Scott Bakula: biography, career

Scott Bakula is a Hollywood actor who played important roles in serials that later became legendary. So, for the first time he gained fame through participation in the filming of the Quantum Leap. Really great popularity to the actor came after the role of Captain Archer in the series "Star Trek: Enterprise." We suggest today to get to know this celebrity more closely, finding out the details of his personal life and career.

Scott Bakula: Biography

The future famous Hollywood actor was born in 1954, on October 9. It happened in the city of St. Louis, located in the US state of Missouri. Scott's parents were Sally and Stuart Bakula. The boy's father has Croatian roots.

Scott grew up a very athletic child. So, he was fond of football, he played tennis. During his studies in the fourth grade, the boy organized his own rock band. And Scott himself wrote songs. It should be noted that he inherited musical talent from his parents. By the way, young Scott Bakool had occasion to sing along with the orchestra of his hometown of St. Louis.

From an early age, the thrust of the future star and to the theater was manifested. So, he took part in school productions. In addition, he was able to perform several roles in the independent theater of Fidler and Kirkwood of the First Presbyterian Church. But still after graduation Scott decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, who worked all his life as a corporate lawyer. The young man entered the University of Kansas at the Faculty of Law. However, a year later, Scott realized that his vocation was different. As a result, he dropped out on a lawyer to devote himself to an acting career.

First steps

Scott Bakula won a major role in the production, with which the troupe was to go on tour throughout the United States. However, this time the young man was unlucky. So, it was decided to cancel the tour before it began. The young actor had to move to New York in search of work. As a result, in 1983, he made his debut on Broadway. He got the role of a baseball player named Joe DiMaggio in the production of "Marilyn: American Tale." At the same time, a young and promising actor was invited to shoot in advertising and television series.

For a brilliantly performed role in the Broadway musical called Romance / Romance, Bakula was nominated for the prestigious Tony Award. Thanks to this success, the future world famous star managed to attract the attention of the producers to his person. So, he was approved for the main role in the science fiction series "Quantum Leap".

First success

Scott Bakula, whose filmography in serious projects began with the series "Quantum Leap," for five seasons, he played the role of a scientist who found himself in a time loop because of an unsuccessful experiment. As a result, he has to constantly jump from one time to another, and also change human bodies to correct mistakes and help people. And every time he manages to save someone, he leaves his body and moves to a new one. So the life of the scientist goes on, but he leaves no hope of returning home. Brilliantly played Scott role in the "Quantum Leap" brought him not only the glory, but also the "Golden Globe". Also, the actor was nominated for the Emmy Award four times.

Continuation of career

In 1993, Bakula appeared on the big screen. So, he played one of the main characters in a psychological thriller called "Color of the Night". In 1997, Scott Bakula enlarged the films with his participation and work in the cartoon genre. So, he voiced a character named Danny in the cartoon "Cats Do not Dance." In 1999, he was able to play not the main, but very prominent role in the sensational film "American Beauty."

A new wave of success for the actor came in 2001, when he appeared on television as captain of an intergalactic ship in the cult series "Star Trek".

The next time Scott Bakula appeared on the screens in 2008. It was an episode of the very popular series "Lawyers of Boston." He also took part in the filming of the show "Tracy Ullman: A Look at America". After this, the work of the actor in such films as "Informant" with Matt Damon, "Chuck", "Men of middle age", "Source code" followed. In addition, Bakula, along with film and television projects, continues to appear on stage in musicals.