Stephen Root
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| Stephen Root | |
| Born | November 17, 1951 (age 55) Sarasota, Florida, USA |
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida) is an American actor.
Among his most recognized television roles were eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on NBC's NewsRadio and as the voice of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on King of the Hill. Recently, 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 Mike Judge's 1999 cult classic Office Space and as Gordon Pibb in the box office hit Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Stephen is a favorite of the Coen Brothers and has had memroable roles in films such as O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Ladykillers. He has also voiced various characters in Iceage, Finding Nemo and Courage the Cowardly Dog. Stephen 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. Root has also had many guest appearnces in television programs, the most notable being made the Klingon Captain K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Unification." Root recently played Richard A. Clarke in "The Path to 9/11.
[edit] External links
- Stephen Root at the Internet Movie Database
- Stephen Root article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
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