Judge Reinhold Biography

Judge Reinhold (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor, known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop, Ruthless People, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and The Santa Clause trilogy.

Early life

Reinhold was born Edward Ernest Reinhold, Jr. in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Regina Celeste (née Fleming) and Edward Ernest Reinhold, Sr., a trial lawyer. He was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, until his family moved to Martin County, Florida, prior to his junior year in high school. His father nicknamed him "Judge" when he was just two weeks old.

Reinhold graduated from Martin County High School, although attended Alexis I. duPont High School for his 9th and 10th grade. He went on to attend Mary Washington College and North Carolina School of the Arts, after which he performed at various regional theaters, including Burt Reynolds' Dinner Theater in Jupiter, Florida.

Career

Reinhold has appeared in more than 60 films. His first appearance on screen was in the Wonder Woman episode "Amazon Hot Wax" (1979), in which he played Jeff Gordon, a singer who gets caught up in an extortion ring in the music business. Reinhold's first major film role was as high school senior Brad Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) along with then-unknown actors Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nicolas Cage. He appeared in an uncredited role in Pat Benatar's music video for "Shadows of the Night." He later played Detective Billy Rosewood, the junior police detective sent to trail Eddie Murphy, in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and in 1986, starred in Ruthless People.

Reinhold starred in the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem's 1992 music video "Honestly" as the male love interest.

In 1994, Reinhold appeared in Beverly Hills Cop III and The Santa Clause. He has reprised the role of Dr. Neil Miller for the Santa Clause sequels as well. Reinhold appeared as himself on two episodes of the third season of Arrested Development, headlining a fictional court TV show called Mock Trial with J. Reinhold.

Reinhold was nominated for an Emmy for a role on Seinfeld in which he played the infamous "close talker" who developed an obsession with Jerry's parents. He has also been seen in Steven Spielberg's epic miniseries Into the West. And replaced Charles Grodin in two direct-to-video movies in the Beethoven film series.

Reinhold was featured in the 2008 political satire Swing Vote.

Reinhold's nickname "Judge" has been the subject of comedy in both Clerks: The Animated Series and Arrested Development, both times with him playing himself appointed as a judge in a court of law. Additionally, the 2009 film Fanboys features Billy Dee Williams playing a judge named Reinhold.

Reinhold is credited as the whistler on the Martini Ranch song "Reach."

Personal life

Reinhold has worked with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Smart Moves program in his home town of Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has also been involved in suicide prevention efforts for veterans in his wife's home state of Arkansas, as well as lending his production assistance to the Arkansas Food Bank in an effort to help combat hunger in Arkansas. He and his wife, Amy, attend church at Fellowship Bible Church, a non-denominational church in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1980	Running Scared	LeRoy
	Magnum P.I.	Seaman Wolf
1981	Stripes	Elmo
1982	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Brad Hamilton
	Pandemonium	Glen Dandy
1983	The Lords of Discipline	Macabbee
1984	Beverly Hills Cop	Det. William "Billy" Rosewood
	Gremlins	Gerald
	Roadhouse 66	Beckman Hallsgood Jr.
1986	Ruthless People	Ken Kessler
	Off Beat	Joe Gower
	Head Office	Jack Issel
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	Det. William Rosewood
1988	Vice Versa	Marshall Seymour
1989	Rosalie Goes Shopping	Priest
1990	Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?	Harmony
1990	Enid Is Sleeping; re-released as Over Her Dead Body	Harry
1991	Zandalee	Thierry Martin
1992	Black Magic	Alex Gage
	Four Eyes and Six-Guns	Earnest Allbright
1993	Bank Robber	Officer Gross
1994	Seinfeld	Aaron (the "close talker")
	The Santa Clause	Dr. Neil Miller
	Beverly Hills Cop III	Sgt. William Rosewood
1995	Adventures in Wonderland	Doctor
1997	Hostage Train	Jack Wild
1998	Family Plan	Jeffrey Chase
1999	My Brother the Pig	Richard Caldwell
	NetForce	Will Stiles
2000	Beethoven's 3rd	Richard Newton
	Ping!	Louie
2000	Clerks: The Animated Series	Himself (voice)
2001	Beethoven's 4th	Richard Newton
2001	Hollywood Palm	David
2002	Santa Clause 2	Dr. Neil Miller
	Dead in a Heartbeat	Lt. Tom Royko
2003	The King of Queens	Dr. Roy Crawford
	Thanksgiving Family Reunion	Dr. Mitch Snyder
2004	Monk (TV series)	Alby Drake
	The Hollow	Carl Cranston
2005	Into the West	Douglas Hillman
	Teen Titans	Negative Man (Voice)
	The Boondocks	Mr. Uberwitz (voice)
2006	Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Dr. Neil Miller
	Arrested Development	Himself
2008	Swing Vote	Walt
2009	Dr. Dolittle Million Dollar Mutts	Network Executive
TBA	Beverly Hills Cop	William Rosewood