Date of Birth : Jun 17th 1954
American actor and director famous for his role as Larry Appleton on the television sitcom, Perfect Strangers.
Linn-Baker’s first movie role was a small part in Woody Allen’s 1979 film, Manhattan. Unfortunately for the young actor, most of his scenes were later cut from the film. Three years later, he would land a far more memorable film role as Benjy Stone in the 1982 comedy film, My Favorite Year, co-starring with Peter O’Toole. In a manner similar to his future role in Perfect Strangers, Linn-Baker played the straight man to O’Toole’s outrageous character, Alan Swann.
Having attained moderate success on stage and the big screen, Linn-Baker began to turn his sights toward television. In 1983, he appeared in an unsold detective show pilot called O’Malley. The following year saw a role on the television movie, The Ghost Writer, and in the summer series, The Comedy Zone. Soon Linn-Baker was appearing in several high-profile television shows. He guest-starred on a 1984 episode of Miami Vice as Bonzo Barry and portrayed hapless office worker Phil West on a 1985 episode of Moonlighting entitled “Atlas Belched”. Between parts, he would also appear in television commercials pitching products ranging from Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain to Kraft’s Life Savers.
CAREER
Adam ( 2009 )
My Favourite Year ( 1982 )