Donovan Scott (born September 29, 1947) is an American character actor best known for his role as cadet Leslie Barbara in the 1984 film ''

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'', in which he was part of an ensemble cast led by Steve Guttenberg.

Biography

Scott studied for two and a half years at the prestigious

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. He toured as both an actor and artistic director of a theatrical troupe. In 1977, Scott settled in Los Angeles and worked extensively in both film and television. In 1979, he made his film debut in

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's ''

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''. Scott also appeared in the music video for

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's 1981 hit "

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", and co-starred in

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's 1986 ABC-TV series ''

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''. From 1993 to 1994 Scott stayed in

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and

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(the Crimea) where he made 'The Children of Captain Grant' as film director, screenplay and actor. In 2016, Scott told

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he was working with his improv group at the ACME Comedy Theatre in

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, as well as working on a 'Santa script' for television.

Filmography

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* 1947 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American gay actors Male actors from California People from Chico, California 21st-century LGBT people {{US-screen-actor-stub