Raphael Sbarge

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Raphael Sbarge (born February 12 1964) is an American actor.

Biography

Sbarge was born into a theatre-oriented family in New York City. His mother, Jeanne Button, was a costume designer, and his father, Stephen A. Sbarge, was an artist, writer, and director [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEEDB1631F93BA35754C0A96E948260] [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Raphael-Sbarge.html Raphael Sbarge Biography (1964-) ] ] who named his son after artist Raffaello Sanzio. Sbarge began his career at the age of four on "Sesame Street".

Sbarge made his stage debut in Joseph Papp's 1981 Shakespeare in the Park production of "Henry IV, Part 1". The following year he made his Broadway debut opposite Faye Dunaway in the short-lived play "The Curse of an Aching Heart". Additional theatre New York credits include "Hamlet" (1982), "Ah, Wilderness!" (1988), "Ghosts" (1988), "The Twilight of the Golds" (1993), "The Shadow Box", and "Voices in the Dark" (1999).

Sbarge's film credits include "Risky Business" (1983), "Vision Quest" (1985), "Independence Day" (1996), "Message in a Bottle" (1999), and "Pearl Harbor" (2001).

Sbarge has appeared in numerous television series and television movies, including "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Ann-Margret in 1984; "Billionaire Boys Club", "Cracked Up" with Edward Asner, and "Prison for Children" in 1987; "Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" in 1990; "Murder 101" with Pierce Brosnan and "Final Verdict" with Treat Williams in 1991; "Breast Men" with Chris Cooper and "Quicksilver Highway" with Christopher Lloyd in 1997; and "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge" with Halle Berry in 1999. He had recurring roles in five episodes of ' in 1996, and in the first four episodes of the sixth season of "24". He also has voice acted for video games such as ", " as Carth Onasi, as RC-1262 "Scorch" in ', and as Kaidan Alenko in "Mass Effect". Additionally, Sbarge also voiced the character Professor Zei in a guest star appearance on the thirtieth episode of the Nickelodeon TV show "". Sbarge is married to actress Lisa Akey; they live in Los Angeles with her daughter Grace.

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