Stephen Root
Biographical information
Born November 17, 1951 Sarasota, Florida, USA
First credit "Crocodile" Dundee II (1988)
Further information
Link(s) IMDb Wikipedia

Stephen Root is an American actor who is best known for his comedic work on the TV sitcom NewsRadio, in the film, Office Space, and as the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in the animated series, King of the Hill.

Contents 1 The Legend of Korra credits 1.1 White Lotus leader 1.2 Gommu 1.3 Chung 2 Selected other credits 2.1 Television work 2.2 Filmography 2.3 Other credits 3 Biographical information 3.1 Personal life 3.2 Career 4 Comments

The Legend of Korra credits Edit

White Lotus leader Edit

Character information: White Lotus leader

• 101. "Welcome to Republic City"

Gommu Edit

Character information: Gommu

• 101. "Welcome to Republic City"
• 111. "Skeletons in the Closet"

Chung Edit

Character information: Chung

• 101. "Welcome to Republic City"

Selected other credits Edit

Television work Edit

• American Dad
• Cross of Fire (TV movie)
• Dexter Prep (TV movie)
• Golden Years
• Harts of the West
• Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (TV movie)
• IN the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (TV movie)
• Kim Possible
• King of the Hill
• Ladies Man
• NewsRadio
• Pandora's Clock (TV movie)
• Tripping the Rift
• The Lottery (TV movie)
• The West Wing
• The X's
• The Road to Galveston (TV movie)

Filmography Edit

• Big Miracle (2012)
• Rango (2011)
• Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010)
• The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
• Drillbit Taylor (2008)
• Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
• Just Friends (2005)
• Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
• Surviving Christmas (2004)
• Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
• The Ladykillers (2004)
• Raising Genius (2004)
• Grind (2003)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• The Country Bears (2002)
• Ice Age (2002)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
• Bicentennial Man (1999)
• Natural Selection (1999)
• Office Space (1999)
• Gut Feeling (1999)
• Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
• Night of the Scarecrow (1995)
• Extreme Justice (1993)
• Dave (1993)
• RoboCop 3 (1993)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
• Bed & Breakfast (1991)
• V.I. Warshawski (1991)
• Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
• Ghost (1990)
• Black Rain (1989)
• Stanley & Iris (1990)
• Monkey Shines (1988)

Other credits Edit

• Blade Runner (video game)
• Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (short)
• Tripping the Rift (short)

Biographical information Edit

Stephen Root was born on November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Personal life Edit

He graduated from Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he majored in acting and broadcasting.

Career Edit

Among his most recognized television roles are eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on the sitcom NewsRadio and as the voice of depressed Army barber Bill Dauterive and Hank Hill's skirt-chasing boss Buck Strickland on the animated television series King of the Hill. He had a recurring role on the final two seasons of The West Wing as Republican campaign consultant Bob Mayer. His most recognizable film roles to date are as the mumbling, quirky Milton Waddams in Office Space, as the mild-mannered gymrat Gordon Pibb in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, as Suds, a drunk sports writer, in Leatherheads, and as the dimwitted principal in the 2008 Judd Apatow produced comedy Drillbit Taylor.

He has also won acclaim for his occasional dramatic roles.

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