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LEE TERGESEN

Actor
Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)'s two-year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner.
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BORN July 8, 1965
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HEIGHT 6'2" (1.88 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 1975 – Present
LEE TERGESEN

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2000
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

WINNER
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2000
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

WINNER
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1991
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (Law & Order)

WINNER
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1991
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (Law & Order)

WINNER

👤 BIOGRAPHY

Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)'s two-year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Lee
  • Born July 8, 1965
  • Height 6'2" (1.88 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River.
  • Current Status Active (Recently in Zo, The Wrong Road)
  • Years Active 1975 – Present
  • Occupation Actor
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 2
  • Social
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