Stephen Root
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Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor.
Root was born in Sarasota, Florida to Leona Estelle and Rolland Clair Root, a construction supervisor.[1]
Among his most recognized television roles were eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on NBC's NewsRadio and as the voice of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on King of the Hill. Recently, he had a recurring role on the final two seasons of The West Wing as Republican campaign consultant Bob Mayer, for which he received an Emmy nomination. His most recognizable film roles to date are as the mumbling, quirky Milton Waddams in the 1999 comedy film Office Space and as Gordon Pibb in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
Root is a favorite of the Coen Brothers and has appeared in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Ladykillers, and No Country For Old Men. Kevin Smith wrote a role in Jersey Girl specifically for Root. He has also voiced various characters in Ice Age, Finding Nemo, and Courage the Cowardly Dog. Root reunited with Mike Judge in Idiocracy and has also portrayed NASA flight director Chris Kraft in the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. He provides the lead voice of Commander Chode on the Sci Fi Channel's Tripping the Rift, as well as the voice of Homebase of The X's. Root has also had many guest appearances in television programs, the most notable being made the Klingon Captain K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Unification." Root recently played Richard A. Clarke in The Path to 9/11. He guest starred as a bank manager in the Seinfeld episode "The Invitations," handling Kramer's hello greeting issue. He also had a role in the CSI episode "Homebodies" as a father whose daughter is raped, then murdered at the end of the episode.
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