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{{short description|American actor (born 1954)}}
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| image              = Scott Bakula by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption            = Bakula at the 2016 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name         = Scott Stewart Bakula
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1954|10|9}}
| birth_place        = [[St. Louis]], Missouri, U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist | Actor}}
| years_active       = 1977–present
| children           = 4
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  |{{marriage|Krista Neumann|1981|1995|end=div}}
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'''Scott Stewart Bakula''' ({{IPAc-en|'|b|æ|k|j|ʊ|l|ə}}; born October 9, 1954)<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2014 |title=UPI Almanac for Thursday, October 9, 2014 |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/10/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Oct-9-2014/4541411568847/?st_rec=6711433137600&ur3=1 |access-date=November 2, 2021 |work=United Press International |quote=Scott Bakula ... born in 1954 (age 60)}}</ref> is an American actor. He played [[Sam Beckett]] on ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' – for which he was nominated for four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and three [[Golden Globe Awards]] (winning one) – and Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. From 2014 to 2021, he portrayed Special Agent [[List of NCIS: New Orleans characters#Dwayne Cassius Pride|Dwayne Cassius "King" Pride]] on ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''. 

A [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]]-nominee for his work on Broadway, Bakula starred in the comedy-drama series ''[[Men of a Certain Age]]'' and guest-starred in the second and third seasons of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' as the title character's father, [[Stephen J. Bartowski]]. From 2014 to 2015, he played entrepreneur Lynn on the [[HBO]] show ''[[Looking (TV series)|Looking]]''.

==Early life==
Bakula was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], the son of Sally ({{nee|Zumwinkel}}) and Joseph Stewart Bakula (1928–2014), a lawyer.<ref name="nl.newsbank.com">{{Cite news |date=April 17, 1998 |title=Actor Scott Bakula takes the city by storm to launch his new movie |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB086DAF7BC54CC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |access-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074743/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB086DAF7BC54CC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 4, 2008 |title=Zumwinkel, Edwin F |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=124413333B66ECA8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |access-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074730/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=124413333B66ECA8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holleman |first=Joe |date=June 5, 2014 |title=J. Stewart Bakula, Scott Bakula's father, died Monday |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/joe-holleman/j-stewart-bakula-scott-bakula-s-father-died-monday/article_a20fba3e-0f60-59bf-bd40-7bbec33b0c68.html |access-date=March 22, 2020 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322015623/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/joe-holleman/j-stewart-bakula-scott-bakula-s-father-died-monday/article_a20fba3e-0f60-59bf-bd40-7bbec33b0c68.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakula |date=1946 |title=Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940–1945 |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLX1-ZLKK |website=FamilySearch}}</ref> He has a younger brother and a younger sister.<ref name="unexpurgated-p2">{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2000 |title=Complete, Unexpurgated Transcript of the Scott Bakula Interview from the SCI FI Program ''Sciographpy: Quantum Leap'' |url=http://www.scifi.com/quantum/castcrew/bakulaint2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060714064944/http://www.scifi.com/quantum/castcrew/bakulaint2.html |archive-date=July 14, 2006 |publisher=Quantum Leap official site ([[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]])}}</ref> He attended [[Jefferson College (Missouri)|Jefferson College]],<ref name="www.tvguide.com">{{Cite web |title=Scott Bakula |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/scott-bakula/bio/174014/ |website=TV Guide}}</ref><ref name="http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com">{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2002 |title=Back Home With Scott Bakula |url=http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-i-2002-06-21-177496.114137-Back-Home-With-Scott-Bakula.html#axzz3aRcjYULz |website=Webster-Kirkwood Times Online |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008083053/http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-i-2002-06-21-177496.114137-Back-Home-With-Scott-Bakula.html#axzz3aRcjYULz |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by the [[University of Kansas]] for a time, but left, saying:
{{quote|...because I was offered a tour of ''[[Godspell]]'', a national tour that was from St. Louis. I thought that sounded great, and I went to my parents and I said "I want to do this tour", and they said, "Go ahead, maybe it will get it out of your system. And you come back to school in a year or two, you come back." The tour was gonna start in August and the tour never started and school did, and then the tour fell apart, and there I was sitting at home. So I was left holding the bag, basically, and then had to decide where to go from there. And I applied, was applying to other schools. I was gonna go to a Mormon theatrical kind of school, and the more I looked at it the more I spent time examining the school side of it. I just realized what I really needed to do was just pick up, pack up and go to New York.<ref name="unexpurgated-p2" />}}

