Biography
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Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor most famous for leading roles in two science fiction television series, Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise. He also co-starred with Maria Bello in the short-lived 1996 CBS television series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (which bore little or no relation to the 2005 motion picture of the same title), and had a recurring role in the sitcom Murphy Brown. Although they are not married, since 1996 Scott has been in a committed relationship with actress Chelsea Field. They have two children.
Early life and career
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri in 1973. During high school he was active in soccer, tennis and theatre. He attended college at the University of Kansas, studying law, until his junior year. He then left to pursue acting, having been cast in the leading role of Godspell. After that show completed its run, Bakula moved to New York and acted in Broadway shows such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Fiddler on the Roof.
In 1983, Bakula (having previously appeared as a standby) made his Broadway debut playing Joe DiMaggio in Marilyn, An American Fable. His television debut came in commercials for Canada Dry and for de-caffeinated Folgers coffee.
Bakula also played the lead role as Alfred/Sam in the Broadway musical Romance, Romance, and in 1988 he was nominated for a Tony Award.
His performance in Romance, Romance and his Tony nomination helped him win the lead role opposite Dean Stockwell in the critically acclaimed television series Quantum Leap. In this science fiction series, Bakula played the time traveler Dr. Sam Beckett who was trapped by a malfunction of his time machine that inserts his consciousness into people in the past. His performance in this program would earn him a Golden Globe award (along with three nominations) and four Emmy nominations for Best Actor. Low ratings for this series caused its cancellation in 1993.
He also played Jim Olmeyer, partner of Sam Robards' Jim Berkley, in the Academy Award-winning American Beauty in 1999.
As Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise, Bakula played the captain of Earth's first long-range interstellar ship, a ship of exploration which was later converted into a warship in order to defend Earth's interests.
Scott starred in the musical, Shenandoah -- a play which also provided his first professional theatrical role, in 1976 -- at Ford's Theatre, in March and April, 2006.
Scott Bakula also appears on the Sandra Boynton's children's CD Philadelphia Chickens, on which he sings Pig Island (track 17); the CD is labeled as being "For all ages except 43."
Some of Scott's other musical appearances include The Hollywood Bowl in 1996 and 2004, Carnegie Hall, in a benefit performance of Stephen Sondheim's Anyone Can Whistle in 1995, and The Kennedy Center Honors in 1993 and 2003, in honor of Sondheim, and Carol Burnette, respectively.
In 1993, Bakula's image was used as a selectable character in science fiction Shoot 'em up videogame Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues for the Amiga. Ted Danson's image was also used. It is unknown if this use of his image was authorised.
Personal life
Scott Bakula married Krista Neumann in 1981. The couple had two children, Chelsy (b. 1984), Cody (b. 1991 - adopted) and divorced in 1995. In 1996, he began a relationship with actress Chelsea Field in 1996 and the couple have two children: Wil (b. 1995) and Owen (b. 1999). Scott is an expert gymnast.
Partial Filmography
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2 episodes 2006)
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005)
- American Beauty (1999)
- Netforce (1999)
- Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
- Cats Don't Dance (1997)
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
- Lord of Illusions (1995)
- Murphy Brown (14 episodes 1994-1996)
- Necessary Roughness (1991)
- Quantum Leap (1989-1993)
- Eisenhower and Lutz (1988)
- Matlock (2 episodes 1987)
- Designing Women (1986-1988)
- My Sister Sam (1 episode 1986)
- Gung Ho (1986)
- I-Man (1986)
External links
- Shenandoah at Ford's Theatre.
- Scott Bakula 2000 Interview on Sidewalks Entertainment
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