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Lance Guest

Highest Rated: 80% I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)

Lowest Rated: 2% Jaws the Revenge (1987)

Birthday: Jul 21, 1960

Birthplace: Saratoga, California, USA

Although he loved to act in high school theater productions, Lance Guest never really thought a career in Hollywood was in the cards. But while attending UCLA, he auditioned for a part on the television series "Fame" and, even though he didn't get it, was encouraged to find an agent. He landed a role on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" sitcom spinoff "Lou Grant," and subsequently a good part in the slasher sequel "Halloween II," opposite Jamie Lee Curtis. Guest is most well-known, though, for his performance as the starry-eyed trailer park teen who becomes a galactic hero in the 1984 science fiction film "The Last Starfighter." Thanks to its repeated showings on cable television in the 1980s, the film became a cult favorite among many young viewers. Another film that generated plenty of attention, though not necessarily in a good way, was his part as the grown-up Mike Brody in the notoriously bad sequel "Jaws: The Revenge," the fourth and last film in the series. His other notable television work can be seen in the primetime soap "Knots Landing" and in the family drama "Life Goes On." Guest is always busy doing film and television work, but his true love has always been the stage. In 2010, he played Johnny Cash in the smash-hit Broadway musical "Million Dollar Quartet," earning some of the best reviews of his entire career.

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Highest rated movies

80% 43% I Ought to Be in Pictures
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76% 70% The Last Starfighter
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60% 46% Late Phases
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44% Altered Perceptions Watchlist
34% 63% Halloween II
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2% 15% Jaws the Revenge
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Roommates
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Hart to Hart Returns
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0% Mach 2
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80% The Wizard of Loneliness
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Filmography

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44% No Score Yet Altered Perceptions David Arnoff (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Get Together Charlie (Character) - 2019
60% 46% Late Phases Griffin (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 7% Flu Bird Horror Garrett (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 65% The Jennie Project Hugo Archibald (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 0% Mach 2 Keith Dorman (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 37% Stepsister From Planet Weird Cosmo Cola (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Plan B Jack Sadler (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Returns Peter McDowell (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 80% The Wizard of Loneliness John T. (Character) - 1988
2% 15% Jaws the Revenge Michael Brody (Character) $18.8M 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Roommates Orson Ziegler (Character) - 1984
76% 70% The Last Starfighter Alex Rogan/Beta Alex (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 93% American Playhouse Unknown (Character) - 1984
80% 43% I Ought to Be in Pictures Gordon (Character) - 1982
34% 63% Halloween II Jimmy (Character) - 1981

TV

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54% 85% Jericho Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
90% 95% House Lewis Bardach (Guest Star) 2006
83% 95% NYPD Blue Mercy Hawks (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet JAG Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
10% No Score Yet Then Came You Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thanks Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet 96% Becker Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
43% No Score Yet The Burning Zone Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
74% 86% The X-Files Kyle Lang (Guest Star) 1995
40% No Score Yet All-American Girl Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet 88% The Wonder Years Mike Detweiller (Guest Star) 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Knots Landing Unknown (Character) 1991