Craig Theodore Nelson (born Craig Richard Nelson; April 4, 1944) is an American actor.
Nelson was born in Spokane, Washington to a drummer father. He has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and attended the University of Arizona and Central Washington University, two publicly funded colleges.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Nelson became addicted to alcohol and cocaine. He eventually sought treatment, and has been sober since January 1984.
Nelson is a motors...
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Craig Theodore Nelson (born Craig Richard Nelson; April 4, 1944) is an American actor.
Nelson was born in Spokane, Washington to a drummer father. He has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and attended the University of Arizona and Central Washington University, two publicly funded colleges.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Nelson became addicted to alcohol and cocaine. He eventually sought treatment, and has been sober since January 1984.
Nelson is a motorsports fan and an avid racer. He first participated in the 1991 Toyota Celebrity Long Beach Grand Prix and finished third. He founded Screaming Eagles Racing in 1994 with John Christie and entered and drove a Toyota-engined Spice SE90 in the IMSA WSC in 1994, a Lexus-engined Spice SE90 in 1995 and a Ford-engined Riley & Scott MkIII in 1996 and 1997.
In August 2009, Nelson appeared on Glenn Beck's self-titled tv show, where he spoke about his dislike of the current state of government. He also announced he would no longer pay taxes, and then...
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