- Michael Trucco
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Michael Trucco 
Born Edward Michael Trucco
June 22, 1970
San Mateo, California, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1994–present Spouse Sandra Hess (2009-present) Website http://www.michaeltrucco.com/ Edward Michael Trucco (born June 22, 1970) is an American actor with Italian roots. He is best known for his role as Samuel T. Anders on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and currently appears as a series regular on the USA Network television series Fairly Legal.
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Biography
A native of San Mateo, California, he attended Junipero Serra High School. The son of a police officer, he was interested in being one himself until college, when he was attracted to theatrical performance. He took a theatre course for non-majors while he was studying Criminal Justice, but he did so well that he was asked to consider changing majors. He changed majors and completed his bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts at the Santa Clara University.
Trucco became active in television in the late 1990s with appearances in episodes of Touched by an Angel, Silk Stalkings, Beverly Hills, 90210, Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, and Pensacola: Wings of Gold among others. He continued appearing in shows of similar genres like CSI, Heartbeart, Strong Medicine, CSI: Miami, and others into the 2000s. He played Cooper Lee in six episodes of One Tree Hill from 2005 to 2006.
In 2002, Trucco starred in Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled.
In 2005, he joined the drama Battlestar Galactica in the role of Samuel T. Anders.
In 2008, he guest-starred on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[1] and The Big Bang Theory.
In 2010, he guest-starred on ABC's series Castle as Detective Tom Demming.
In 2010, Trucco was cast as a series regular in the USA Network series Fairly Legal.
Trucco guest starred in an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" in 2011, and will have a recurring role.[2] It is hinted at that Trucco may play a large part in the upcoming seasons as one of the lead characters' potential love interests and potential spouse. One day after the episode aired it was already confirmed that Trucco would play a recurring guest & appear in future episodes.
Trucco is also the lead guitarist of the band Simpleworld. He married actress (and Pensacola: Wings of Gold co-star) Sandra Hess in July 2009; they were wed in Mexico.
Car accident
On Sunday, December 2, 2007, Trucco was involved in a car accident with a friend who was driving a Ferrari 360 on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. The vehicle flipped on an embankment, landing upside-down, impacting Trucco's side of the car. Trucco was badly injured in the accident, fracturing four of his vertebrae, while his friend walked away uninjured. He has stated that he initially lost feeling in his arms. He was eventually able to get out of the vehicle after regaining feeling in his hands and used his cell phone to call for emergency help. He was airlifted to UCLA Medical Center for successful surgery.
As of December 10, 2007, Trucco was out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery. Doctors said he was extremely lucky, suffering almost the same injury as Christopher Reeve.[3]
Filmography
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997)
- Confessions of a Sexist Pig (1998)
- Charmed (1999)
- Ablaze (2001)
- Knight Club (2001)
- A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun (2001)
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (2001)
- The Groomsmen (2001)
- Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002)
- Tru Calling (2002)
- Perfect Romance (2004)
- Battlestar Galactica (2005—2009)
- One Tree Hill (2005–2007) - Cooper Lee
- Next (2007)
- Eli Stone (2008)
- Man of Your Dreams (2008)
- The Big Bang Theory (2008) - Dr. David Underhill
- Law and Order: SVU (2008) - Eric Lutz (Guest)
- V (2009 TV series) (2009) - John May
- Castle (TV series) (2010) - Det. Tom Demming (4 Episodes)
- Meteor Storm (2010)
- Fairly Legal (2011) - Justin Patrick (series regular)
- How I Met Your Mother (Season 6 2011)- Robin's Secret Crush in Hopeless(Guest)
- Psych (2011, guest)
References
- ^ Exclusive: Michael Trucco Goes from BSG to SVU" TV Guide. November 10, 2008. Retrieved on November 12, 2008.
- ^ [1]
- ^ BSG's Michael Trucco: "I'm the Luckiest Guy Alive"
External links
- Official website
- Michael Trucco at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Trucco at TV Guide
Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- American people of Italian descent
- American film actors
- American television actors
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