# Scott Valentine (actor)

Scott Eugene Valentine (born June 3, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Moore on the series Family Ties.

## Life and career

Valentine was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, the son of Beverly Ann (née Hanna) and Edward Eugene Valentine. He began to pursue acting one year into his college education, attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He completed the three-year program in one and a half years. He got as far as a screen test for the film The Lords of Discipline when he was hit, run over, and dragged by a truck on September 17, 1981 and his career was halted for three years as he recovered. He moved to Los Angeles and landed a recurring role on the TV series Family Ties as Nick Moore for seasons 4 through 7.
During an interview for Montreal radio station CJAD, Valentine thought the role was not challenging enough for the money he was receiving, saying: "I'm so glad I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and to all the other fine acting institutions so I could grunt on primetime television. The primal dig, the date from hell. It was a lot of fun, but literally there were times where I only had to utter two guttural utterances in a show and they paid me a bundle of cash for it. I felt bad at times."
Valentine's success as Nick Moore on Family Ties led to three separate spin-offs. The first, Taking It Home, starred Valentine and Herschel Bernardi. Filming was canceled following Bernardi's death in 1986. The second spin-off placed Valentine's character in a Friends-like environment in New York City. The third was a pilot episode for a spin-off titled The Art of Being Nick; the episode aired once and co-starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus. "It came in number two and they still didn't pick it up," recalled Valentine.
He has appeared since then as a guest actor in several hit television series such as CSI: NY, NewsRadio, and JAG; his first major motion picture, My Demon Lover; and numerous TV and direct-to-video films. He also voiced The Phantom in Phantom 2040 and portrayed Metallo in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

## Personal life

On September 29, 1985, in Los Angeles, Valentine married actress Kym Denyse (Fisher) Stephenson. Valentine and Stephenson divorced February 14, 2012. Valentine has four sons from the marriage; Trevin John (1986), Shayler Stephenson (1988), Jesstin Jay-Owen (1992) and Caden Edward (1998).
On November 7, 2021, Valentine married Jennifer (Malchow) Wood, another Saratoga Springs native, in their hometown of Saratoga Springs.
Valentine is a partner in Excelsior Capital Partners, a boutique investment firm that focuses on the renewable and sustainable energy sector.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1982 | Waitress! | Swingdog Dope Busboy |
| 1986 | Deadtime Stories | Peter |
| 1986 | True Stories | Member of Air Band |
| 1987 | My Demon Lover | Kaz |
| 1988 | Going to the Chapel | Jeff |
| 1990 | Without Her Consent | Jason Barnes |
| 1990 | After the Shock | Gerry Shannon |
| 1991 | Killer Instinct | Tim Casey |
| 1994 | The Unborn 2 | John Edson |
| 1995 | Object of Obsession | Blaze |
| 1996 | Carnosaur 3: Primal Species | Colonel Rance Higgins |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion Returns | Detective Steve Rafferty |
| 2002 | Sting of the Black Scorpion | Detective Steve Rafferty |
| 2003 | Black Ball | Kevin |
| 2005 | Frostbite | Jack Schitt |
| 2007 | Harpies | Vorian |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Knight Rider | Colton | Episode: "The Wrong Crowd" |
| 1985–1989 | Family Ties | Nick Moore | 44 episodes |
| 1986 | Matlock | Danny Blaster | Episode: "The Angel" |
| 1987 | The Art of Being Nick | Nick Moore | |
| 1990 | Write to Kill | Clark Sanford | |
| 1990 | Dangerous Pursuit | | |
| 1990 | Midnight Caller | Frankie Killian | Episode: "Three for the Money" |
| | Without Her Consent | Jason Barnes | |
| 1991 | The Hitchhiker | Joe | Episode: "Living a Lie" |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Damien Blakely | |
| 1992 | The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton | Robert Clayton Jr. | |
| 1992 | Lady Boss | Ron | |
| 1992–1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | The Chemist, Raymond Bell | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 1993 | To Sleep with a Vampire | Jacob | |
| 1994 | Till the End of the Night | John Davenport | |
| 1994 | Whit & Charm | | |
| 1994 | Double Obsession | Steve Burke | |
| 1994 | Sirens | Jake Bryer | Episode: "Family Secrets" |
| 1993–1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Darman H. Keene | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | John Corben / Metallo | Episode: "Metallo" |
| 1995 | Out of Annie's Past | Michael Carver | |
| 1995 | Yakuza Connection | Mark Rictus | |
| 1995 | Silk Stalkings | Elliot Hammond | Episode: "Pulp Addiction" |
| 1995 | Iron Man | Dark Aegis | Voice, episode: "Distant Boundaries" |
| 1996 | Phantom 2040 | Kit Walker, Jr. / 24th Phantom | Voice, main role (35 episodes) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Sam Coralli | Voice, episode: "A Little Piece of Home" |
| 1996 | Renegade | Bruce Cassidy | Episode: "Five Minutes to Midnight" |
| 1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Ben Bodine | Episode: "The Brotherhood" |
| 1997 | Black Scorpion II: Aftershock | Dick | |
| 1997 | NewsRadio | Producer | Episode: "Planbee" |
| 1997 | Mars | Pete, The Hermit | |
| 1997 | Promised Land | Coach Belmont | Episode: "Mr. Muscles" |
| 1997 | Pinky and the Brain | Spike | Voice, episode: "The Real Life" |
| 1998 | The Waterfront | Vinnie Etchabara | |
| 1998 | Paranoia | Warren | |
| 1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Maxwell Davidoff | Episode: "The Long Road to Nowhere" |
| 1998 | Animaniacs | Jacobi Myers | Voice, episode: "The Christmas Tree" |
| 1999 | Fallout | Captain George Tanner, Gateway Station Commander | |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Brad Cavanaugh | Episode: "Breakout" |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Coe | Voice, episode: "Joyride" |
| 2000 | JAG | Baxter Stark | Episode: "People v. Gunny" |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion | Detective Steve Rafferty | 22 episodes |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Dr. Steven Rydell | Episode: "Night, Mother" |