Robert Treman Clendenin (born April 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Tom Gazelian in ABC comedy series ''

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'' and Dr. Paul Zeltzer in the comedy series '' Scrubs''.

Education

Clendenin graduated from

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in 1986 and earned his Master of Fine Arts from Penn State University in 1990. He has subsequently built an acting career defined by roles as oddball characters in TV and film.

Career

He has played more than 110 roles in films, TV and web series.

Television career

He appeared on numerous shows including '' The Tick'', ''

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'', '' Charmed'' (3x10), ''

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'', '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'', ''

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'', '' Felicity'', '' Weeds'', ''

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'', '' NYPD Blue'', '' Desperate Housewives'', ''

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'', '' Space: Above and Beyond'', '' Roswell'', '' The Middle'', ''

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''. He appeared as a Vidiian surgeon on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Earl on ''

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'', Slow Roger on ''

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'', drug dealer Jamie DeBell on Netflix's '' Longmire'', and on several episodes of ''

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''. He has appeared on many of

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's shows including '' Quick Draw'', ''

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'', and TBS' '' 10 Items or Less'', where he played main character Carl Dawson. He had recurring roles on two Bill Lawrence's TV shows, '' Scrubs'' and ''

'', and appeared in cross-over between two series. On the former he played Dr. Selzer, and on the latter he played Tom, a comedically bizarre neighbor who has a crush on the main character, Jules Cobb (

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). After recurring on show for five seasons, he was upgraded to the regular cast in season six. Clendenin also played the role of the town undertaker Vernon Shank in the Hulu original series '' Quick Draw''.

Film career

His films include ''

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'', '' L.A. Confidential'', '' Moonlight Mile'', ''

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'', where he played one of the space nerds, the 2009 film '' Star Trek'', where he appeared as a ship yard worker who interacts with Kirk, ''

Wish I Was Here ''Wish I Was Here'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Zach Braff and co-written with his brother Adam Braff. The film stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Josh Gad, Pierce Gagnon, Ashley Greene, Kate Hudson, Joey King, Jim Parsons, ...

'', and '' Paul Blart 2''.

Other work

Clendenin appeared in the 2011

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video game LA Noire as Irwin Bousman. Clendenin has also appeared in commercials for Jack In The Box, GoDaddy, Progressive, and State Farm. He starred as devil-may-care Ted in the 2008 film short ''Daryl From OnCar''. This short was produced for WGA-affiliated StrikeTV, a site created to benefit crew affected by the writer's strike of Nov. 5, 2007 - Feb. 12, 2008.

Selected filmography

Film

* ''

'' (1996) as Stage Manager * '' L.A. Confidential'' (1997) as Reporter at Hollywood Station * ''

'' (2000) as Zarnoff * '' Moonlight Mile'' (2002) as Server #1 * ''

Race to Witch Mountain ''Race to Witch Mountain'' is a 2009 American science fiction adventure thriller film directed by Andy Fickman, starring Dwayne Johnson in the lead role, with AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Ciarán Hinds, and Carla Gugino. The latest in a se ...

'' (2009) as Lloyd * '' Star Trek'' (2009) as Shipyard Worker * ''

'' as Defense Attorney * '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'' as Murhtelle

TV

* '' Felicity'' (1998-2002) as Mr. Norman (5 episodes) * ''

'' (1999-2001) as Godfrey (8 episodes) * ''

'' (2000-2001) as Earl (3 episodes) * '' 3rd Rock From The Sun'' (2001) as Man #1 (Credited as Rober Clendenin) (1 episode) * '' Scrubs'' (2002-2009) as Dr. Paul Selzer (7 episodes) * '' Desperate Housewives'' (2005) as Louis (1 episode) * ''

'' (2005-2009) as Dr. Terrence (6 episodes) * '' Nobody's Watching'' (2006) as Roy Ingold (unaired pilot) * ''

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'' (2006) as Gerald Vengal (1 episode) * '' 10 Items or Less'' (2006-2009) as Carl Dawson (21 episodes) * ''

'' (2007-2008) as Slow Roger (3 episodes) * ''

'' (2010-2015) as Dr. Tom Gazelian (64 episodes) * '' Newsreaders'' (2013) as Roscoe Thurnpike (1 episode) * ''

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'' (2015) as Arnie (1 episode) * ''

'' (2020) as Principal Taylor (2 episodes) * '' The Neighborhood'' (2021) as Stan (1 episode) * ''

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'' (2022) as Dougie (1 episode)

References

External links

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RobertClendenin.comPersonal Blog
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