Tegan West (born on April 26, 1959 in California, USA) is an American actor and writer who worked in television, stage and film. He was married to actor Scott Atkinson.[1]

Tegan West
Born(1959-04-26)April 26, 1959
Spouse(s)Scott Atkinson
(m.??; died 2021)

Career edit

His film roles include Grace of My Heart, Sleep with Me, Spontaneous Combustion, Jaws 2, and Hamburger Hill.[2][3][4]

He portrayed a colleague of Norm's on Cheers who tried to steal his idea in "Norm's First Hurrah" in Season 5 while almost ten years later on the spin-off, Frasier, he portrayed a similar character called Jack who tried to rip Frasier off in Season 3's "Frasier Grinch".

Other television credits include Wonder Woman, Everwood, The X-Files, The West Wing, and Law & Order.[3][4]

Tegan is also a screenwriter. He co-wrote the movie The Cave (2005) and he and his husband, Scott Atkinson, were also writing partners. They wrote Duck Duck Goose,[5] and had also written a movie called "Honeymoon with Dad" to be directed by Danny DeVito, had another script optioned called "Minimum Wage" to be helmed by Mark Waters,[6] and planned another project about Irish senator David Norris. All these planned projects received media attention and announcements in the industry.[7][8][9][10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Scott Atkinson (Creator)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. ^ Tegan West, L.A. Theatre Works
  3. ^ a b "Tegan West". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  4. ^ a b "Tegan West". BFI. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  5. ^ Hemmert, Kylie (2018-07-12). "Get Ready to Play in the Duck Duck Goose Trailer". ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  6. ^ Fletcher, Alex (2009-01-09). "Waters attached to 'Minimum Wage'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  7. ^ "DeVito to direct new indie comedy". independent. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  8. ^ Thompson, Anne (2008-03-20). "West, Atkinson earn 'Minimum Wage'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  9. ^ "Tegan West Archives". Geeks Under Grace. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  10. ^ "Mark Waters Takes Minimum Wage". Empire. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  11. ^ Battles, Jan. "Stardom beckons for Irish gay icon". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-12-21.

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