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
people acting cherish
The longer you are in acting business, the more you cherish the times when you're working with people that do great work, and can figure out how to enjoy themselves while they're doing the great work.
fun people acting
The reason why most of actors got into acting was so that we could become other people and have fun with being somebody else.
real people acting
I went into show business because I love to work with people, and what I enjoy most about acting is rehearsing and getting to know people and their talents, forming relationships. Working in this business, barriers drop and you get into people real quickly
cbs good introduced
Years ago, I did a CBS audition. I was nervous. They introduced me as 'Scott Bakoola.' Not a good sign. I also didn't get the show.
I was actually cut out of 'L.A. Story'... and rightfully so.
family oldest spend time together watch
My oldest son started to like 'South Park' and 'Family Guy,' so we'd watch together so I could spend time with him.
affinity dad retired
I've always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. He's retired now. My brother is a lawyer. It's always been easy, the legalese.
episodes except wildly
By all standards, except for 'Star Trek' standards, 98 episodes of any television show is a wildly successful run.
I like pop, rock n' roll, big band, Broadway - I like all those elements.
I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows.
I don't even know how many times I auditioned for Danny Zuko in 'Grease.'
age allowed certain maybe men minds opened people
'Certainly Men of a Certain Age' was different for me and allowed people to see me in a different light. Maybe that opened up minds a little bit.
After 'Quantum Leap,' a lot of sci-fi things came my way, and I had to say, 'I can't do that right now.'
played runner sports
I'm a runner from sports. I've been a runner, but I wasn't a cross-country runner or anything like that. I played a lot of soccer growing up.