Nick Wechsler

Nick Wechsler-Certified Gorgeous

Name: __?__  Nicholas __?__ Wechsler (Pronounced WEX-ler) {RC-Full name needed! But I've been told that the family is partial to LONG names}
Birth: Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 3rd, 1978.
Martial Status:Now single, but in 1997 we knew that he had a girlfriend of 5 years, Holli Gritsko, who influenced him greatly.
High School:Highland High School (Graduated 1996)
Big Ego Boost:When in high school, Nick's drama teacher and acting coaches told his mother that he was "...her son is not only extremely talented, but a draw for other actors attending acting workshops."
Started Out:In the Performing Arts Center in Albuquerque at the age of 14/15
Moved:To Los Angeles early 1996, after graduating, where he still lives
Big Break:1996's The Full Circle
Inspirations:Kevin Spacey (A Time to Kill) and Marcia Tippet (high school drama teacher)
Best Known As:Kyle Valenti of Roswell or Kevin "Trek" Sanders of TKR
Habits:Ad-libing during filming. Causes him to do best at comedy.
Family: 7 brothers {RC-Am I the only one wondering what they look like?) aginging from 14 to 35, he's the 5th child.  All still live in Albuquerque. Got "beat up a lot."  Mother-Janet (U.S. Forest Service Secretary) Father-Joseph (Sheet-Metal Worker)
Hobbies:Music (owns over 300 CDs), Movies, and Sports
Sports:Volleyball, Wrestling, and Swimming (loves the ocean)
Other Jobs:Record Store employee, Video Store, Mail Room Clerk (for 8 months)
Food:Likes: Green Chile, Fruity Pebbles Dislikes: Thai and Sushi
Music: Jude, Mike Patton (Fav), Ani DeFranco, Dave Mathews Band
TV Shows:Favorite show is The X-Files, hates the Teen genre (even though he's part of it)
Movies: The Princess Bride, Braveheart, True Romance
Fav Actor: David Duchovny and Bill Sadler (Roswell's Sheriff, "He's funny and talented and just amazing."-Nick)
Mentality:He's never quite satisfied with his performance and always strives to do better.

• Full Circle (1996)-made for TV movie based on the Danielle Steel Novel.  He had a supporting character role as a nervous purse snatcher.  About a woman traumatized by rape, slowly learning to cope.  Nick had a small part involving 2 lines. Received 5 out of 10 stars by viewers
• The Perfect Game (1999)-Also starring Edward Asner.  Comedy. Although his scene may have been cut.
• Chicks Man (1999)- Not sure what his role is, but it was semi-large. Romantic Comedy about a man who falls in love with a woman just as she walks out the door.

TV-Series:

• The Lazarus Man (1996)-created by Castle Rock Entertainment.   Also stars Robert Urich.  Movie takes place just after the Civil war, about "Lazarus", a man with memory loss trying to find his identity.  Nick had a 10 second  role in which he died.
• Silk Stockings (1996)-unknown part
• Team Knight Rider (1997-1998)
• Roswell (1999-?)

Theater:

• You Can't Take It With You-Nick's first experience acting
• A Midsummer's Night Dream
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Waiting for Godot
• Pippin
• Rebel Without a Cause

Quotes

Said by the man himself!

Nick Wechsler (Oct. 1999) -"The more I would see movies that I didn't like, the more I would be like, 'I know I can do better than that'."

Nick Wechsler (Oct. 1999)-"I love the ocean, it's not so much California's beach, it's just seeing this huge volume of water."

On his role as Kyle:
Nick Wechsler (Nov. 2000)-"In terms of acting, I had the most fun so far on 'Blind Date. You can call that one the drunk episode. It was a little more of a stretch for me. Kyle got drunk in that one, and I had fun attempting to not overplay it."

Nick Wechsler (Oct. 1999)- "The closer I would get, the more I would think, 'They're not going to cast me.' How could I possibly get a part -- a kid from New Mexico."

On Acting:
Nick Wechsler (Nov. 2000)-"I would be really nervous having any make-out scenes," he notes shyly. "Imagine, you don't know the person that well and you're supposed to kiss her and all this..."

Nick Wechsler (Nov. 2000)-"I hate listening to actors [invent their character's attributes]. It's like they're kissing their own asses about the stuff they added"

Nick Wechsler (Jan. 2001)-"I know plenty of actors who are arrogant and don't deserve to be. But because they are arrogant, they just perform better because they don't believe they can fail. I know I'm mortal and I explore it constantly, and because of that I get down on myself."

Said about the man himself!

Forever the comedian: Who is the craziest of all of the cast members??
Brixton Karnes of TKR (1997): "Nick Wechsler!! But, we're all pretty crazy, too."
Brendon Fehr of Roswell (1999):"He also notes that a 'Roswell' cast and crew poll would surely vote Nick Wechsler, who plays Kyle Valenti on 'Roswell,' the funniest man ever. 'He's got these little things where I honestly think he's mentally handicapped,' Fehr jokes good-naturedly. 'You're like, from what part of the brain does this come from?'"

Brixton Karnes of TKR (1997): "That's Nick Weschler. He's definitely his own man, and a fine actor in his own right and any resemblance to any other actor is a compliment to the other actor." {RC:=cough= Take that Christian =cough=}