French Stewart

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French Stewart
Born
Milton French Stewart

(1964-02-20) February 20, 1964 (age 60)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
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Milton French-Stewart (born February 20, 1964), [1] known professionally as French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for playing Harry Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun , Inspector Gadget in the superhero comedy film Inspector Gadget 2 and Chef Rudy on the CBS sitcom Mom .

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Early life and education

Stewart was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 20, 1964. [1] His mother was a homemaker, and his stepfather was a microfilm technician. [1] He attended Del Norte High School and also studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[ citation needed ]

Career

Stewart toured in regional theatre for seven years before breaking into television with the role of Razor Dee, a spaced-out DJ on the final season of The New WKRP in Cincinnati in 1992. He earned his Screen Actors Guild card while working for Hanna-Barbera's Shakey Quakey tour, but was later released for removing the head of his costume in front of children. [2] In 1996, he was cast on 3rd Rock from the Sun , which lasted for six seasons, and where Stewart was noted for his talents at physical comedy and his characteristic "squinting" facial expression. During 3rd Rock's height of popularity, he appeared in numerous commercials and as a spokesperson for the beverage Clamato.[ citation needed ]

Stewart's major film credits include Stargate (1994) as Lieutenant Louis Ferretti, Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Poison Tasters (1995), Magic Island (1995) Glory Daze (1996), McHale's Navy (1997), Love Stinks (1999), Clockstoppers (2002) as Earl Doppler, and Wedding Daze as Nathan Bennett IV. His animation credits include the voice of Bob in the short-lived animated series God, the Devil and Bob (2000), and Disney's animated series Hercules (1998) as Icarus.

Since 3rd Rock ended in 2001, Stewart has appeared in a number of minor roles, mainly in situation comedies such as Just Shoot Me! , Becker , The Drew Carey Show , Less than Perfect and That '70s Show (from the creators of 3rd Rock). He also starred in the WB show Charmed as a genie at the end of season 2, NCIS . He has starred in comedy films, with major roles in the direct-to-video films Home Alone 4 (2002) and Inspector Gadget 2 (2003). He guest-starred in the "Run Away Runway" episode of Disney's animated series Phineas and Ferb as fashion designer Gaston Le Mode (2008).[ citation needed ]

Stewart has appeared on MADtv and guest-starred in the Seinfeld episode "The Opposite". He can also be seen on the I Love The... series on VH1. He was an executive producer for Has Anyone Seen My Baby?, a drama on the Lifetime network that portrayed the life of a woman who lost her child on an African safari in the early 1970s.[ citation needed ] He also appeared as the "weird guy" office temp on NewsRadio .[ citation needed ]

Stewart produced and costarred in the dual role of Queen Victoria and Sigmund Freud in Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes at the Sacred Fools Theater Company, [3] where he is a member, and was co-artistic director of its 2012–2013 season. [4] In May and June 2012, he appeared at Sacred Fools as Buster Keaton in the original play Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton, written by his wife, Vanessa Claire Smith. [5] In 2011, he also voiced Richard De Longpre on Allen Gregory .[ citation needed ]

On April 20, 2013, Stewart was a special guest on the NickHD television show Marvin Marvin , playing Marvin's Uncle Steve. In 2013, he joined the CBS series Mom as series regular Chef Rudy. [6] He has also guest-starred on the TV show The Middle as Principal Cameron (2013 to May 13, 2015).[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Stewart married actress Katherine LaNasa on May 19, 1998, whom he met when she had a guest appearance on a 1996 episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun. [1] [7] They divorced in December 2009. [8] He married actress Vanessa Claire Smith in June 2011. [9] Their daughter was born on June 28, 2013. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Stargate Lieutenant Louis Ferretti
1995 Leaving Las Vegas Businessman #2
Glory Daze Dennis
Magic Island Supperstein
1996 Broken Arrow I.R. Crewman
1997 McHale's Navy Happy
1999 Dick The Interviewer
Love Stinks Seth Winnick
Bartok the Magnificent ObleVoice
2000 Murder at the Cannes Film Festival Nathan Booth Television film
2002 Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House Marv Murchins
Clockstoppers Earl Dopler
2003 Inspector Gadget 2 Inspector Gadget Direct-to-video
2005 Duck Jumper
My Name Is...Jason ScottShort film
2007 If I Had Known I Was a Genius Public school principal
The Flock Haynes Ownby
2008 Surveillance Officer Jim Conrad
Dog Gone Blackie
2009 Give 'em Hell, Malone Frankie the Crooner
Opposite Day Godfrey
2010The AssignmentMr. Price
2011Convincing ClooneyHW
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Beverly Hills Dog Show Commentator/Dog Show Judge #2
2012Christopher George Gardner: A Life In Drinking The Knoxville YearsChristopher GardnerReleased
2013 30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Herb RostiDirect-to-video
Rain from StarsVirgil
2019 More Beautiful for Having Been Broken Rodney
2021 Queen Bees Ken DeNardo
2024 Bob Trevino Likes It Robert

