Robert Picardo's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Stargate Atlantis Richard Woo… Stargate SG-1 Richard Woo… Star Trek: Voyager The Doctor Doctor Lewi… Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Doctor Lewi… China Beach Dr. Richard

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Graduated from Yale University. Wanted to be an actor, but parents initially weren't supportive. This changed when in college he sang in Leonard Bernstein's Mass, and Bernstein himself saw Picardo and told him he should pursue being an actor. The young Picardo asked Bernstein to tell that to his parents, which the great composer did, thereby changing their minds. Picardo started as a noted stage actor, appearing in Gemini on Broadway, among others.


TRIVIA:

• Italian-American.
• From the East Falls section of Philadelphia
• The real name of the family was Picardi, changed by his father.
• Has appeared in episodes of two different series entitled "Prototype": _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv) and _"Stargate SG-1" (1997)_ (qv).
• Has appeared in episodes of two different series entitled "The Gift" and "One Small Step": _"China Beach" (1988)_ (qv) and _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv).
• Spoke the final line of the 'Stargate Atlantis' series.
• Originally attended Yale as a Pre-Med major
• Has two daughters named: Nicollette Arianna (born on March 14, 1989) and Gina Emira (born on November 3, 1991)