Rob Estes

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Robert Estes

Born	July 22, 1963 (1963-07-22) (age 44) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Other name(s)	Blake
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980-present
Spouse(s)	Josie Bissett (1992-present) Divorce filing reported^[1]

Robert Estes (born July 22, 1963 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American actor.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Sources
4 External links

[edit] Career

Estes caught the acting bug while training to be a stunt double. One of his first acting jobs was in the daytime drama Days of Our Lives playing Glenn Gallagher (1986-1987). He later gained widespread recognition for his role as Sergeant Chris Lorenzo in Silk Stalkings (1990-1995), half of the "dynamic duo" alongside Mitzi Kapture.

He played Kyle McBride on Melrose Place (1996-1999). Following Melrose Place he had guest starring roles on Providence, Suddenly Susan and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. He also has stage credits including roles in Same Time, Next Year (2004) and The Lake (2005).

Estes starred in the original comedic TV movie I Do, They Don't (previously titled Blended), which also starred Josie Bissett. The movie premiered on ABC Family Channel in March 2005. He made his return to series television playing Sean Cole in the ABC television crime drama The Evidence.

The actor completed a recurring role on CSI: Miami as Nick Townsend, the abusive ex-husband of Natalia Boa Vista. In the 2007-01-08 episode, he was murdered by the husband of a killer to cover up her crime. Boa Vista, Maxine Valera and Eric Delko were all involved in some way.

Estes now portrays Lieutenant Tom Hogan, Inspector Lindsay Boxer's ex-husband and current boss in the ABC police procedural and legal drama the Women's Murder Club which premiered 2007-10-12. The show has been canceled from ABC's lineup ^[2].

He is currently cast on 90210 for the CW as Harry Mills ^[3] .

[edit] Personal life

Estes is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Since 1992 Estes was married to actress Josie Bissett, another cast member of Melrose Place. In 2005, they separated, with Estes reportedly moving out of their Seattle home at his wife's request. The couple have two children, Mason Tru (born 21 July 1999) and Maya Rose (born 14 April 2002). In January 2006 the couple announced their plans to divorce.^[1]