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ACTOR

Robert Picardo

Known for
China Beach (1988)

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Robert Picardo is an actor best known for China Beach.

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  1. #001

    Robert Picardo is an accomplished singer, as demonstrated in Virtuoso (2000) and The Swarm (1996), and he has released a CD of parody songs.

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    Robert Picardo played the same character, Richard Woolsey, in three television series: Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and Stargate Universe (2009).

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    Robert Picardo originally auditioned for the role of Neelix in Star Trek: Voyager (1995), which went to lead actor Ethan Phillips.

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    Robert Picardo initially studied pre-med at Yale University (and ironically went on to play the holographic doctor in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)), but he later earned his bachelor's degree in Drama.

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    Robert Picardo has two daughters with his wife Linda Picardo: Nicollette Arianna (born March 14, 1989) and Gina Emira (born November 3, 1991).

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    Robert Picardo is the only Star Trek regular to have written an episode of the franchise: the sixth-season episode Life Line (2000).

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    Best known for playing the holographic doctor on Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Robert Picardo also played a doctor on China Beach (1988) and in the sitcom episode The Operation (1986).

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    Robert Picardo is an accomplished singer, clearly showcased in various scenes of Virtuoso (2000) and The Swarm (1996). While at Yale University, he was a member of the Orpheus and Bacchus Society, the second longest-running undergraduate group of its kind in the United States. He later made his Broadway debut in 1977 and appeared in the films Gemini (1977) and Tribute (1980).

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  9. #009

    Robert Picardo spoke the final line of the television series Stargate: Atlantis (2004).

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    Robert Picardo, who played the recurring character Agent Richard Woolsey, is a big fan of Stargate SG-1 (1997).

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    Robert Picardo appeared in eleven films with Dick Miller: The Howling (1981), Get Crazy (1983), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Motorama (1991), Matinee (1993), The Second Civil War (1997) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003).

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    Robert Picardo comes from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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    Robert Picardo appeared in episodes titled "The Gift" and "One Small Step" on two different series: China Beach (1988) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995).

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    Robert Picardo attended and graduated from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1971).

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    Robert Picardo appeared in six films with Belinda Balaski: The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Matinee (1993) and The Second Civil War (1997).

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  16. #016

    Robert Picardo appeared simultaneously in The Wonder Years (1988) and China Beach (1988). Both series were set in an earlier period of the 1960s/1970s.

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  17. #017

    Robert Picardo appeared in ten films or television films directed by Joe Dante: The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Matinee (1993), The Second Civil War (1997), Small Soldiers (1998) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). Dante also directed him in five television episodes: Boo! (1986), Runaway Daughters (1994), Homecoming (2005), Boo (2007) and Olelo Pa'a (The Promise) (2013).

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