Milton French-Stewart IV (born February 20, 1964), known professionally as French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for playing

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on the

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sitcom ''

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''. He also played Marv Murchins in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', and Chef Rudy on the CBS sitcom ''

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''.

Early life and education

Stewart was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex , Offi ...

. His mother was a homemaker, and his stepfather was a

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technician. He attended Del Norte High School and also studied at the

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Career

Stewart toured in regional theatre for seven years before breaking into television with the role of Razor Dee, a spaced-out DJ on the final season of '' The New WKRP in Cincinnati'' in 1992. He earned his

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card while working for

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's Shakey Quakey tour, but was later released for removing the head of his costume in front of children. In 1996, he was cast on ''

'', which lasted for six seasons, and where Stewart was noted for his talents at physical comedy and his characteristic "squinting" facial expression. During ''3rd Rock'''s height of popularity, he appeared in numerous commercials and as a spokesperson for the beverage Clamato. Stewart's major film credits include ''

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'' (1994) as Lieutenant Louis Ferretti, ''

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'' (1995), '' The Poison Tasters'' (1995), '' Magic Island'' (1995) '' Glory Daze'' (1996), '' McHale's Navy'' (1997), '' Love Stinks'' (1999), '' Clockstoppers'' (2002) as Earl Doppler, and ''

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'' as Nathan Bennett IV. His animation credits include the voice of Bob in the short-lived animated series '' God, the Devil and Bob'' (2000), and Disney's animated series ''

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'' (1998) as Icarus. Since ''3rd Rock'' ended in 2001, Stewart has appeared in a number of minor roles, mainly in situation comedies such as ''

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'', '' Becker'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' (from the creators of ''3rd Rock''). He also starred in ''

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'' show ''

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'' as a genie at the end of season 2, '' NCIS''. He has starred in comedy films, with major roles in the direct-to-video films ''

'' (2002) and ''

'' (2003). He guest-starred in the "Run Away Runway" episode of Disney's animated series ''

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'' as fashion designer Gaston Le Mode (2008). Stewart has appeared on ''

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'' and guest-starred in the ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself and ...

'' episode "

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". He can also be seen on the ''

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...'' series on VH1. He was an executive producer for ''Has Anyone Seen My Baby?'', a drama on the Lifetime network that portrayed the life of a woman who lost her child on an African safari in the early 1970s. He also appeared as the "weird guy" office temp on ''

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''. Stewart produced and costarred in the dual role of Queen Victoria and Sigmund Freud in ''Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes'' at the Sacred Fools Theater Company, where he is a member, and was co-artistic director of its 2012–2013 season. In May and June 2012, he appeared at Sacred Fools as Buster Keaton in the original play ''Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton'', written by his wife, Vanessa Claire Smith. In 2011, he also voiced Richard De Longpre on '' Allen Gregory''. On April 20, 2013, Stewart was a special guest on the NickHD television show ''

Marvin Marvin ''Marvin Marvin'' is an American comedy science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon from November 24, 2012 to April 27, 2013. The series stars Lucas Cruikshank of ''Fred'' fame as the titular character Marvin Forman, an alien te ...

'', playing Marvin's Uncle Steve. In 2013, he joined the CBS series ''

'' as series regular Chef Rudy. He has also guest-starred on the TV show '' The Middle (TV series), The Middle'' as Principal Cameron (2013 to May 13, 2015).

Personal life

Stewart married actress

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on May 19, 1998, whom he met when she had a guest appearance on a 1996 episode of ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. They divorced in December 2009. He married actress Vanessa Claire Smith in June 2011. Their daughter, Helene Claire Stewart, was born on June 28, 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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: Nominated for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program playing Icarus on ''

Ovation Awards The Ovation Awards are a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They are given out by the non-profit arts service organization LA Stage Alliance and are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Winne ...

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: Nominated for Lead Actor in a Play for the role of Nate in the Sacred Fools Theatre Company production of "Voice Lessons" *

: Nominated for Featured Actor in a Play for the role of Freud/Queen Victoria in the Sacred Fools Theatre Company production of "Watson – The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes"

References

External links

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''The French Stewart Puppet''
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