Justin Lazard (born November 30, 1967) is a retired American actor, producer, director, and model. Lazard's most notable role was in Species II (1998) as an astronaut Patrick Ross who mutates into an alien bent on having sex with human women and impregnating them, creating a race of alien-hybrid children.
Biography[]
Lazard was born in New York, but was raised in Connecticut. His father, Sidney Lazard, is a former foreign correspondent, and his mother, Julie (née Thayer), is a photographer. In 1974, the family relocated to Paris where his father was stationed by ABC News. After his parents' divorce when he was a freshman in high school, Lazard marked time in boarding schools and at Emory University. Transferring to NYU to study acting, he was "discovered" in a bar by a talent agent and was soon appearing in TV commercials.
Acting career[]
After a small role in Spike of Bensonhurst in 1988, Lazard landed the recurring role of a punk-rock undercover cop on NBC's Miami Vice, appearing in three episodes. To pay for acting classes, he began a brief career as a model. Small parts in features (i.e., Born to Ride in 1991) and regular roles in unsuccessful series (e.g., Second Chances CBS 1993–94) followed.In 1995, Lazard landed the role of a charming stockbroker on the primetime CBS soap Central Park West, but the series floundered and despite some retooling and a title change to "CPW", the show was cancelled after its second season. He starred in Extreme (1995) as part of a Rocky Mountain rescue team but the series was cut short after 7 episodes. He had a role in the direct-to-video release The Big Fall (1997). Working in partnership with his brother Marc through Lazard Productions, he began to create material for himself. His most notable role was in Species II (1998) as an astronaut (Patrick Ross) who mutates into an alien bent on having sex with human women and impregnating them, creating a race of alien hybrid children who he intends to use to wipe out humanity and take over earth. He went on to produce the thriller Dark Harbor (1998), which he co-scripted with director Adam Coleman Howard. Lazard also served as executive producer on Stanley's Gig in 2000, written and directed by his brother, Marc Lazard.
At an unknown date, Justin starred in the play "A Moon for the Misbegotten" by Eugene O'Neill which was produced by the Performing Arts of Woodstock.
In 2025, He announced through his social media channels that he is working on a new film titled "Gene of Nam" which will be directed by Olivia Maxwell.
Life[]
Justin has been married once. He was in a relationship with American actress, singer-songwriter and model Olivia Maxwell between 2024 to 2025 and stated that they were married however she later debunked that statement. He claims that she is the love of his life or was. They owned a home together and resided in rural Virginia at a unknown time. He was formerly married to model Shannon Fluet (who appeared in Project Runway and is his only ex-wife). They have one child together, a daughter named Justine Lorraine (who was born in 2009); she is a special needs kid. He also lived in New York briefly at an unknown time as well. He is currently single.
Allegations[]
On the evening of July 4, 2006 in Lakeport, California, Lazard was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and resisting arrest, having been "exposing himself near one of the piers" of the local park.
During the arrest, he was tasered by one of the officers. In May 2009, he failed to appear in court and a bench warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest.
In January 2011, Lazard reached a plea agreement with Lake County prosecutors regarding the charges of 2006.
He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of "lewd conduct", with the other charges being dismissed, and agreed to pay $7,500 to a named family resource center. His psychiatrist attested that his behavior was due to a transitory “severe psychotic breakdown” and that "treatment had worked well" in his case.
Trivia[]
- Star Sign: Sagittarius.
- He was born on November 30, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Popular male model, selected by Calvin Klein and used in many of the "nude" advertisements.
- Attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
- His father is foreign correspondent Sidney Lazard.
- Was raised in Connecticut.
- His paternal grandfather was English-American, and his paternal grandmother was German-American, and his mother is Irish-American.
- Popular male model, selected by Calvin Klein and used in many of the "nude" advertisements.
- His mother is photographer Julie Thayer.
- Retired from acting in the early 2000's.
- Justin's father is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family that had been in the United States since the mid 1800s on several branches, and was originally from France and Germany. Among Justin's paternal ancestors is Isaias W. Hellman, a founding father of the University of Southern California, and Sidney M. Ehrman, who founded the law firm Heller Ehrman. Justin's mother is of mostly British Isles descent, and is the daughter of Edwin F. Thayer, who was publisher of Industrial Marketing and Tide magazines.
- At some point, he was living back in New York from taking a break in Los Angeles and working on new scripts and producing projects.
- He has one sibling, a brother named Marc Lazard who is a producer and director; he also has a daughter named Chloe who is Justin's niece.
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