Although "Quantum Leap" was a career-making role, starring in an hourlong weekly drama is extremely time-demanding,which meant he was away from home for most of the series' five year run. Watch the full TREKtalks panel here, and if you can, donate to the Hollywood Food Coalition. (2009) as Brian Shepard, an FBI agent. Lets be honest EVERY prequel show has screwed up the timeline at this point. This format could have been used to better establish the characters. He played the aging veteran pitcher Gus Cantrell in Major League: Back to the Minors (1998), the final movie in the Major League trilogy. The whole guy from the future thing erased Enterprise completely because over the course of 22+ episodes you could never solve the resolution that people were tuning in for. They have two children together: Chelsy and Cody. In the sixth season of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, Pride (Scott Bakula) will return to the field office after Hannah (Necar Zadegan) breaks protocol in a joint investigation. When asked if he would follow in the footsteps of Patrick Stewart and other Star Trek veteran actors to return to the role of Jonathan Archer, Bakula was open to the idea. After the child tested positive for a rare metabolic disorder,[17] the family started the Bailey Baio Angel Foundation to provide financial support to other families who are dealing with metabolic disorders. tbd Two and a Half Men: Season 10. Star Scott Bakula has now been a major part of three shows with very dedicating followings, and while a lot of fans would like to see him return to his Star Trek: Enterprise role of Captain. If that could happen with a show that had the pedigree the original run of X-Files had, an Enterprise revival would be destined to fail. Before Enterprise, Bakula gained fame for starring on another science fiction series, the highly successful Quantum Leap (1989-1993). He studied Law at the University of Kansas until his So hed be pushing around the wheelchair very slowly, sitting down from time to time ;-). He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. But yeah the new show just doesnt interest me much on that alone. After that, he appeared in a string of well-received productions on and off Broadway, including "Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down" and "Nightclub Confidential" in both Los Angeles and Boston. "Then I came back and got 'Quantum'. Bakula appeared in the dark comedy film The Informant! "I made time to coach my sons' soccer and baseball teams. I actually started to love the show by the second season. Typically cast as kind, noble do-gooders, Bakula possesses a unique talent for inhabiting strong, empathetic heroes with a twinkle in their eye, reliably injecting them with a humor, charm, and pathos that has become his signature. The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. If you want to revisit Scott Bakula's time as Dr. Sam Beckett, you can find all five seasons of the original Quantum Leap streaming with a Peacock subscription now. "Even in this past season, he might have been light in a couple of [episodes], so we're happy to work around his schedule." . Trust me, you will find fans who will watch those too lol. But clearly it does plenty of people. And Im so glad that we got the four years because there was a moment when we were only going to have three and that would have been a real shame. Bakula would return to the theater stage in 2007, starring in the musical "No Strings!" And I think Im going to watch First Flight tonight now! Everyone's out to get Scott Baio. They married in 2009. It was the time to go. o /; born September 22, 1960) is an American actor.He is known for playing Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days (1977-1984) and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi (1982-1983), the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge (1984-1990), Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical-mystery-drama series Diagnosis: Murder (1993-1995), and the titular role of . And even less so because the animated shows are only 30 minutes. Now I know most of those people were in the minority for sure but they were definitely around. They just watch the show. [16] Their daughter, Bailey, was born in 2007, five weeks premature. Bakula is best known for his roles on Quantum Leap and NCIS: New Orleans, but he has also been in a number of other successful shows and films throughout his career including Star Trek: Enterprise, Murphy Brown, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. All of the above. The door is always open. And just people at Paramount left also. What I do know is that the whole future guy thing just didnt work. paint in his hair. Bakula's Archer enjoyed a four season run before the show was cancelled. Though he's known for his rugged, old-fashioned good looks, he's also known for his mop-ish hair, and if you've ever looked closely he has well, had, before he went grey a white streak just above his forehead. 1989-1993 - Quantum Leap (TV-serie) (97 avsnitt); 1990 - Oturen att ha ihjl en lskare There is a reason why more fans like it more today than it when it was on, including a lot of fans who didnt like it originally like me. York. Yeah, eventually it reached the point with the revival when the written by Chris Carter credit would come up that I had to brace myself for another terrible one. But unlike Kirk and Spock, Bakula was already a talented singer, songwriter and theater player before he came to prominence in Hollywood. Personally Im less interested in John Snow than I am about Westeros future as a whole but if Snow can be used as a vehicle that goes forward then I am all for it. And then I coincidentally had done a Disney Sunday Night ABC movie that was gonna come out some time in the winter. He also sang, danced, and played piano in several episodes of "Quantum Leap," most notably writing and performing all the original songs in the episode "Piano Man" (Season 3, Episode 15). Birth Place:St Louis, Missouri, United States. [7] He attended Jefferson College,[8][9] followed by the University of Kansas for a time, but left, saying: because I was offered a tour of Godspell, a national tour that was from St. Louis. But I can understand by that point it wouldve just felt more of the same at that time to them just in another century. Actors are constantly being