Curtis Armstrong
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Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, USA) is an American actor. He graduated from Berkley High School.
His first role came in the 1983 hit film Risky Business. However, he is probably best known for his next role, that of "Booger" in the 1984 hit comedy movie Revenge of the Nerds and its 1987 sequel '. He later reprised his role as Booger in the 1992 television movie ' and once again in the 1994 television movie .
His other films include Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer, Bad Medicine, and Jingle All The Way. He also had a recurring role as Herbert Viola on the television series Moonlighting, and played the part of Ahmet Ertegun in the biographical film Ray (2004).
In addition to his acting career, Armstrong's affinity for the music of Harry Nilsson has prompted him to become an expert on Nilsson's work. He has written liner notes for CD reissues of Nilsson albums, and has been instrumental in archival and bonus track preparation for these reissues.
Trivia
- He plays a character named Snot in the animated sitcom American Dad, parodying his role from Revenge of the Nerds.
- He also has a role as Double Wide in the cartoon series Stroker and Hoop on Cartoon Network.
- He recently appeared in 2006 production of Akeelah and the Bee, played principal Mr.Welch.
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