Scott Bakula's bio (very long)
ark...@apusapus.demon.co.uk
There are a few changes since May and certain sections have expanded as the
info has come my way. Thank you to those folks who sent me corrections and
updates (you know who you are!) I have watched a few more films since last
time (well I admit I did fast forward through most of "Color of Night" just
to get to the end credits) and TV programmes (in particular DW and E&L).
I have also introduced an imagess section. If you have gifs available or
know of other net resources then please e-mail details to me so they can be
included next time.
BTW I update the FAQ section every time so don't think you've read it all
before, 'cause you ain't!
As a companion piece to the mega-bio I have compiled a shorter ready
reference handlist. This details all (known) performances by Scott and will
help you track down those elusive CDs and video cassettes missing from your
collection!
Next mega-bio update will be in November 1995. In the meantime please
e-mail anything for inclusion.
Enjoy!
Ailsa Jenkins
5 August 1995
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Scott Bakula
a biography, written and compiled by Ailsa Jenkins
Please e-mail any additions, corrections, comments etc to
<ark...@apusapus.demon.co.uk>
Version 1.5 5 August 1995
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Contents:
Biography; Frequently asked questions; Musical and theatrical roles;
Film roles; Television work; Television work as director;
Chat show appearances; References; Awards; Singing & other musical credits;
Gif resources; Notes; Acknowledgements; QL ftp archive; QL WWW page;
Copyright info
Biography
Name: Scott Stewart Bakula
eldest son of Stewart and Sally Bakula
Born: 9 October 1954 in St Louis, Missouri
Education: Kirkwood High School, St Louis, MO
University of Kansas (One year reading business, pre-law, then theater studies)
Married: Krista Neumann. Married: late 1981.
Divorce: filed 1995 (They met in the cast of The Baker's Wife.)
Children: Chelsy [who appears in QL "Memphis Melody"], born Feb 1984 (girl)
Cody, born Feb or March 1991 (boy) adopted
Siblings:
One brother, one sister
Publicist:
Jay D. Schwartz
Sutton, Saltzman and Schwartz
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1
Does he really play and sing?
A1
Yes. Both his parents are musical. He started a rock band in the fourth
grade. As a youngster he started in musical theater ("Amahl and the night
visitors") and his resume, both on and off Broadway, is extensive. In his
teens he sang in the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. He is seen singing and
playing piano and guitar in "Eisenhower & Lutz" and "Quantum Leap". He also
wrote the lyrics for "Somewhere in the night" featured in QL "Piano Man".
Q2
How did he get into acting?
A2
After high school Scott, son of a corporate lawyer, attended a small
college near St. Louis to do business and pre-law studies where he got
involved with a summer theater program and performed in "Godspell". He
changed his major and started theater studies at the same college in
January 1975.
At the end of summer '75 he was offered a national tour of "Godspell" that
was to originate in St. Louis. He left school but as the tour fell through
he did more theater around St. Louis. He decided to go to New York the
following year to seek employment.
He went to New York in September 1976 and immediately was hired for a
dinner theater tour (in North Carolina) of "Shenandoah", his first
professional acting job. His first Broadway show was "Marilyn: An American
Fable".
He dabbled with television in the late 70's and 80's (or television dabbled
with him) and he even worked on a few soaps but it is "Quantum Leap" that
made his name and where he earned the reputation of being the hardest
working actor in Hollywood with the versatility and ability to play any
type of role.
Q3
Does he perform his own stunts?
A3
Mostly as he has the athletic and physical ability to perform them. QL
Stunt co-ordinator Diamond Farnsworth has taught him well but does some
stunts for him (in "Necessary Roughness" and "Color of Night" as well as
QL)
Q4
What are his hobbies?
A4
Not much time for hobbies, as he is a notorious workaholic, but he likes to
ski, play golf, ice hockey, softball, tennis, roller blade and soccer. He
has (1994) played in celebrity ice hockey and soccer matches in LA. He also
likes to watch movies.
Q5
Is Scott really as nice as he seems?
A5
Yes. He is always polite and often goes out of his way to be kind to his
fans. He is also a considerate and consummate professional by all accounts.
Dean Stockwell was given the chance to set Scott up for the "Super bloopers
and new practical jokes" program (21 Sept 1990) when a bunch of student
filmmakers were given the task of making a NBC promotional video. Scott was
patience personified as they struggled with their task.
Q6
Where does Scott live?
A6
Los Angeles. The family home is in Ojai about 70 miles from LA. He also
has/d a farm in up-state New York. This must be in a state of flux since
the recent news of Scott and Krista's divorce proceedings. (People Magazine
July 17, 1995)
Q7
How tall is Scott?
A7
About 6 feet tall.
Q8
What is that streak at the front of his hair?
A8
It appeared naturally, virtually overnight, when he was 4 years old and led
to teasing and nicknames such as "grandpa", "skunk" and "streak".
Q9
What size feet does he have?
A9
Size 11 (See QL "Dr Ruth" ;-)
Q10
Where does the name Bakula originate and how do you pronounce it?
A10
It is Bohemian in origin (Czechoslovakia) and according to Dean Stockwell
"Bakula" rhymes with "Dracula".
Q11
Is there a musical show that Scott hasn't performed in yet but would like
to do?
A11
He would dearly love to return to Broadway but other commitments prevent
him from doing that. He reputedly turned down an opportunity to play the
lead in "Company" in the Roundabout production in New York (1995). He is on
record as wanting to perform in Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" (he sang
"Nothing's going to harm you" from the show at the Kennedy Center Honours
in 1993) and would also like to play in "Man of La Mancha" again. He has
also been approached to record more albums, but has chosen not to,
preferring to further his acting career.
Incidentally Scott also sang the National Anthem (which was not televised)
during the Baseball World Series in 1993. At the Tony awards show in 1988
he performed two songs from "Romance, Romance" (with co-star Alison
Fraser). Most recently he took part in a performance of "Anyone Can
Whistle" at the Carnegie Hall in April 1995.
Q12
Is Scott interesting in doing anything else apart from acting?
