Ted Crisp
JAY HARRINGTON
THE LOWDOWN:
- Head of R & D
- Used up his one office affair
- Master swordsman
Ted SAYS
And I wish you hadn't called me stupid twice in one sentence but here we are.
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Linda Zwordling
to Ted:"How do you manage all those scientists, with their egos and bickering and full frontal nerdity?"
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Linda Zwordling
to Ted:"Its not like voting, Ted. You can punch more than one ballot."
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Veronica Palmer
to Ted:"Is Ken having trouble with Barbie is their Malibu dream house?"
CHARACTER BIO
Ted is senior vice-president of Research and Development at Veridian Dynamics. He's a legend in the world of R&D and leads a team of the smartest scientists in the world. Nothing is impossible to Ted. Need a pig born with honey-glazed skin? Done. Need a bathtub stain remover that doubles as a delicious cocktail? Done and done. Ted's employees idolize him and he loves developing cutting-edge technology and being part of creating the future.
The one problem with his job is that Veridian tends to be immoral, unethical and occasionally pure evil. And sometimes Ted's drive to succeed at the company causes him to blur the line between right and wrong. Luckily Ted has his precocious seven-year-old daughter Rose to keep him on the right path. He has to raise Rose by himself because his wife left them to go build dung huts in Africa.
Everyone thinks Ted is handsome, charming and smart. The world would be a better place if we could clone Ted. And that's high on the company's agenda.
ACTOR BIO
When Jay Harrington isn't playing the love interest to leading ladies Teri Hatcher on Desperate Housewives or Lori Laughlin on Summerland, he can be found playing in one of the many sports leagues he's part of.
Starting on a small stage in Cape Cod, MA, Harrington knew early on he wanted to act. A triple threat (actor-singer-dancer), he graduated from Syracuse University's theater program ready to take on the acting world. He moved to New York and spent time doing off-Broadway theater before heading to Los Angeles.
In addition to the title role in Better Off Ted, Harrington has a recurring role on Private Practice and has appeared on The Inside and Coupling. Other television credits include Ghost Whisperer, Las Vegas, The Division, The Shield, Without a Trace and the Lifetime movie "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy." His feature film credits include "Partners," "Whatever It Takes" and "Anywhere But Here."
Harrington currently lives in Los Angeles and is an avid sports fan. He plays in the NBA Entertainment League and dons skates for a local hockey team.
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WHAT'S TED UP TO?
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You Are the Boss of Me
June 23, 2009With Rose out of town, Ted tries socializing with Lem and Phil.
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Get Happy
April 29, 2009Ted tries to win over the only segment of the Veridian population he didn't score well with - men over 50.
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Pilot
March 18, 2009Ted finds out just how far Veronica's willing to go for Veridian's greater good when she charges him with convincing brilliant research scientist Phil to be cryogenically frozen.