Robert Picardo
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Robert Picardo was born on October 27, 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 age
19, he played a leading role in the European premiere of "Mass". Later,
he graduated with a Bachelor's degree 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 Coach Cutlip on the series, The Wonder Years (1988). Robert appeared in several other series: China Beach (1988), Frasier (1993), Ally McBeal (1997), Home Improvement (1991), The Outer Limits (1995) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996). In 1995, he got the role of the holographic doctor on Star Trek: Voyager (1995), where he also directed two episodes. He also got roles in The Howling (1981), Star 80 (1983), Get Crazy (1983), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), Innerspace (1987), Munchies (1987), Samantha (1991), White Mile (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Small Soldiers (1998), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010), and so on.
He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Linda, and their two daughters.
Then, he became involved in television, where he soon was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Coach Cutlip on the series, The Wonder Years (1988). Robert appeared in several other series: China Beach (1988), Frasier (1993), Ally McBeal (1997), Home Improvement (1991), The Outer Limits (1995) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996). In 1995, he got the role of the holographic doctor on Star Trek: Voyager (1995), where he also directed two episodes. He also got roles in The Howling (1981), Star 80 (1983), Get Crazy (1983), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), Innerspace (1987), Munchies (1987), Samantha (1991), White Mile (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Small Soldiers (1998), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010), and so on.
He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Linda, and their two daughters.
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