==Career==
Bakula moved to [[New York City]] in 1976. He made his professional debut in the 1977 national tour of the musical ''[[Shenandoah (musical)|Shenandoah]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Bakula – Broadway Cast & Staff |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/scott-bakula-30719 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |website=Internet Broadway Database |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208094734/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/scott-bakula-30719 |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his [[Broadway (theater)|Broadway]] debut in 1982 as an understudy in the short-lived musical ''[[Is There Life After High School?]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is there life after high school? – Broadway Musical – Original |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/is-there-life-after-high-school-4171 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |website=Internet Broadway Database}}</ref> The following year, he appeared as baseball legend [[Joe DiMaggio]] in ''[[Marilyn: An American Fable]]'', which only ran 17 performances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marilyn – Broadway Musical – Original |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/marilyn-4239 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |website=Internet Broadway Database |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120043750/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/marilyn-4239 |url-status=live }}</ref>  He received a shared Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble Acting for his performance in the 1985 [[Off-Broadway]] production of ''Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down'';<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Bakula – Broadway Cast & Staff |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/scott-bakula-30719 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |website=Internet Broadway Database}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2025}} he would later appear in its [[Pasadena Playhouse]] production.<ref name="universalbio">{{Cite web |title=Scott Bakula Biography |url=http://www.scifi.com/quantum/castcrew/bakulabio.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712042430/http://www.scifi.com/quantum/castcrew/bakulabio.html |archive-date=July 12, 2006 |publisher=Archival [[Universal Television]] official biography via [[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]] official site (Sci Fi Channel)}}</ref> The success of ''Three Guys'' Off-Broadway brought him attention, and when his next show, the musical ''Nightclub Confidential'', which co-starred his wife Krista Neumann, moved to Los Angeles, he moved there at the urging of his California agent, Maggie Henderson, and his New York agent, Jerry Hogan. As Bakula recalled in 2000:
{{quote|I call [Henderson] up and said I got a show, I'm gonna be out there, I'm coming out in January. So it'll work out because it's time for [[television pilot|pilot]] season and I'll be doing something so people can come and see me. ... And then I coincidentally had done a Disney Sunday Night [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] movie that was gonna come out some time in the winter. It was the time to go. Came out here on [[New Year's Day]], 1986. The show I did turned out to be a big hit out here. It got me a lot of attention out here and I jumped onto [[sitcom|the TV sitcom]] ''[[Designing Women]]'' in the beginning and was able to do that pilot&nbsp;... and things kind of took off.<ref name="unexpurgated-p3">"Complete, Unexpurgated Transcript", p. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060714034204/http://www.scifi.com/quantum/castcrew/bakulaint2c.html 3]</ref>}}

