| Full Name: Spencer Garrett Who named you and what's the story behind it? My Mother, Kathleen Nolan. I was named after actor, Spencer Tracy, because he was her favorite actor and also, when I grew up and learned to appreciate him, he became mine. Height: 5'11" of good solid Irishman Eye Color: Blue. Sometimes, greenish; but mostly blue like Sinatra, like Newman, like...Garrett! Birthday: Sept 19 Z Sign: Virgo Marital Status: I'm single Children: no Do you want any? Oh, yes, lots of them! Parent's Names: Richard and Kathleen Name the actors in your family and their connection to you: Kathleen Nolan, is my Mom; Stephen Ellsworth is my Grandfather, Clara Kennedy is my Grandmother. My Aunt is Nancy Devlin and my Uncle is Chris Bohn. My godfather was Liam Sullivan. There are also a couple of cousins out there who've gotten the bug. Siblings: none, I'm an only child Faith: I'm a spiritual person, I believe in a higher power. Heroes/Heroines: I admire both Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill and both have the middle name of Spencer, by the way. I also admire Jackie Robinson, Medgar Evers, and the police and firefighters of N.Y.C., which is my true home. LA is my home out of necessity. Who are your Favorite author(s)? To name a few, Saul Bellow, John Updike, Iris Murdoch and J.L. Borges. Hobbies: I love to read. I'm a big fan of books. I like to go skydiving, do a little traveling, fencing, skiing, rock climbing, hiking and going to movies. I guess I just like sucking the marrow out of life. Would you consider yourself conservative or liberal? moderate to liberal, depending on the situation. Where did you go to high school? Hyde School. It's a private boarding school in Maine. Attend college? Yes, I attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and I gradutated from Fordham University, New York. What was your course of study? Public Policy and Comparative Literature. I graduated with a major in English Literature. Are you ticklish? Yes, very ticklish. What food makes your mouth water? Really great sushi, sea urchin or a great steak with a martini. What is your favorite childhood memory? Oh, gosh, I have so many good childhood memories. Skinny dipping at the Volga River when I was 11. What makes you laugh hard? Recognizing what a goofball I am. What makes you lose your cool? Ignorance Favorite comfort clothes: Levis and a t-shirt...or my birthday suit. I'm a bit of a nudist. When I am at home, I often walk around the house with nothing on; but if I have to wear clothes, levis and a t-shirt. Name some of your favorite actors with whom you've worked: Robert Duval, who was one of my favorite actors while growing up, so it was a thrill to be able to work with him; Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, William H. Macy, Jean Simmons, who played Admiral Nora Satie on STTNG with me; and Kathleen Nolan, my Mom. What character have you've played that is your favorite: I don't have a particular favorite part. I approach each part as a favorite. I have to say, though, I really enjoyed playing Jarod Stark on The Invisible Man. It was such a juicy role to be able to play as an actor. It was so much fun to be so evil. Any plans in the works to return to the Star Trek Universe? I don't think so unless they bring back Simon Tarses because he seemed to be so well known and so popular, so I couldn't really do any other parts for them, being so recognizable, unless they put me in prosthetics. Favorite color: Green of Ireland Favorite Vice: clothes shopping Favorite music: jazz Favorite Muscians: Brad Mehldau, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Brahms, Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Darrin, James Brown, Sinatra, Beck, Scott Joplin and The Rolling Stones. I'm rather eclectic, I guess. Any pets? no. I've had pets in the past though. I'm a big fan of dogs. Where did your ancestors come from? Ireland What major accomplishment as a human being do you want to have made a year from now? Start a family. Have you ever thought of making an appearance at one of the Star Trek Conventions? Yes, I have and I did do four or five of them 12 years ago, when I did the show. When the the episode was new and fresh in the minds of the fans and I was new and fresh to episodic television. If somebody asked me to do another convention now, sure, I'd do it, why not. I'd be on the first plane out. It was such an honor to be on a show that was done with such a high quality. I didn't realize at the time what a huge following the show had. That it had such a rich lore. Now, I'm grateful to be part of the lore. It was such a popular episode and Simon Tarses was so memorable as a character that I couldn't do another show with the Star Trek people without the use of prosthetics to build the character. So when I did Voyager, they figured it had been long enough that I could do another character. How about an appearance at one of the Invisible Man Conventions? I wasn't aware there were any IMan conventions. I would love to be a part of that! Stark was one of the best experiances I've had in episodic television. He was so much fun to play. I still see the actors from the show from time to time. That would be great. Where did you grow up? Here in L.A. and N.Y.C. What kind of exercise program do you use to stay in shape? I love hiking, I play a lot of basketball, tennis and yoga. Do you sing? I do sing; but I don't get enough opportunities in L.A. to sing. In N.Y., I did seem to have a lot more opportunities to sing, to do musicals on Broadway. Dance? I do dance...with two left feet. I'm learning to swing dance and salsa. My big thing growing up was ballroom dancing. Got any favorite restaurants in LA? No, not really. I'm a huge food junkie. I love Italian, Mexican - There's this one place I really like to go called, Dan Panas. It's a old school kind of steakhouse. Unfortunately, most of my favorite restaurants are in New York and London. How do you research a part to find the character? It depends on the character I'm playing and the time I have to research. I try to get tapes to watch the show I'll be appearing on, if it is episodic tv. Unfortunately, a good deal of the time, I get the job one day and start working the next day, so there's just not a lot of time to research. I do a volumous reading, though. If it's a play or movie, you have the luxury of doing lots of research for the part. It's just different than episodic televison. What do you do when you're between acting gigs to keep body and soul together? When you're an actor, a good deal of your time is spent auditioning for the next gig, working. I try to do a lot of writing, though and meditating, in addition to my hobbies. When did you know that you wanted to be a professional actor? It probably really hit me when I was working on the hill in the Washington, D.C. area. I was doing a bit of theatre there. It just dawned on me and I realized that's what I really wanted to do. I suppose you could say I was really hit with a lightning bolt in New York when one of my teachers, Sandford Meismer said to me, "You have to want to do this more than anything in your life." I did. What steps did you take to get started acting once you knew it was what you wanted to do? I studied with the best teachers. I just trained and did a lot of theatre. The best breeding ground is to just work. Go after it to see if your any good at it. I was lucky, I had a lot of support. A lot of people kept telling me that I could do this for a living and that sort of pushed me along. |
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