A12
He established Bakula Productions in 1994. The production company signed a
long-term agreement with Warner Brothers Television in April 1994 for Scott
to "create, develop, produce, direct and possibly star in a variety of
projects" (St Louis Post Despatch, Oct 1994). Accordingly it is developing
telefilms and series. It also co-produced the play "The cover of life" in
New York in 1994. Scott may be directing some episodes of "Hope and Gloria"
for the 1995/6 season.
Q13
When else can we expect to see him at the movies or on TV in another
starring role?
A13
Scott's first top billing is for Clive Barker's supernatural film noir
"Lord of Illusions" LoI's release is now expected to be 25 August 1995. It
was re-edited and some effects were redone after weak audience responses at
preview screenings earlier in 1995.
Keep a look out for "Prowler" as a pilot episode has been made for CBS with
Scott playing a top-ranking Los Angeles police detective. The series has
not yet been included in the autumn schedules but may be an early
replacement. There is an unconfirmed report that 15 episodes are to be made
initially. (Quantum Quarterly, July 1995)
It has been confirmed that Scott will play the leading role in a Fox
mini-series; a remake of "The Invaders". Roy Thinnes, who played David
Vincent in the original series, will appear in the first part (of four).
Terence Knox and Elizabeth Pena will also star. (Variety )
A Turner Worldwide Pictures animated musical feature "Cats don't dance" is
set for release in either 1996 or 1997 and Scott will give Danny, the cat,
a voice.
Scott is also developing a telefilm based on the life and tragic death of
Bruce Brian, a Los Angeles anti-gang proponent entitled "Minister of the
Hood" that will be co-produced with Michael Nathanson. (Variety, 2 February
1995)
Several features are in development including "Stanky United" a
father-and-son drama set in the world of soccer. Jerry Colker ("3 Guys
Naked From the Waist Down") will co-write the screenplay. (Variety, 2
February 1995) A film version of the musical "Nite Club Confidential" is
also being developed, in which Scott will star (Variety, 2 February 1995).
Scott's name has also been bandied about for a "midquel" of "The Thorn
Birds" (TV Guide, w/b 25 Feb 1995).
Musical and Theatrical Roles
Title, Year, Location, Role, Date
Amahl and the Night Visitors
1967
St Louis Symphony, St Louis, MO
Amahl
December
Fiddler on the Roof
1973
Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, St Louis, MO
Tevye
Spring
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
c1973
St. Louis Symphony, St. Louis, MO
Narrator?
Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
c1973
St. Louis Symphony, St. Louis, MO
Chorus
Godspell
1973
First Presbyterian Church, Kirkwood, St Louis, MO
Jesus
8 - 9 June
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
197? Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, Kirkwood, St Louis, MO
Narrator?
Little Mary Sunshine
c1976
Regional/Stock/ Dinner Theater/ College?
Captain "Big Jim" Warrington
pre September 1976
Cabaret
c1976
Regional/Stock/ Dinner Theater/ College?
?
pre September 1976
Miracle Worker
c1976
Regional/Stock/ Dinner Theater/ College?
?
pre September 1976
Fiddler on the Roof
c1976
Regional/Stock/ Dinner Theater/ College?
?
pre September 1976
Godspell
c1976
Regional/Stock/ Dinner Theater?
Jesus
Man of La Mancha
1976
Regional/Stock/ Dinner Theater/ College
Cervantes/ Don Quixote
Summer
Shenandoah
1976
Dinner theater tour, North Carolina
Sam
September
Company
1977
Theater Arts Group, NYC
Peter
19 - 27 March
Shenandoah
1977
Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ
Confederate Sniper; Ensemble
October
Shenandoah
1977
Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, IL
Ensemble
October
Yesterday's Flowers
1977
Manhattan Theater Club, NY
Leonard
The Hope Chest
1977 - 1978?
Production Company (off Broadway), NY
Ben
Godspell
1977 - 1978?
Carousel Dinner Theater, Ravenna, OH
Jesus
Reunion
1978
Broadway Drama Guild, Cubiculo Theater, NYC
John
May
Cabaret
1977 - 1978?
?
?
Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1977 - 1978?
Stock/Regional theater?
?
Shenandoah
1978
Shubert Theater, Philadelphia, PA
Ensemble
June - July
Oh! What a Lovely War!
1978
Queen Festival Theater, Flushing Meadow Park, NY
?
October - November
East of Kansas
1978 - 1979
?, Off Broadway, NY
Ben
Shenandoah
1979
Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ
James
March - April
Magic To Do
1979
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH
The Lineworker
29 June - 26 August
Day By Day (previously known as Magic To Do)
1979 - 1980
Charles Theater, Boston, MA
The Lineworker
Day By Day
1980
Ford's Theater, Washington DC
The Lineworker
21 February - 6 April
The Baker's Wife
1980
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH
Dominic (chauffeur)
May
Ta-Dah!
1980
American Theater of Actors, NY
Benedick
? November - December
Grease
1980 - 1981
Regional/Stock theater
?
Godspell
1981
Equity Library Theater, NYC, NY
Jesus
January - February
Keystone
1981
GeVA Theater Rochester, NY
Mack Sennett?
March
I Love My Wife
1981
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH
Wally
25 June - 2 August
I Love My Wife
1981 - 1982
Regional/Stock ?
Wally
Is There Life After High School?
1982
Ethel Barrymore Theater, NYC, NY
understudy
7 - 16 May
Pirates of Penzance
1982 Darien Dinner Theater, Darien, CT
Pirate King
22 September - 28 November
Man of La Mancha
198?
? Theater, NY
?
It's better with a band
1983
Sardi's Club Room, NYC, NY
Musical revue ensemble
27 March - 30 April
Hello, I'm Not In Right Now
1983
White Barn Theater, Westport, CT
Josh
22 - 24 July
Marilyn: An American Fable
1983
Minskoff Theater, Broadway, NYC, NY
Joe DiMaggio
20 November - 3 December
Broadway Babylon: The Musical that Never Was
1984
Paper Moon Cabaret, NYC, NY
Musical revue ensemble
18 May - 9 June
Accentuate the Positive
1984 Bottom Line, NYC, NY
Musical revue ensemble
18 - 22 November
3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down
1985
PlayMakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill, NC
Ted Klausterman
3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down
1985
Minetta Lane Theater, off Broadway, NYC, NY
Ted Klausterman
5 February - 30 June
3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down
1985
Pasadena Playhouse, CA
Ted Klausterman
Director: Andrew Cadiff [who later worked on QL];
Book and Lyrics: Jerry Colker;
Music: Michael Rupert
Resume: Three stand-up comics have aspirations. They have fun trying to
climb the ladder of success but can take life seriously too.
