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Bakula was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Sally and J. Stewart Bakula, a corporate lawyer. He graduated from Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri in 1973 where he was a good student. During high school, he was active in soccer, tennis, and theatre. Also during high school, he had the lead roles in Godspell and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at First Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood. He also played Tevye in an Independent Theatre Production of Fiddler on the Roof at Kirkwood High. Bakula attended college at the University of Kansas, studying law, until his junior year. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta while attending the University.
Career: Bakula left college to pursue acting, having been cast in the leading role of Godspell. After that show completed its run, he 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. His performance in the Broadway musical Romance/Romance and subsequent Tony Award nomination helped Bakula 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 to correct things gone wrong 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. In 1995, Bakula appeared on the cover of Playgirl. In 1997, Bakula voiced Danny Cat in Cats Don`t Dance, a high-rated, but little-known, animated movie, singing in one number with Natalie Cole. In 1998, Bakula played the aging veteran pitcher Gus Cantrell in Major League: Back to the Minors, the final movie in the Major League (film) trilogy. He also played Jim Olmeyer, partner of Sam Robards` Jim Berkley, in the Academy Award-winning American Beauty in 1999. Bakula, as Captain Jonathan Archer, meets U.S. Navy Sailors of the Year for the year 2001 on February 28, 2002, onboard the U.S. Naval vessel USS Enterprise (CVN-65), photo courtesy U.S. Navy. As Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise, Bakula played the captain of Earth`s first long-range interstellar ship. In 2006, he reprised the role of Archer for the Star Trek Legacy PC and Xbox 360 video games as a voiceover. Bakula starred in the musical Shenandoah, a play which also provided his first professional theatrical role in 1976, at Ford`s Theatre, in 2006. Bakula is heard singing "Pig Island" on Sandra Boynton`s children`s CD Philadelphia Chickens, which is labeled as being "For all ages except 43." Some of Bakula`s other musical appearances include the Hollywood Bowl in 1996 and 2004, Carnegie Hall, 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 Burnett, respectively. Bakula will perform various songs from his career for one night only at Ford`s Theatre on January 18, 2008. Personal life: Bakula married Krista Neumann in 1981. The couple had two children, Chelsy (born 1984), Cody (born 1991 - adopted) Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bakula |
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Trivia and QuotesQuotes On the whole, show business is a hard business in which to be married. I`ve always been a big fan of time travel, and I`m very into the notion that some day we`ll be able to do it. Beam me up! I don`t think that a company should own a studio and the network, and program for their own network. It hurts the creativity - it is not a level playing field. Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides. The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we`re in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it`s very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie. I am very much against weapons in space. And I wish we could be spearheading that program to come to some kind of international agreement so that doesn`t happen. That is my only - fear - in further space exploration like always, we hope it doesn`t get abused. I went into show business because I love to work with people, and what I enjoy most about acting is rehearsing and getting to know people and their talents, forming relationships. Working in this business, barriers drop and you get into people real quickly. The great thing about show business is that there`s no mandatory retirement age. I like fantasy. I`ve always been the kind of kid who likes to dream about other things I could be and exotic situations I could be in. I don`t know what makes you that kind of person. Some people probably don`t have time for fantasy. I probably have too much time for it. On the best thing about playing a Star Trek captain: "I was very excited. I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, and I`d never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship... I`m a big fan of the future of space programs on this planet, especially if it`s a space program that can proceed in a peaceful fashion, keeping weapons out of space." (Sept/Oct 2006, Star Trek Magazine issue #1) On how he got the role of Captain Jonathan Archer: "Kerry McCluggage and Garry Hart were both at Universal when I did Quantum Leap. We had a long and very good relationship. My production company was already at Paramount when they approached me. I was excited, but wanted to meet Rick Berman and Brannon [Braga] and read the pilot script. Once I read that and met with the guys it was kind of a no-brainer in terms of a role to play, a place to work, with great collaborators, and it would keep me at home for the next few years." (Sept/Oct 2006, Star Trek Magazine issue #1) "When I used to do tours, I`d be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York. I now realize the reaction was because I was coming back unemployed. Actors are constantly being put to the test."Trivia Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Doctor Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap (1989) and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enteprise (2001). His 1988 Tony nomination was as Best Actor (Musical) for "Romance/Romance," written by Barry Harman. The winner in that category that year was Michael Crawford for "Phantom of the Opera," Scott was not the producers' first choice for the role but was chosen after Armand Assante turned it down. When Scott left "Romance/Romance" to do "Quantum Leap" (1989), he was replaced by Barry Williams for the remainder of the show's Broadway run. 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), 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). His father-in-law (Chelsea Field's father) once sold a horse to William Shatner. 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). His second wife Chelsea Field auditioned for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995). Coincidentally, his fictional character named Capt. Jonathan Archer is similar to real-life Star Trek: Voyager novelist Nathan Archer. (May 2008) Filming "The Informant" in Decatur, Illinois (Home to ADM). Various locations. Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Doctor Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap (1989) and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enteprise (2001).
Has been directed by James Whitmore Jr. in episodes of three different series: "Quantum Leap" (1989), "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1996), and "Enterprise" (2001). Has starred in five different series which were canceled: "Gung Ho" (1986), "Eisenhower & Lutz" (1988), "Quantum Leap" (1989), "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1996) and "Enterprise" (2001). Ran the Los Angeles Marathon on March 6, 2005 in 4 hrs 10 mins 41 secs. Member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Last name means "flower". His daughter Chelsy appeared in the "Quantum Leap" (1989) episode "Memphis Melody." The white streak in his hair appeared when he was four years old. He had been helping a neighbor paint, and his mother thought he had gotten paint in his hair. Children: Chelsy Bakula (b. 1984), Cody (b. 1991 - adopted) with Neumann; Wil (b. 1995) and Owen (b. 1999), with Field. Spouse: Chelsea Field (1996 - present) 2 children; Krista Neumann (1981 - 1995) (divorced) 2 children
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