COLEMAN, Jack 1958-

PERSONAL: Born February 21, 1958, in Easton, PA.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Innovative Artists, 1999 Ave. of the Stars, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

CAREER: Actor and screenwriter. Actor in films, including (as Stan) The Pursuit of Happiness, Jequerity, 1987; (as Rex Jennings) Foreign Student, 1994; (as doctor) Spawn, New Line Cinema, 1997; (as Patrick Forman) The Landlady, Trimark Pictures, 1998; and (as Andrew Mason) Studio City, 2003. Actor in television series, including (as second Jack Kositchek) Days of Our Lives, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), 1981-82; (as Steven Daniel Carrington) Dynasty, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 1982-88; (as Frank Nolan) Nightmare Café, NBC, 1992; and (as Rick Wagner) Oh Baby, Lifetime, 1998. Actor in made-for-television movies, including (as Matt) Bridesmaids, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1989; (as Dennis Becker) Children of the Bride, 1990; (as Jack Devlin) Daughter of Darkness, CBS, 1990; (as Gil Labine) The Return of Eliot Ness, NBC, 1991; (as Marion Pooley) Rubdown, USA, 1993; (as Second Mate Grand) Trapped in Space, syndicated, 1995; (as Peter Harper) Angels in the Endzone, ABC, 1997; (as Gary Blake) Last Rites, Starz! 1998; (as Dr. Lance McCarty) Beneath the Bermuda Triangle (also known as Time under Fire, The Movie Channel (TMC), 1999; and (as Dr. Mark Chandler) Replacing Dad, CBS, 1999. Actor in television specials, including (with others) Battle of the Network Stars XVIII, ABC, 1985; (as himself) Dynasty: The E! True Hollywood Story, 2001; (as himself/Steven Carrington) When Shoulder-pads Ruled the World, 2002; and (as himself) Intimate Portrait: Emma Samms, 2002. Guest star in television series. Actor in stage productions, including (as Peter Whetworth) The Common Pursuit, Promenade Theatre, New York, 1987; and (as Tom Griffin) Stand-up Tragedy, Mark Taper Forum, 1990.

WRITINGS:

The Pursuit of Happiness (screenplay), Jequerity, 1987.

Studio City (screenplay), 2003.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

periodicals

America, November 10, 1990, Roger F. Repohl, review of Stand-up Tragedy, p. 351.

Back Stage, October 26, 1990, David Sheward, review of Stand-up Tragedy, p. 52.

Entertainment Weekly, February 28, 1992, Ken Tucker, review of Nightmare Café, p. 42; January 28, 1994, Glenn Kenny, review of Rubdown, pp. 62-63.

Interview, January, 1987, Kevin Sessums, "Jack Coleman," pp. 22-23.

National Catholic Reporter, March 27, 1992, Danny Duncan, review of Nightmare Café, p. 15.

New York, October 15, 1990, John Simon, review of Stand-up Tragedy, pp. 91-92; March 2, 1992, John Leonard, review of Nightmare Café, p. 59; November 17, 1997, John Leonard, review of Medusa's Child, p. 106.

People, March 7, 1983, "Under Wraps No More, Jack Coleman Starts His Run as Dynasty's New 'Steven,'" p. 117; October 8, 1990, David Hiltbrand, review of Children of the Bride, p. 9; March 2, 1992, David Hiltbrand, review of Nightmare Café, p. 9.

TV Guide, August 3, 1985, "I Get Sick of Walking on Eggshells," pp. 32-35.

Variety, February 7, 1990, review of Daughter of Darkness, p. 158; October 8, 1990, review of Children of the Bride, p. 63, review of Stand-up Tragedy, p. 67; March 2, 1992, Roberta Bernstein, review of Nightmare Café, p. 60.*