Starring: John Kassir, Jerry Colker;
Notes: Original Cast Album:
That's Entertainment Records, MCA Records Inc., TER1100 c1985
Nite Club Confidential
1986
Tiffany, West Hollywood, CA
Buck Holden
January - June
Nite Club Confidential
1987
Next Move Theater, Boston, MA
Buck Holden
12 February - 7 March
Note: Krista Bakula also starred;
Romance, Romance (two one-act musicals) 1) The Little Comedy 2) Summer Share
1987
Actor's Outlay Theater, NYC, NY
1) Alfred Von Wilmers 2) Sam
Autumn
Romance, Romance
1988
Helen Hayes Theater, Broadway, NY
1) Alfred Von Wilmers 2) Sam
opened 20 April
Director: Barry Harman;
Book and Lyrics: Barry Harman;
Music: Keith Herrmann
"The Little Comedy" Resume: Alfred ("rich, unattached and reasonably
handsome") and Pepi meet and fall in love in turn-of-the-century Vienna.
"Summer Share" Resume: Long-time friends Sam and Monica, each with their
spouses, share summer weekends at a beach house in the Hamptons.
Starring: Alison Fraser (Pepi, Monica), Deborah Graham, Robert Hoshour
Note: The show won 4 Outer Critics Circle awards and was nominated for 7
Tonys including Scott's nomination for best actor (1988);
Cast Album: That's Entertainment Records, MCA Records Inc., TER1161 c1988;
Anyone Can Whistle
1995
Carnegie Hall, NYC, NY
J. Bowden Hapgood (psychiatrist)
8 April
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim;
Book: Arthur Laurents
Starring: Madeline Kahn as Cora H. Hooper; Bernadette Peters as Fay Apple;
Narrator: Angela Lansbury
Note: An Aids Benefit Concert for GMHC;
Cast Album: Columbia Records, CK67224 CD/cassette
Film Roles
Title, Year, Role,
Sibling Rivalry
1990
Dr Harry Turner (consultant gastroenterologist)
Warner Bros - First Independent
Director: Carl Reiner
Resume: Life is not so hot for Marjorie after 8 years of marriage to Harry.
Her afternoon of passion with a handsome stranger makes life frantic and
exceedingly complicated until truth will out.
Starring: Kirstie Alley (Marjorie Turner), Bill Pullman (Nicholas Meany),
Carrie Fisher (Iris Turner-Hunter), Jami Gertz (Jeanine), Frances
Sternhagen (Rose Turner), John Randolph (Charles Turner Sr.), Sam Elliott
(Charles Turner Jr.), Ed O'Neill (Wilbur Meany)
Notes: Comedy; Rating ***; Video: First Independent, VA30255 (VHS), 84
minutes
L.A. Story
1991
boxer neighbour of (Steve Martin)
Note: Unfortunately this role ended up on the cutting room floor. :-(
If you look very, very carefully you may be able to spot Scott in the
opening titles.
Necessary Roughness
1991
Paul Blake (farmer)
Paramount
Director: Stan Dragoti
Resume: Texas State University needs a new football team and Blake, a high
school football star, succumbs to temptation and becomes a freshman QB at
34. But it is hard to win the championship when you're playing as offence
and defence and your team is an ill-assorted bunch.
Starring: Robert Loggia (Coach Wally Riggendorf), Hector Elizondo (Coach Ed
Generro), Harley Jane Kozak (Dr Suzanne Carter) Sinbad (Andre Krimm)
Diamond Farnsworth was stunt co-ordinator
Notes: Light Comedy; Rating: ** 1/2 ; Video: CIC VHR2595 (VHS) 104 minutes
Color of Night
1994
Bob Moore (psychologist, writer)
Director: Richard Rush
Resume: Capa leaves New York trying to come to terms with a traumatic
experience and visits his old friend Bob Moore in California. Bob, a
successful author and psychologist, runs a therapy group. Moore is murdered
and Capa takes over his therapy group and tries to solve the murder.
Starring: Bruce Willis (Bill Capa), Jane March (Rose), Ruben Blades (Lt
Martinez), Lesley Ann Warren (Sandra), Lance Henrickson (Buck), Brad Dourif
(Clark), Kathleen Wilhoite (Michelle) [guested on QL: Moments to Live] and
Eriq LaSalle (Anderson) [guested on QL: A Song for the Soul]
Diamond Farnsworth was listed in the Stunts [QL stunt co-ordinator]
Notes: Psychological thriller; R rating; Rating: * ; Video: available 107
minutes
A Passion to kill
1994
David Lawson (psychologist)
Rysher Enterprises
Resume: David Lawson finds himself tangling with Diana. When a murder takes
place he doesn't know whether to believe her story or not.
Starring: Chelsea Field (Diana)
Notes: working titles Rules of Obsession, Dangerous Game; Video: available.
My Family
1995
(very small role)
New Line Cinema
Director: Gregory Nava
Resume: The experience of five generations of the Sanchez (Mexican) family
in the United States.
rStarring: Jimmy Smits (Jimmy Sanchez), Edward James Olmos (Paco Sanchez),
Eduardo Lopez Rojas (Jose Sanchez), Jenny Gago (Maria Sanchez), [guested on
QL: Last dance before an execution], Esai Morales (Chucho Sanchez)
Notes: working titles - Bridges, Mi familia; In English and Spanish with
subtitles (Scott speaks English); to be shown at the Sundance festival,
1995; Rating ****
Lord of Illusions
1995
Harry D'Amour (detective)
MGM/UA
Director, Writer: Clive Barker
Producer: Joanne Sellar
Starring: Famke Janssen (Dorothea Swann), Kevin J. O'Conner (Philip Swann),
Daniel von Bargen (Nix)
Resume: When something in Swann's magic show performance goes fatally wrong
Detective D'Amour tangles with the paranormal to catch the murderer.
