Donovan Jerome LeitchBirths, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005. at ancestry.com (born August 16, 1967) is an English-born American actor and singer. He is the son of the singer-songwriter Donovan and the brother of actress Ione Skye. He was a member of the hard rock band Camp Freddy, was a founding member of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith, the son of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. As an actor, he is best known for portraying Paul Taylor in the 1988 remake of The Blob.
Career
Leitch appeared in the films Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1985), The In Crowd (1988), ...And God Created Woman (1988), The Blob (1988), Glory (1989, portraying Charles Fessenden Morse), Cutting Class (1989), Gas, Food Lodging (1992), Dark Horse (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1994), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), One Night Stand (1997) and Love Kills (1998). Leitch was featured as the villain of the week, Malcolm Lagg, an underground fight club coordinator for metahumans in the Birds of Prey episode "Gladiatrix".
In 1986, he auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being one of the final picks along with Keanu Reeves,Reeves originally read for the role of Bill but was switched to Ted during subsequent auditions. Gary Riley and Matt Adler. The role ultimately went to Alex Winter, who initially read for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan.
In the early 1990s, Leitch formed Nancy Boy, an alternative rock band with glam rock and Britpop influences. The band also featured guitarist Jason Nesmith, son of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. The band released two albums, Promosexual in 1995 and Nancy Boy in 1996. Although their second album was issued on major label Elektra Records, it failed to meet expectations, and the band fell inactive after Nesmith left the lineup a few years later.
Personal life Leitch was born in London, the son of singer/songwriter Donovan and model Enid Karl (née Stulberger). He is the brother of actress Ione Skye. His parents separated when he was three and he was raised by his mother in the Hollywood Hills of California. His father is Scottish, of partial Irish descent. His mother was raised in The Bronx, New York City and is Jewish.
He married Scottish model Kirsty Hume on September 23, 1997. Their daughter, Violet Jean Leitch, was born March 21, 2004, at home in Los Angeles. Leitch and Hume separated in 2011, and Hume filed for divorce in summer 2014.
Leitch proposed to actress Libby Mintz two months after Hume filed for divorce. He and Mintz had a son, Donovan Evers Leitch, on April 14, 2015, and were married in a ceremony in Los Angeles on October 3, 2015.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Filmed 1970Released 2005 There is an Ocean Himself (at age 3) 1984 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Dancer 1986 The Education of Allison Tate Martin Stubbs 1988 The In Crowd Del And God Created Woman Peter Moran The Blob Paul Taylor 1989 Rock & Read The Chaueffeur Short Cutting Class Brian Woods Glory Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse 1992 Gas Food Lodging Darius Dark Horse J.B. Hadley 1993 Jack the Bear Grad Student 1996 Cityscrapes: Los Angeles Troy Bed, Bath and Beyond Short I Shot Andy Warhol Gerard Malanga The Size of Watermelons Patrick 1997 One Night Stand Kevin Big City Blues Donovan 1998 Love Kills Dominique 1999 Cherry Eddie 2000 Men Make Women Crazy Short2008The Dark KnightWard NeeleyUncredited2021HabitNews Anchor
Television
YearTitleRole Notes 1984 Alice Dono-D 1 episode, Footloose Mel 1985 It's Your Move Boy No. 3 1 episode, The Dregs of Humanity: Part 1 1988 Rockin' the Night Away Television film 1989 21 Jump Street Mike Pratt 1 episode, Mike's P.O.V. 1990 Life Goes On Teddy 1 episode, The Banquet Room Renovation 1991 CBS Schoolbreak Special Charlie Tyler 1 episode, But He Loves Me For the Very First Time Television film 1999 The '60s Neal Reynolds Television film 2000 Sex and the City Baird Johnson 1 episode, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl... 2002 The Job Barry / Crystal 1 episode, Parents Girls Club Michael Harrod 9 episodes 2003 Birds of Prey Malcolm 1 episode, Gladiatrix 2006 Grey's Anatomy Rick Friart 1 episode, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies 2015–2016 Breaking Band Producer 6 episodes
Nancy Boy discography Albums Promosexual (Equator, 1995) Nancy Boy (Sire Records 1996)
Singles "Johnny Chrome and Silver" (Equator, 1994) "Are "Friends" Electric?" (Equator, 1995) "Deep Sleep Motel" (Sire Records 1996)
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