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Robert Alan "Rob" Morrow (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Don Eppes on Numb3rs and as Dr. Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure, a role which garnered him three Golden Globes and two Emmy Award nominations for "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series."
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Morrow was born in New Rochelle, New York, of Jewish ancestry, the son of Diane Francis (née Markowitz), a dental hygienist, and Murray Morrow, an industrial lighting manufacturer. His parents divorced when he was nine. He grew up in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Sunset Senior High School, but dropped out at the beginning of his senior year to begin his acting career. He married actress Debbon Ayer in October 1998, and together they have a daughter named Tu Simone Ayer Morrow.
Morrow played the lead role of Joel Fleischman in the award-winning television show Northern Exposure from 1990-1995. Afterward, he starred in the critically acclaimed film, Quiz Show, as Dick Goodwin, a Congressional investigator intent on uncovering the corruption behind the 1950s game show scandal, and played Albert Brooks' sports agent brother in Mother. At one point, he was slated to play the protagonist in the 1996 film version of The Island of Dr. Moreau, but he dropped out of the project and was replaced by David Thewlis. In 2000, he directed and starred in Maze, about an artist with Tourette syndrome.
In 2002, he played Kevin Hunter on the Showtime television series Street Time. He also appeared in the TV movie Custody. In 2007, he played Jack Nicholson's doctor, Dr. Hollins, in The Bucket List. From 2005 to 2010, he starred with David Krumholtz and Judd Hirsch in Numb3rs on CBS. On March 8, 2010 it was announced that Morrow has signed on to star in Jerry Bruckheimer's new series The Whole Truth on ABC. The series aired on September 13, 2010 but was pulled from the ABC schedule in December. Morrow filmed 13 episodes.
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Private Resort | Ben |
| Fame | Joey Laurenzano (1 episode) | |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Danny (1 episode) |
| Everything's Relative | Eddie Dayton (1 episode) | |
| 1989 | Monsters | Vito (1 episode) |
| Tattingers | Marco Bellini | |
| 1992 | Saturday Night Live | Host |
| 1994 | Quiz Show | Dick Goodwin |
| 1990–1995 | Northern Exposure | Dr. Joel Fleischman / Franz Kafka / Mikhail |
| 1996 | Last Dance | Rick Hayes |
| Mother | Jeff Henderson | |
| 1998 | The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV Movie) | John Wilkes Booth |
| Only Love (TV Movie) | Matthew Heller | |
| Into My Heart | Ben | |
| 1999 | Nearly Yours (TV Series) | Jim Clifford |
| 2000 | Other Voices | Jeff |
| The Thin Blue Lie (TV Movie) | Jonathan Neumann | |
| Maze | Lyle Maze | |
| Labor Pains | Ryan Keene | |
| 2001 | Hudson's Law (TV Movie) | |
| Sam the Man | Daniel Lenz | |
| Jenifer (TV Movie) | Dr. Richard Feldman | |
| 2002 | The Guru | Josh Goldstein |
| The Emperor's Club | James Ellerby | |
| Night's Noontime (Short) | Dr. William Minor | |
| 2002–2003 | Street Time (TV Series) | Kevin Hunter |
| 2005 | Going Shopping | Miles |
| 2007 | Custody (TV Movie) | David Gordon |
| The Bucket List | Dr. Hollins | |
| 2009 | The Grean Team (TV Movie) | Robbie Blackman |
| 2005–2010 | Numb3rs (TV Series) | Don Eppes |
| 2010 | Entourage (TV Series) | Ari's Attorney / Jim Lefkowitz (2 episodes) |
| The Whole Truth (TV Series) | Jimmy Brogan | |
| 2011 | The Good Doctor | Dr. Waylans |
Rob Morrow
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