Robert Picardo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he spent his whole childhood. He graduated from the William Penn Charter School and attended Yale University. At Yale, he landed a role in Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" and at age 19, he played a leading role in the European premiere of "Mass". Later, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Drama from Yale University. He appeared in the David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" and, with Diane Keaton, in "The Primary English Class". In 1977, he made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit, "Gemini", with Danny Aiello, and also appeared in Bernard Slade's "Tribute", "Beyond Therapy" as well as "Geniuses" and "The Normal Heart", for which he won a Drama-Logue Award.
Then, he became involved in television, where he soon was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Coach Cutlip on the series, Wunderbare Jahre (1988). Robert appeared in several other series:
China Beach (1988),
Frasier (1993),
Ally McBeal (1997),
Hör' mal, wer da hämmert (1991),
Outer Limits: Die unbekannte Dimension (1995) and
Sabrina - total verhext (1996).
In 1995, he got the role of the holographic doctor on Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager (1995), where he also directed two episodes. He also got roles in
Das Tier (1981),
Star 80 - Tod eines Playmates (1983),
Get Crazy (1983),
Oh Gott! Du Teufel (1984),
Die Reise ins Ich (1987),
Munchies (1987),
Samantha - Der Satansbraten aus dem Körbchen (1991),
Reißende Strömung - Rafting-Trips ins Verderben (1994),
Star Trek - Der erste Kontakt (1996),
Small Soldiers (1998),
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003),
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010), and so on.
He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Linda, and their two daughters.
