Parker Stevenson

Birth Name:

Richard Stevenson Parker

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Assistant director

Graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Architecture
Became interested in acting after watching his mother in summer stock plays and seeing shows in New York City
Made his acting debut as Gene in the 1972 film "A Separate Peace․"
Quote: "(On doing portrait photography): "There's a grace and a beauty about it․ It doesn't matter if they're pretty or not or handsome or not․ They're still beautiful, and that's why I shoot․""
Quote: "What I love is shooting portraits․ It's sort of an odyssey to go on this journey with someone․ I know it's uncomfortable․․․but the more I can get someone to just be there and not feel like they have to do anything, the more interesting the shot is․"
Best known for his role as Frank Hardy in "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" and as Craig Pomeroy in "Baywatch․"
Founder of the photography studio Shadow Works, which focuses on architecture and landscapes as well as headshots
Shot the photograph on the cover of the book "The Jetty," which was written by a friend of his

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