Nate Dushku Explained

Nate Dushku
Birth Name:Nathaniel Mark Dushku
Birth Date:8 June 1977
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality:American
Years Active:2000–present
Mother:Judy Dushku
Relatives:Eliza Dushku (sister)
Spouse:Amnon (Ami) Lourie

Nathaniel Mark Dushku (;[1] born June 8, 1977) is an American director, producer, and actor. He is the son of Judy Dushku and the youngest of the three elder brothers of actress Eliza Dushku.

Early life

Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the third son of Philip R. Dushku, an administrator and teacher in the Boston Public Schools, and Judith "Judy" Dushku (née Rasmussen), a political science professor at Suffolk University in Boston.[2] Dushku's father was Boston-born, of Albanian heritage, with his parents coming from the city of Korçë,[3] and his mother, from Idaho, is of Danish, English, Irish and German descent.[4] [5] His parents were divorced in 1980.[6]

Dushku's mother is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and the children – Nathaniel, two older brothers, Aaron and Benjamin, and one younger sister, Eliza, who started professional acting at age 10[7] – were raised as Mormons,[8] although Nate, Aaron and their sister, at least, later parted from the LDS Church.

Dushku is openly gay and married to restaurateur turned scriptwriter and film producer Amnon (Ami) Meyer Lourie, from New York.[3] [9] [10]

Career

Acting

Dushku began his acting career with the teen / student drama Undressed and the J. J. Abrams college drama Felicity.

Production and direction

Dushku and his sister produced a film, Dear Albania, about a visit to their father's ancestral home in Albania.

Nate and Eliza Dushku also worked on the feature film Mapplethorpe for over 12 years, eventually producing it with writer/director Ondi Timoner. Starring Matt Smith, it premiered and won an Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018. [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000UndressedMilo3 episodes (as Nathaniel Dushku)
2000FelicityReims2 episodes
2001AntitrustBrian Bissel
2001Wolf GirlWhifferTV movie
2001Geri Body YogaVideo
2002Fun with BennyBennieShort
2002Vampire ClanTony
2002Reality CheckGar
2003My Dinner with JimiGeorge Harrison
2003AngelArmed Robber (uncredited)Episode: "Orpheus"
2003Learning CurvesPhil
2003Joan of ArcadiaClay FisherEpisode: "Just Say No"
2003, 2005Tru CallingMarty / Marty the Party Monster (uncredited)2 episodes
2005The ZodiacScott Washington
2006Kiss Me AgainStudent #2
2006The Last SupperQuoting Phillip
2008The Alphabet KillerTim
2009Alex
2010DollhouseClive Ambrose Episode: ""
2012Art = (Love)2Dean D'Agostino
2015Dear AlbaniaDirectorwith his sister
2015Confessions of a BartenderCustomer2 episodes
2016StalledAaron Day

Notes and References

  1. "It's 'Dush' like 'push. Eliza Dushku, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, February 23, 2004. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzfnGOg6LR8
  2. Web site: Nate Dushku Biography (1977-). filmreference.com.
  3. News: Obituary - Philip R. Dushku (1941-2018) . Boston Globe . Philip was born in Boston on June 2, 1941 to George V. and Vilermini D. (Tontonozi) Dushku. ... Proud father of ... Nathaniel Dushku and his husband Amnon (Ami) Lourie, and Eliza ....
  4. Web site: Eliza Patricia Dushku's Ancestry. Wc.Rootsweb.Ancestry.com. February 24, 2011.
  5. Web site: Ancestry of Bill Richardson. Wargs.com. February 24, 2011.
  6. Christiansen . Barbara . A Worldwide Sisterhood - Judy Dushku . Mormon Women Project . 2011 . Mormon Women . I was divorced when I was pregnant with my fourth child..
  7. Web site: Super Megafest 2013: Eliza Dushku Panel. Lafferty. Hanna. Emertainment Monthly. November 25, 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131128125941/http://emertainmentmonthly.com/2013/11/25/super-megafest-2013-eliza-dushku-panel/. November 28, 2013.
  8. Web site: Eliza Dushku of 'Buffy,' 'Dollhouse' shares Comic Con stage with mom. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016121246/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home3/58379865-200/dushku-curtis-judy-mormon.html.csp. dead. October 16, 2014. The Salt Lake Tribune. October 16, 2014.
  9. News: Cristaldi . Jonathan . Tinseltown Tastings: A Return to Craft . 20 February 2020 . The Tasting Panel (magazine) . 108 . Refers to role as restaurant manager and sommelier, and to having a script in production..
  10. Web site: MOVIES 'Mapplethorpe' brings controversial photographer to the big screen - Windy City Times News. 27 February 2019.
  11. News: Raup. Jordan. Tribeca 2018 Lineup Includes 'Disobedience,' 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post,' 'The Seagull,' and More. March 7, 2018. The Film Stage.