Editing Judd Nelson (section)

== Early life ==
Nelson was born in [[Portland, Maine]], the son of [[Merle Nelson]] ({{nee|Royte}}), a court mediator and former member of the [[Maine House of Representatives]], and Leonard Nelson, a corporate lawyer. He grew up in a [[Conservative Jewish]] home although his family did not keep [[kosher]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/interviews/judd-nelson-the-truth-about-my-brat-pack-past-and-social-media-s-future-1.520174 | title=Judd Nelson: The truth about my Brat Pack past… and social media's future }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Herzfeld |first=Laura |date=October 3, 2012 |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/10/03/judd-nelson-just-45-minutes-from-broadway/ |title=Judd Nelson on religion in movies, 'Breakfast Club,' and his new film 'Just 45 Minutes from Broadway' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=July 9, 2015}}</ref> His father was the first Jewish president of the [[Portland Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="father1">{{cite book |last=Peck |first=Abraham J. |author2=Jean M. Peck |title=Maine's Jewish Heritage |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=foNCuNy5EX8C&q=symphony |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2007 |page=108 |isbn=978-0-7385-4965-1}}</ref><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Judd-Nelson.html ''Film Reference.com''].</ref><ref name="ref33">{{cite news |last=Bartlett |first=Will |title=Lillian D. Royte Strong Believer in Public Service |newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]] |date=January 9, 1996 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ME&p_theme=me&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE9AA1EF4CF256&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=March 27, 2008}}</ref> He has two sisters, Eve and Julie.<ref name="ReferenceA" /><ref name="ReferenceB" />

He went to school at [[St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] in [[Concord, New Hampshire]] and [[Waynflete School]] in [[Portland, Maine]]. While at St Paul's School, an [[Episcopalian]] school, he started embracing his Jewish identity after experiencing [[antisemitism]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/interviews/judd-nelson-the-truth-about-my-brat-pack-past-and-social-media-s-future-1.520174 | title=Judd Nelson: The truth about my Brat Pack past… and social media's future }}</ref> He studied at [[Haverford College]] in [[Pennsylvania]], leaving during his sophomore year. He subsequently moved to Manhattan to study acting with [[Stella Adler]].<ref name="ReferenceA" /><ref name="ReferenceB" />