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Family Ties Forever! · 10-07-2002, 08:47 AM

Scott Valentine who played Nick was eight years older than Justine Bateman who played Mallory. I wonder why they didn't hire a younger actor to play Nick.

MBFTfan · 10-07-2002, 01:54 PM

I never knew how old Nick was, I didn't realize they ever mentioned it, what episode was that in?

SpinCT · 10-07-2002, 03:59 PM

I think that Scott Valentine was 25 but his character, Nick was younger. When he met the family, Steven asked him about school so we can suppose that he was way younger than 25 years old. Personally i'm glad that Mallory dated Nick because Skippy was dumb and ugly. Nick was very sweet with Mallory.

Brad Russ · 10-08-2002, 01:26 AM

Yeah that's right, the character of Nick was close to the same age as Mallory. In the episode where Nick's dog dies, which I believe was in the 88, or 89 season Nick revealed that he was 22 years old. It is kind of strange though that they hired someone so much older to play her boyfriend. All of the boyfriends she had on the show always seemed to be much older, and I never understood that either.

SpinCT · 10-08-2002, 08:17 AM

I think that's because teenage boys look usually 15 when they are 18.

10-07-2002, 08:47 AM	#1
Family Ties Forever! Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Keaton residence Posts: 10,214	Nick's Age Scott Valentine who played Nick was eight years older than Justine Bateman who played Mallory. I wonder why they didn't hire a younger actor to play Nick.
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10-07-2002, 01:54 PM	#2
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10-07-2002, 03:59 PM	#3
SpinCT MICHAEL J. FOX ROCKS Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Posts: 296	I think that Scott Valentine was 25 but his character, Nick was younger. When he met the family, Steven asked him about school so we can suppose that he was way younger than 25 years old. Personally i'm glad that Mallory dated Nick because Skippy was dumb and ugly. Nick was very sweet with Mallory.

10-08-2002, 01:26 AM	#4
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	Yeah that's right, the character of Nick was close to the same age as Mallory. In the episode where Nick's dog dies, which I believe was in the 88, or 89 season Nick revealed that he was 22 years old. It is kind of strange though that they hired someone so much older to play her boyfriend. All of the boyfriends she had on the show always seemed to be much older, and I never understood that either.

10-08-2002, 08:17 AM	#5
SpinCT MICHAEL J. FOX ROCKS Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Posts: 296	I think that's because teenage boys look usually 15 when they are 18.