Nate Fisher
| Nathaniel Fisher, Jr. | |
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| Six Feet Under character | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Everyone's Waiting" |
| Created by | Alan Ball |
| Portrayed by | Peter Krause |
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| Aliases | Nate |
| Occupation | Co-op manager (?-2001) Funeral director (2001-2005) Dogsitter (2004) |
| Significant other(s) | Lisa Kimmel (wife, deceased) Brenda Chenowith (wife, deceased) |
| Children | Maya Fisher (daughter) Willa Fisher-Chenowith (daughter) |
| Relatives | Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. (father, deceased) Ruth Fisher (mother, deceased) David Fisher (brother, deceased) Claire Fisher (sister, deceased) Sarah O’Connor (aunt) George Sibley (step-father) Maggie Sibley (step-sister) |
Nathaniel Samuel "Nate" Fisher, Jr. is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under, played by Peter Krause.
Nathaniel Samuel Fisher, Jr. is the oldest of the three Fisher siblings, and arguably the main character of the series. The series begins when he returns to Los Angeles on Christmas Eve only to learn that his father has died. Nate was born on January 8, 1965 (although in one episode his driver's license revealed he was a Libra) to Nathaniel and Ruth Fisher in Los Angeles.
When the series begins on Christmas Eve 2000, Nate is returning home from Seattle to celebrate Christmas with his family. Nate had abandoned the family business years earlier. After graduating from Bonaventure High School and attending U.C. Santa Cruz, Nate travelled through Europe and later settled in Washington State, where he was assistant produce manager of the largest organic food co-op in Seattle. However, after his father dies, Nate delays returning to Seattle for a few days. He and David each inherit half of their father's business, Fisher & Sons, and Nate ends up sticking around to help run the business after he comes to realize that he has a natural gift for comforting grieving people. He and David initially clash because David is angry at him for leaving home and constantly points out the undertaking-related mistakes Nate is making, but they eventually mend fences and work well together. He also develops a relationship with Brenda Chenowith that began as a random sexual encounter in an airport and slowly becomes something more.
In July 2001 (the end of the first season), Nate learns that he has arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a potentially fatal brain condition which could cause him to have a seizure or stroke at any time, but thanks in large part to the doctor who has diagnosed him Nate decides to not have a risky surgical procedure, not least because the doctor says it doesn't usually have successful results. Nate has a very pronounced fear of death, causing him to initially hide the information from everyone around him in order to avoid admitting his very real chance of dying young. Early in the season, he visits Seattle and seeks comfort from Lisa Kimmel, his lover during much of his time there. He ends up cheating on Brenda with her, to whom he was then engaged, only adding to the subconscious pressure on him; worse, he has his first seizure while there. Additionally, several months after leaving Seattle, Lisa moves to Los Angeles and Nate learns that she is pregnant. Through the course of the season, however, Nate slowly becomes able to face his fear, and finally is able to tell his family about the condition and seek a high-risk surgical procedure as treatment for it (which his doctor falsely says could have been done safely in the first place); he is also able to tell Brenda about impregnating Lisa, but when it turns out that she had been cheating on him as well, they split up. The season ends on a cliffhanger, with Nate undergoing the high-risk surgical procedure required to save his life.
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