Stephen Root Biography

Fast Facts

• (Station Agents podcast host Ryan McGee said) 'Root’s presence automatically makes any series 32 percent better․ It’s science․ It’s the Root Bump․'
• Received a degree in acting and broadcasting from the University of Florida
• Has a son from a previous marriage
• Married to actress Romy Rosemont
• Dr․ Leland Zimmerman of the University of Florida theater department offered sage advice to Stephen․ 'Listen, even though one is not speaking․'
• Became a member of the National Shakespeare Company before moving on to Broadway
• Made his motion picture debut in the horror opus 'Monkey Shines'in 1988
• Quote: "(When asked if he ever want to see another red stapler) 'I see at least two a week and sign them․ I gotta tell you, they send red ones all over the place; I'll go to different shows - I did Justified a couple of times, and on shooting day, I had four staplers in a box waiting for me․ So that will never go away, and I don't ever want it to go away․'"
• Quote: "'My goal as an actor was to work - to be a working actor․․․So, in that sense, I have achieved my goal of being a working actor․ And luckily enough, I have recognition to be able to do jobs that I want to do instead of doing jobs for money․'"
• Stephen Root gets to the 'Root' of his characters