Note: Supernatural thriller; from the short story "The last illusion";
Filmed Sept/Oct 94; Expected release date: 25 August 1995
Cats don't dance
1996/1997?
Danny (the cat)
Turner Pictures Worldwide
Notes: feature-length musical animation about Hollywood's golden era;
Voices will include Natalie Cole, Scott Bakula, Kathy Najimy, Ed Asner, Hal
Holbrook and Don Knotts; Gene Kelly: choreography
Television Work
Commercials:
Folger's decaffeinated coffee (1984-5?)
Canada Dry Ginger Ale (1984-5?)
Starring roles and guest appearances in series, TV movies :
Title, Year, Role,
"On Our Own"
1977
guest appearance
TV series?
Notes: with Bess Armstrong, Lynnie Green, Dixie Carter [see also "Designing
Women"]
I-Man
1986
Geoffrey Wilder (the I-man)
TV Movie ABC
Director: Corey Allen
Starring: Ellen Bry (Karen), Joey Cramer (Eric Wilder), John Bloom (Harry),
Herschel Bernard (Bogosian), John Anderson (Oliver Altman) [guested on QL
in "The Last Gunfighter"]
Resume: Taxi driver Geoff stops to help after a road crash and is
contaminated by a spillage. Indestructible Geoff is drafted in to contain
the damage that will ensue following an audacious theft by Altman.
Notes: Pilot for series that was never made; Aired as Disney Sunday Movie,
6 April 1986; Rating: ** ; Video: 96 mins
"Gung Ho"
1986 - 1987
Hunt Stevenson (labor representative)
TV Series ABC
Director: ?
Resume: Stevenson persuades a Japanese company to pump new life into a
closed auto factory. But unfortunately the Japanese approach their work
very differently from the Yanks.
Starring: Gedde Watanabe (Kazuhiro), Sab Shimono (Saito), Rodney Kageyama
[guested on QL: "Vietnam" and "Lee Harvey Oswald"]
Note: Comedy series that premiered 5 December, 1986; based on the movie
"Gung Ho"; only 9 episodes made
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"Designing Women"
1986 - 199?
Dr Ted Shively (gynaecologist and Mary Jo's ex-husband)
TV Series CBS
Director: Ellen Chaset Falcon
Resume: Four designing women run an interior design business together.
Starring: Delta Burke (Suzanne Sugarbaker), Dixie Carter (Julia
Sugarbaker), Annie Potts (Mary Jo Shively), Jean Smart (Charlene), (Anthony
Bouvier) Guest appearances also made by Priscilla Weems as Mary Jo and
Ted's daughter Claudia [guested in QL: "Raped"] and Olivia Burnette as JD's
daughter [guested in QL: "Another Mother", "The leap home"]
Note: A Bloodworth/Thomason, Mozark Production; Columbia Pictures TV; guest
appearances in 4 Episodes, including a one hour episode usually split into
two for repeats
#, Title, Air Date, Resume
1.1
no title
29 Sept 1986
Suzanne needs a new gynaecologist which leads to a date with Ted. But Mary
Jo and Ted really need to have a little talk to straighten out a few things
first.
1.12a
no title, Part I
1 Feb 1987
Charlene discovers a lump in her breast; Mary Jo and her boyfriend JD are
having trouble with their interfering ex-spouses.
1.12b no title, Part II
1 Feb 1987
Charlene is hospitalised. Anthony is trying to keep a low profile. JD tells
off both the ex-spouses, and Mary Jo is so impressed she finally goes to
bed with him.
1.?
no title
21 Sept 1987
Ted and girlfriend Tammy want the Shively kids (Claudia and Quinton) to
spend more and more time with them. Mary Jo can't begin to compete where
materialism is involved.
2.?
Ted Bare
21 Mar 1988
Mary Jo thinks Ted's trying to start back up with her, but what he really
wants to say is that he's getting married again and wants their kids to
attend the wedding
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Infiltrator
1987
Dr Paul Sanderson
(research scientist)
TV Movie CBS
Director: ?
Resume: Dr Sanderson accidentally teleports himself into Dr Langdon's
Infiltrator experiment where he gains a bionic arm and vision.
Starring: Deborah Mullowney (Dr Kerry Langdon)
Note: Pilot for a series that was never made; Aired 14 August 1987.
The Last Fling
1987
Drew (lawyer)
TV Movie
Director: Corey Allen
Starring: John Ritter (Phil Reed), Connie Selleca (Marsha/Gloria Franklin),
John Bennett Perry (Jason Elliott), Paul Sand (Jack Berman) [guested on QL
in "Catch a falling star"], Kate Zentall (Lynda Berman), Randee Heller
(Mimi)
Resume: Gloria is engaged to the predictably unexciting Jason. After she
meets Phil she decides on a last fling. Will Gloria go through with her
marriage or will Phil convince her not to? (Phil and Drew are colleagues
and sports partners.)
Note: Lightweight comedy romance; Aired: 9 February 1987; Rating ** Video:
available 100 - 104 mins
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"Eisenhower & Lutz"
1988
Barnett M. "Bud" Lutz, Jr (attorney)
TV Series CBS
Director: Peter Baldwin
Resume: Smooth and fast talking Lutz returns home to Palm Springs and
starts a legal practice on a shoestring. But Bud always has problems; with
money, girls, in fact, any and every situation.
Starring: DeLane Matthews (Megan) [guested on QL in "Roberto!"], Patricia
Richardson (Kay Dunn) [guested on QL in "Good Morning, Peoria"], Rose
Portillo (Millie), Leo Geter (Dwayne), Henderson Forsythe (Big Bud), Patsy
Warner (Sandra Dickinson) Parley Baer (Judge Samuelson in 1.11) [guested on
QL: "8 1/2 months"]
Notes: Situation Comedy; 13 episodes; MTM production;
#, Air date, Title, Resume
1.1 and 1.2
14 Mar 1988
The whiplash kid returns (part 1)
The whiplash kid returns (part 2)
Bud goes for an interview with the other major law firm in Palm Springs and
renews his acquaintance with teenage sweetheart, Kay, now a successful
attorney.
