Scott Grimes

Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the 1984 cult classic ''The Night They Saved Christmas'', '' ER'' as Dr. Archie Morris, ''Party of Five'' as Will McCorkle, '' Band of Brothers'' as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the animated sitcom ''American Dad!'', voicing Steve Smith. He is also well known by cult movie fans for his role as Bradley Brown in the first two '' Critters'' films. Since 2017, he has been a regular on the Fox/Hulu sci-fi comedy drama ''The Orville'' as Lieutenant Gordon Malloy.

As a singer, Grimes is best known for co-writing and performing the soft rock single " Sunset Blvd", which spent several weeks on the ''Billboard'' charts, and for being one of the four singers in Russell Crowe's band Indoor Garden Party.

Early life

Grimes was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Pam and Rick Grimes. He lived in neighboring Dracut for much of his youth, and attended Dracut Public Schools. His sister, Heather Grimes, is also an actress. He is the uncle of Camryn Grimes, who is known for her roles as Cassie Newman and Mariah Copeland on ''The Young and the Restless''.

Career

Grimes started acting at an early age. In 1984, at the age of 13, he co-starred with Mickey Rooney in a made-for-TV holiday movie titled ''It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.'' In 1985, he appeared in an episode of the '' Twilight Zone'' called " Little Boy Lost."

Grimes also began singing in childhood, and in March 1986 appeared on a Bob Hope TV special, singing " Somewhere Over The Rainbow." The special was taped in Sweden with the King and Queen in attendance. In 1987, he performed as a guest vocalist on the ''Time'' album by Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters, where Carpenter thanked the 15-year-old Grimes for his "spirited" performance, commenting in the liner notes, "I believe young Scott to have quite a future in music." Grimes' first music album, ''Scott Grimes.'' was released by A&M Records in 1989, with the single "I Don't Even Mind" and produced by Carpenter. In 2005, he released his second album, '' Livin' on the Run,'' and in 2010 his third, ''Drive.''

In 1987, Grimes voiced Pinocchio in the dark animated film ''Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night.'' In 1988, he appeared with Dwayne Hickman, Connie Stevens, and her daughter Tricia Leigh Fisher in the TV movie ''Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis''; Grimes, Hickman, Stevens, and Fisher also appeared on the ''All-Star Super Password Special'' with Bert Convy. He had also guest starred on the NBC sitcom ''Wings.'' He is also known for his 1987 recurring role on '' Who's the Boss'' as Alyssa Milano's character's love interest, Chad McCann and his regular appearances in the 1994–2000 series ''Party of Five'' as Will McCorkle.

Grimes starred as Sargent Donald Malarky in the HBO mini series “Band of Brothers” in 2001

Grimes starred on the NBC series '' ER'' playing Dr. Archie Morris from 2003 until the series' end in 2009. Initially a recurring character on ''ER'', he later was upgraded to a main role in season 12. The character initially provided comic relief, but grew over the years, becoming central to several episodes and story lines in the series' final seasons.

Since 2005, Grimes has voiced Steve Smith in the American animated sitcom ''American Dad!'' He has also voiced the recurring characters Midget Assassin and Frat Guy, as well as several additional characters, each of whom appear in only one episode.

Grimes' film credits include the dark comedy ''Who's Your Monkey'' and Ridley Scott's ''Robin Hood'' with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. On October 11, 2010, Grimes announced on his Twitter that he would voice a character on the animated series ''Family Guy,'' which would turn out to be Joe Swanson's previously thought-to-be-dead son, Kevin Swanson. On March 19, 2013, he was cast as Dave Flynn on the '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' episode entitled ''Red'', the first episode of a two-part backdoor pilot to another '' NCIS'' spin-off which would have been named ''NCIS: Red'', but it was not picked up. Grimes had previously appeared in an ''NCIS'' episode entitled "Baltimore" in 2011 as Detective Danny Price, Anthony DiNozzo's former partner at the Baltimore P.D.

Since September 10, 2017, he has played cocky helmsman Gordon Malloy, the best friend of Captain Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) on the Fox/Hulu sci-fi comedy drama ''The Orville'', created by executive producer MacFarlane.

Personal life

Grimes has a son and a daughter with his first wife, Dawn Bailey-Grimes, whom he married on May 5, 1997. In December 2011, he married Megan Moore. She filed for divorce in October 2017. At the San Diego Comic-Con in 2018, it was revealed that he was dating his ''Orville'' co-star Adrianne Palicki. The two announced their engagement in January 2019, and married in Austin, Texas on May 19, 2019. Two months later, in July 2019, Palicki filed for divorce, but had it dismissed in November. The couple separated again in June 2020, with Palicki again filing for divorce in July.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

Discography

Albums

*1989: ''Scott Grimes'' (A&M/PolyGram)
*2005: '' Livin' on the Run''
*2010: ''Drive''

Singles

References

External links

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INTERVIEW: Robin Hood's Merry Men , Rip It Up Magazine

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1971 births
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20th-century American male actors
20th-century American singers
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American singers
A&M Records artists
Actors from Lowell, Massachusetts
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male singers
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Male actors from Massachusetts
Musicians from Lowell, Massachusetts
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People from Lowell, Massachusetts
Singers from Massachusetts