Stephen Root
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Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor.
Root was born in Sarasota, Florida, the son of Leona Estelle and Rolland Clair Root, a construction supervisor.[1] He is a graduate of the University of Florida.
Among his most recognized television roles are eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on the sitcom NewsRadio and as the voice of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated television series King of the Hill. He had a recurring role on the final two seasons of The West Wing as Republican campaign consultant Bob Mayer, for which he received an Emmy nomination. His most recognizable film roles to date are as the mumbling, quirky Milton Waddams in Office Space, as the mild-mannered gymrat Gordon Pibb in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, as Suds, a drunk sports writer, in Leatherheads.
Root is a favorite of the Coen Brothers; He has appeared in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Ladykillers, and No Country For Old Men. Kevin Smith wrote a role in Jersey Girl specifically for Root.
He has also voiced various characters in Ice Age, Finding Nemo, and Courage the Cowardly Dog. Root reunited with Mike Judge in Idiocracy and has also portrayed NASA flight director Chris Kraft in the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. He provides the lead voice of Commander Chode on the Sci Fi Channel's Tripping the Rift, as well as the voice of Homebase of The X's. He has also had many guest appearances in television programs, the most notable being made the Klingon Captain K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Unification." He recently played Richard A. Clarke in The Path to 9/11. He guest starred as a bank manager in the Seinfeld episode "The Invitations," handling Kramer's hello greeting issue. He had another guest appearance role in the CSI episode "Homebodies" as the father of a rape victim. Root had a recurring role in the short-lived CBS series "Ladies Man" which starred Sharon Lawrence, soon after she left NYPD Blue.
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[edit] External links
- Stephen Root at the Internet Movie Database
- Stephen Root article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951-11-17 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A |
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