Stephen Collins

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Stephen Collins
Born Stephen Weaver Collins
October 1, 1947 (1947-10-01) (age 64)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation Actor/Writer
Years active 1974–present
Spouse Faye Grant (1985-present)

Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1, 1947) is an American actor, writer, and singer. [1] He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Eric Camden on the long running television series 7th Heaven and more recently as Dr. Dayton King on the ABC TV series No Ordinary Family.

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[edit] Early life

Collins was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Madeleine (née Robertson) and Cyrus S. Collins, an airline executive.[2] Collins is the great-great-grandson of General James Baird Weaver, the 1880 Greenback Party presidential candidate and the 1892 Populist Party ("People's Party") candidate for president. Collins was raised with his two older brothers in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and attended Amherst College, graduating cum laude. He played bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a number of rock and roll bands at Amherst, including Tambourine Charlie & The Four Flat Tires, The Naugahyde Revolution (with Jim Steinman, then a fellow student, on keyboards), and The Flower & Vegetable Show (he has played his guitar on 7th Heaven, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and in the 2007 romantic comedy Because I Said So).

[edit] Career

Collins' Broadway credits include his 2008 role as King Arthur in Spamalot and prior appearances in Moonchildren, The Ritz, The Loves of Anatol, and No Sex Please, We're British; Off Broadway he appeared opposite Sigourney Weaver in Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy, as Macduff to Christopher Walken's Macbeth at Lincoln Center, and as husband to Julie Andrews (with whom he shares a birthday) in the Stephen Sondheim revue, Putting It Together at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1993.

As previously mentioned, Collins probably is best known for his role as the Reverend Eric Camden in more than 200 episodes of the television series 7th Heaven, though he also notably portrayed Captain/Commander Willard Decker in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Reverend Camden's wife, Annie, is played by fellow Star Trek alum Catherine Hicks (she played Dr. Gillian Taylor in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home). Additional television credits include starring roles in Tales of the Gold Monkey and Tattingers, as well as guest appearances in The Waltons, Barnaby Jones, Charlie's Angels, and numerous miniseries and made-for-television movies. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work opposite Ann-Margret in the minseries The Two Mrs. Grenvilles and he played John F. Kennedy in the miniseries A Woman Named Jackie, which won the Emmy for Best Miniseries.

Collins and his 7th Heaven co-star Beverley Mitchell are the only two original cast members to appear in every single episode. Collins has co-starred with Diane Keaton in two movies: The First Wives Club (1996) and Because I Said So (2007).

Collins appears as a series regular in the ABC series No Ordinary Family.[3] Collins also appeared as a potential love interest/boyfriend for Ron Rifkin's character Saul Holden, on ABC's Brothers & Sisters, in fall of 2010. He also appeared in the eighth season of The Office playing Andy Bernard's dad in the episode "Garden Party".[4]

[edit] Books

Collins is the author of two novels: Eye Contact (1994) and Double Exposure (1998).

[edit] Personal life

Collins is married to actress Faye Grant. They have been married since April 21, 1985 and they have a daughter, Kate. He is an Episcopalian.[5] He is also a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and has engaged in the advanced Yogic Flying technique since 1980.[6] He is a national co-director of the Committee for Stress-Free Schools, which advocates practicing TM in schools and funds TM research.[7]

[edit] Television

[edit] Films

[edit] Discography

  • Stephen Collins – Stephen Collins
  1. Looking for an Echo
  2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
  3. Til I Kissed You
  4. Mr. Blue
  5. What's Your Name?
  6. Fools Rush In
  7. True Love Ways
  8. Sandy
  9. Crazy
  10. It's Only Make Believe
  11. Hello, Mary Lou
  12. Take Good Care of My Baby
  13. Rock-A-Hula Baby
  • Stephen Collins – The Hits of Rick Nelson
  1. It's Late
  2. Travelin' Man
  3. I've Got a Woman
  4. Poor Little Fool
  5. You Tear Me Up
  6. Lonesome Town
  7. Believe What You Say
  8. String Along
  9. Boppin' the Blues
  10. Young Emotions
  11. Stood Up
  12. It's Up to You
  13. Fools Rush In
  14. Hello, Mary Lou

[edit] References

  1. ^ Stephen Collins online
  2. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/Stephen-Collins.html
  3. ^ "Stephen Collins Bumped to Series Regular on No Ordinary Family". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Stephen-Collins-Family-1019538.aspx. 
  4. ^ "Office Scoop: Stephen Collins Is Andy's Dad!". TVline.com. http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/the-office-scoop-stephen-collins/. 
  5. ^ "Stephen Collins content to be in '7th Heaven'". SouthCoastToday. http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/01-01/01-25-01/c14ho157.htm. Retrieved 2001-01-25. 
  6. ^ Pool, Bob (June 14, 2003). "Religion; Seeking Site for a 'Peace Palace'; Devotees of 'yogic flying' unveil plans to build a $4-million meditation center in the L.A. area. It would be the fourth such facility in the U.S.". Los Angeles Times: p. B.24. 
  7. ^ "Committee for Stress-Free Schools: About Us". tmeducation.org. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5rk0JQoUi. Retrieved August 4, 2010. 
  8. ^ Hibberd, James (June 11, 2010). "'No Ordinary Family' ups '7th Heaven' actor". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3icd5f9626039b502cd6b35ec73c948520. Retrieved June 11, 2010. [dead link]

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Preceded by
Jonathan Hadary
October 31, 2006 - June 5, 2008		 Actor playing King Arthur on Spamalot
June 5, 2008 -
September 14, 2008		 Succeeded by
Michael Siberry
September 16, 2008 -
January 11, 2009
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