Jack Noseworthy
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Biography
Biography
A blond-haired, green-eyed dancer-turned-actor, who seemed right to play contemporary stoners, greasers, grunges and even sweethearts of the 90s, Jack Noseworthy gained national attention playing the lead in "Dead at 21," the first drama series made by MTV, and also oozed sex appeal as the jealous jilted beau in the Bon Jovi music video "Always."
By the time he was 17, Noseworthy was out of high school and on the stage as a chorus dancer. He toured in a road company of "Cats," before landing a gig in the original cast of "Jerome Robbins' Broadway." He made theater history when he became the last actor signed for the cast of "A Chorus Line" on Broadway. All his stage work had happened in less than three years, and by 1990, Noseworthy had relocated to Los Angeles. He appeared as the sycophantic student of music teacher Phill Lewis in "Teech," a short-lived 1991 CBS sitcom. That same year, Noseworthy made his TV-movie debut as Suzanne Somers' brother in the flashback sequences of "Keeping Secrets," the story of Somers' alcoholic, dysfunctional family. He was the bag boy whose energy enrages Anne Bancroft in "Mrs. Cage" (PBS, 1992). In 1994, Noseworthy had his best TV chance as Ed, who finds out on his 20th birthday that he is nothing more than a living experiment and will combust before his next birthday in "Dead at 21."
On the big screen, Noseworthy made his debut with a small role in "Encino Man" (1992). In 1993, he was the chain-smoking survivor of an Andes plane crash in "Alive" and in the following year was Stephen Dorff's sidekick in the disastrous "S.F.W." Noseworthy was also the grunge rock neighbor picking on Peter Brady in "The Brady Bunch Movie" (1995) and co-starred with Pamela Lee in "Barb Wire" (1996). In 1997, he twice appeared opposite Kathleen Quinlan in the thriller "Breakdown" and the futuristic "Event Horizon" and later reteamed with "Breakdown" helmer Jonathan Mostow to essay a German-speaking radio operator in the WWII action-adventure flick "U-571" (2000).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1980
Was understudy in Broadway musical "Peter Pan"; appeared in show over 25 times (date approximate)
1987
Appeared in a road company of "Cats"
1989
Was in original cast of "Jerome Robbins' Broadway"
1990
Moved to Los Angeles
1991
Appeared in short-lived series, "Teech"; also made TV-movie debut in "Keeping Secrets"
1992
Made screen debut with small role in "Encino Man"
1994
Was featured in the video for the Bon Jovi hit single "Always"
1994
Starred in MTV series "Dead at 21"
1995
Co-starred in "The Brady Bunch Movie"
1996
Had recurring role on the TV series "Relativity" (ABC)
1996
Appeared opposite Pamela Anderson in "Barb Wire"
1997
Initial collaboration with director Jonathan Mostow, had supporting role in the thriller "Breakdown"
1999
Was featured in the horror comedy "Idle Hands"
1999
Starred opposite Laura Leighton in the independent film "The Clean and Sober"
2000
Cast as part of the all-star ensemble of the WWII submarine drama "U-571", directed by Mostow; Jon Bon Jovi also featured in cast
2000
Returned to the stage to star in revival of "Pippin" at New Jersey's Papermill Playhouse
2001
Had featured role in the stage musical "Sweet Smell of Success"
2002
Had a recurring role on "Judging Amy" (CBS) as Jason Lobdel
2005
Starred in the CBS miniseries "Elvis"
2006
Cast as a politically active gay man in "Poster Boy"
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