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Curtis Armstrong

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Curtis Armstrong was born on 27 November 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Better Off Dead (1985), Risky Business (1983) and Revenge of the Nerds (1984). He has been married to Elaine Aronson since 2 January 1994. They have one child. He was previously married to Cynthia Carle.
BornNovember 27, 1953
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BornNovember 27, 1953
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      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Tina Littlewood, Yuji Okumoto, and Dan Schneider in Better Off Dead (1985)
    Better Off Dead
    7.1
    • Charles De Mar
    • 1985
    Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983)
    Risky Business
    6.8
    • Miles Dalby
    • 1983
    Anthony Edwards, Robert Carradine, Donald Gibb, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, and Matt Salinger in Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
    Revenge of the Nerds
    6.6
    • 'Booger'
    • 1984
    Bai Ling, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jon Lovitz, Wallace Shawn, Seann William Scott, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, Mandy Moore, and Cheri Oteri in Southland Tales (2006)
    Southland Tales
    5.3
    • Dr. Soberin Exx
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Dead Guy
      • Post-production
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Snot Lonstein
      • Eli Weisel
      • Snot as S' Assistant
      • 2005–2025
    • True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak (2024)
      True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • Prosecutor
      • 2025
    • Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Henry Winkler, Alanna Ubach, Ben Feldman, Mindy Kaling, and Lucas Neff in Monsters at Work (2021)
      Monsters at Work
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Mr. Crummyham (voice)
      • 2021–2024
    • Helen Mirren, Phil LaMarr, and Dominic Monaghan in Moriarty: The Silent Order (2023)
      Moriarty: The Silent Order
      6.2
      Video
      • Boss Duffy (voice)
      • 2023
    • Harriet the Spy (2021)
      Harriet the Spy
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Mr. Waldenstein
      • Police Officer
      • Newspaper Man
      • 2021–2023
    • Moriarty: The Devil's Game (2022)
      Moriarty: The Devil's Game
      7.7
      Podcast Series
      • Gregson
      • 2022
    • The Loud House (2015)
      The Loud House
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Mr. Gurdle (voice)
      • 2019–2022
    • Breanna Yde, Abby Donnelly, and Ricardo Hurtado in Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave (2020)
      Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave
      4.9
      • Mr. Rathbone
      • 2020
    • Michael Ealy, Cobie Smulders, and Jake Johnson in Stumptown (2019)
      Stumptown
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Chuck Drakner
      • Jim Force
      • 2020
    • Jessica DiCicco and Josh Zuckerman in It's Pony (2020)
      It's Pony
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Basil (voice)
      • 2020
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Robert Fischer
      • 2019
    • Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Michelle Gomez, April Bowlby, Matthew Zuk, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, and Riley Shanahan in Doom Patrol (2019)
      Doom Patrol
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ezekiel the Cockroach (voice)
      • 2019
    • Breanna Yde, Jackie R. Jacobson, Abby Donnelly, Alkoya Brunson, and Ricardo Hurtado in Malibu Rescue (2019)
      Malibu Rescue
      5.1
      • Mr. Rathbone
      • 2019
    • Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt in Happy! (2017)
      Happy!
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Dayglo Doug
      • 2019
    • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
      Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Constable Lumph (voice)
      • 2019

    Producer

    • King of the Nerds (2013)
      King of the Nerds
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013

    Writer

    • Harmontown (2012)
      Harmontown
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • writer (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Lee Thompson Young in The Famous Jett Jackson (1998)
      The Famous Jett Jackson
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Jason Marsden and Bill Farmer in A Goofy Movie (1995)
      A Goofy Movie
      6.9
      • additional written material
      • 1995

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Sir Curtis Armstrong
    • Height
      • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
    • Born
      • November 27, 1953
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Spouses
        Elaine AronsonJanuary 2, 1994 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Lily Armstrong
    • Parents
        Robert Leroy Armstrong
    • Other works
      CD: One of three listed producers of the 1999 re-issue of the Harry Nilsson's "Pussy Cats" album. Also wrote the liner notes for the CD re-issue, as well as several other Nilsson CD re-issues.
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      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      Claims that after doing Revenge of the Nerds (1984), everyday of his life someone recognizes him as Booger (although he says this does not bother him in the least).
    • Quotes
      I like people who try to do big things.
    • Trademark
        Short stature

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