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Robert Alan Morrow (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Joel Fleischman on ''
Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...
'', a role that garnered him three
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and two
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nominations for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, and later for his role as FBI agent
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on ''
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''.


Early life

Morrow was born in
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, the son of Diane Francis (
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Markowitz), a
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, and Murray Morrow, an industrial lighting manufacturer. He is Jewish, and had a
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Bar Mitzvah. Morrow grew up in
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. His parents divorced when he was nine years old. He attended Cardigan Mountain School and
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and dropped out at the beginning of his senior year to begin his acting career.


Career

Morrow's film career began when he appeared as an extra at age 18 on ''
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''. He co-starred alongside
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in '' Private Resort'' (1985). Morrow played the lead role in the television show ''
Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...
'' from 1990 to 1995. Morrow's character, Joel Fleischman, is "a New York City physician who is surprised to be assigned to the isolated and icy town of Cicely, Alaska". For his work on ''Northern Exposure'', Morrow was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards. He left the
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comedy-drama in 1995 to act in movies. Morrow starred in the critically acclaimed film ''
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'' (1994) as Dick Goodwin, a congressional investigator intent on uncovering the corruption behind the 1950s game show scandal. Morrow played the younger brother of
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' character in ''
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'' (1996). In 2000, he directed and starred in '' Maze (2000 film), Maze'', about an artist with
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. In 2002, Morrow played Kevin Hunter on the
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television series ''Street Time''. He also appeared in the television film '' Custody''. In 2007, he played
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's doctor, Dr. Hollins, in ''
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''. From 2005 to 2010, he starred with
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and
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as FBI agent Don Eppes in ''
Numb3rs ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, for six seasons and 118 episodes. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton ...
'' on
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. On March 8, 2010, it was announced that Morrow had signed on to star in
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's new series, '' The Whole Truth'', on
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. The series aired on September 13, 2010, but was pulled from the ABC schedule in December. Morrow filmed 13 episodes. Morrow starred as Henry Rearden in '' Atlas Shrugged: Part III'', which was released September 12, 2014. In 2017, Morrow starred in the recurring role of reporter Abe Leonard in the first season of the
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political drama ''
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''. He also starred in '' The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story'' as
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. As of November 2018, news was released that a revival of ''Northern Exposure'' was in the works at CBS and that Morrow would return as Joel Fleischman. Morrow has a recurring role on the
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drama '' Billions'' as judge Adam DeGiulio. Morrow is a teacher at the Ruskin Group Theatre in
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. During the summer of 2019, he starred as
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in the theater's production of ''
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''.


Personal life

On his 36th birthday in 1998, Morrow married actress Debbon Ayer. They have one daughter, Tu Morrow, born in 2001. They live in
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. Morrow previously lived in
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at the time of filming ''Northern Exposure''.https://www.deseret.com/1994/12/5/19146377/morrow-leaving-with-mixed-emotions?_amp=true


Acting credits


Film


Television


Directing credits


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrow, Rob 1968 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American television directors Jewish American male actors Male actors from New Rochelle, New York 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American Jews