Scott Bakula Add to My Celebs Age 57 Birthday Oct. 9th, 1954 Born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA Height 6' 0"

Scott Bakula's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Star Trek: Enterprise Captain Jon… Quantum Leap Dr. Sam Bec… Men of a Certain Age Terry Murphy Brown Peter Hunt Designing Women Dr. Theodor… Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996) Mr. Smith Eisenhower & Lutz Barnett M. … Gung Ho Hunt Steven…

Main Movie Roles 2009 - The Informant! 2001 - Life as a House 1999 - American Beauty 1998 - Major League: Back to the Minors 1997 - Cats Don't Dance 1995 - Lord of Illusions 1995 - My Family 1994 - Color of Night 1991 - Necessary Roughness

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Scott Bakula came from a musical family. In the fourth grade, he started a rock band and wrote songs for them. Later, he sang with the St. Louis Symphony. He studied Law at the University of Kansas. In 1976, he was first hired professionally in the role of Sam in "Shenandoah" and went to New York. After several small roles on TV, he made "Quantum Leap" (1989).

He won a Golden Globe in 1992 for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series - Drama for "Quantum Leap" (1989) and was nominated for a Tony award in 1988. Today, he lives in Los Angeles and has a farm in upstate New York.


TRIVIA:

• The only actor to have two roles included in TV Guide's "25 Legends of Sci-Fi," One entry noted the character of Sam Beckett from _"Quantum Leap" (1989)_ (qv), while the other entry noted all of the Captains from the various Star Trek series, which would of course include his role of Jonathan Archer from _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv).
• Has speculated (half jokingly) that Jonathan Archer's middle name is Beckett. This is in reference to Dr. Sam Beckett, the character Bakula portrayed on _"Quantum Leap" (1989)_ (qv).
• Children: 'Chelsy Bakula' (qv) (b. 1984), Cody (b. 1991 - adopted) with Neumann; Wil (b. 1995) and Owen (b. 1999), with Field.
• Member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
• Ran the Los Angeles Marathon on March 6, 2005 in 4 hrs 10 mins 41 secs.
• Has starred in five different series which were canceled: _"Gung Ho" (1986)_ (qv), _"Eisenhower & Lutz" (1988)_ (qv), _"Quantum Leap" (1989)_ (qv), _"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1996)_ (qv) and _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv).
• His father-in-law ('Chelsea Field' (qv)'s father) once sold a horse to 'William Shatner' (qv).
• Best remembered by the public for his starring role as "Doctor Sam Beckett" in _"Quantum Leap" (1989)_ (qv) and as "Captain Jonathan Archer" on Star Trek: _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv).

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