Scott Bakula Biography

Fast Facts

• Raised funds to restore the historic Ford's Theater by performing a one-night-only benefit concert, at which he sang various songs from his career
• Won the Q Award for best actor in a quality drama series four years in a row for "Quantum Leap" starting in 1990
• Made his screen acting debut as Jeffrey Wilder in the "I-Man" episode of "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" in 1986
• Left college to go on a tour of "Godspell" that never happened and decided to move to New York instead, where he made his Broadway debut in "Marilyn: An American Fable" in 1976
• Quote: "But [actors] really are, at the end of the day, we're nothing without fans․ Nobody wants to make a movie that no one can see ․․․ I've been really, really fortunate to have all these opportunities and these loyal fan pieces that I've done․"
• Quote: "[on "Looking"] "So much information gets overlooked because we're so busy living․ I like being the reflective person who's saying, 'Put the cell phone down․ Let's talk; let's see what we're all doing and get our head out of the computers․'""
• Quote: "When I used to do tours, I'd be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York․ I now realize the reaction was because I was coming back unemployed․ Actors are constantly being put to the test․"
• Known for playing Captain Jonathan Archer in "Star Trek: Enterprise" and Dr․ Sam Beckett in "Quantum Leap․"
• Appeared on the cover of a 1995 issue of Playgirl
• Completed the Los Angeles Marathon on March 6, 2005
• Has a white streak in his hair that appeared when he was 4 years old