Name:  Scott Stewart Bakula

Birth:  October 9, 1954 (St. Louis, MO)

Awards

Theater Highlights

After moving to New York City  in 1973, Scott was cast in the role of Sam in the musical Shenandoah at a dinner theater in North Carolina.  He would go on to appear in several more productions of Shenandoah.  In 1983 he was cast in the role of Joe Dimaggio in Marilyn: An American Fable.  This was Scott's first Broadway production.  In 1987 he was cast in the role of Ted Klausterman in the musical Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down.  After a run on Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre, the production moved to the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA.  In 1989 he was nominated for a Tony for his dual roles of Alfred Von Wilmer and Sam in the musical Romance/Romance.

Over the past several years, Scott has done a number of benefit performance for Hamilton High School in Los Angeles and Our Little Haven in St. Louis, MO.

In 2006 he was cast in the role of Charlie Anderson in Shenandoah at Ford's Theatre, Washington DC in 2006.  In 2007 he appeared in the role of David Jordan in the musical No Strings, a part of Reprise! 2006-2007 season at the Freud Playhouse and in the role of Bill in the Geffen Theater's commissioned play The Quality of Life.

In January 2008, Scott appeared in a benefit performance for Ford's Theatre called An Evening with Scott Bakula where he performed music written by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Rogers and Hammerstein, and Lerner and Lowe as well as music tracing his career in musical theater.

From March 4 - April 13, 2008 Scott starred as Tony Hunter, the lead, in The Old Globe theater's world premier of Dancing In The Dark in San Diego, CA.  This was followed by a stage reading, along with Chelsea Field, of the the play "The Autumn Garden" July 29 - 31 at the Deaf West Antaeus theater in Los Angeles, CA.  This was part of ClassifFest 2008.

July 31 - August 2, 2009 he played the role of Nathan Detroit in the Hollywood Bowl's concert performance of Guys and Dolls.

Television Highlights

Scott made his TV debut in the 1977 series “On Our Own”.  In the early ‘80’s he appeared as a day player on the CBS soap opera “Another World”.  This was followed by guest appearances on two ‘80’s sitcoms, “My Sister Sam” and a recurring role on “Designing Women” as Ted Shively, the ex-husband of series regular Annie Pott’s character, MaryJo Shively.

Scott also appeared in two pilots that, though aired, were not picked up; “I-Man” and “Infiltrator”.

In 1986, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom “Gung Ho”, a television adaptation of the popular movie of the same name.  Scott played the character of Hunt Stevenson who had been played by Michael Keaton in the movie version.  The series lasted nine episodes.

Scott’s next appearance in a starring role in a TV series came in 1988’s short-lived sitcom, “Eisenhower & Lutz”.

It wasn’t until 1989’s “Quantum Leap” that Scott finally made his mark on the television industry.  In 96 episodes over five seasons, Scott played the time traveling Dr. Sam Beckett.  It is, perhaps, the role he is best known for.

Following NBC’s cancellation of “Quantum Leap”, Scott was seen as a regular on the wildly popular sitcom “Murphy Brown” where he played the role of Peter Hunt, a romantic interest of titled character Murphy Brown.

In 1996, he starred in the short-lived CBS spy-drama, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” which was produced through Scott’s production company, Bakula Productions, Inc.  The series lasted for a run of 13 episodes.

After shooting a series of TV pilots that were not picked up, Scott signed on to star as Captain Jonathan Archer in Paramount’s latest Star Trek incarnation, “Enterprise”.  “Enterprise” was a prequel set approximately 100 years before the original series that starred William Shatner as Captain. James T. Kirk.  “Enterprise” aired for 98 episodes over four seasons.

Scott has made several guest appearances in the time since “Enterprise” went off air.  In 2005, he appeared in The History Channel’s eight episode series “Histories Greatest Mysteries” introducing each segment.  In the fall of 2006, he did a two-episode appearance on the CBS sitcom, “The New Adventures of the Old Christine,” where he appeared as Christine’s (Julia Louis Dryefuss) love interest.  He will be reprising the role in Spring 2009.  In 2007 he appeared on the Comedy Central program "American Body Shop" where he played the part of a one-legged Scott Bakula impersonator named Maury.  He guest starred in an episode of "Boston Legal" on the ABC network in 2008.  He was also a recurring guest on Tracy Ullman's "State Of the Union" on  Showtime.  In February 2009, it was announced that he will guest star in a 3 episode arc of the NBC series Chuck in the role of Chuck's father as well as reprising the roll of "new" Christine's father in "The New Adventures of the Old Christine."

In July of 2008 it was announced that Scott had been added to to the cast of the TNT pilot "Men Of A Certain Age".  The series is slated to begin airing on TNT January 2010.

In addition to his many TV appearances, Scott has also starred in a number of made-for-TV movies.  Among them are “The Bachelor’s Baby”, and “Papa’s Angels” which were both produced through his production company.  His most recent made-for-TV movie appearance was as John Minger in Lifetime TV’s adaptation of Nora Robert’s “Bluesmoke” which aired in February 2007.

Starring roles also came in two TV mini-series, 1995’s “The Invaders” for the Fox network where he played the role of Nolan Wood and 1999’s “Tom Clancy’s Netforce” for the ABC network where he played the role of Alex Michaels.

Movie Highlights

Scott made his major motion picture debut in the Kirsti Alley movie “Sibling Rivalry” in 1990 in the role of Harry Turner.  He’s had starring roles in several movies including “Necessary Roughness” (1991); “Lord of Illusions” (1995); and “Major League III:  Back to the Minors” (1998).  In 1997, he provided the voice of Danny in the animated “Cats Don’t Dance”.  He’s also had appearances in a number of other movies including “American Beauty” (1999) and “Life as A House” (2001).

In the spring/summer of 2008, Scott filmed the Steven Soderburgh movie "The Informant" which stars Matt Damon.  It is expected be released in October 2009.