Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)'s two-year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner.

Filmography

14 films

Lee Tergesen

Biography

Filmography

The Yellow Birds

Equity

No One Lives

The Collection

Red Tails

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Forgotten

Monster

Shaft

Inferno

Wayne's World 2

Wayne's World

Point Break