put to the test. Bakula attended Jefferson College and subsequently the University of Kansas, but left after being offered a role in the national tour of the musical "Godspell." You kind of proved my point. He won two Young Artist Awards during the Third Annual Youth in Film Awards (19801982) as Best Young Actor in a Television Special for Stoned and Best Young Comedian in Television or Motion Pictures for Happy Days. [21][22] In April to May 2012, he guest starred in the last five episodes of Desperate Housewives as Bree Van de Kamp's criminal defense lawyer and third husband. You said it. However, I do feel each season is an improvement over the one that came before. I guess it just means you have a life and I dont lol. "[24], Baio endorsed Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney in 2012[25] and Donald Trump in 2016, and he spoke at the opening night of the 2016 Republican National Convention. And of course that was the entire irony over TCW idea. From 2014 to 2021, he portrayed Special Agent Dwayne Cassius "King" Pride on NCIS: New Orleans. Not a positive. Yeah still plenty of stories to tell in the 22nd century. Their needs to be some intelligent filtering done here not ALL, no way. Through the conventions and the cruises, we have become closely acquainted with the actors, and relish that relationship. Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, 'Quantum Leap' Everett Collection Actor Scott Bakula says "significant conversations" are happening about the possibility of a reboot of his early '90s sci-fi. Scott Bakula said that he might be starring as Sam in a Quantum Leap film as stated in TV Guide Magazine along with Dean Stockwell. It just hasnt come across my desk. I will not be shocked the cast Voyager ends up on Prodigy soon. I think a lot of people wouldve. And now we have Secret Hideout. Does Scott Bakula play the piano on NCIS: New Orleans? Scott Bakula I grew up in St. Louis, and I don't know if you've ever been to St. Louis in the middle of summer. Scott Bakula (@ScottBakula) May 23, 2021. . Although I will argue the new animated shows also had great first seasons, especially Prodigy. Currently, Scott is a married man. But Ill at least be fair and it looks like he came around since he seems to like all those shows. While the new version of "Quantum Leap," premiering Monday, takes place 30 years after the original series, executive producer Martin Gero says Scott Bakula has a place in his world. Its HBOs biggest show since the LAST GOT lol. I welcome that," he said. Actually Ill keep it on topic with Enterprise and I will say one of the things I loved about that show from the beginning was that they had Phlox and Denobulans having a bigamist culture and had multiple wives and husbands. "I've certainly had a lot of gay fans over the years. Ugghhh Neelix is a podophile. "The show I did turned out to be a big hit out here. So its obviously a really popular show. He and Pike have a lot of the same personality, except Archer definitely has a temper lol. But without a definitive statement from Bakula himself, the matter remains shrouded in mystery. We dont agree often, but we do here. His episodes were good. "For a hundred million years People Magazine wanted to do interviews with me at my home," he recalled in 2016while doing "NCIS: New Orleans" promotion. I have to agree here. One of the other Ocampans she met was 15 IIRC and still looked young. If it was going to be a prequel it should have just been that. But unlike GOT, thats been HIGHLY mixed in terms of reviews so not really too bothered either way for those two reasons, but will give it a chance as well at some point. The actor also said he was pleased to know that people are still discovering Enterprise through streaming: When we were in the midst of making the show and when we got our fourth season done, we all talked about hoping that the show would be more appreciated as time went on. "That's fine and I get that, but that's never interested me. I dont think Ive seen a post of yours for over 6 months at least. Its not even a question. Really hope Archer and his crew are enlisted for upcoming projects! Cooking with Neelix? Scott shows his professionalism by not speaking ill of UPN or any honcho at UPN, but does speak truth to power about the causes. In April 2013, he made a guest appearance on Two and a Half Men as a car dealer. You have to remember this is the first enterprise ship to ever go out and explore. "Of course, two days before we almost finished our 100th episode, the hurricane [Katrina] was coming up the Gulf and it was headed for New Orleans. And yet I still have to say, gratefully, we got four seasons. How many times have we landed on a planet and something goes wrong? He wanted to see an early version of Stratos. So obviously if something is good my mind can be changed. But this crew really deserve better. Bakula played Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist who was trapped by a malfunction of his time machine to correct things gone wrong in the past. "Star Trek" iconsWilliam Shatner and Leonard Nimoyboth embarked on notorious, somewhat half-baked music careers following their fame in the late '60s. But to be completely honest, it feels like every show and movie since has also been controversial to me except maybe Prodigy and SNW. He points to changes at the Viacom-owned network during the 2001-2005 era when Enterprise was on the air, affirming his belief the show would have matched the 7-season runs of the three previous Star Trek series if it had been distributed through syndication (like The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine): Had we been syndicated, we would have gotten an easy seven, easy breezy. I am watching it at the moment. But I like season one a lot more today. Talking in general about how the Star Trek franchise continues to create new shows, Scott discussed why he still sees the franchise as relevant: The reason that it stays relevant, sadly, is that we have most of the same issues still exists on our planet. I am calling BS on the entire Many Coto Improved Enterprise narrative. My favorite seasons in order: 4-3-2-1. They were the ones who saw the improvement after the general viewership was siphoning off. And we also have to remember most of these new shows only has 10 episodes a piece unlike the 25 episode seasons we used to get. I also used the show, including the opening theme as inspiration to learn to fly and to start a new career in the commercial space industry, where I remain to this day. To this day I have never seen most episodes in seasons 8 and 9. Bakula married Krista Neumann in 1981. And I think it just won a Golden Globe for best series. (sigh), Has to be my favorite series ever id watch years of it, Mr. Bakula is more than welcome for a return. Although this was a successful show and attracted the attention of fans, Bakula continues to be modest and devoted to fans. (Dont let me rank, it is hard to decide), Yes starfleet adacemy with Wesley crusher. But despite the recognition, it was clear that Hollywood was where his future was and upon his return to Los Angeles, he secured the role that would change his life and make him a household name: Sam Beckett in "Quantum Leap. I just realized what I really needed to do was just pick up, pack up and go to New York.