Everything about Skeet Ulrich totally explained
Brian Ray "Skeet" Ulrich (born
January 20,
1970) is an
American actor who starred in the CBS drama
Jericho that ran from 2006-2008.
Biography
Early life
Ulrich was born
Brian Ray Trout in
Lynchburg, Virginia and was raised in
Concord, North Carolina by his mother, Carolyn Elaine Wax (
née Rudd), who owns the special-events marketing agency Sports Management Group. Ulrich's father is a restaurateur and his first stepfather was former
NASCAR driver and team owner
D. K. Ulrich. His mother has since re-married to Edward Lewis Wax. Ulrich's uncle is
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver
Ricky Rudd (who is his mother's brother) and his maternal grandfather was Alvin Ray Rudd, Sr., the president of Al Rudd Auto Parts. The nickname "Skeet" originated from the nickname "Skeeter" he was given by his
Little League coach because of his small stature. Along with his slight frame he'd poor health, including numerous bouts with
pneumonia, and underwent
open heart surgery at the age of 10.
Ulrich graduated from
Northwest Cabarrus High School, where he was a soccer standout. After initially enrolling at the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington to study
Marine Biology, he switched to
New York University, and was subsequently noticed by playwright
David Mamet.
Career
In his earliest screen appearance was an uncredited extra in films
Weekend at Bernie's and
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. After joining the
Atlantic Theater Company as an apprentice, Ulrich performed with the group, which got him noticed yet again, this time by director Stacy Cochran. She cast him in a CBS School Break Special. With her help he also received his first notable role on screen in 1996 as the loutish boyfriend of
Winona Ryder in
Boys. That same year he appeared in
The Craft with
Neve Campbell. He starred with Neve Campbell again in
Wes Craven's hit
slasher film Scream released later that same year which became his best known role. In 1998 he starred in
The Newton Boys.
Ulrich starred alongside
Cuba Gooding Jr. in the action film
Chill Factor. He had a small but pivotal role as an emotionally conflicted homosexual hustler in
As Good as It Gets. He starred as Juvenal, a young man with
stigmata and healing powers in the film
Touch, and he appeared in
Ride with the Devil, an
American Civil War drama directed by
Ang Lee. In 2000, he played computer
hacker Kevin Mitnick in the film
Takedown.
On television, Ulrich starred in the short-lived
ABC series
Miracles, and appeared in
TNT's multiple
Emmy-nominated
miniseries Into the West. In 2005, Ulrich acted with
Keri Russell in the TV movie
The Magic of Ordinary Days. Ulrich most recently starred as
Jake Green on the
CBS post-apocalyptic drama
Jericho, which premiered on
September 20,
2006, and ended its run on
March 25,
2008.
Personal life
Skeet dated actress Leonora Scelfo, from 1995-1997.
Then in early 1997, Ulrich married English actress
Georgina Cates, whom he met at an
Academy Award party. Their wedding was a small ceremony held on their farmland in
Virginia, with the only guests being the preacher and their
canine companions. They have twins: a son Jakob Dylan, and a daughter, Naiia Rose, born in
March 9,
2001. Skeet and Georgina divorced in 2005 citing irreconcilable differences. They share joint custody of their children.
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