Stephen Root Biography, Age, Education, Height, Family, Wife, Net Worth, Actor, Movies, TV Shows,
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Stephen Root Biography
Stephen Root is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He is best known for starring as Jimmy James on the TV sitcom, NewsRadio, he has also starred as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space of (1999), and as the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in the animated series King of the Hill.
Stephen Root Education
Stephen Root graduated from Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, Florida. He then joined the University of Florida, where he trained in the BFA acting program and received his AA degree. He was recognized by the University as one of its distinguished alumni in 2008. Subsequently, he was granted his BFA after completion of his final semester based on the quality and character of his acting career, having left college to pursue Broadway in his final semester.
Stephen Root Age|Birthday
Stephen Root was born on November 17, 1951, in Sarasota, Florida, U.S. A. He is 68 years old as of 2019. He celebrates his birthday on November 17 every year.
Stephen Root Height
Stephen Root stands at a height of 1.75 m.
Stephen Root Family
Stephen Root was born in Sarasota, Florida to Leona Estelle (mother) and Rolland Clair Root (father) who was a project superintendent and site manager on major civil engineering projects throughout the United States and Mexico.
Stephen Root Wife
Stephen Root first married to Laura Joan Hase until 1997 after their divorce. He later married actress Romy Rosemont in 2008.
Stephen Root Quick facts
Height: 5 feet 8 inches (1.73m)
Weight: 75 kg
Eye Colour: grayish green
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Chest Size: 40 inch
Nationality: American
Stephen Root Net Worth
He is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian who has an estimated net worth of $6 million dollars.
Stephen Root Actor
Most of his recognized television roles are eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on the sitcom NewsRadio and the voice of divorced, down-and-out Army barber Bill Dauterive and Hank Hill’s hedonistic boss Buck Strickland of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill (Root originally auditioned for the role of conspiracy theorist and pest control worker Dale Gribble).
He had a recurring role on the final two seasons of The West Wing as Republican campaign consultant Bob Mayer. His other recognizable film roles till now are the date of the mumbling, quirky Milton Waddams in Office Space, the mild-mannered gymrat Gordon Pibb in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, as Suds, a drunk sportswriter, in Leatherheads, and dimwitted principal in the 2008 Judd Apatow who produced the comedy, Drillbit Taylor.
He is a favorite of the Coen brothers. He has appeared in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Ladykillers, No Country For Old Men, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Kevin Smith wrote a role in Jersey Girl specifically for Stephen. He reunited with Mike Judge in Idiocracy and portrayed NASA flight director Chris Kraft in the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. He then took his biographical role of Richard A. Clarke in The Path to 9/11.
He has also many guest appearances in most of the television programs across several genres. He was Klingon Captain K’Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Unification” in 1991. Root appeared on the TV series Night Court as Mr. Willard in 1992. From the 1993–1994 television season, he appeared as a regular series as “R.O.” on the Beau Bridges/Lloyd Bridges comedy/western series Harts of the West on CBS.
He guest-starred on Seinfeld, playing the role of a bank manager in the episode “The Invitations,” handling Kramer’s hello greeting issue. Stephen had a role in Frasier in the episode “Detour” as the father of the family helping Frasier when his car broke down. In the CSI episode “Homebodies” he played the father of a rape victim. He also had a series of regular roles on the short-lived CBS series Ladies Man, which starred Sharon Lawrence soon after she left NYPD Blue.
He played Raymond, a hunting store owner involved in illegal gun trading, in 1993 In the Heat of the Night episode “A Love Lost.” Root also has an active career as a voice artist. Other than his roles in King of the Hill, he has also played some various characters in animated films such as Ice Age, Finding Nemo, and Courage the Cowardly Dog. In the other animated television, series roles like Commander Chode in Tripping the Rift and Homebase in The X’s.
He provided his guest-starring vocal talent in the animated television series like Chowder and Teen Titans. He then lent his voice to Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Woozy Winks and The Penguin. He has also appeared in the HBO’s series True Blood as a vampire named Eddie. He also had a multi-episode arc in the second season of Pushing Daisies on ABC, playing the mysterious Dwight Dixon.
He appeared as inventor Johnny Forreals of the word “boo-yah,” in an episode of Comedy Central’s The Sarah Silverman Program entitled “Cangamangus.” He has also appeared in the 2009 comedy film The Men Who Stare at Goats as Gus Lacey. In 2010, he appeared in a multi-episode arc in season 8 of the Fox television series 24 as a probation officer named Bill Prady and in the FX television series Justified as the eccentric Judge Mike “The Hammer” Reardon.
He co-starred in Robert Redford’s The Conspirator in 2011, where he played as John Lloyd, a key witness in the trial of alleged Lincoln conspirator Mary Surratt. He then began playing the role of Gaston Means in season 3 of the acclaimed HBO TV series in the 2012 Boardwalk Empire. He also portrays Lynn Boyle, father of Charles Boyle on the show Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2018, he began starring in the HBO series Barry, where he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Stephen Root Movies
- Office Space 1999
- DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004
- No Country for Old Men 2007
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000
- Finding Nemo 2003
- Get Out 2017
- Rango 2011
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018
- Ice Age 2002
- Life of the Party 2018
- The Ladykillers 2004
- Cedar Rapids (film) 2011
- Jersey Girl 2004
- Leatherheads 2008
- Everything Must Go 2010
- Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016
- Finding Dory 2016
- Hello, My Name Is Doris 2015
- J. Edgar 2011
- On the Basis of Sex 2018
- Mad Money 2008
- The Country Bears 2002
- The Conspirator 2010
- Bicentennial Man 1999
- Monkey Shines 1988
- The Men Who Stare at Goats 2009
- Surviving Christmas 2004
- 7 Chinese Brothers 2015
- Over Her Dead Body 2008
- Crocodile Dundee 2 1988
- Ghost 1990
Stephen Root TV Shows
- Barry (TV series) 2018
- NewsRadio 1995-1999
- King of the Hill 1997-2010
- True Blood 2008-2004
- Boardwalk Empire 2010-2014
- Tripping the Rift 2004-2007
- Harts of the West 1993-1994
- The X’s 2005-2006
- The Path to 9/11 2006
- From the Earth to the Moon 1998
- DreamWorks Dragons 2012-2018
- Ladies Man (1999 TV series) 1999-2001
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 2018
- Idiotsitter 2014-2017
- A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story 1992
- Dallas and Robo 2018
- Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot 1999-2001
- Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare 2010
- All the Way 2016
- Mr. Pickles 2013-2019
- Courage the Cowardly Dog 1996-2002
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 1983-1985
- Dragerytterne – Borkøys beskyttere
- Pandora’s Clock
- Idiotsitter 2014-2017
Frequently Asked Questions About Stephen Root
Who is Root?
He is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.
How old is Stephen?
He is 68 years old as of 2019.
How tall is Root?
He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.75 m)
Is Stephen married?
Yes, he is married and he is married to Romy Rosemont in 2008.
How much is Root’s worth?
He is an American actor who has an estimated net worth of $6 million dollars.
How much does Stephen make?
He makes an admirable income of his size.
Where does Root live?
He lives in the United States of America.
Is Stephen dead or alive
He is still alive and in good health.
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