[6]. He voiced Danny Cat in the animated film Cats Don't Dance (1997). Its like saying they couldnt go forward from TUC. Scott Stewart Bakula (born 9 October 1954; age 68) is the acclaimed actor who portrayed Jonathan Archer, the captain of Enterprise NX-01, on Star Trek: Enterprise. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Anyone up for a Reg Barclay series? He has two younger siblings, a brother and a sister, and is of partly Czech origin. During a Hollywood writers' strike, he returned to New York to star in Romance/Romance,[11] and then afterward landed the lead role opposite co-star Dean Stockwell in the science fiction television series Quantum Leap (19891993). Another one of my favorites! Most of the Federation members are humanoid aliens thats has some biological and cosmetic differences but pretty much human overall. My wife and I would be among those who would enjoy having ENT come back. Ive had enough Archer for the one lifetime. You cant expect great technology 150 yrs or so before capt Kirk. Scott Bakula portrayed none other than famed baseball legend Joe DiMaggio; the man married to the even more legendary Marilyn Monroe for a moment. Would be fine with seeing that provided its done by anyone but Secret Hideout. The first two seasons, it just had that weird taste, before becoming a stinky, chunky mess the last two seasons. We had done a lot of good work and that we would hope that we would be appreciated as time marched on. I think many people thought when the revival started that they were going to basically start over to a degree, streamline it and wrap it up in a finite way and it only got worse lol. Nearly every Star Trek show gets dissed lol. "I love working with her," Bakulatold Rachael Ray in 2018 while appearing on her show. The show got noticeably better when he joined the writing staff and later took charge. He won a Golden Globe in 1992 for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series - Drama for Quantum Leap (1989) and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1988. It has been done with TOS, now with TNG. There are days in the summer sometimes, weeks in the summer, where the temperature can be over 100 degrees and the humidity can be 100 percent. From 1987 through 1991, he was a director of the children's comedy series Out of This World. Season 1 of HOTD takes a little while to get used to because of the completely new characters, and there are a couple of time-jumps (and repeated recasting of the younger characters) that are a little jarring too. The answer is a resounding YES! But here we are now with more Trek shows than on TV than ever before and it is going stronger than ever. he was so wonderful and I would LOVE top see him return in live or animation form as Captain/Admiral/President Archer! 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. From 1993 to 1995, he played Peter Hunt, a reporter and occasional love interest on the sitcom Murphy Brown. Once Coto came on board it really started to find its footing, imo. I'm surprised the show was canceled,' Bakula said The Sunday night switch, which sometimes aired at 9 PM ET, also meant the show was sometimes delayed for live sporting events, but fans still. "She makes me a better actor because she works more intensely and more deeply than I tend to work when you're working with your wife, it's pretty fantastic.". I never understand why others feel so bothered over these things. Baio contended that Eggert's own words to Richie proved he did not have intercourse with Eggert while she was a minor. But overall I just think going forward is what Trek should be doing and obviously so do the people running it now thankfully, another reason I support Kurtzman,. Ultimately, the answer to this question may remain an open one, but the evidence discussed here will help to shed some light on the issue. He did great and was easily one of the best Captains in Star Trek history. Lets put humanity out there in a good way. It just shows me how well ENT did in retroperspective. Its the same issue with the Lord of the Rings show. And since I watched all those UFO vids you know Ill watch this too lol. But yes I get your point too and probably why it wasnt a good idea to do it. Thanks for confirming those stories with an actual interview. He doesnt get better with age. It was the studio who pushed for it because they were afraid most fans didnt want a prequel setting and wanted a way to still tell stories in the future if they had to. And I dont know if anyone is rushing to do anymore 22nd century stories, Enterprise or not. ", "I left during the writers' strike and went back to New York and did a Broadway musical," he explained of that time. I said, 'This is ridiculous, it's going to wipe out the studio, we're gonna have floods, and I'm still not going to get to a hundred!'". [16] From March 4 April 20, he starred as Tony Hunter in the world premiere of Dancing in the Dark at The Old Globe in San Diego, California. Yeah, I understand why it put people off for sure and I certainly cant blame them. The former Star Trek: Enterprise star will lead Unbroken, an NBC drama pilot written and created by Shaun Cassidy. In September 2011, Bakula starred in Terrible Advice by Saul Rubinek at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Your comment is a little odd because Bakula is almost 70 himself, no spring chicken either. 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