Christian Dayton Clemenson was born on March 17,1958 and is an American actor.
20 Facts About Christian Clemenson
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Christian Clemenson is well known for his portrayal of Jerry "Hands" Espenson in the television series Boston Legal, for which he was nominated for three Emmy Awards and won the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
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Christian Clemenson has appeared in a number of highly acclaimed films, including Hannah and Her Sisters, Broadcast News, Apollo 13 and The Big Lebowski, and portrayed Tom Burnett in Paul Greengrass' United 93.
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Christian Clemenson starred in American Crime Story: The People vs OJ.
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Christian Clemenson participated in many theatrical productions at Phillips Academy.
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In 1973, while Christian Clemenson was enrolled at Phillips, his father died at age 58.
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Christian Clemenson displayed early on his remarkable range when he undertook with inimitable flair and hilarious effect the hugely solemn role of Erde "the green-faced torso", goddess of the Earth, in Peter Sellars's Loeb Drama Center puppet production of Wagner's Ring cycle.
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Christian Clemenson began his career in a number of character roles in film and television.
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Christian Clemenson was a law student in the television version of The Paper Chase, Alex Keaton's English teacher in the television show Family Ties, a security salesman on The Golden Girls, a suspect in season 10, episode 14 of NYPD Blue, a bailiff in the Ivan Reitman movie Legal Eagles, a flight surgeon in the movie Apollo 13, a cop in The Big Lebowski, a killer in The Fisher King, and Dr Dale Lawrence in the movie And the Band Played On.
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Christian Clemenson had a regular role as Socrates Poole, a lawyer in the Old West, in the Fox series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
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In 1999, Christian Clemenson appeared in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Bad Girls" as a grotesquely obese demon named Balthazar.
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Christian Clemenson wore a large padded suit and extensive make-up for the role, and the character's repulsive, villainous nature contradicted many of his earlier roles.
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Christian Clemenson became well known for his role as Jerry "Hands" Espenson on the television series Boston Legal.
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Christian Clemenson remained with the series through to its finale in 2008.
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Christian Clemenson had a recurring role on Veronica Mars as Abel Koontz.
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Christian Clemenson has appeared in a season 6 episode of NCIS, "Dead Reckoning".
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Christian Clemenson appeared in two season 2 episodes of The Mentalist.
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Christian Clemenson played Jimmy Masterson on the 3rd episode of Memphis Beat, "Love Me Tender".
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In 2009, Christian Clemenson joined CSI: Miami as the new medical examiner, Dr Tom Loman.
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Christian Clemenson appeared throughout the show's eighth, ninth, and tenth seasons as a recurring character.