Lex Medlin
Lex Medlin (born March 30, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared in a wide variety of television commercials and sitcoms. A star of the 2006 Fox TV sitcom Happy Hour, he is noted for his droll facial expressions and anything-for-a-laugh physicality. He recently starred as a fun-loving judge and love interest of the main character on the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva.
Lex Medlin | |
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| Born | March 30, 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lori Bell Medlin (m. after 2004) |
| Children | 3 |
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 Lex Medlin in July 2006 |
Background
He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena, California, USA (1990–1991).
Medlin and his wife Lori appeared together on an episode of the Food Network show Party Starters in 2003, in which their ranch house in the San Fernando Valley was transformed in tropical style for a housewarming. He and Lori have two children together.[1] He has third grown child from a previous relationship.
Career
Film and television
Medlin began his career appearing in local and Spanish-market ads for which he achieved some acclaim. After numerous television guest appearances and small film roles, he landed a recurring role in the UPN sitcom Rock Me Baby (2003–04), appearing in 10 episodes of that program's single-season run. He was a main cast member of the short-lived Fox sitcom Happy Hour in 2006. In 2011, he began a recurring role as Judge Owen French on the Lifetime legal drama/fantasy series Drop Dead Diva, and became a main cast member for that show's fourth season (2012).[2]
Commercials
Aside from his roles in television and films, he has also appeared in numerous television commercials, for companies like Dockers, Gardetto's, Gateway Computers, Geico Direct, Kia Spectra, Selsun Blue, Time Warner Cable, State Farm, T-Mobile, Solarcity, and Twix.
Filmography
- The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
- The Notorious #9 (2010)
- The Hot Sand (2005)
- Film Club (2000)
- Going All the Way (1997) (scenes deleted)
Television series
- B Positive (2020)
- All Rise (2020)
- Shameless (2018)
- 9-1-1 (2018)
- Jane the Virgin (2016)
- Criminal Minds (2015)
- Modern Family (2013, "My Hero")
- Drop Dead Diva (2011–2014)
- Hot in Cleveland (2011)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010)
- Supernatural (2010)
- Southland (2009–10)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2009)
- Men of a Certain Age (2009)
- Monk (2009)
- Mental (2009)
- The Closer (2009)
- Happy Hour (2006)
- Married to the Kellys (2004)
- Rock Me Baby (2003–04)
- Still Standing (2002–04)
- Bad Haircut (2001)
- Jack & Jill (2001)
- Titus (2001)
- Charmed (1999)
- Friends (1999) (Season 6, Episode 10)
- One World (1998)
- Team Knight Rider (1998)
- Silk Stalkings (1996)
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993)
References
- Rose, Tiffany, Lex Medlin and family, WireImage.
- Ng, Philiana (October 4, 2011), Drop Dead Diva, Lex Medlin season four, Hollywood reporter.