He was cast in two short-lived series: ''[[Gung Ho (TV series)|Gung Ho]]'' and ''[[Eisenhower & Lutz]]''. During a Hollywood writers' strike in 1988, he returned to New York to star in ''[[Romance/Romance]]'' on Broadway,<ref name="unexpurgated-p3" /> which ran from May 1, 1988, to January 15, 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romance / Romance – Broadway Musical – Original |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/romance--romance-4505 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |website=Internet Broadway Database |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220330/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/romance--romance-4505 |url-status=live }}</ref>  For his performance as Alfred Von Wilmers and Sam, he was nominated for the 1988 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Bakula – Broadway Cast & Staff |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/scott-bakula-30719 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |website=Internet Broadway Database |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208094734/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/scott-bakula-30719 |url-status=live }}</ref>  Afterward, he landed the lead role opposite co-star [[Dean Stockwell]] in the [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' (1989–1993). Bakula played time traveler Dr. [[Samuel Beckett (Quantum Leap)|Sam Beckett]], who was trapped by a malfunction of his time machine to correct things gone wrong in the past.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John J. |date=November 22, 1989 |title=Review/Television; An Actor's 'Quantum Leap' Through Times and Roles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/22/arts/review-television-an-actor-s-quantum-leap-through-times-and-roles.html?scp=7&sq=Quantum%20Leap&st=cse |access-date=August 12, 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220143339/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/22/arts/review-television-an-actor-s-quantum-leap-through-times-and-roles.html?scp=7&sq=Quantum%20Leap&st=cse |url-status=live }}</ref> His performance in the show earned him a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] (along with three nominations) and four [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]], as well as five consecutive [[Viewers for Quality Television]] Awards for Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000836/awards?ref_=nm_awd |title=IMDb |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=March 17, 2019 |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803094324/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000836/awards?ref_=nm_awd |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 1993 to 1995, he played Peter Hunt, a reporter and occasional love interest on the sitcom ''[[Murphy Brown]]''. In 1995, Bakula appeared on the cover of ''[[Playgirl]]''. He played the titular Mr. Smith in the sole season of ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]'' in 1996. He voiced Danny Cat in the animated film ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'' (1997). He played the aging veteran pitcher Gus Cantrell in ''[[Major League: Back to the Minors]]'' (1998), the final movie in the ''[[Major League (film)|Major League]]'' trilogy. He also played Jim Olmeyer, the same-sex partner of [[Sam Robards]]' Jim Berkley, in the film ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'' (1999).

Bakula played [[Jonathan Archer]], captain of Earth's first Warp 5 interstellar starship, on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' from 2001 to 2005. In 2006, he reprised the role of Archer for the ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'' [[Personal computer|PC]] and [[Xbox 360]] video games as a [[voice-over]].

Bakula starred in the musical ''[[Shenandoah (musical)|Shenandoah]]'', a play which also provided his first professional theatrical role in 1976, at [[Ford's Theatre]], in 2006. Bakula is heard singing "Pig Island" on [[Sandra Boynton]]'s children's CD ''Philadelphia Chickens'', which is labeled as being "For all ages except 43." Scott Bakula said that he might be starring as Sam in a ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' film as stated in ''TV Guide Magazine'' along with [[Dean Stockwell]]. At Comic Con 2010, he announced that a script was being worked on and that while he would be in the movie, he would not have the main role.<ref name="newleap">{{Cite web |title=Scott Bakula says Quantum Leap movie is in the works |url=http://trekmovie.com/2010/08/07/scott-bakula-says-quantum-leap-movie-is-in-the-works}}</ref>

Bakula performed various songs from his career for a one-night-only performance entitled ''An Evening with Scott Bakula'' at Sidney Harman Hall on January 18, 2008, as a benefit for the restoration of the historic Ford's Theater.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2007 |title='An Evening with Scott Bakula' at Ford's Theatre Jan.18 |url=http://dc.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=23499 |access-date=November 17, 2012 |publisher=DC.BroadwayWorld.com |archive-date=May 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528070930/http://dc.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=23499 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bakula had three appearances in 2008. He appeared as Atty. Jack Ross in an episode of ''[[Boston Legal]]'', [[List of Boston Legal episodes#Glow In the Dark|"Glow in the Dark"]], which aired on February 12, 2008, on the ABC network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daily News Releases |url=http://abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/012808_10.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531060832/http://abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/012808_10.html |archive-date=May 31, 2008 |access-date=November 17, 2012 |publisher=Abcmedianet.com}}</ref> From March 4&nbsp;– April 20, he starred as Tony Hunter in the world premiere of ''Dancing in the Dark'' at The Old Globe in [[San Diego, California]]. ''Dancing in the Dark'' is based on the movie ''[[The Band Wagon]]'' (1953).<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Dancing in the Dark'' |url=http://www.theoldglobe.org/_pdf/pr/2008/Dancing%20in%20the%20Dark%20Cast%20Announced.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210134322/http://www.theoldglobe.org/_pdf/pr/2008/Dancing%20in%20the%20Dark%20Cast%20Announced.pdf |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |access-date=November 17, 2012}}</ref> Bakula appeared as the character Chris Fulbright in the five-episode run of the [[Tracey Ullman]] sketch comedy series ''State of the Union'' on Showtime.