1.3
The hernia chronicles
Big Bud is rushed to hospital for a hernia operation.
1.4
Take my ex-wife, please
Megan's ex-husband wants her back. She has to choose between him and Bud.
1.5
Blast from the past
A chance meeting with Patsy, another old flame, brings Bud news 17 years late.
1.6
Bud, Junior, Junior (part 1)
1.7
Bud, Junior, Junior (part 2)
Bud hires and fires his new employee Jay. Big Bud has a bombshell of his
own. Kay helps Bud who then makes a difficult choice.
1.8
Don't shed a hair for me
Both Megan and Kay think they need to change. But what does Bud think of
the new women?
1.9
Petrified Forrest
Forrest holds up the Tonga Tiki lounge cocktail bar where Megan works. In
the hostage situation that ensues Bud works out a way both he and Forrest
can benefit.
1.10
Bud's Buddy
Roger, now a successful restaurateur, a friend from Bud's service days
comes to town and makes overtures to Kay. It's also Megan's birthday.
1.11
Pride and prejudice
Megan and Bud argue and pride won't let them make up. At the golf club Bud
tries to straighten out prejudices and he has a couple of interesting
encounters with a certain Mrs Guthrie.
1.12
20 June 1988
Play it again, Bud
Bud plays piano to raise some desperately needed cash. Kay has to decide
between Roger and Bud. Bud has to make the difficult choice between Megan
and Kay.
1.13
not aired in US
The devil wears a toupee
A revengeful former class mate makes Bud's love life even more complicated
than usual. Choices, choices...
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"My Sister Sam"
1987
guest appearance (teacher)
TV Series CBS
Starring: Pam Dawber (Sam)
"Matlock"
1987
guest appearance (lawyer)
TV Series NBC
Director: ?
Starring: Andy Griffith (Matlock), Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Clarence
Gilyard, Jr
Notes: one episode (two parts) entitled "The Power Brokers"; Aired 27
October, 3 November 1987
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"Quantum Leap"
1989 - 1993
Dr Sam Beckett (time-travelling quantum physicist)
TV Series NBC
Resume: Beckett leaps into the lives of others and tries to change things
for the better and is aided in his task by Al, who appears in the form of a
hologram
Co-star: Dean Stockwell (Al Calavicci)
Note: A complete episode guide of the 95 episodes is available by ftp from
cisco.com ftp://ftp.cisco.com/ql-archive/text/episode_guide
Executive Producers: Donald P Bellisario, Deborah Pratt
# Title Air date Sam leaps into a ...
1.1 The pilot episode - Genesis 26 Mar 1989 X2 test pilot; baseball player
1.2 Star-crossed 31 Mar 1989 lecturer at Donna
Eleese's college
1.3 The right hand of God 7 Apr 1989 boxer
1.4 How the Tess was won 14 Apr 1989 veterinary doctor
1.5 Double identity 21 Apr 1989 Mafia hitmen
1.6 The color of truth 3 May 1989 ageing black man, chauffeur
1.7 Camikazi kid 10 May 1989 high school student
1.8 Play it again, Seymour 17 May 1989 private investigator
2.1 Honeymoon express 20 Sep 1989 policeman on his honeymoon
2.2 Disco inferno 27 Sep 1989 stuntman
2.3 The Americanization of Machiko 11 Oct 1989 sailor on leave from Japan
2.4 What price Gloria? 26 Oct 1989 secretary
2.5 Blind faith 1 Nov 1989 blind concert pianist
2.6 Good morning, Peoria 8 Nov 1989 radio disc jockey
2.7 Thou shalt not... 15 Nov 1989 rabbi
2.8 Jimmy 22 Nov 1989 young man with Down's syndrome
2.9 So help me God 29 Nov 1989 lawyer defending a black girl
2.10 Catch a falling star 6 Dec 1989 actor in musical theater,
understudy
2.11 A portrait for Troian 13 Dec 1989 parapsychologist
2.12 Animal frat 3 Jan 1990 student,
leader of TKB fraternity
2.13 Another mother 10 Jan 1990 single mother of three kids
2.14 All-Americans 17 Jan 1990 high school footballer
2.15 Her charm 7 Feb 1990 FBI agent
2.16 Freedom 14 Feb 1990 Shoshone Indian
2.17 Good night, dear heart 7 Mar 1990 coroner
2.18 Pool hall blues 14 Mar 1990 professional pool player
2.19 Leaping in without a net 28 Mar 1990 trapeze artist
2.20 Maybe baby 4 Apr 1990 babynapper
2.21 Sea bride 2 May 1990 explorer, ex-husband
2.22 M.I.A. 9 May 1990 undercover detective
3.1 The leap home 28 Sep 1990 younger Sam Beckett
3.2 The leap home, Part II(Vietnam) 5 Oct 1990 Navy SEAL, radio operator
3.3 Leap of faith 12 Oct 1990 catholic priest
3.4 One strobe over the line 19 Oct 1990 fashion photographer
3.5 The boogieman 26 Oct 1990 writer of gothic horror stories
3.6 Miss Deep South 2 Nov 1990 beauty queen
3.7 Black on White on Fire 9 Nov 1990 black medical student from
Watts, LA, with white girlfriend
3.8 The Great Spontini 16 Nov 1990 magician, single father
3.9 Rebel without a clue 30 Nov 1990 motorcycle gang member
3.10 A little miracle 21 Dec 1990 valet
3.11 Runaway 4 Jan 1991 13 year old boy
3.12 8 1/2 months 6 Mar 1991 (very) pregnant girl
3.13 Future boy 13 Mar 1991 children's TV presenter
3.14 Private dancer 20 Mar 1991 dancer
3.15 Piano man 27 Mar 1991 cabaret pianist
3.16 Southern comforts 3 Apr 1991 brothel proprietor
3.17 Glitter rock 10 Apr 1991 rock band guitarist
3.18 A-hunting we will go 18 Apr 1991 bounty hunter
3.19 Last dance before an execution 1 May 1991 convict on death row
