French Stewart

French Stewart
Born	Milton French Stewart February 20, 1964 (1964-02-20) (age 47) Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Other names	French Stewart
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Katherine LaNasa (1998–2009) Vanessa Perkins (2011-present)

Milton French Stewart (born February 20, 1964), better known by his stage name French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Early life

Stewart was born Milton French Stewart in Albuquerque, New Mexico, attending Del Norte High School. His mother was a homemaker, and his stepfather was a microfilm technician.^[1] He is also known for having squinted eyes and a crazy voice for comedy reasons.

Career

Stewart studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and 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. Stewart earned his Screen Actors Guild card while working for Hanna-Barbera's Shakey Quakey tour, but was later terminated 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. On the show, Stewart was noted for his talents at physical comedy and his characteristic "squinting" facial expression. During the height and popularity of 3rd Rock from the Sun, Stewart appeared in numerous commercials and as a spokesperson for the beverage Clamato.

Major motion picture credits for French Stewart include his film debut on Stargate (1994) as Lieutenant Ferretti, followed by Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Poison Tasters (1995), Glory Daze (1996), McHale's Navy (1997), Love Stinks (1999), and Clockstoppers (2002) as Earl Doppler. Animated credits include the voice of Bob on the short-lived animated series God, the Devil and Bob (2000), and Disney's animated series Hercules (1998) as Icarus. Since the end of 3rd Rock 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 same creators as 3rd Rock from the Sun) He also starred in the WB show Charmed as a genie at the end of season 2. 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 also appeared as a guest star in the TV show, Phineas and Ferb, in the episode "Run Away Runway" as the fashion designer, Gaston Le Mode (2008).

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. Stewart 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. He also appeared as the "weird guy" office temp on NewsRadio with Andy Dick, who told him, "there's only room for one weird guy" on staff at the radio station.

Stewart appeared in second season episodes of the ABC series Pushing Daisies and Castle.

In July 2010, it was announced that he would guest-star in the Season 4 premiere of Private Practice alongside Currie Graham. The two will play Russell (Graham) and his mentally ill brother Kevin (Stewart).^[3]

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 Sacred Fools Theater.^[4]

Personal life

Stewart married actress Katherine LaNasa on May 19, 1998. They met when she had a guest appearance on a 1996 episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun. They divorced in December 2009. French married actress Vanessa Perkins in June 2011.

Filmography

• The Muppets (2011) as Gabe Lou the watch salesman (cameo)
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) as Beverly Hills Dog Show Commentator/Dog Show Judge #2
• Stargate Universe as Dr. Andrew Covel (1 episode, 2011)
• The Penguins of Madagascar (2010) as Cecil (1 episode, November 6, 2010)
• Days of Our Lives as Keith pet cemetery funeral director (1 episode, September 27, 2010)
• Private Practice (1 episode, 2010) as Kevin
• Zeke and Luther (2010) (TV) As Garm Garoosh
• Rain from Stars (2010) (post-production) as Virgil
• The Assignment (2010 film) (2010) as Mr. Price
• Convincing Clooney (2010) (post-production) as HW
• The Horrible Terrible Misadventures of David Atkins as David Atkins (5 episodes, 2010)
• Castle as Zach Robinson (1 episode, 2010)
• Opposite Day (2009) as Godfrey
• Give 'em Hell, Malone (2009) as Frankie the Crooner
• Imagination Movers as Teacher (1 episode, 2009)
• Phineas and Ferb (1 episode, 2008) as Gaston Le Mode
• Pushing Daisies as Woolsey Nicholls (1 episode, 2008)
• Dog Gone (2008) as Blackie
• Cavemen as Mr. Busby (1 episode, 2008)
• Surveillance (2008) as Officer Jim Conrad
• Happy Campers (2008) (TV)
• The Closer as Gary Evans (3 episodes, 2007)
• The Flock (2007) as Haynes Ownby
• Bones as Isaac Horn (1 episode, 2007)
• If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007) as Public School Principal
• Pandemic (2007) (TV) as Dr. Carl Ratner
• Subs (2007) (TV) as Principal Delahey
• Two Dreadful Children (2007) (TV)
• Pepper Dennis as Dr. Crimmons (1 episode, 2006)
• Misconceptions as Stewart / Horace (7 episodes, 2006)
• My Name Is... (2005) as Jason Scott
• Duck (2005) (as French Stewart) as Jumper
• The Entertainment Weekly Guide: Guilty Pleasures (2005) (TV) as Host
• The New Partridge Family (2005) (TV) as Reuben Kincaid
• Less Than Perfect as Gene Schmidtline (3 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Inspector Gadget 2 as Inspector Gadget (2003)
• Home Alone 4 as Marv (2002)
• Clockstoppers as Earl Dopler (2002)
• God, the Devil, and Bob as Bob Alman (2000)
• Love Stinks (1999)
• CinderElmo as the Prince the Dog (Human Form) (1999)
• Bartok the Magnificent as Oble (1999)
• Hercules: The Animated Series as Icarus (1998)
• McHale's Navy as Happy (1997)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun as Harry Solomon (1996)
• Magic Island as Supperstein (1995)
• Stargate as Lieutenant Ferretti (1994)

References

1. ^ French Stewart Biography (1964-)
2. ^ French Stewart Biography - Yahoo! Movies
3. ^ "Exclusive: Currie Graham, French Stewart to Guest-Star on Private Practice". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Currie-Graham-French-1021061.aspx. 
4. ^ http://www.laweekly.com/2010-11-11/stage/what-you-don-t-know-might-kill-you/

External links

• French Stewart at the Internet Movie Database
• The French Stewart Puppet by Rick Lyon
• Yahoo Movies Biography Page

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