Robert Picardo

Biography

Robert Picardo was born on October 27, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he spent his whole childhood. He graduated from the William Penn Charter School and attended Yale University. At Yale, he landed a role in 'Leonard Bernstein' (qv)'s "Mass" and at age 19, he played a leading role in the European premiere of "Mass". Later, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Drama from Yale University. He appeared in the 'David Mamet (I)' (qv) play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" and, with 'Diane Keaton' (qv), in "The Primary English Class". In 1977, he made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit, "Gemini", with 'Danny Aiello' (qv), and also appeared in 'Bernard Slade' (qv)'s "Tribute", "Beyond Therapy" as well as "Geniuses" and "The Normal Heart", for which he won a Drama-Logue Award. Then, he became involved in television, where he soon was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Coach Cutlip on the series, _"The Wonder Years" (1988)_ (qv). Robert appeared in several other series: _"China Beach" (1988)_ (qv), _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv), _"Ally McBeal" (1997)_ (qv), _"Home Improvement" (1991)_ (qv), _"The Outer Limits" (1995)_ (qv) and _"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996)_ (qv). In 1995, he got the role of the holographic doctor on _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv), where he also directed two episodes. He also got roles in _The Howling (1981)_ (qv), _Star 80 (1983)_ (qv), _Get Crazy (1983)_ (qv), _Oh, God! You Devil (1984)_ (qv), _Innerspace (1987)_ (qv), _Munchies (1987)_ (qv), _Samantha (1991)_ (qv), _White Mile (1994) (TV)_ (qv), _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv), _Small Soldiers (1998)_ (qv), _Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)_ (qv), _Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)_ (qv), and so on. He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Linda, and their two daughters.