Scott Eugene Valentine (born June 3, 1958) is an American former 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, and the character was employed at a juvenile detention center. The scripts written were considered not good enough to film a pilot by NBC. 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. The episode aired on August 27, 1987, just prior to the new television season beginning in September.
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 Notes1982Waitress!Swingdog Dope Busboy1986Deadtime StoriesPeterTrue StoriesMember of Air Band1987My Demon LoverKaz1988Going to the ChapelJeff1990Without Her ConsentJason BarnesAfter the ShockGerry Shannon1991Killer InstinctTim Casey1994The Unborn 2John Edson1995Object of ObsessionBlaze1996Carnosaur 3: Primal SpeciesColonel Rance Higgins2001Black Scorpion ReturnsDetective Steve Rafferty2002Sting of the Black Scorpion2003Black BallKevin2005FrostbiteJack Schitt2007HarpiesVorian
Television Year Title Role Notes1985Knight RiderColtonEpisode: "The Wrong Crowd"1985–1989Family TiesNick Moore44 episodes1986MatlockDanny BlasterEpisode: "The Angel"1987The Art of Being NickNick Moore1990Write to KillClark SanfordDangerous PursuitMidnight CallerFrankie KillianEpisode: "Three for the Money"Without Her ConsentJason Barnes1991The HitchhikerJoeEpisode: "Living a Lie"1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FramingDamien BlakelyThe Secret Passion of Robert ClaytonRobert Clayton Jr.Lady BossRon1992–1994Batman: The Animated SeriesThe Chemist, Raymond BellVoice, 2 episodes A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.1993To Sleep with a VampireJacob1994Till the End of the NightJohn DavenportWhit & CharmDouble ObsessionSteve BurkeSirensJake BryerEpisode: "Family Secrets"1993–1995Murder, She WroteDarman H. Keene2 episodes1995Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanJohnny Corben / MetalloEpisode: "Metallo"Out of Annie's PastMichael CarverYakuza ConnectionMark RictusSilk StalkingsElliot HammondEpisode: "Pulp Addiction"Iron ManDark AegisVoice, episode: "Distant Boundaries"1996Phantom 2040Kit Walker, Jr. / 24th PhantomVoice, main role (35 episodes)Superman: The Animated SeriesSam CoralliVoice, episode: "A Little Piece of Home"RenegadeBruce CassidyEpisode: "Five Minutes to Midnight"Walker, Texas RangerBen BodineEpisode: "The Brotherhood"1997Black Scorpion II: AftershockDickNewsRadioProducerEpisode: "Planbee"MarsPete, The HermitPromised LandCoach BelmontEpisode: "Mr. Muscles"Pinky and the BrainSpikeVoice, episode: "The Real Life"1998The WaterfrontVinnie EtchabaraParanoiaWarrenMike Hammer, Private EyeMaxwell DavidoffEpisode: "The Long Road to Nowhere"AnimaniacsJacobi MyersVoice, episode: "The Christmas Tree"1999FalloutCaptain George Tanner, Gateway Station CommanderMartial LawBrad CavanaughEpisode: "Breakout"Batman BeyondCoeVoice, episode: "Joyride"2000JAGBaxter StarkEpisode: "People v. Gunny"2001Black ScorpionDetective Steve Rafferty22 episodes2004CSI: NYDr. Steven RydellEpisode: "Night, Mother"
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