Craig T. NelsonSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Craig T. Nelson was born Craig Richard Nelson on April 4, 1944, in Spokane, Washington. Both of Nelson's parents were involved in show business. His father, Armand Nelson, played the drums in Bing Crosby's high school band before giving up music to work in an aluminum plant, while his mother, Vera Nelson, was a professional dancer. A towering 6'3" with a muscular frame, Nelson excelled at golf, football, basketball, and baseball in high school. Despite his athletic prowess, it was Nelson's acting talent that earned him a scholarship to study drama at the University of Arizona.

In 1969, after meeting a "drunken and insane so-called producer" who wanted Nelson to co-star in a film with Wally Cox, Nelson dropped out of college and moved to Hollywood. Around this time, Nelson changed his middle name to Theodore -- he had discovered that there was already a Craig Richard Nelson ("The Paper Chase," "Honey I Shrunk the Kids") registered in the Screen Actors Guild. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Nelson worked briefly as a security guard in a soap factory until he found work as a comedy writer. In 1970, he was hired to write material for legendary radio comedians Al Lohman and Roger Barkley and for the comedy TV series "The Tim Conway Show." Nelson then made his acting debut in the 1971 vampire horror sequel "The Return of Count Yorga." He landed several other minor acting gigs during this period, including a guest spot on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1973.

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