1. Lee Tergesen is known for his portrayals of Chett Donnelly on USA Network's Weird Science, Tobias Beecher on HBO's Oz, Peter McMillan on the second season of Desperate Housewives, and Evan Wright in the 2008 miniseries Generation Kill.
13 Facts About Lee Tergesen
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Lee Allen Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River.
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Lee Tergesen moved to New York City to become an actor.
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Lee Tergesen graduated from the two-year program at American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan.
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Lee Tergesen added: "The place is like a vortex for me".
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Lee Tergesen met Tom Fontana, the future creator of Oz, at the diner.
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Lee Tergesen landed a bit role in the 1991 pilot Acting Sheriff which aired during primetime.
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Lee Tergesen then appeared in Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, in the 1994 series Weird Science as Chester "Chett" Donnelly, and had a recurring role in the first season of Homicide: Life on the Street.
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Lee Tergesen portrayed Tobias Beecher on HBO's Oz in 1997, a critically acclaimed role he played until the series ended in 2003.
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Lee Tergesen played a murderous Navy SEAL, Andrew Larrick, in Season 2 of The Americans on the FX television network.
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Lee Tergesen played an Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor in the second season of Desperate Housewives, becoming romantically involved with Bree Van de Kamp.
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Lee Tergesen played Evan Wright in the HBO mini-series Generation Kill.
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Lee Tergesen has appeared on stage in the Off-Broadway productions of Long Lost by Donald Margulies and Rapture, Blister, Burn in 2012 at Playwrights Horizons, among others.