Stephen Root
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951 in Sarasota , Florida ) is an American actor .
life and career
After graduating from the University of Florida, Root performed with the National Shakespeare Company for three years . He then went to New York , where he first appeared in off-Broadway theaters. In 1987 he played on Broadway in Sandra Deer's comedy So Long on Lonely Street . The play was canceled after 53 performances.
Root played his first film role in George A. Romero's The Monkey in Man in 1988 . This was followed by minor roles in Black Rain , Kindergarten Cop and other films, until he took on the role of Jimmy James in the television series NewsRadio in 1995 . By 1999, Root played the eccentric owner of a radio station in 53 episodes of the series. For the cartoon series King of the Hill , he spoke from 1997 to 2010 in 257 episodes of various roles. He also spoke in Finding Nemo , among others .
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: Crocodile Dundee II
- 1988: The monkey in humans (Monkey Shines)
- 1989: Black Rain (Black Rain)
- 1990: Kindergarten Cop (Kindergarten Cop)
- 1990: Stanley & Iris (Stanley & Iris)
- 1990: Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost)
- 1991: Guilty by Suspicion (Guilty by Suspicion)
- 1991: VI Warshawski - detective in silk stockings (VI Warshawski)
- 1992: Agents live lonely (Bed and Breakfast)
- 1992: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 1992: RoboCop 3
- 1993: Extreme Justice
- 1993: Dave (Dave)
- 1995: Night of the Scarecrow - Die Nacht der Krähe (Night of the Scarecrow)
- 1996: Pandora's Clock - Killer viruses aboard the 747 (Pandora's Clock)
- 1997–2010: King of the Hill (TV series, 257 episodes)
- 1999: The Bicentennial Man
- 1999: Everything Routine (Office Space)
- 1999–2001: Ladies Man (TV series, 30 episodes)
- 2000: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - A Mississippi odyssey
- 2000: The Monster Hunter
- 2002: White Oleander (White Oleander)
- 2002: Malcolm in the Middle (Malcolm in the Middle, TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2002-2004: No Mercy for Dad (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2003: Grind - Sex, Boards & Rock'n'Roll (Grind)
- 2003: Frasier (TV series, one episode)
- 2004: Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Anchorman)
- 2004: Jersey Girl (Jersey Girl)
- 2004: Surviving Christmas
- 2004: Ladykillers (The Ladykillers)
- 2004: Full of the nuts (DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story)
- 2004–2007: Tripping the Rift (TV series, 39 episodes)
- 2005: Wild X-Mas (Just Friends)
- 2005–2007: American Dad (American Dad !, TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2006: Gretchen
- 2006: The Path to 9/11 - way of terror (The Path to 9/11)
- 2006: Idiocracy (Idiocracy)
- 2007: No Country for Old Men (No Country for Old Men)
- 2008: Over Her Dead Body (Over Her Dead Body)
- 2008: Pushing Daisies (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2008: Drillbit Taylor - a man for all accidents
- 2008: A Tantalizing Game (Leatherheads)
- 2008–2009: True Blood (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2009: The Men Who Stare at Goats (The Men Who Stare at Goats)
- 2009: The magic is loose at home (Imagine That)
- 2010: The Lincoln Conspiracy (The Conspirator)
- 2010 24 (TV series)
- 2010: Unthinkable - The Price of Truth (Unthinkable)
- 2010: Everything Must Go (Everything Must Go)
- 2010-2014: Justified (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2011: Red State
- 2011: Welcome to Cedar Rapids (Cedar Rapids)
- 2011: J. Edgar
- 2012–2013: Boardwalk Empire (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2012–2014: Die Drachenreiter von Berk (Dragons: Riders of Berk, TV series, 17 episodes, voice)
- 2012: The Company You Keep - Die Akte Grant (The Company You Keep)
- 2012: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: Sweetwater
- 2013: Bad Milo!
- 2013: Lone Ranger
- 2013: Feels So Good
- 2014: Fargo (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2014: Selma
- 2015: Trumbo
- 2016: The Long Way ( All the Way , TV movie)
- 2016: Finding Dory ( Finding Dory , Voice)
- 2016: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
- 2016: Looking for the Jackalope
- 2016: Spectral
- 2016–2019: The Man in the High Castle (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2017: Get Out
- 2017: Three Christs
- 2017: Veep - The Vice President ( Veep , TV series, episode 6x08)
- 2017: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- 2018: Barry (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2019: Jean Seberg - Against all Enemies (Seberg)
- 2020: Uncle Frank
Web links
- Stephen Root in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Root, Stephen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sarasota , Florida, United States |