Tegan West Explained

Tegan West
Birth Date:April 26, 1959
Birth Place:California, U.S.
Spouse:Scott Atkinson
(??; died 2021)

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]

Career

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.

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

  1. Web site: Scott Atkinson (Creator) . 2022-12-21 . TV Tropes.
  2. https://latw.org/artist-public-profile/tegan-west Tegan West
  3. Web site: Tegan West . 2022-11-06 . TVGuide.com . en.
  4. Web site: Tegan West . https://web.archive.org/web/20200703063510/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba8f67946 . dead . July 3, 2020 . 2022-11-06 . BFI . en.
  5. Web site: Hemmert . Kylie . 2018-07-12 . Get Ready to Play in the Duck Duck Goose Trailer . 2022-12-28 . ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More . en-US.
  6. Web site: Fletcher . Alex . 2009-01-09 . Waters attached to 'Minimum Wage' . 2022-12-28 . Digital Spy . en-GB.
  7. Web site: DeVito to direct new indie comedy . 2022-12-21 . independent . en.
  8. Web site: Thompson . Anne . 2008-03-20 . West, Atkinson earn 'Minimum Wage' . 2022-12-21 . Variety . en-US.
  9. Web site: Tegan West Archives . 2022-12-21 . Geeks Under Grace . en-US.
  10. Web site: Mark Waters Takes Minimum Wage . 2022-12-21 . Empire.
  11. News: Battles . Jan . Stardom beckons for Irish gay icon . . en . 2022-12-21 . 0140-0460.

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