Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 19, 1980, to parents David Arthur Salisbury and Mindy Jo (née Schneidewind) Salisbury. In 1998, he graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota, and enrolled in American University in Washington, D.C., that fall.[1] He has two older sisters and a younger brother.[2] Salisbury said he first got into acting when he was in a play at 9 years old.[2] In 2000, he was an intern for House minority leader Richard Gephardt.[3]
Career
An accomplished dancer, Salisbury would often treat The Nanny studio audiences to improvisational routines when the cameras were not rolling. Most of Salisbury's career was on The Nanny from 1993 to 1999.[1] In 1996, he won best actor in a comedy series at the Young Artist Awards.[4]
Salisbury married his wife Kelly Murkey in 2006.[1] He has three children.[6]
Salisbury was a contestant on Jeopardy!, where he competed in an episode of Teen Celebrity Jeopardy! against Kirsten Dunst and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.[7] Salisbury won with $1, making him one of only three contestants to win with just $1.[8]
