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Austin Nichols: Biography

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to parents David and Kay Nichols, Austin was raised in Ausin, Texas. When he was in high school, Austin didn't excel in the traditional high school sports, like basketball, football, and soccer, but instead was a world-class water skier. His career began when he was signed by a manager who he met at a Sundance Film Festival he had crashed. At the age of eighteen, Austin moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. While in California, Austin attended the University of Southern California, majoring in English. In 2003, Austin was in the film The Utopian Society in which his performance was praised by the critics, and it was the first movie that he had a major role in that achieved critical success. After this role, the next major roles he would play in box office The Day After Tomorrow and Wimbledon would only further his career and launch him into the demanding industry, in which he is now considered one of the most promising up and coming stars.

Austin is a cinephile.(edit)
Some of Austin's idols are Hal Ashby, Sam Fuller, and John Ford.(edit)
Austin's parents are David and Kay. His dad is a radiologist and his mother is a professional water skier.(edit)
Austin had planned to become a professional water skier until he injured his shoulder.(edit)
Austin and Claire Oswalt had been dating for seven years before breaking off their engagement in 2004.(edit)
Austin was ranked Teen People's 32nd hottest guy (October 2004).
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Austin's favorite type of food is Mexican.
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Austin's favorite singer is Bob Dylan.(edit)
When Austin was 8, he use to stand in front of the TV and recite monolouges.
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Austin enjoys golf, tennis and horseback riding.(edit)
Austin's movie The House of Usher was screened at the Boston Film Festival on September 8-15, 2006.(edit)
Austin was a competitive water skier. In 1997, he represeted the U.S. Junior Water Ski Team in the Pan-American Championships. At one point, he was ranked #3 in the World Junior Rankings list in the Tricks event. He also skied in the Junior U.S. Masters Championships twice.(edit)
Austin shares his birthday with Tyson Ritter of The All-American Rejects, Kelly Clarkson, Djimon Hounsou, and Melinda Clarke.(edit)
He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2002 with a degree in creative writing. (edit)
Austin Nichols was raised in Austin, Texas from birth until the age of 18.(edit)
Austin is 6'2" (1.88 m) tall.(edit)
Austin Nichols played Jack Hammond in the 2004 movie Wimbledon.(edit)
Austin Nichols stared as Sammy in the 1999 movie Durango Kids.(edit)

Austin (On why he was on crutches summer of 2006): I broke my leg skateboarding while getting ready for the show. I tried to keep it a secret, I told them I twisted my ankle which was a massive lie. I was worried that if I was hurt they would try to get someone else so I just lied. I healed enough in time to shoot the surfing scenes.(edit)
Austin (On David Mich, the creator of John From Cincinnati): David is like nobody I have ever seen or worked with before. I have this incredible respect for him and at the same time anger for him. He is so creative and brilliant but also so demanding. I think a good way to describe David would be to call him a �Gentle Dictator� -- he really is both sides of the coin.(edit)
Austin (On Day After Tomorrow co-star Jake Gyllenhaal): I've learned a ton from Jake. He's a really sharp guy. He told me everything about acting, the business, girls, life.(edit)