Judd Asher Nelson is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for being a member of the "Brat Pack" in the mid-1980s; and for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbary in St. Elmo's Fire, and Jack Richmond in Suddenly Susan. Nelson was born in Portland, Maine, the son of Merle , a court mediator and former member of the Maine state legislature, and Leonard Nelson, a corporate lawyer. His family is Jewish and his father was the first Jewish president of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. He has two sisters, Eve and Julie. He went to school at St. Paul's... School in Concord, New Hampshire and Waynflete School in Portland, Maine, and studied at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, leaving during his sophomore year. He subsequently moved to Manhattan to study acting with Stella Adler. Nelson began acting in the early 1980s, starring in Making the Grade and Fandango , the latter in which he starred opposite a young Kevin Costner. It was nevertheless his roles in Joel Schumacher's St.
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| Birthdate: | November 28, 1959 |
| Birthplace: | Portland, Maine |
| Age: | 52 |
| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Education: | St. Paul's School, Haverford College |
| Also known as: | Judd Asher Nelson, Midnight Rambler |