His father nicknamed him "Judge" when he was just two weeks old.
In the early 80s, before he established his squeaky clean image, Judge Reinhold starred in an unsold sitcom pilot, "Never Again", as a sexist pig.
Lived with Carrie Frazier for five years before they married.
Is an accomplished whistler, and crooned a western tune for his monologue when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" (1975) in the late 1980s.
In 1993, was engaged to Kaitlin Hopkins.
Once worked in a frozen yogurt shop.
Judge Reinhold Detailed Biography
Following his training at the North Carolina School of the Arts, actor Judge Reinhold worked in regional repertory, dinner theaters, and "outdoor" dramas. He gained prominence in TV roles as gawky teenagers, notably the lead in the syndicated Capital Cities Special A Step Too Slow. In films from 1979, Reinhold's first major role was high schooler Brad in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He hit his stride in 1984, playing the nice-guy detective sent to trail Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984). Though he has proven a convincing villain when the need has arisen, Judge Reinhold has thrived in parts calling for decency and dependency. Reinhold's career slowed down a bit during the '90s and in the early part of the decade he seemed destined to be relegated to B-movies and television films such as Four Eyes and Six Guns (1993), but in 1994, he appeared in two major features, Beverly Hills Cop III and The Santa Clause.
