Justin Lazard
Encyclopedia
Justin Lazard is an American
actor
, producer
, director
, and model
.
, but was raised in Connecticut
. His father, Sidney Lazard, is a former foreign correspondent
, and his mother, Julie (née
Thayer), is a photographer. In 1974, the family relocated to Paris
where his father was stationed by ABC News. After his parents' divorce when he was a freshman in high school, Lazard marked time in boarding schools and at Emory University
. Transferring to NYU to study acting, he was "discovered" in a bar by a talent agent and was soon appearing in TV commercials.
in 1988, Lazard landed the recurring role of a punk-rock undercover cop on NBC's Miami Vice
. To pay for acting classes, he began a brief career as a model. Small parts in features (i.e., Born to Ride in 1991) and regular roles in unsuccessful series (e.g., Second Chances CBS 1993-94) followed.
In 1995, Lazard landed the role of a charming stockbroker on the primetime CBS soap Central Park West
, but the series floundered and despite some retooling and a title change to "CPW", the show was cancelled after its second season. He had a role in the direct-to-video
release The Big Fall
(1997), directed by C. Thomas Howell
, but his career seemed at a standstill. Working in partnership with his brother Marc through their Lazard Productions, he began to create material for himself. Lazard's most notable roll was in Species II
(1998) as an astronaut infected by alien-DNA who then starts having sex with human women and impregnating them, creating a large race of alien children. He went on to produce the thriller Dark Harbor
(1998), which he co-scripted with director Adam Coleman Howard
. Lazard also served as executive producer on Stanley's Gig in 2000, written and directed by his brother, Marc Lazard.
and has been represented by the Ford Models
and Click Models. Their first baby, Justine Lorraine Lazard, was born on February 3, 2009.
On the evening of July 4, 2006 in Lakeport, California
, Lazard was arrested and charged with indecent exposure
and resisting arrest
, having been "exposing himself near one of the piers" of the local park. During the arrest, he was taser
ed by one of the officers. In May 2009, he failed to appear in court and a bench warrant
was subsequently issued for his arrest. In January 2011, Lazard reached a plea agreement with Lake County prosecutors regarding the charges of 2006. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of "lewd conduct", with the other charges being dismissed, and agreed to pay $7,500 to a named family resource center. His psychiatrist attested that his behavior was due to a transitory “severe psychotic breakdown” and that "treatment had worked well" in his case.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
Early life
Lazard was born in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, but was raised in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. His father, Sidney Lazard, is a former foreign correspondent
Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
, and his mother, Julie (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Thayer), is a photographer. In 1974, the family relocated to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where his father was stationed by ABC News. After his parents' divorce when he was a freshman in high school, Lazard marked time in boarding schools and at Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
. Transferring to NYU to study acting, he was "discovered" in a bar by a talent agent and was soon appearing in TV commercials.
Acting career
After a small role in Spike of BensonhurstSpike of Bensonhurst
Spike of Bensonhurst is a 1988 comedy-drama and mafia film directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Sasha Mitchell. The film also features Ernest Borgnine, Maria Pitillo, Dave Bettge, and Talisa Soto.-Plot:...
in 1988, Lazard landed the recurring role of a punk-rock undercover cop on NBC's Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
. To pay for acting classes, he began a brief career as a model. Small parts in features (i.e., Born to Ride in 1991) and regular roles in unsuccessful series (e.g., Second Chances CBS 1993-94) followed.
In 1995, Lazard landed the role of a charming stockbroker on the primetime CBS soap Central Park West
Central Park West (TV series)
Central Park West is an American prime time television soap opera that ran from September 1995 to June 1996 on CBS. The series was created and executive produced by Melrose Places Darren Star. As the title suggests, CPW was set in New York, in the affluent Central Park West area of Manhattan...
, but the series floundered and despite some retooling and a title change to "CPW", the show was cancelled after its second season. He had a role in the direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
release The Big Fall
The Big Fall
The Big Fall is a 2005 Lebanese short animation, written and directed by the Lebanese director Antoine Waked.-Synopsis:It's dark. It's raining. The streets are empty. A contract killer goes for his next victim...
(1997), directed by C. Thomas Howell
C. Thomas Howell
Christopher Thomas "Tommy" Howell , known by his stage name C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and film director. He starred in the films The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has appeared in The Da Vinci Treasure,Soul Man, Red Dawn, Secret Admirer, Gettysburg, H. G...
, but his career seemed at a standstill. Working in partnership with his brother Marc through their Lazard Productions, he began to create material for himself. Lazard's most notable roll was in Species II
Species II
Species II is a 1998 sequel to the 1995 film Species. It stars Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen and Marg Helgenberger, all of whom reprise their roles from the first film. It also features actor James Cromwell as "Senator Judson Ross"...
(1998) as an astronaut infected by alien-DNA who then starts having sex with human women and impregnating them, creating a large race of alien children. He went on to produce the thriller Dark Harbor
Dark Harbor
Dark Harbor is a 1998 film directed by Adam Coleman Howard starring Alan Rickman, Norman Reedus and Polly Walker.- Plot :David Weinberg , a lawyer in his 50s, and his much younger wife Alexis , drive through a torrential rainstorm to get the last ferry to their private island...
(1998), which he co-scripted with director Adam Coleman Howard
Adam Coleman Howard
-Actor:* Quiet Cool - Joshua Greer* Slaves of New York - Stash* The Equalizer ** Suicide Squad - Willie Halsey...
. Lazard also served as executive producer on Stanley's Gig in 2000, written and directed by his brother, Marc Lazard.