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 The New WKRP in Cincinnati Razor DeeRecurring role (season 2)
1994 The Larry Sanders Show InternEpisode: "Would You Do Me a Favor?"
Seinfeld ManagerEpisode: "The Opposite"
1996–2001 3rd Rock from the Sun Harry Solomon Main role, 139 episodes
1997 NewsRadio BrentEpisode: "Mistake"
Caroline in the City StuEpisode: "Caroline and the Long Shot"
1998–1999 Hercules Icarus Voice, main role
1998 Just Shoot Me! StevenEpisode: "Puppetmaster"
2000 CinderElmo Prince the Dog (Human Form)
Charmed GenieEpisode: "Be Careful What You Witch For"
2000–2001 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Rentwhistle SwackVoice, 3 episodes
2000–2011 God, the Devil, and Bob Bob AlmanVoice, 13 episodes
2001 That '70s Show Daniel1 episode
2002 Ally McBeal Michael WalkerEpisode: "Blowin' in the Wind"
Becker Jim ReynoldsEpisode: "Papa Does Preach"
2003–2005 Less Than Perfect Gene Schmidtline3 episodes
2004 The Drew Carey Show Buddy1 episode
Wedding Daze Nathan Bennett IVTelevision film
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Alien PastorEpisode: "Viva Las Vegas"
2005 The New Partridge Family Reuben KincaidPilot
The Entertainment Weekly Guide: Guilty PleasuresHost
2006MisconceptionsStewart / Horace7 episodes
Pepper Dennis Dr. CrimmonsEpisode: "Frat Boys May Lose Their Manhood"
2007Two Dreadful Children
SubsPrincipal DelaheyUnsold television pilot
Pandemic Dr. Carl Ratner
Bones Isaac HornEpisode: "The Girl in the Gator"
The Closer Gary Evans3 episodes
2008 Phineas and Ferb Gaston Le ModeVoice, episode: "Run Away Runway"
Pushing Daisies Woolsey NichollsEpisode: "Bzzzzzzzzz!"
Happy Campers
Cavemen Mr. BusbyEpisode: "Caveman Holiday"
2009 Imagination Movers TeacherEpisode: "Nina Gets the Giggles"
2010The Horrible Terrible Misadventures of David AtkinsDavid Atkins5 episodes
Castle Zach RobinsonEpisode: "The Late Shaft"
Zeke and Luther Garm GarooshEpisode: "Luther Waffles and the Skateboard of Doom"
True Jackson, VP Donald the DelightfulEpisode: "True Kiss"
Private Practice Kevin MasonEpisode: "Take Two" [11]
Days of Our Lives Keith2 episodes
2010, 2012 The Penguins of Madagascar CecilVoice, 2 episodes
2011 Stargate Universe Dr. Andrew CovelEpisode: "Alliances"
Pound Puppies ZoltronVoice, episode: "Zoltron"
Allen Gregory Richard De LongpreVoice
2012 Community Vinnie, a French Stewart impersonatorEpisode: "Contemporary Impressionists"
Psych Whip ChatterlyEpisode: "Autopsy Turvy"
Rise of the Zombies Dr. Arnold1 episode
2013–2015, 2017 The Middle Principal Cameron4 episodes
2013–2016, 2018–20 Mom Chef RudyMain role (seasons 1–2); recurring role (seasons 6–7); guest (seasons 3, 5, 8); 30 episodes
2013 The Birthday Boys HimselfEpisode: "Goofy Roofers"
2015 Secrets and Lies John Patrick4 episodes
2016 2 Broke Girls Mr. BronskiEpisode: "And the Sophie Doll"
Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures N-3R0Voice, episode: "The Maker of Zoh"
2017–2018 NCIS Paul Triff2 episodes
2017 Trial & Error Sebastian RappaportEpisode: "Chapter 12: The Defense Rests"
Hell's Kitchen HimselfGuest diner; episode: "Raising the Bar"
2018 K.C. Undercover Barney FefferEpisode: "Twin it to Win it"
Roseanne DeanEpisode: "Knee Deep"
2019 Deadly Class Scorpio Slasher2 episodes
No Good Nick GerardEpisode: "The Charity Mugger"
2021 Leverage: Redemption Derec SpringerEpisode: "The Card Game Job"
2022 How We Roll Jacob PowellEpisode: "The Sponsor"
Raven's Home IndigoEpisode: "Retreat Yourself"
2023 Will Trent Lenny Broussard3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

Ovation Awards

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