[[File:38th Annual Saturn Awards - Scott Bakula (14158575614) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Bakula at the [[Saturn Award]]s, 2012]]
Bakula appeared in the dark comedy film ''[[The Informant (2009 film)|The Informant!]]'' (2009) as Brian Shepard, an FBI agent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''The Informant'' opening |url=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1315316/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528131014/http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1315316/ |archive-date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2008}}</ref> In April 2009, he began a recurring role on the television series ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' as [[Stephen J. Bartowski]], the eponymous character's long-lost father. From July 31 to August 2, 2009, he starred as Nathan Detroit in three performances of ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]. Beginning in December 2009, Bakula began appearing as Terry, one of the three lead characters in TNT's hour-long comedy/drama ''[[Men of a Certain Age]]''.

In 2011, Bakula performed a voice cameo in the film ''[[Source Code (film)|Source Code]]'' as a slight nod to his character on ''Quantum Leap'', with his catchphrase of "Oh, boy."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meredith Woerner |date=April 4, 2011 |title=Duncan Jones tells us what really happened at the end of Source Code |url=http://io9.com/5788795/duncan-jones-unravels-the-mysteries-behind-source-code |access-date=August 4, 2011 |website=[[io9]] |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719195537/http://io9.com/5788795/duncan-jones-unravels-the-mysteries-behind-source-code |url-status=live }}</ref> and appeared in the feature-length documentary ''[[The Captains (film)|The Captains]]'', which was written and directed by [[William Shatner]], Bakula is interviewed by the original ''Star Trek'' captain about his life and career leading up to his performances as Captain Jonathan Archer in ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. In the movie, Shatner interviews Bakula at his ranch in California where they discuss the pitfalls that come with a career in television.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive Clips from William Shatner's 'The Captains' |url=http://trekmovie.com/2011/07/18/exclusive-clips-from-william-shatners-the-captains-how-to-watch-doc-for-free-online/ |publisher=Trekmovie.com}}</ref>

In September 2011, Bakula starred in ''Terrible Advice'' by [[Saul Rubinek]] at the Menier Chocolate Factory.<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Scott-Bakula-Joins-Menier-Chocolate-Factorys-TERRIBLE-ADVICE-20110811] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808171610/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Scott-Bakula-Joins-Menier-Chocolate-Factorys-TERRIBLE-ADVICE-20110811|date=August 8, 2018}}, Broadway World announces Scott Bakula joins Terrible Advice Retrieved May 30, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/oct/02/terrible-advice-menier-review], Guardian Review of Scott Bakula's West End debut in Terrible Advice retrieved May 30, 2018.</ref> In April to May 2012, he guest starred in the last five episodes of ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' as Bree Van de Kamp's criminal defense lawyer and third husband. In April 2013, he made a guest appearance on ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' as a sleazy car dealer, Jerry. In August 2013, it was announced Bakula would have a recurring role in the first season of HBO's new series ''[[Looking (TV series)|Looking]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nellie Andreeva |date=August 23, 2013 |title=Scott Bakula Joins HBO's Michael Lannan Dramedy Series, Now Titled 'Looking' |url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/scott-bakula-joins-hbos-michael-lannan-dramedy-series-now-titled-looking-570826/ |access-date=March 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116165439/https://deadline.com/2013/08/scott-bakula-joins-hbos-michael-lannan-dramedy-series-now-titled-looking-570826/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also appeared in the film ''Geography Club'' (2013).

In February 2014, Bakula was cast as the lead in a [[television pilot|backdoor pilot]] for the ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' spin-off series, ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]'', which began as a two-part episode of its parent series in the spring season of 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title='NCIS' scoop: Scott Bakula to star in new spinoff |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/02/03/scott-bakula-ncis/ |access-date=December 17, 2014 |website=EW.com |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203214740/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/02/03/scott-bakula-ncis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016 Bakula appeared as a guest judge on the HGTV show ''Brothers Take New Orleans'' with ''[[Property Brothers]]'' hosts Jonathan and Drew Scott.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jonathan and Drew Scott Take on a New Orleans Design Challenge |url=http://www.hgtv.com/design-blog/shows/brothers-take-new-orleans-premiere-sneak-peek |website=hgtv.com |access-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003075111/http://www.hgtv.com/design-blog/shows/brothers-take-new-orleans-premiere-sneak-peek |url-status=live }}</ref>

He made a cameo appearance as himself in the season 12 opening episode of ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''.

