Scott Bakula

Scott Stewart Bakula (born on October 9, 1954) is an American television actor most famous for his lead role in the television series Quantum Leap. He was then known in 1996 as Mr. Smith, co-starred with Maria Bello (Mrs. Smith), in the short-lived CBS tv series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (bearing little or no relation to the 2005 movie of the same title)

Related Topics:
Quantum Leap - Maria Bello - CBS - Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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Bakula later had a role in the sitcom Murphy Brown and most recently starred as Captain Jonathan Archer in the science fiction series '.

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Sitcom - Murphy Brown - Jonathan Archer

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He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri (legendary actress Geraldine Page's birthplace) in 1973. During high school he was active in soccer, tennis and theatre. He had lead roles in Godspell, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Fiddler on the Roof. He attended college at the University of Kansas.

Related Topics:
Geraldine Page - Godspell - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Fiddler on the Roof - University of Kansas

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In 1983, Bakula (having previously appeared as a standby) made his Broadway debut playing Joe DiMaggio in Marilyn, An American Fable. His television debut would consist of commercials for Canada Dry and for de-caffeinated Folgers coffee.

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Joe DiMaggio - Commercials - Canada Dry - Folgers

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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.

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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 program caused its cancellation in 1993.

Related Topics:
Dean Stockwell - Quantum Leap

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He also played Jim Olmeyer, boyfriend of Sam Robards's Jim Berkley, in the Academy Award-winning American Beauty in 1999.

Related Topics:
Sam Robards - American Beauty

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As Captain Jonathan Archer in ', Bakula was the captain of Earth's first long-range interstellar ship, a ship of exploration converted into a warship in order to defend Earth's interests.

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Other credits include:

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• Netforce (1999)
• Lord of Illusions (1995)
• Eisenhower and Lutz (1988)
• Matlock (2 episodes 1987)
• Designing Women (1986–1988)
• My Sister Sam (1 episode 1986)
• Gung Ho (1986)
• I-Man (1986)
 
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