next year, alongside Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington, Curtis played characters including Mr. Ralph in Rawson Marshall Thurber’s sports comedy “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story,” LaJean in the musical comedy “The Seat Filler,” and Ahmet Ertegun in the biographical drama “Ray.”
In the UPN sitcom “One On One” between 2004 and 2005, Curtis played the role of Matt. In 2005, he then played Mike in the romantic drama “Greener Mountains” and Morgan Ball in the comedy-crime “Man Of The House.”
In The Late 2000s, Voiceovers And Other Roles
Then, in TV shows including “Stroker And Hoop” (2005), “American Dad!” (2005-2020), and “The Emperor’s New School,” he gave the voices to a variety of characters (2006-2008). Alongside Dwayne Johnson and Sarah Michelle Gellar, Curtis played Janitor in the sports comedy “Pucked,” Mr. Welch in the family drama “Akeelah And The Bee,” and Dr. Soberin Exx in Richard Kelly’s comedy-drama “Southland Tales” in 2006. Then, in 2007, he played Ned in the comedy “Route 30” and Jonas in the comedy-drama “Moola.”
His depictions of The Professor in the family adventure comedy “The Gold Retrievers” and Mr. O’Donnell in the comedy “American Pie Presents: The Book Of Love” both came in 2009. Curtis’ next significant part was that of Dushkan in the comic thriller “Ratko: The Dictator’s Son” in 2008. He appeared in the comedies “Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend” and “High School” in 2010 as Governor Gabe Gaithright and Mr. Thompson, respectively. Additionally, he appeared as a guest star in the TV shows “Legally Blondes,” “My Name Is Earl,” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
The 2010s
2011 saw Curtis play Mr. Button in the love story “Hit List,” Mitchell Wolf in the comedy “Flypaper,” and Max in the made-for-TV comedy “The Dog Who Saved Christmas.” He was cast as lawyer Peter Goldman in the TNT police procedural crime drama series “The Closer” that same year, a position he would later return to in its 2016 spin-off “Major Crimes.”
Later, he lent his voice to various characters in the animated series “Robot And Monster” on Nickelodeon as well as the title character of The Hub’s “Dan Vs.” (2011–2013). (2012-2015). For his work on “Dan Vs,” he was even nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program. Curtis played Metatron / Marv in the dark fantasy series “Supernatural” on The CW from 2013 to 2016. In addition, from 2013 to 2015, he co-hosted the TBS reality program “King Of The Nerds.” Additionally, he played Principal Foster in the Fox comedy “New Girl” (2013-2018).
Current And Future Roles
After playing Burt in the comedy online series “Champaign ILL” in 2018, Curtis’ next notable performance was as Mr. Rathbone in the 2019 action comedy “Malibu Rescue.”
In addition, he appeared in numerous TV shows as a guest star, including “Bones,” “MacGyver,” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” In the next made-for-TV mystery movie “Blind Psychosis,” which is now in post-production, Curtis will play Bill Gibby.
Body Structure
Curtis Armstrong (Pinterest)Curtis Armstrong has blue eyes and short, dark brown hair. He is 5ft 4ins (1.63m) tall, although it is unknown how much he weighs.
Personal Life
Elaine Aronson, a well-known producer, is Curtis Armstrong’s wife. On January 2, 1994, the couple exchanged vows in a small ceremony. They have one daughter, Lily Armstrong. Curtin was brought up in a Catholic household, but after getting married, he eventually converted to Judaism.