Jami Gertz

Gertz was born in Chicago, Illinois, and lived in the city\'s nearby suburb of Glenview. Her parents are Sharyn and Walter Gertz, who was a builder and contractor, and she has two brothers, Michael and Scott. Gertz, who is Jewish, was raised in Conservative Judaism. She graduated from Maine East High School.\n', '

She was discovered in a nationwide talent search by Norman Lear and studied drama at NYU.\n', 'As a child actor, Gertz was in one episode of Diff\'rent Strokes along with Andrew Dice Clay. She also had a recurring role on The Facts of Life as Blair\'s friend and fellow schoolmate Boots St. Clair. Gertz made her film debut in the 1981 romance film Endless Love, which was followed by a co-starring role in the 1982–83 TV series Square Pegs. She gained more significant attention with a starring role in 1987\'s Less Than Zero, as the friend of a doomed drug addict played by Robert…