Alex Skuby
Alex Christian Skuby (born December 27, 1972 in Neptune , New Jersey ) is an American actor .
Life
He attended Wall High School in Wall, NJ from 1986 to 1990 . After graduating from high school, he decided to take some classes at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft , NJ. To become a full-time student, however, he had to take additional courses. Choosing between marketing and acting, he chose acting. While in college , he became active in the film A Few Good Men, starring Lieutenant Nathan Jessup .
After a year in college , he decided to leave and introduced himself to a couple of theater schools : Syracuse University in New York State and DePaul University in Chicago (better known as the Goodman School of Drama ). Both would have accepted him, but Skuby chose DePaul University . Two years later, however, the school said he was not talented enough and he had to leave. He then lived in Chicago for four years, worked as a bartender, waiter and acted in several private houses.
Alex's first appearance was a one-day role on Alone Against the Future .
In 1998 he finally got a recurring role in Emergency Room , moved to Los Angeles and never returned to Chicago . Since then, he has made guest appearances on several television shows, dramas, and comedies . (Including: in Angel , Without a Trace , 24 , and especially in the sitcom King of Queens , in which he played Carrie's annoying boss in a law firm.) He also had a number of plays, a role in Action film Payback - Payday and one in the comedy Ready to Rumble .
In the 2006 film Finding Preet , Skuby played his first leading role. In 2009 Skuby could be seen in a small supporting role in the second season of Castle .
Filmography (selection)
- 1996: Alone Against the Future ( Early Edition , 1 episode)
- 1998: Emergency Room ( ER , 1 episode)
- 1999: Payback - Payday ( Payback )
- 1999: Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( Buffy , 1 episode)
- 1999: Chicago Hope ( Chicago Hope , 1 episode)
- 1999: Angel ( Angel , 1 episode)
- 2000: Ready to Rumble
- 2000–2003: King of Queens ( The King of Queens , 13 episodes)
- 2004: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , 1 episode)
- 2004: Dr. House ( House , 1 episode)
- 2005: 24 (1 episode)
- 2007: Pandemic - Deadly Pathogens (Pandemic)
- 2008: CSI: Miami (1 episode)
- 2009: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , 2 episodes)
- 2009: Castle (1 episode)
- 2011: The Mentalist (1 episode)
- 2016–2017: The Fosters (7 episodes)
Web links
- Alex Skuby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Skuby, Alex |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skuby, Alex Christian (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neptune , New Jersey, United States |