- Name: Robert Picardo
- Date of Birth: October 27, 1953
- Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mini-bio:
Graduated from Yale University. Wanted to be an actor, but parents initially weren't supportive. This changed when in college he sang in Leonard Bernstein's Mass, and Bernstein himself saw Picardo and...( read more)
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Robert Picardo mini-bio: Graduated from Yale University. Wanted to be an actor, but parents initially weren't supportive. This changed when in college he sang in Leonard Bernstein's Mass, and Bernstein himself saw Picardo and told him he should pursue being an actor. The young Picardo asked Bernstein to tell that to his parents, which the great composer did, thereby changing their minds. Picardo started as a noted stage actor, appearing in Gemini on Broadway, among others.
Robert Picardo was born on 27th October 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he spent his whole childhood. He graduated from the William Penn Charter school and attended Yale University. At Yale, he landed a role in Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" and at the age of 19, he played a leading role in the European premiere of "Mass". Later, he graduated with a B.A. in Drama from Yale University. He appeared in the David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago and with Diane Keaton in "The Primary English Class".
In 1977, he made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit "Gemini" with Danny Aiello and also appeared in Bernard Slade's "Tribute", "Beyond Therapy" as well as "Geniuses" and "The Normal Heart" for which he won a Drama-Logue Award.
Then, he became involved in television, where he soon was nominated for an Emmy award for his role as "Mr. Cutlip" on the series "The Wonder Years" (1988). Bob appeared in several series: "Frasier" (1993), "Ally McBeal" (1997), "Home Improvement" (1991), "The Outer Limits" (1995) and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996). In 1995, he got the role as "The Doctor" on "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) where he also directed two episodes. He also got roles in Doubletalk (1975), Star 80 (1983), Get Crazy (1983), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), Innerspace (1987), Munchies (1987), _China Beach (1988) (TV)_, Samantha (1992), White Mile (1994) (TV), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Small Soldiers (1998), Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2009) (aka 2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey), and so on.
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TheManWithThePsychoGunposted 176 days ago -
OK, how many of you remember Bob as "The Cowboy" in "Innerspace"? That was a HILARIOUS role for him. In the commentary on the DVD, he said he still has the wig, and was considering selling it.
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Robert Picardo Biography:
Yale alumnus Robert Picardo made his off-Broadway debut in David Mamet's one-act play Sexual Perversity in Chicago. That was in 1975; two years later, Picardo was first seen on Broadway in Gemini. He launched his TV career in the 1980 miniseries The Dream Merchants, and in 1981 made his first film, The Howling--one of several assignments for director Joe Dante. During his early TV years, he was all too often cast in "first husband" or "wrong boyfriend" supporting roles. Things improved in 1986, when he was hired to play the much-feared high school gym teacher Coach Cutlip in the weekly dramedy The Wonder Years. He went on to co-star as Dr. Dick Richard in the highly acclaimed Vietnam-era series China Beach (1989-91). A busy voiceover artist, Picardo has supplied a variety of vocal characterizations for such series as Dinosaurs and Batman. Undoubtedly you'll be reading even more about Robert Picardo in the future, by virtue of his being cast as the holographic Doc Zimmerman on TV's Star Trek: Voyager(1995- ).posted 307 days ago -
Robert Picardo is my favorate actor of all time. He has inspired me to do things that I've never thought humanly possible. He was the perfect guy for the EMH on Star Trek: Voyager. I couldn't think of another person who could do the job. I thought he was hilarious! I did a power point for a school project, and I included the video clip where he was imagining that everyone loved him, and he sedated Tuvok (Tim Russ) as he was singing to opera in his own lyrics! The class loved it!
All in all, he's a great guy whom I'd love to meet, someday.posted 430 days ago -
I loved his work on Star Trek: Voyager - and LOVE his singing voice.
I also enjoyed your humor in The Wonder Years!posted 431 days ago -
Robert is not only fantastic in Voyager, but also AWESOME in STARGATE SG-1. He is a great guy, and very friendly to fans, he even has his own myspace page where he posts things himself, leaves fun comments, and even makes video clips to reply to everyone. Robert Picardo is a great and friendly person, and a great asset to the cast of any show, including STARGATE. We are happy to have him on the cast.
If you wish to support Roberts shows, including STARGATE, go to the site www.THESUPERGATE.com and post your thoughts and some fun things, learn how you can help in the FIGHT for one of Robert's shows, STARGATE SG-1 !
posted 523 days ago -
i agree the doctor was the funnyest character especially teamed up with seven of nine
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