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name: "Jerry Messing"
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born: "3 April 1986"
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# Jerry Messing

Actor. Born 3 April 1986 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 April 1986, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Jerome Edward Trager Messing

## Biography

Jerry Messing is an American actor. Born on 3 April 1986 in Los Angeles County, California, he began acting in the late 1990s.

He is best known for the role of Gordon Crisp in the NBC series *Freaks and Geeks* (1999–2000). His other credits include Pugsley Addams in the television film *Addams Family Reunion* (1998), Artie Ryan in *Even Stevens* (2000–2002) and appearances in *Mr. Show with Bob and David* (1998) and *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000). Messing's acting career spanned 1997 to 2003.

*Sources: imdb.com, freaksandgeeks.fandom.com, thewrap.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Freaks and Geeks* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Gordon Crisp — [page](https://film.one/tv/freaks-and-geeks.md)

## Also known for

- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), Big Kid
- *Addams Family Reunion* (1998), Pugsley Addams
- *Mr. Show with Bob and David* (1995), William van Landingham III, Willups Brighton's Son
- *Even Stevens* (2000), Artie Ryan

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