3.20 Heart of a champion 8 May 1991 professional wrestler
3.21 Nuclear family 15 May 1991 nuclear shelter salesman
during Cuban missile crisis
3.22 Shock theater 22 May 1991 patient in a mental institution
in a shocked state
4.1 The leap back 18 Sep 1991 simo-leap with Al
4.2 Play ball 25 Sep 1991 baseball pitcher
4.3 Hurricane 2 Oct 1991 deputy sheriff
4.4 Justice 9 Oct 1991 Ku Klux Klansman
4.5 Permanent wave 16 Oct 1991 hairstylist
4.6 Raped 30 Oct 1991 teenage girl
4.7 The wrong stuff 6 Nov 1991 Bobo, an astrochimp
4.8 Dreams 13 Nov 1991 police detective
4.9 A single drop of rain 20 Nov 1991 rainmaker
4.10 Unchained 27 Nov 1991 escaped convict
4.11 The play's the thing 8 Jan 1992 actor with (much) older
girlfriend
4.12 Running for honor 15 Jan 1992 student at naval college
4.13 Temptation eyes 22 Jan 1992 TV reporter
4.14 The last gunfighter 29 Jan 1992 gunfighter
4.15 A song for the soul 26 Feb 1992 girl singer in black trio
4.16 Ghost ship 4 Mar 1992 pilot flying over the
Bermuda triangle
4.17 Roberto! 11 Mar 1992 TV talk show host
4.18 It's a wonderful leap 1 Apr 1992 taxi-driver
4.19 Moments to live 8 Apr 1992 actor in soap opera
4.20 The curse of Ptah-Hotep 22 Apr 1992 Egyptologist on excavation
4.21 Stand up 13 May 1992 stand up comic and singer
4.22 A leap for Lisa 20 May 1992 US Navy pilot on murder charge
5.1 Lee Harvey Oswald 22 Sep 1992 Lee Harvey Oswald
5.2 Leaping of the shrew 29 Sep 1992 Greek sailor
5.3 Nowhere to run 6 Oct 1992 US Marine in Veteran's hospital
5.4 Killin' time 20 Oct 1992 escaped convict
5.5 Star light, star bright 27 Oct 1992 granddad, UFO spotter
5.6 Deliver us from evil 10 Nov 1992 young man with Down's syndrome
5.7 Trilogy, Part I 17 Nov 1992 sheriff and father
5.8 Trilogy, Part II 24 Nov 1992 bridegroom and deputy sheriff
5.9 Trilogy, Part III 24 Nov 1992 lawyer
5.10 Promised land 15 Dec 1992 college student turned
bank robber
5.11 A tale of two sweeties 5 Jan 1993 travelling salesman
5.12 Liberation 12 Jan 1993 housewife and mother
5.13 Dr. Ruth 19 Jan 1993 Dr Ruth Westheimer,sex therapist
5.14 Blood moon 9 Feb 1993 artist (with added bite)
5.15 Return 23 Feb 1993 college student
5.16 Revenge 23 Feb 1993 woman prisoner
5.17 Goodbye Norma Jean 2 Mar 1993 Marilyn's chauffeur
5.18 The beast within 16 Mar 1993 Vietnam veteran
5.19 The leap between the States 30 Mar 1993 US civil war soldier
5.20 Memphis melody 20 Apr 1993 Elvis Presley
5.21 Mirror image 5 May 1993 himself?
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In the Shadow of A Killer
1992
David Mitchell, (policeman)
TV Movie NBC
Director: ?
Resume: Based on a true story set in 1961 of a New York policeman
(Jurgensen) who was ostracised by his colleagues because of his views on
capital punishment.
Notes: Drama; aired 27 April 1992; Executive producer: Randy Jurgensen;
Working title: "An Eye for An Eye";
Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771
1993
Jay Parkins (pilot)
TV Movie NBC
Director: ?
Resume: Jay and his partner fly in their Cessnas from West Coast America to
Australia in not-so-easy stretches. When trouble hits Jay is in grave
danger. Gordon, captaining a scheduled passenger flight to Auckland, offers
assistance.
Co-star: Robert Loggia (Gordon) [co-starred in Necessary Roughness]
Notes: Drama; Based on a true story; Filmed in Australia; aka The flight
from hell; Video: available
"Murphy Brown"
1988 - current
Peter Hunt (roving TV journalist)
TV Series CBS
Director: Peter Bonerz
Resume: Murphy is the ascerbic anchorwoman for a weekly TV news-show called
FYI.
Starring: Candice Bergen (Murphy), Pat Corley, Faith Ford (Corky), Charles
Kimbrough, Robert Pastorelli, Joe Regalbuto
Notes: Sitcom; Regular guest appearances;
Series 6 (1993/4) Episodes 127, 130, 131, 132, 135, 141, 149;
Series 7 (1994/5) Episodes ?
#, Title, Air date, Resume
6.1 The More Things Change
20 Sep 1993
Peter joins the FYI team and hits it off with Murphy
6.4 Political Correctness
11 Oct 1993
The FYI team learn about cultural sensitivity
6.5 The Young and The Rest of Us
18 Oct 1993
Peter helps Corky celebrate her 30th birthday
6.6 Ticket to Writhe
25 Oct 1993
Tickets for a Redskin's match bring out the worst in the FYI team
6.9 Bah Humboldt
15 Nov 1993
Humboldt award nomination time... but who will win and who cares
anyway?
6.15 The Thrill of the Hunt
10 Jan 1994
Peter returns from a tough assignment with his arm in a sling; Murphy
decides that is no handicap.
6.23 It's Just Like Riding a Bike
2 May 1994
Peter returns from another assignment and takes up from where he left off
7.?? Reporters make strange bedfellows
7 Nov 1994
Murphy and Peter go on a weekend trip to the Caymans where their tussling,
both on and off the bed, continues
7.?? Prelude to a kiss
14 Nov 1994
Miles moves apartment; Peter has a bad back; Corky and Miles go out
7.?? Rumble in the alley
9 Jan 1995
At a Valentine's day bowling event Murphy and Peter realise how little they
know about each other
7.?? FYI of the Hurricane
20 Mar 1995
Whilst in Florida Peter pops the question, but what will Murphy's answer
be?
