Judge Reinhold
Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as "Ruthless People", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Stripes" and "Gremlins", and co-starred in all of the films in the "Beverly Hills Cop" and "The Santa Clause" trilogies. Early life. Reinhold was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Regina Celeste ("née" Fleming) and Edward Ernest Reinhold, a trial lawyer. He was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia and attended Alexis I. duPont High School until his family moved to Martin County, Florida prior to his junior year  in high school. He attended Mary Washington College and Palm Beach Community College. His family nicknamed him "Judge" because, when he was a baby, he looked stern and judge-like. He is a Christian. Career. Reinhold has appeared in more than 60 films. Early roles. 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. He had a lead role in the movie "Running Scared" (1980) and a support part in the comedy "Stripes" (1981 ) which was a big hit. He was one of many names in the flop comedy "Pandemonium" (1982). 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. "I thought my career would really take off after that role," Reinhold said later. "Instead, Sean's career took off." Reinhold had small roles in "The Lords of Discipline" (1983) and "Gremlins" (1984), and he appeared in an uncredited role in Pat Benatar's music video  for "Shadows of the Night". Section::::"Beverly Hills Cop" and stardom. Reinhold's career began to gain momentum when he played Detective Billy Rosewood, the junior police detective sent to trail Eddie Murphy's character, in "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984). The film's success led to Reinhold being given starring roles in "Roadhouse 66" (1985), "Head Office" (1985) and "Off Beat", but none of those were particularly successful. However, "Ruthless People" (1986), where he had a support role, was a big hit. That year he said in an interview, "In my movies I portray this 'Everyman' persona, someone everybody can empathize  with. People can identify with a guy like me." Reinhold tried to get financing for a film based on Carl Hiaasen's best-selling novel "Tourist Season", but it was never made. Instead, he appeared in "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987), which was another large success. Reinhold was given the lead in "Vice Versa" (1988). "Vice Versa" flopped. "That was really the end of my highfalutin Hollywood career," Reinhold said later. "That's when the phone stopped ringing." He also developed a reputation for being difficult on set. "I was spoiled, and I was arrogant," said Reinhold of this period  later. "I was very demanding, had an overblown image of who I was and got a reputation for being difficult. And rightfully so." Return to supporting roles. He had supporting roles in "Rosalie Goes Shopping" (1989) and "" (1990) and the lead in "Enid Is Sleeping" (1991) and "Zandalee" (1991). 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 reprised the role of Dr. Neal Miller for the "Santa Clause" sequels. Later career. Reinhold was nominated  for an Emmy for a role on "Seinfeld" in which he played the "close talker" who develops an obsession with Jerry's parents. He can also be 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 appeared in the 2008 political satire "Swing Vote". Personal life. Reinhold was arrested at Dallas Love Field airport on December 8, 2016, for disorderly conduct after objecting to a patdown from security shortly after he was released from the hospital following an adverse reaction to a medication . He spent ten hours in jail and accepted a deferred adjudication agreement under which charges would be dismissed in 90 days. In popular culture. Reinhold has occasionally been referred to in film and television, largely in reference to his first name, Judge. The earliest example was "", where Reinhold voiced a judge called Judge Reinhold. In the "Becker" episode "Trials and Defibrillations", the presiding judge is called Judge (Miriam) Reinhold. In "Arrested Development", Reinhold, playing himself, appears as the judge of a fictional court show, a parody of such series as "The People's Court", "Lauren Lake's Paternity Court", "Judge  Judy" and "Judge Mathis". In the film "Fanboys", Billy Dee Williams appears as a courtroom judge named "Judge Reinhold".