In October 2023, it was announced Bakula would return to the New York stage in the world premiere of ''[[The Connector (musical)|The Connector]]'', featuring music and lyrics by [[Jason Robert Brown]] and book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, and directed by Daisy Prince. The show was performed from January 12, 2024, through March 17 at the [[MCC Theater]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mcctheater.org/tix/the-connector/#cast-creative |title=The Connector |access-date=April 28, 2024 |archive-date=April 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428120331/https://mcctheater.org/tix/the-connector/#cast-creative |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2024, Bakula played the title role in a production of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' in [[Peterborough, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Scott Bakula Starring in Peterborough Players' Man of La Mancha |date=April 9, 2024 |url=https://www.ledgertranscript.com/arpbBakulaPICS-ml-041124_-54651166 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516134319/https://www.ledgertranscript.com/arpbBakulaPICS-ml-041124_-54651166 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Message from Scott Bakula and Chelsea Field |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nWentImJv0Q |website=YouTube |publisher=Peterborough Players |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516134319/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nWentImJv0Q |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bakula married Krista Neumann in 1981. They had two children before divorcing in 1995. He married actress [[Chelsea Field]] in 2009 after a 15-year relationship during which they had two children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stein |first=Megan |date=December 17, 2019 |title=''NCIS: New Orleans'' Star Scott Bakula Is Actually Married to an Actress From the Show |url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a30246202/scott-bakula-wife-marriage/ |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=Country Living |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604044841/https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a30246202/scott-bakula-wife-marriage/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bakula says he was "hardly ever home for four and a half seasons" of ''Quantum Leap'', so he chose to prioritize his family life on later projects. His ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' contract required that filming be completed by 6{{nbsp}}p.m. every Wednesday so he could have dinner with his family. During filming of ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]'', he returned home to [[Los Angeles]] every weekend to spend time with his wife.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2015 |title=NCIS: New Orleans' Scott Bakula on Why He Puts His Family First |url=http://www.people.com/article/ncis-new-orleans-scott-bakula-family |access-date=January 21, 2016 |archive-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518174739/http://www.people.com/article/ncis-new-orleans-scott-bakula-family |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Sibling Rivalry (film)|Sibling Rivalry]]''
| Harry Turner
| 
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Necessary Roughness (film)|Necessary Roughness]]''
| Paul Blake
| 
|-
|1993
|''[[Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771]]''
|Jay Parkins
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1994
| ''[[Color of Night]]''
| Bob Moore
| 
|-
| data-sort-value="Passion to Kill, A" | ''[[A Passion to Kill]]''
| Dr. David Lawson
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[Lord of Illusions]]''
| [[Harry D'Amour]]
| 
|-
|[[My Family (1995 film)|''My Family'']]
|David Ronconi
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]''
| Danny
| Voice
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Major League: Back to the Minors]]''
| Gus Cantrell
| 
|-
| 1999
| ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]''
| Jim Olmeyer
| 
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2000 
| ''Above Suspicion''
| James Stockton
|
|- 
| ''Luminarias''
| Joseph
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Life as a House]]''
| Officer Kurt Walker
| 
|-
| 2002
| ''Role of a Lifetime''
| Bobby Cellini / Buck Steele
| 
|-
| 2009
| data-sort-value="Informant!, The" | ''[[The Informant!]]''
| FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard
| 
|-
| rowspan=2|2011
| ''[[Source Code (film)|Source Code]]''
| Colter's Father
| Voice
|-
| data-sort-value="Captains, The" | ''[[The Captains (film)|The Captains]]''
| Himself
| 
|-
| rowspan=3|2013
| ''[[Geography Club (film)|Geography Club]]''
| Carl Land
| 
|-
| ''[[Enter the Dangerous Mind]]''
| Kevin
| 
|-
| ''[[Behind the Candelabra]]''
| Bob Black
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Elsa & Fred (2014 film)|Elsa & Fred]]''
| Raymond Hayes
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''[[Me Him Her]]''
| Mr. Ehrlick
|
|-
| ''[[Summertime (2016 film)|Summertime]]''
| Paul's Father
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Basmati Blues]]''
| Eric
| 
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Divinity (film)|Divinity]]''
| Sterling Pierce
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
| ''[[My Sister Sam]]''
| Peter Strickland
| Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
|-
