Scott Bakula

Name: Scott Bakula
Date of Birth: October 09, 1954
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Mini-bio: Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor most famous for leading roles in two science fiction television series, Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise. He also co-starred with Maria Bello in the sho...( read more)

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Scott Bakula mini-bio: Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor most famous for leading roles in two science fiction television series, Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise. He also co-starred with Maria Bello in the short-lived 1996 CBS television series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (which bore little or no relation to the 2005 motion picture of the same title), and had a recurring role in the sitcom Murphy Brown. Although they are not married, since 1996 Scott has been in a committed relationship with actress Chelsea Field. They have two children.

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. 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 until his sophomore year. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta while attending the University.

Prior to joining the world of Hollywood, Bakula starred on Broadway in many plays and musicals, the most prominent of which were Romance, Romance, Marilyn, An American Fable, Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down, Philadelphia Chickens, and Cabaret. His earliest Broadway experience, however, was as an understudy in the musical Is There Life After High School, which featured future Enterprise co-star Harry Groener as a performer. Bakula went on to attend the University of Kansas and graduated with a degree in theater.

Bakula's first marriage was to stage actress Krista Neumann in 1981. They had one child together, a daughter named Chelsy (born in 1984). They also adopted a son, named Cody. The two divorced in 1995. The following year, Bakula married model and actress Chelsea Field (who was among the actresses to audition for the role of Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager). They have had two children together, Wil (born in 1995) and Owen (born in 1999).

Bakula first appeared to television audiences as the star of the sci-fi/family TV movie I-Man in 1986. This movie was directed by Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine director Corey Allen and co-starred TNG guest actress Ellen Bry. Bakula reunited with Allen for two more TV movies the following year: The Last Fling and Infiltrator.
Later in 1986, Bakula had the lead role in the short-lived sitcom Gung Ho, which co-starred fellow Trek alumni Clint Howard and Patti Yasutake.

The following year, Bakula starred in his first successful series, Quantum Leap. With this series, Bakula not only shot to stardom, he achieved cult status and became a household name, as well.

Following Quantum Leap's end in 1993, Bakula began playing the recurring role of reporter Peter Hunt in the popular CBS television series Murphy Brown. His character, which he played fourteen times between 1993 and 1996, was also an occasional love interest for the title character, played by Candice Bergen.

In 1995, Bakula made an appearance in the film My Family (which featured Bibi Besch and Bruce Gray as a married couple) and starred in Clive Barker's 1995 horror-thriller Lord of Illusions, in which he co-starred with TNG guest performers Famke Janssen and Vincent Schiavelli. He also starred in the science fiction TV movie The Invaders, a revival of the classic 1960s series of the same name. The following year, Bakula was once again given the lead role in a television series, starring as Mr. Smith on Mr. & Mrs. Smith. But the series was canceled after only one season, and Bakula returned to TV movies and feature films.

In 2001, Bakula was cast in the role of Captain Jonathan Archer for the fifth live-action Star Trek series, Enterprise. A fan of the original Star Trek series, Bakula was thrilled with the assignment.

Following the cancellation of Enterprise, Bakula returned to the stage to star as Virginia farmer Charles Anderson in a revival of the Civil War production Shenandoah. The play was performed at the historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC from 22 March through 30 April 2006. Although Shenandoah was no longer in production, Bakula still had the long hair that he grew for his role in the play when he appeared at the Creation's Trek convention in Las Vegas.

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Scott Bakula Information:

Eye color:blue

Height: 6' (1.83 m)

Nickname(s):bak

Notable feature(s):white streak in his hair

Education: Kirkwood High School,attended University of Kansas

Family:parents Sally and J. Stewart
4 children Chelsy, Cody,Wil and Owen.
wife actress chelsea field

Resides in:los angeles

Religious affiliations:

Political affiliation:

Personal interests/hobbies:marathon running,singing

Charities/Causes: Bakula had a benefit cabaret event in January 2008 for the Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. entitled "A Cabaret Evening With Scott Bakula and Friends

Other: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.

The surname Bakula is very common in Croatia and very rare in the Czech Republic. During the premiere of the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise in Croatia, some Croatian newspapers, like Slobodna Dalmacija, conducted a few interviews with Croatians named Bakula, especially with people from Dalmatia and Herzegovina, in an effort to determine Scott Bakula's origin. It is also possible, as a lot of Croats have lived in the Czech Republic for centuries, that Scott's ancestors are among them.

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countrygirl980

I love Quantum Leap I still watch it this day! I have been watching your show's since I was a little girl! Keep up the good work!

posted 602 days ago
ladydraven

i love him.... he is a great actor...wish he'd come back 2 tv or do a movie...i miss him...

posted 777 days ago
moriaraines

hi Scott.. we have the same birthday and i love your movies and Quatum Leap .. i had an hip replacement and i recovered watching Quatum leap i also loved all your movies ...i'm your fan ...love ya Scott I'll be married 34 yrs this year aug 18 and you are still my fav actor ..love to you and your wife and babies...i have 7 grandbabies and i''m loving it take care Scott ..love ya ..love Pam 10|09|1954

posted 876 days ago
hotandsweet68

Quantum Leap has always been a fav of mine but I do love that movie u r in with Bruce W. The color something where u r a therapist that gets mudered. one of my all time favs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luv always, Val

posted 988 days ago
BakFanLin

I posted a YouTube Video that has a surprise new ending for Star Trek: Enterprise. What if Captain Archer was really Dr. Sam Beckett?
I'm torn between two worlds.. being true to Star Trek... I've been a fan from the beginning, and seeing that Sam is still Leaping, and although there were bumps along the way, Sam was still able to make sure the Federation was founded.

posted 1017 days ago
BakFanLin

All five TV seasons of Quantum Leap is now available on DVD. But it didn't stop there! There is a web site where Quantum Leap is still going strong. Go here: www.quantumleap-alsplace.com
Join in and you'll find a whole menu of QL entertainment. Quantum Leap is actually in Season 13!
You'll find a lot of new episodes - written by fans, for the fans - of Quantum Leap.
http://www.quantumleap-alsplace.com/virtualseasons/main/main.html
Also there is interest in and efforts in the works for a 20th Anniversary QL Reunion/Convention in 2009 in Los Angeles. Go to the site for more info.

posted 1031 days ago
sexormoney

omg realli people are so mean 2 do that make a picture of some that isnt them.

posted 1032 days ago
sexormoney

scott iz the bst actor any1 could no i think he was brilliant on star trek enterprise nd quantum leap her was so f***in brilliant!!!

posted 1063 days ago
spaceoddity9

wow ya ,was my fave show wen i ws bout 8 bt ws wondrin wat happnd at d end 4 years so i huntd it dwn on ebay recently- jst finishd d 1st boxset....evn bettr dn i remembrd...Quantum leap jst d best evr...realy cnt wait 2 c d last episode...

posted 1100 days ago
vDoDgev

i just love his show "Quantum leap"

posted 1109 days ago

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Scott Bakula Movies

The Informant! (R, 2009)
Blue Smoke (Unrated, 2007)
Role of a Lifetime (Unrated, 2002)
A Girl Thing (Unrated, 2001)
What Girls Learn (Unrated, 2001)
Papa's Angels (PG, 2000)
The Trial of Old Drum (PG, 2000)
In The Name of the People (Unrated, 2000)
Luminarias (R, 1999)
American Beauty (R, 1999)

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