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Name: Nicholas Lea (born Nick Herbert)
Date of Birth: Friday, June 22, 1962,
New Westminster, B.C., Canada.
Height: 6'-1"
Eyes: Green
Hair: Dark Brown
Nickname: Nick (his agent spells it "Nic," but he
prefers "Nick")
Middle Name: Christopher
Education: Prince of Wales Secondary School,
Vancouver, B.C. Canada (Class of 1980)
Training: Beverly Hills Playhouse, Charles Conrad
Studios, and the Gastown Actor's Studio
:. A Little Bit Of History... .:
A professional vocalist with 5 years as
a frontman (the band was called BEAU MONDE),
all collegiate sports, and British and
Australian dialects. Also, served in the
Canadian Navy, worked in a clothing store
and went to art school for three years.
Nick is the youngest of three children;
he has a brother and a sister. In one
interview, he said he grew up with lots
and lots of pets: dogs, cats, fish, and
yes, even rats. A classmate of his from
high school says that Nick wasn't in the
drama club, and that his worst vices were
chasing girls and a little underage drinking.
Hobbies include movies, music, reading,
cooking, and sports: golf (he has a 12
handicap), tennis, soccer, rugby, and
basketball. Favorite movies include
Casablanca, Citizen Kane, It's a Wonderful
Life, and Raging Bull. Favorite actors
are Jimmy Stewart, Paul Newman, Spencer
Tracy, Robert Redford, Chris Walken, Kate
Hepburn, Meryl Streep, and Ingrid Bergman.
Nick dated Melinda McGraw (Melissa Scully)
for several years. They met on the set
of The Commish. She had a regular role
as Detective (and former FBI agent)
Cyd Madison; he had a recurring role as
Officer Ricky Caruso. While Nick now says
he is "very single," he and Melinda still
seem to be very close friends.
:. A Few Facts .:
Nick once refused a job offer for campaign
of chewing gum commercials - because he
didn't want to take his shirt off for the
cameras.
Nick does smoke and his left ear is pierced;
has been since at least 1993.
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