| ''[[The Disney Sunday Movie]]''
| Jeffrey Wilder
| Episode: "I-Man"
|-
| 1986–1987
| ''[[Gung Ho (TV series)|Gung Ho]]''
| Hunt Stevenson
| 9 episodes
|-
| 1986–1988
| ''[[Designing Women]]''
| Ted Shively
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1987
| ''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]''
| Dr. Paul Sanderson
| Episode: "Infiltrator"
|-
| data-sort-value="Last Fling, The" |''[[The Last Fling]]''
| Drew
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]''
| Jeb Palmer
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Eisenhower and Lutz]]''
| Barnett M. "Bud" Lutz, Jr.
| Main role
|-
| 1989–1993
| ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''
| [[Sam Beckett]]
| Main role; also directed 3 episodes
|-
| 1992 
| ''In the Shadow of a Killer''
| Det. David Mitchell
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''[[Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771]]''
| Jay Parkins
|Television film
|-
| ''[[For Goodness Sake]]''
| Henry
| Short
|-
| 1993–1996
| ''[[Murphy Brown]]''
| Peter Hunt
| Recurring (seasons 6–8)
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994
| ''[[Nowhere to Hide (1994 film)|Nowhere to Hide]]''
| Kevin Nicholas
| Television film
|-
| ''Men, Movies & Carol''
| Himself
| 
|-
| ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]''
| Aaron Hendrick, Kidnapper #1
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| data-sort-value="Invaders, The" | ''[[The Invaders (miniseries)|The Invaders]]''
| Nolan Wood
| Miniseries
|-
| ''Prowler'' 
| Jack Harcher
| Television film
|-
| 1996
| data-sort-value="Bachelor's Baby, The" | ''The Bachelor's Baby''
| Jake Henry
|Television film
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]''
| Mr. Smith
| Main role
|-
| 1998 
| ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]''
| Elbegast the Robber Knight
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1999
| ''Mean Streak''
| Det. Lou Mattoni
|Television film
|-
|''[[NetForce (film)|NetForce]]''
| Alex Michaels
|Television film
|-
| rowspan="4" |2000
| ''Father Can't Cope''
| Wes Harrison
|Television film
|-
|''[[In the Name of the People (2000 film)|In the Name of the People]]''
| John Burke
|Television film
|-
| ''Papa's Angels''
| Grins Jenkins
|Television film
|-
| data-sort-value="Trial of Old Drum, The" |''The Trial of Old Drum''
| George Graham Vest
|Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| data-sort-value="Girl Thing, A" | ''[[A Girl Thing]]''
| Paul Morgan
|Television film
|-
|''Late Boomers''
| Teddy Barnett
| Television film
|-
| ''What Girls Learn'' 
| Nick
|Television film
|-
| 2001–2005
| ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
| [[Jonathan Archer]]
|Main role
|-
| 2006–2010
| data-sort-value="New Adventures of Old Christine, The" | ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]''
| "Papa Jeff" Hunter
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2007
| ''[[American Body Shop]]''
| Maury
| Episode: "Juicy Lou's"
|-
| ''[[Blue Smoke (2007 film)|Blue Smoke]]''
| John Minger
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[Boston Legal]]''
| Jack Ross
| Episode: "[[List of Boston Legal episodes|Glow in the Dark]]"
|-
| ''[[Tracey Ullman's State of the Union]]''
| Chris Fulbright
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]] at the Hollywood Bowl''
| Nathan Detroit 
| Video
|-
| 2009–2010
| ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''
| [[Stephen J. Bartowski]]
| Recurring role (season 2); guest role (season 3)
|-
| 2009–2011
| ''[[Men of a Certain Age]]''
| Terry Elliott
| Main role
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012
| ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
| Trip Weston
| 5 episodes
|-
|''[[Family Guy]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "[[Burning Down the Bayit]]"
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Kent Webster
| Episode: "Vanity's Bonfire"
|-
| ''[[Table for Three]]''
| Robert Morton
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[Behind the Candelabra]]''
| Bob Black
|Television film
|-
| ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
| Jerry
| Episode: "Bazinga! That's From a TV Show"
|-
| ''Untitled Bounty Hunter Project''
| Pete
| Television film
|-
| 2014
| ''Caper''
| Pete Blue
| 
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''[[Looking (TV series)|Looking]]''
| Lynn
| Recurring role
|-
| 2014–2017
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| [[List of NCIS: New Orleans characters#Dwayne Cassius Pride|Dwayne Pride]]
| Special guest
|-
| 2014–2021
| ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
|Dwayne Pride
| Main role; producer
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Brothers Take New Orleans]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Welcome to the Big City"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
| ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]''
|Himself
|''Celebrity Edition''
|-
| ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
|Himself
| Episode: "The Gang Turns Black"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Himself (voice)
| Episode: "[[Bobby, It's Cold Outside]]"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|What We Do in the Shadows]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "[[The Siren (What We Do in the Shadows)|The Siren]]"
|-
| 2022
| ''Unbroken''
| Ash Holleran
| Television film
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West"
|}