7.?? Model Relationships
8 May 1995
7.?? Make Room for Daddy
15 May 1994
Murphy gets cold feet
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"Dream On"
1994
Aaron Harnick (journalist)
TV Series HBO
Director: Ron Wolotzky
Resume: Tupper is always having a bad time. His life is constantly
interrupted by clips from old TV shows.
Starring: Brian Benben (Martin Tupper), Chris Demetral, Denny Dillon,
Wendie Malick, Dorien Wilson
Guest appearance: Jami Gertz [who was also in Sibling Rivalry]
Notes: Wacky, adult comedy
Title Air dates
The Taking of Pablum, part 1 22 June 1994
The Taking of Pablum, part 2 29 June 1994
Resume: Two loopy journalists (the Harnicks) abduct baby Richard Stone in
the hope of turning the experience into a screenplay. Tupper gets the
blame.
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Nowhere to Hide
1994
Kevin Nicholas (FBI agent)
TV Movie ABC
Director: Bobby Roth
Resume: Nicholas is assigned to protect Sarah Blake and her son from her
ex-husband. No matter where they go Mr Blake's henchmen seem to be hot on
their trail.
Starring: Rosanna Arquette (Sarah Blake), Jenny Gago (Kate Murdoch)
[guested in QL: "Last dance before an execution"]
Note: working title State of Terror; Dramatic thriller; Stan Rogers
Production, Paramount; aired 9 October 1994
Men, Movies and Carol
1994
TV Special CBS
Sketch title, Role Resume
"Double Insanity" Gus spoof of Double Indemnity
"The Sicilian Betrothal" translator
"College Graduate" Joshua, the recent graduate spoof of The Graduate
"Tillie's Truck stop" Charlie, the fry cook medley of songs and dances
Director: Paul Miller
Resume: Songs, dances and sketches with Carol Burnett
Starring: Carol Burnett, Tony Bennett, Barry Bostwick, Michael Jeter
Producer: Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch, Robert Wright
Notes: taped 24 June 1994; aired 24 October 1994; Video: available
"Prowler"
1995
top ranking police detective
TV series CBS
Notes: pilot already made but, as yet, unshown.
There is a possibility that this will be a mid season replacement for late
1995.
Television work as Director
Title Air date
QL: Permanent Wave 16 Oct 1991
QL: Roberto! 11 Mar 1992
QL: Promised Land 15 Dec 1992
QL: Its a wonderful leap 1 Apr 1992
(Credited to Paul Brown but believed to have been assisted by Scott.)
Chat Show Appearances:
Arsenio Hall Show (US) 24 February 1992; 17 Sept 1993; 23 May 1994
The Tonight Show (Jay Leno) ?
Jon Stewart Show (US) 24 October 1994
TV-am (UK) 30 June 1992 (transcript available)
References:
"Scott Bakula: Mr Versatility," Quantum Quarterly, No 1, Spring 1990
"The string theory of Scott Bakula's career," Quantum Quarterly, ?
Christopher Middleton, "Look before you leap," Radio Times, w/b 2 November
1991
Ailsa Jenkins, transcript of "Scott Bakula's TV-am interview", 30 June 1992,
in the QL archive; ftp:/ /ftp.cisco.com:/ql-archive/text/uk-interview
Lesley Salisbury, "Quantum leap star's confusing life," TV Times, w/b 31
October 1992
Mark Banning, "A conversation with Scott Bakula", on the album Music from
the television series Quantum Leap, (C) GNP Crescendo, 1993
Ann Raymont, "The life and times of Scott Bakula", The Observer, Issue 7/8,
Winter 1993, pp 42-45 (part one); Issue 9, Summer 1994, pp17-21 (part two)
Karen Funk Blocher, "An introduction to Scott Bakula on TV," The Observer,
Issue 7/8, Winter 1993, pp 46-49
James Brady, "In Step With: Scott Bakula", Parade, 5 February 1995
Charmian Carl, "Great Scott!" (interview), Playgirl, March 1995
Adam Sandler, "Bakula's Prod'n Leap: Actor's banner bows slate of telepix,
films", Variety, 2 February 1995
Awards:
Tony nomination:
Best actor - Romance, Romance, (1988)
Emmy nominations:
QL - Jimmy, 1990;
QL - Shock Theater, 1991;
QL - Dreams, 1992
Golden Globe nominations:
QL: 1990, 1991, 1993?
Golden Globe award: QL - The Leap Back, 1992
Viewers for Quality Television Award (VQT):
Best actor in a quality drama: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (for Sam Beckett in QL)
Best Utility Player (recurring role): 1994 (for Peter Hunt on MB)
Hollywood Radio & TV awards: Man and Woman of the Year (1991?) :-)
Singing and other musical credits:
Show, Episode title, Song etc
E&L: Play it again, Bud
medley of Let's call the whole thing off, Without You... (piano, solo);
I was a jerk... (piano, solo)
QL: The Right Hand of God
Amazing Grace (joins in with)
QL: Double Identity
Volare (solo)
QL: Camikazi Kid
Let it be me (duet with Al)
QL: Blind Faith
Chopsticks (piano);
Greig's Piano Concerto in A minor (piano);
Chopin's Revolutionary Etude (piano)
QL: Catch A Falling Star
Man of La Mancha medley *;
Dulcinea (solo) *;
Man of La Mancha (solo) *;
The Psalm (solo)
(To dream) The impossible dream (ensemble, solo)
QL: Pool Hall Blues
When you're feeling down... (piano)
QL: Maybe Baby
Maybe baby (solo)
QL: The Leap Home
Imagine (guitar, solo)*
QL: Miss Deep South
Cuando le gusta (duet with Al)
Great balls of fire (piano)
QL: A Little Miracle
Joy to the World (ensemble singing)
QL: Piano Man
Somewhere in the night (piano, solo) *
reprise (piano, duet); (lyrics written by Scott)
Footloose (piano, duet)
QL: Southern Comforts
Bottles of beer on the wall (solo!)
