Scott Bakula Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap
Birth name: Scott Stewart Bakula Biography for Scott BakulaHis parents are musical. In the fourth grade he started a rock band and wrote also words for some songs. Later he sang with the St. Louis Symphony. Then 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. 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. 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.
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.
He also played a gay neighbor to Kevin Spacey in the Oscar-winning American Beauty in 1999.
As Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise, Bakula is the captain of Starfleet's first long-range interstellar ship, a ship of exploration converted into a warship in order to defend Earth's interests.
A 'ModernRockPowerPopPunkTrio' from Madison, Wisconsin named Sunspot has written and recorded a song about the actor; sample lyrics include "...played quarterback-ula in Necessary Roughness", "I even watched 'Lord Of Illusions', even though I thought the movie kinda sucked", and the archetypical "Ziggy says there's a 98%... chance that the ending's sad". The song, Scott Bakula, can be heard here (http://sunspot.lunarpages.com/mp3/sunspot_scott_bakula.mp3). 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 "up-state New York".
Son of a couple of musicians, Scott Bakula was born in 1954 in St Louis in Missouri. However, it was not until 1986 that he found the paths of the shooting sets. After a first TV movie, he finds himself in the series adaptation of Ron Howard's film, Gung Ho. And very quickly he stands out. He was then parachuted in the skin of Sam Beckett. A role that suits him (a Golden Globe in 1992) and that makes him a real star around the world. In 1993, he teased a little Murphy Brown but the cinema claimed him: he chained more or less successful B series. In 1999, he played the homosexual neighbor of Kevin Spacey in the very rewarded American Beauty. He continued his career in all humility, between Los Angeles and his New York farm.
Scott Bakula is an American actor known for playing in many television and films series during his career. He is best known for his main role in the television series "Quantum Leap", in which he interpreted the character of Sam Beckett, a physicist who travels in time by occupying the body of other people. Bakula also played in series such as "Star Trek: Enterprise" and "NCIS: New Orleans", in which he interpreted main characters. Filmography
TriviaAppeared on the cover of the March 1995 issue of Playgirl Magazine. In the interview inside, illustrated with several photos of Scott baring his hairy chest, he stated that he wouldn't have a problem doing a nude scene in a movie. 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. His daughter Chelsy appeared in the "Quantum Leap" (1989) episode "Memphis Melody." His 1988 Tony nomination was as Best Actor in a Musical for the show "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. Last name means "flower". Member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. 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. 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, 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. The song "Somewhere in the Night", which appeared in an episode of Quantam Leap, was sung by Bakula and can be found in a CD single format. 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. Ran the Los Angeles Marathon on March 6, 2005 in 4 hrs 10 mins 41 secs. Bakula is only 'flower' in India. Since it is quite unlikely that the last name for Scott came from India, this would not be correct in context with him. It is more likely that the name is a derivative of the Croatian BAK which means 'bull.' FamilySpouse : Chelsea Field (1996 - present) 2 children, Krista Neumann (1981 - 1995) (divorced) 2 children. Author of the card
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