==Theatre==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1977–1978
|''Shenandoah''
|Ensemble
|National Tour
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Magic to Do]]''
| Performer
|
|-
| 1980
| data-sort-value="Baker's Wife, The" | ''[[The Baker's Wife]]''
| Dominique
|Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati) production
|-
| rowspan="2" |1981
| ''[[I Love My Wife]]''
|Performer
|Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati) production
|-
| ''Ta-Dah!''
|Performer
| Off-Broadway
|-
| 1982
| ''Is There Life After High School?''
|Understudy
|Original Broadway production
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Marilyn (opera)|Marilyn]]''
| Joe DiMaggio
|Original Broadway production
|-
| 1985
| data-sort-value="Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down" | ''3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down''<ref>{{Cite web |title=3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down Original Off-Broadway Musical Cast 1985 &#124; Off-Broadway World |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/3-Guys-Naked-From-the-Waist-Down-7530/cast |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323024133/https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/3-Guys-Naked-From-the-Waist-Down-7530/cast |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Performer
| Off-Broadway
|-
| 1987, 1988
| ''[[Romance/Romance]]''
| Alfred Von Wilmers, Sam
| Original Off-Broadway and Broadway productions
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Anyone Can Whistle]]''
| J. Bowden Hapgood
| [[Carnegie Hall]]
|-
| 2007
| ''[[No Strings]]''
| David Jordon
|
|-
| 2009
|''[[Guys and Dolls]]''
| Nathan Detroit
| [[Hollywood Bowl]]
|-
|2011
|''Terrible Advice''
|Jake
|Menier Chocolate Factory, London
|-
| rowspan="3" |2024
|''[[The Connector (musical)|The Connector]]''
|Conrad O'Brien
|MCC Theater (Off-Broadway)
|-
|''[[Man of La Mancha]]''
|[[Miguel de Cervantes]] / [[Don Quixote]]
|[[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough Players]]
|-
|''Mister Lincoln''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Floyd |first=Thomas |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Playing Abe Lincoln at Ford's Theatre? Scott Bakula is taking the leap. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2024/09/18/scott-bakula-mister-lincoln-fords-theatre/ |access-date=September 25, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>''
|[[Abraham Lincoln]]
|One man show, at [[Ford's Theatre]]
|-
| 2025
| data-sort-value="Baker's Wife, The" | ''[[The Baker's Wife]]''
| Aimable Castagnet
| [[Classic Stage Company]], Off-Broadway
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Award
! Year
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | American Television Awards
| 1993
| Best Actor in a Dramatic Series
| ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
! scope="row" | Awards Circuit Community Awards
| 1999
| Best Cast Ensemble
| ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
! scope="row" |  [[Drama Desk Award]]s
| 1985
| Outstanding Ensemble Performance
| ''Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees and Recipients – 1985 Awards |url=https://www.dramadesk.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/1985-awards/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=[[Drama Desk Award]]s}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"  rowspan="3" | [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[48th Golden Globe Awards|1990]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama]]
| rowspan="3" | ''Quantum Leap''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Bakula |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/scott-bakula |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113233958/https://goldenglobes.com/person/scott-bakula/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[49th Golden Globe Awards|1991]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[50th Golden Globe Awards|1992]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Online Film & Television Association Awards
| 2009
| Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=13th Annual TV Awards (2008-09) |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/13th-annual-tv-awards-2008-09/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409130928/http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/13th-annual-tv-awards-2008-09/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| ''[[Behind the Candelabra]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=17th Annual TV Awards (2012-13) |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/17th-annual-tv-awards-2012-13/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809043555/http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/17th-annual-tv-awards-2012-13/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[People's Choice Awards]]
