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Scott Bakula
Mostly Credited As: Scott Bakula Birth Name: Scott Stewart Bakula Date Of Birth: October 09, 1954 (Age 58) Country Of Birth: USA Birth Place: St. Louis, Missouri Height: 6' (1.82 m)

Scott Bakula grew up in a musical family in St. Louis, Missouri. When he was 10, he started a rock band playing the drums, performing as the lead singer and sometime-songwriter. Later, he sang with the St. Louis Symphony. In the mid 70's, he was first hired professionally in the role of Sam in "Shenandoah" and went to New York. He worked his way into other small roles and eventually starred in well known programs "Quantum Leap" (1989) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). He is a fan of Hockey enjoying a day on the Star Trek set with the Stanley cup courtesy of his friend Luc Robitaille and has appeared in commercials for the Los Angeles Kings.

Bakula won a Golden Globe in 1992 on the program Quantum Leap for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series - Drama. Bakula was also nominated for a Tony award prior to winning the Golden Globe.

TV Appearances

Main cast

Behind the Candelabra (2013)	As: Bob Black
Men of a Certain Age (2009)	As: Terry
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)	As: Captain Jonathan Archer
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996) (1996)	As: Mr. Smith
Quantum Leap (1989)	As: Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
Eisenhower & Lutz (1988)	As: Barnett "Bud" Lutz Jr.
Gung Ho (1986)	As: Hunt Stevenson

Episode Cast Credits

Two and a Half Men (2003)
	• Bazinga! That's From A TV Show	10x20: (Apr/04/2013)	As	Jerry, [Special Guest Stars]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
	• Vanity's Bonfire	14x07: (Nov/14/2012)	As	Kent Webster, [Special Guest Stars]
Desperate Housewives (2004) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Finishing the Hat (2)	08x23: (May/13/2012)	As	Trip Weston
	• Give Me the Blame (1)	08x22: (May/13/2012)	As	Trip Weston
	• The People Will Hear	08x21: (May/06/2012)	As	Trip Weston
	• Lost My Power	08x20: (Apr/29/2012)	As	Trip Weston
Family Guy (1999)
	• Burning Down the Bayit	10x15: (Mar/04/2012)	As	Himself
Loose Women (1999)
	• Series 16, Show 22	16x22: (Oct/04/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Chuck (2007) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Chuck Versus the Ring (2)	03x19: (May/24/2010)	As	Steve Bartowski, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Chuck Versus the Subway	03x18: (May/24/2010)	As	Steve Bartowski, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Chuck Versus the Living Dead	03x17: (May/17/2010)	As	Steve Bartowski, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Chuck Versus the Ring (1)	02x22: (Apr/27/2009)	As	Steve Bartowski, [Special Guest Stars]
The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006)
	• Revenge Makeover	05x18: (Apr/14/2010)	As	Papa Jeff
	• Love: A Cautionary Tale	04x22: (May/20/2009)	As	Jeff
	• Come to Papa Jeff	02x03: (Oct/02/2006)	As	Jeff
	• The Answer is Maybe	02x02: (Sep/25/2006)	As	Jeff
Boston Legal (2004)
	• Glow in the Dark	04x13: (Feb/12/2008)	As	Attorney Jack Ross
The Tony Danza Show (2004) (2004)
	• Scott Bakula, Barry Manilow	01x20: (Oct/08/2004)	As	Himself
Good Day Live (2001)
	• Scott Bakula	03x02: (Sep/09/2003)	As	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)
	• 10/2/2001	03x87: (Oct/02/2001)	As	Himself
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
	• Show #0435	02x216: (Aug/14/1995)	As	Himself
Quantum Leap (1989)
	• Promised Land - December 22, 1971	05x11: (Dec/15/1992)	As	John Beckett
	• The Leap Home Part I - November 25, 1969	03x01: (Sep/28/1990)	As	John Beckett
Designing Women (1986) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Ted-Bare	02x21: (Mar/21/1988)	As	Ted Shively
	• Ted Remarries	02x02: (Sep/21/1987)	As	Ted Shively
	• Old Spouses Never Die (2)	01x13: (Feb/01/1987)	As	Ted Shively
	• Old Spouses Never Die (1)	01x12: (Feb/01/1987)	As	Ted Shively
Matlock (1986)
	• The Power Brokers (2)	02x07: (Nov/03/1987)	As	Jed Palmer
	• The Power Brokers (1)	02x06: (Oct/27/1987)	As	Jed Palmer

Crew Credits

Show Crew

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996) (1996)	• Producer
The Screen Actors Guild Awards (1995)	• Producer (for SAG-AFTRA)

Episode Crew

Quantum Leap (1989) (Credited in 3 episodes from this show)
• Promised Land - December 22, 1971	05x11	Dec/15/1992	As: Director
• Roberto! - January 27, 1982	04x17	Mar/11/1992	As: Director
• Permanent Wave - June 2, 1983	04x05	Oct/16/1991	As: Director

Featured Songs

Quantum Leap	Songs:
•	+ Baby, Let’s Play House + Blue Moon of Kentucky + Dixie
•	+ Don Quixote
•	+ Great Balls Of Fire
•	+ Somewhere in the Night

Latest news

Scott Bakula joins Geena Davis on TNT's 'bounty hunter' pilot	Mar/08/2013
'Star Trek: Enterprise' to make Blu-ray debut in March	Jan/09/2013

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Trivia

Scott is known to friends as "Bak."

Bakula Productions Incorporated was set up in 1994 with its current aim to develop feature and telefilms for Paramount Network Television.

Scott attended the University of Kansas to study pre law and accounting in 1973/1974. He switched to theatre studies halfway through the third semester of his sophomore year in college.

Scott attended Kirkwood High School, St Louis, Missouri, graduated in 1973.

Scott appeared in the Broadway show Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down.

Scott appeared in a TV commercial for Folgers Coffee in 1985.

Scott appeared in a TV commercial for Canada Dry in 1984.

Scott appeared in the TV commercial for welcoming home USS Enterprise CVN-65 from Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001.

Scott lives in Los Angeles and has a farm in "up-state New York".

Scott enjoys attending hockey games; he appeared in ads in the Los Angeles Kings programs in the '90s, and often frequented games there.

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