Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula
Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor best known for his lead roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap, and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 October 1954
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
audition coming guy picked plane
The guy that picked me up at the airport in 1985 when I was out in L.A. for my first audition was selling a script. I was a nobody coming off a plane to read for a new show.
eight four half longest
The longest show I've ever done was four and a half years, so I can only imagine what ending an eight year show is like.
certainly commercial hour less putting stories time
I think the challenge in hour television or half-hour television is that the more it's around, certainly on commercial television, the less time you have to tell stories these days, because the more commercials they're putting in.
I was actually cut out of 'L.A. Story'... and rightfully so.
kinda shirley work
If you're a fan of Shirley MacLaine just like I am, I'd kinda go anywhere to work with her.
creates divide industry
For actors, we always feel like there shouldn't be any divide for anybody. The industry is the one that kind of creates the idea that if you're such-and-such an actor, you can't be on the big screen.
character imagine kinds looking tv vibrant
For a long-running TV show, you're looking for a character who is interesting and vibrant and you can imagine going into all kinds of different areas.
I don't even know how many times I auditioned for Danny Zuko in 'Grease.'
I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows.
After 'Quantum Leap,' a lot of sci-fi things came my way, and I had to say, 'I can't do that right now.'
I like pop, rock n' roll, big band, Broadway - I like all those elements.
came chance love musical theater whenever
I'm a musical theater guy. That's where I came from. That's where I go whenever I have the chance. It's my first love.