59 years old (Born on July 08, 1965)
American actor; He is famous from Oz.
He has no feeling in one of his index fingers. He lost it while banging his hands on the prisons bars in his first scene as Tobias Beecher on Oz. On Oz, his character Beecher feuded with Nazi prisoners. And in Shaft, Sam Jackson [Shaft] calls Lee Tergesen's character Lugar a Nazi with a badge for being somewhat racist towards black criminals. Is of Norwegian and Swedish decent Is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York, New York Brother-in-law of Toni Lewis.Lee Tergesen's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Lee Tergesen
Has played more than one character involved in brutal r*pes. In "Oz," as ill-fated Tobias Beecher, he is r*ped many times by other male prisoners. In "Monster," he plays the psychotic rapist, Vincent Corey, who sets Aileen Wuornos (as played by Charlize Theron) off on her killing spree by raping and torturing her.