Scott Stewart Bakula (born
October 9,
1954) is an
American actor. His most prominent roles have been as Sam Beckett in the
science fiction television series
Quantum Leap, and as
Captain Jonathan Archer in
Star Trek: Enterprise. He also co-starred with
Maria Bello in the short-lived
CBS television series
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (which bore little relation to the
2005 motion picture of the same title), and had a
recurring role in the
sitcom Murphy Brown.
Biography
Early life
Bakula was born in
St. Louis,
Missouri, the son of Sally and J. Stewart Bakula, a corporate lawyer.
[Scott Bakula Biography (1954?-)] He graduated from Kirkwood High School in
Kirkwood, Missouri in 1973 where he was a good student. During high school, he was active in
soccer,
tennis, and
theatre. Also during high school, he had the lead roles in
Godspell and
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at First Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood. He also played Tevye in an Independent Theatre Production of
Fiddler on the Roof at Kirkwood High. Bakula attended college at the
University of Kansas, studying
law, until his junior year. He was a member of
Phi Gamma Delta while attending the University.