| [[41st People's Choice Awards|2015]]
| Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
| ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees Full List |url=http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2014/11/04/peoples-choice-awards-2015-nominees-full-list/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108093946/http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2014/11/04/peoples-choice-awards-2015-nominees-full-list/ |archive-date=November 8, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" | [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1990]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan="4" | ''Quantum Leap''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Bakula |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/scott-bakula |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[43rd Primetime Emmy Awards|1991]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[44th Primetime Emmy Awards|1992]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[45th Primetime Emmy Awards|1993]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards|2013]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| ''Behind the Candelabra''
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[28th Saturn Awards|2002]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television|Best Actor in a Television Series]]
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2002 |title='Potter' leads Saturn kudos |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/potter-leads-saturn-kudos-1117863902/ |access-date=May 28, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703061842/http://variety.com/2002/film/awards/potter-leads-saturn-kudos-1117863902/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[29th Saturn Awards|2003]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Jevon |date=March 6, 2003 |title='Towers', 'Report' top Saturn nominees |url=https://variety.com/2003/digital/markets-festivals/towers-report-top-saturn-nominees-1117881826/ |access-date=March 6, 2003 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=January 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106013109/https://variety.com/2003/digital/markets-festivals/towers-report-top-saturn-nominees-1117881826/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[30th Saturn Awards|2004]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Morfoot |first=Addie |date=February 17, 2004 |title=Saturns' rings around 'King' with 13 noms |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/saturns-rings-around-king-with-13-noms-1117900266/ |access-date=February 17, 2004 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130060604/https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/saturns-rings-around-king-with-13-noms-1117900266/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |  [[National Association of Theatre Owners|ShoWest Convention]]
| 2015
| Ensemble Award
| ''[[Geography Club (film)|Geography Club]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
! scope="row" |  [[Tony Awards]]
| [[42nd Tony Awards|1988]]
| [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Leading Actor in a Musical]]
| ''[[Romance/Romance]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=1988 Tony Awards |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1988/category/any/show/any/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=[[Tony Awards]] |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428013256/https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1988/category/any/show/any/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" | [[Viewers for Quality Television|Viewers for Quality Television Awards]]
| 1990
| rowspan="4" | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
| rowspan="4" | ''Quantum Leap''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1991
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1992
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1993
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1994
| rowspan="2" | Special Player
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Murphy Brown]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1995
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://sidewalkstv.com/webclips/b/scottbakula.html Scott Bakula 2000 Interview] on ''[[Sidewalks Entertainment]]''
* {{Cite web |title=Great Scott: A Conversation with Scott Bakula |url=http://www.scifi.com/quantum/castcrew/bakulaint.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712042443/http://www.scifi.com/quantum/castcrew/bakulaint.html |archive-date=July 12, 2006 |website=The Complete Quantum Leap: The Official Publication of the Show |publisher=[[MCA Publishing]] via [[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]] official site (Sci Fi Channel)}}

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