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Rob Morrow
Played the Lead Role of Dr. Joel Fleischman
on Northern Exposure
A Jewish Doctor Transplanted
from New York
Robert Alan "Rob" Morrow (born
September 21, 1962) is a Jewish
born 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."[1]
Personal life
Morrow was born in New Rochelle, New York, of
Jewish ancestry,[2] the son of
Diane Francis (née Markowitz), a dental hygienist, and Murray
Morrow, an industrial lighting manufacturer.[3] 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.[4] He married actress Debbon
Ayer in October 1998, and together they have a daughter named Tu
Simone Ayer Morrow.
Career
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.[5] The series aired on September 13, 2010 but was pulled
from the ABC schedule in December. Morrow filmed 13 episodes.
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