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Diedrich Bader
Age
46
Birthday
Dec. 24th, 1966
Born in
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Height
6' 2"
Diedrich Bader's Main TV Roles |
Main Movie Roles2010 - Vampires Suck2009 - Calvin Marshall 2008 - Bolt 2008 - Open Season 2 2008 - Meet the Spartans 2007 - Balls of Fury 2007 - Surf's Up 2006 - Asterix and the Vikings 2004 - EuroTrip 2004 - Napoleon Dynamite 2002 - Ice Age 2002 - The Country Bears 2001 - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 2001 - Recess: School's Out 1999 - Office Space 1993 - The Beverly Hillbillies |
Diedrich Bader was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but moved to Paris, France, with his family at age two. While in the "city of light," he developed an appreciation for movie legends like Fred Astaire and Charles Chaplin. So, when a fragile "Chaplin" movie reel burned in the theater's projector, four-year-old Bader hopped on stage and entertained the crowd with an imitation of the "Little Tramp." The standing ovation he received set the course for the rest of his life -- he knew he wanted to perform. He returned to the United States for high school and attended North Carolina School of the Arts. During spring break, he was discovered by a casting director in Santa Fe, New Mexico. That meeting led to an audition for a small role in a pilot. Bader landed a starring role, instead. Although the pilot wasn't picked up, Bader moved to Los Angeles and began auditioning for other roles. He landed guest spots on several series, including: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990), "Cheers" (1982), and "Quantum Leap" (1989). Filmmaker Penelope Spheeris liked his tongue-in-cheek delivery when he read for her action-adventure spoof series, "Danger Theatre" (1993). She hired him in that role and for the feature film, The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), which she directed. Bader played the dual roles of twins Jethro and Jethrine. Bader also filmed the political thriller, The Assassination File (1996) (TV), for the Encore Entertainment Group. Bader was excited to work on the project as it allowed him to be shot in the head -- a first for the actor. Bader's father, William, was Chief of Staff for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is president of the Eurasia Foundation on Capitol Hill. His mother, Gretta, is a sculptor artist whose portrait of the late Senator William Fulbright sits in the National Gallery in Washington, DC. Bader recently wed actress Dulcy Rogers; they reside in Los Angeles.
TRIVIA:
- Is an Eagle Scout.
- Has a son named Sebastian (born circa 2003).
- Great-grandfather was Edward L. Bader, former mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- Has a daughter Ondine CaolIla, born circa 2005.



























