- Born
- Height1.80 m
- Peter Jurasik began his professional career as a stage actor working in off Broadway productions in New York and later in tours and regional theaters up and down the east coast. In 1975, he moved to Los Angeles beginning a twenty five year run as a character actor continuing to act on stage, but additionally working in feature films, in nightclubs doing comedy and especially on television with hundreds of TV appearances in both comedies and dramas. Audiences seem to remember him best for his work on 'Hill Street Blues' as Sid and later in 'Babylon 5' as Londo. He has received awards for his work on both of these shows.- IMDb mini biography by: olsadeyes@aol.com
- SpouseBarbara Guedel(May 10, 1990 - present) (1 child)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Best friends with Andreas Katsulas, his co-star on Babylon 5. Their professional chemistry was such that they rarely needed more than two or three takes to complete their scenes together, and they got along quite well with almost all the cast and crew. Jurasik and Katsulas would often improvise together to pass the time between takes during the long shooting schedule, which would often leave others in stitches, such as when they recorded an "infomercial" for the Book of G'Kar while in full costume and prosthetics.
- Author of "Diplomatic Act", a science fiction novel which is partially based on his experiences on the Babylon 5 set.
- Teaches as a Guest Artist at University of North Carolina - Wilmington.
- His name is frequently mispronounced as "jurassic". The correct pronunciation is "joor-uh-sik".
- Peter Jurasik and Bruce Boxleitner appeared together in both TRON and Babylon 5, though they had no scenes together in the former.
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