QL: Glitter Rock
Rock the redhead (guitar, lead singer)
Fate's wide wheel (guitar, lead singer) *
Hot Rock (sp?), (guitar, lead singer)
QL: The Play's the Thing
Going out of my head (piano accompanist)
QL: A Song for the Soul
My boyfriend's back (trio, badly!)
Right on time... (ensemble singing)
Do ya love me (trio);
Heatwave (trio)
QL: Stand Up
Smoke gets in your eyes (solo)
(The world will be brighter because of you) (trio)
QL: Star Light, Star Bright
US national anthem intro (guitar)
QL: Memphis Melody
Dixieland (guitar, solo);
Amazing Grace (duet)
My happiness (guitar, solo)
Will the circle be unbroken (guitar, solo)
Blue moon of Kentucky (guitar, solo) *
Baby, let's play house (guitar, solo) *
MB: It's Just Like Riding a Bike
Come rain or come shine (joins in with)
Nowhere to Hide:
Heart and soul (bass part, piano)
Men, Movies and Carol:
Stepping Out (one verse)
medley of That's entertainment, Broadway rhythm, New York, New York, We'll
walk up the Avenue, Gigi, Singing in the Rain, Jailhouse Rock (ensemble,
duets, solos)
* these were re-recorded by Scott and featured on the CD "Music from the
Television series Quantum Leap"; GNP Crescendo Records, GNPD 8036, c1993
Image Resources
There are various sites on the internet and world wide web that have images
of Scott. These include: The QL archive where there are in the region of
70 gifs of Scott are available through anonymous FTP from cisco.com (IP
address 131.108.1.111) in the ql-archive directory. To fetch a copy of the
QL gifs index:
ftp://ftp.cisco.com:/ql-archive/gifs/Index
Elwyn Chow's QL page including gifs from the QL Con 95
http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~eydc
Lord of Illusions gifs:
http://www.digiplanet.com/lord/index.html
http://movieweb.com/move/lordillusions/
For those of you on CompuServe:
There are a number to check out in the Go SFMEDIA forum including
QLNDX01.GIF; Title: Visual index for Quantum Leap library, Part 1;
Notes
Ratings for the movies are all IMHO.
Abbreviations:
QL: Quantum Leap; MB: Murphy Brown; E&L: Eisenhower & Lutz;
DW: Designing Women
Acknowledgements
This bio was constructed over a long period of time with gleanings from a
multitude of sources. Major references have been cited in the References
section. I would like to thank all the folk who have given me snippets of
info since June 1992 when I first gained net access (so we're talking like
way back here) and in particular:
Pam Baker <Peach...@aol.com>
Julie Barrett <jaba...@iadfw.net>
Hilary Bates <hba...@amgen.com>
Mark Baushke <m...@cisco.com>
Karen Funk Blocher <kfbo...@aol.com> (PQL)
Debbie Brown <d...@world.std.com>
Andrew Dawson <cca...@ucl.ac.uk>
Chris Derocher <cder...@ziggy.cs.uiuc.edu>
Barbara Geraud <barbara...@mixcom.com>
Dara Golden <golde...@a1gw.gene.com>
Erika Grams <er...@email.unc.edu>
Chris Hill <chr...@netcom.com>
Elizabeth Hlabse <ea...@po.CWRU.Edu>
Doreen Kasson <dka...@parcplace.com>
Robin Kwong <rc...@midway.uchicago.edu>
Terri Librande <aa...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu>
Kate <Kiw...@aol.com>
Eliz Lear <el...@world.std.com>
Viola Lee <Viol...@novell.com>
Warren J. Madden <ab...@dayton.wright.edu>
Marshall Maresca <mars...@exg106.rh.psu.edu>
Maria <ma...@mvuts.att.com>
Nancy Matthews <nmat...@ucs.indiana.edu>
Christina Mavroudis <m...@isi.com> and
Quantum Quarterly (Elizabeth Ford, Kathy Dunn)
Dawn McLevy c/o Terri Librande
Adina Ringler <adi...@aol.com>
Joe Smith <j...@tardis.tymnet.com>
Sally Smith <sal...@netcom.com>
Kate Shaklee <sha...@utkvx.utk.edu>
Susan <Susan...@aol.com>
Phil Zeman <2ei5z...@vms.csd.mu.edu>
QL FTP ARCHIVE
A copy of this biography can be found in the QL archive in the text file
<bakula.credits>
Check out the archive for over 800 files of QL related items; episode
guide, FAQLs, primer, Q&A transcripts, lists of actors, writers, directors,
leapees, leapdates, and much of it cross-indexed. There are also some GIFs,
some Amiga, Mac and Sun sound files, the QL quotes/fortune list, the comic
book guide, a list of fanzines, and stories which appeared in
alt.tv.quantum-leap.creative.
Text files (in the ql-archive/text directory) that contain items of
interest concerning Scott are:
/don+scott+dean.txt
/qa.museum
/qa.ucla
/qa.universal
/uk-interview
These are all available through anonymous FTP from cisco.com (IP address
131.108.1.111) in the ql-archive directory.
In an example session, you might type the following commands:
$ ftp cisco.com
login: ftp
password: {type your login name here}
ftp> cd ql-archive/text
ftp> dir
ftp> get episode_guide guide.txt
ftp> quit
This would fetch a copy of the episode guide for QL.
If you absolutely cannot get this to work, e-mail to ql-ar...@cisco.com
This is a real (busy) human being, so try everything you can first!
QL WWW page
Brian Patten has a QL Information Page accessible through the WWW which
will also have a html copy of this biography available soon. To browse this
page use the URL http://lumchan.ifa.hawaii.edu/ql/ql.html and find loads of
other interesting stuff including USA and BBC2 schedules.
Copyright Info
You may freely copy and distribute this biography for personal use provided
that it be distributed in its entirety, with all original author and
copyright information intact. Any sales of this document or use of it in a
for-profit project are expressly forbidden, without the specific consent of
the author/compiler.
Ailsa Jenkins <ark...@apusapus.demon.co.uk> copyright 5 August 1995
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ftp://ftp.cisco.com:/ql-archive/text/<name of file>
will get you all sorts of Quantum Leap goodies