Personal life
Lazard married model Shannon Fluet in 2008; Fluet has appeared as one of the models in Project Runway (season 2)Project Runway (season 2)
Project Runway Season 2 was the second season of Bravo's successful Project Runway, a reality competition for fashion designers. Season 2 began airing on December 7, 2005. Following a nationwide search earlier in the year, sixteen designers were chosen as semi-finalists and brought to New York...
and has been represented by the Ford Models
Ford Models
The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...
and Click Models. Their first baby, Justine Lorraine Lazard, was born on February 3, 2009.
On the evening of July 4, 2006 in Lakeport, California
Lakeport, California
Lakeport is an incorporated city and county seat of Lake County, California. Lakeport is located on the west shore of Clear Lake, at an elevation of 1355 feet...
, Lazard was arrested and charged with indecent exposure
Indecent exposure
Indecent exposure is the deliberate exposure in public or in view of the general public by a person of a portion or portions of his or her body, in circumstances where the exposure is contrary to local moral or other standards of appropriate behavior. Indecent exposure laws vary in different...
and resisting arrest
Resisting arrest
Resisting arrest is a term used to describe a criminal charge against an individual who has committed, depending on the jurisdiction, at least one of the following acts:* threatening a police officer with physical violence while being arrested...
, having been "exposing himself near one of the piers" of the local park. During the arrest, he was taser
Taser
A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles. Its manufacturer, Taser International, calls the effects "neuromuscular incapacitation" and the devices' mechanism "Electro-Muscular Disruption technology"...
ed by one of the officers. In May 2009, he failed to appear in court and a bench warrant
Arrest warrant
An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual.-Canada:Arrest warrants are issued by a judge or justice of the peace under the Criminal Code of Canada....
was subsequently issued for his arrest. In January 2011, Lazard reached a plea agreement with Lake County prosecutors regarding the charges of 2006. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of "lewd conduct", with the other charges being dismissed, and agreed to pay $7,500 to a named family resource center. His psychiatrist attested that his behavior was due to a transitory “severe psychotic breakdown” and that "treatment had worked well" in his case.
Filmography
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1988 | Spike of Bensonhurst Spike of Bensonhurst Spike of Bensonhurst is a 1988 comedy-drama and mafia film directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Sasha Mitchell. The film also features Ernest Borgnine, Maria Pitillo, Dave Bettge, and Talisa Soto.-Plot:... |
Justin | AKA Throw Back! | |
| 1991 | A Smile in the Dark | — | AKA A Day in L.A. AKA California 405 AKA Destination Unknown AKA Jungle of Love |
|
| Born to Ride | Brooks | |||
| 1992 | Final Embrace | Pierce | ||
| 1994 | Marilyn, My Love | Brian | ||
| Dead Center | Joe | AKA Crazy Joe | ||
| 1996 | Dead Girl Dead Girl Dead Girl is a fictional character, a mutant superheroine in Marvel Comics' X-Statix series. She is a mixture of ghost and zombie... |
Young Actor | ||
| The Big Fall The Big Fall The Big Fall is a 2005 Lebanese short animation, written and directed by the Lebanese director Antoine Waked.-Synopsis:It's dark. It's raining. The streets are empty. A contract killer goes for his next victim... |
Bill Dickson | |||
| 1997 | Love Walked In Love Walked In "Love Walked In" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was composed in 1930, but the lyrics were not written until 1937, for the movie musical The Goldwyn Follies . Hit versions include Sammy Kaye , The Hilltoppers , Ella Fitzgerald , and Dinah Washington... |
Lenny | AKA Ni el tiro del final (Argentinian Spanish) | |
| 1998 | Species II Species II Species II is a 1998 sequel to the 1995 film Species. It stars Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen and Marg Helgenberger, all of whom reprise their roles from the first film. It also features actor James Cromwell as "Senator Judson Ross"... |
Patrick Ross | ||
| 1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return Universal Soldier: The Return Universal Soldier: The Return is a 1999 American science fiction action film directed by Mic Rodgers and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, Heidi Schanz, Kiana Tom and Xander Berkeley as Doctor Dylan Cotner... |
Captain Blackburn | AKA Universal Soldier IV | |
| 2000 | The Giving Tree The Giving Tree The Giving Tree, first published in 1964 by Harper and Row, is a children's book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. This book has become one of Silverstein's best known titles and has been translated into more than 30 languages.-Plot:... |
T.J. | AKA Brutal Truth AKA Shaded Places AKA The Brutal Truth |
|
| Stanley's Gig | Joshua | |||
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1988-89 | Miami Vice Miami Vice Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989... |
Joey Chandler/Keith | 3 episodes | |
| 1992 | In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night (TV series) In the Heat of the Night is a television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995... |
Brian Moseley | 1 episode | |
| Freshman Dorm | Joe Ellis | 4 episodes | ||
| 1993-94 | Second Chances Second Chances (TV series) Second Chances is an American television series created and written by producers Bernard Lechowick and Lynn Marie Latham. The series premiered December 2, 1993, on CBS. Its cast includes Jennifer Lopez, Connie Sellecca, Megan Follows, Michelle Phillips, and Matt Salinger... |
Kevin Cook | 5 episodes | |
| 1995 | Extreme | Lance Monroe | 7 episodes | |
| 1995-96 | Central Park West Central Park West (TV series) Central Park West is an American prime time television soap opera that ran from September 1995 to June 1996 on CBS. The series was created and executive produced by Melrose Places Darren Star. As the title suggests, CPW was set in New York, in the affluent Central Park West area of Manhattan... |
Gil Chase | 21 episodes | |
| 1998 | Welcome to Paradox | Leo Lawson | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Partners Partners (TV series) Partners is an American sitcom that aired on FOX from 1995 to 1996.-Synopsis:The series centered a pair of young architects, Bob and Owen , and Owen's fiancée Alicia . Much of the show's humor derived from Bob's lack of success with women and his competition with Alicia for Owen's attention... |
Brendan | 1 episode | |