Scott Stewart Bakula was born on October 9, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri.  He moved to New York to pursue a career on the stage.     

      Bakula is best known for his work on Quantum Leap.  That role lasted for five years.  He won a Golden Globe and had three additional nominations.  He received four Emmy nominations for his work on the series.

      He has been married twice.  His first marriage was to Krista Neumann and that lasted 1981 to 1995.  His second marriage is to Chelsea Field.  They were married in 1996.  He has three children: Chelsy, Cody, and Wil.  His son Cody was adopted.

      He played Captain Jonathan Archer in Enterprise.  After Enterpruse ended, Bakula would go on to star in NCIS: New Orleans