Robert Mailhouse
{{short description|American actor and musician (born 1962)}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Robert Mailhouse Dogstar interview July 2023 (cropped).jpg|
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| caption = Mailhouse in 2023|
| name = Robert Mailhouse
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|01|22}}
| birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
| occupation = Actor, musician
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Robert Kenneth Mailhouse[http://www.filmreference.com/film/18/Robert-Mailhouse.html Robert Mailhouse Biography (1962-)] (born January 22, 1962) is an American actor and musician. He has also appeared in television series including the soap opera Days of Our Lives and the situation comedy Seinfeld. He is the drummer and founding member alongside bassist Keanu Reeves for the grunge-alternative rock band Dogstar. He also plays in the band Becky.{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/10/17/new-band-becky-real-world-keanu/|title=The new band becky = Real World + Keanu|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-14}}
Career
Mailhouse is a graduate of Suffield Academy. In the early 1990s, he appeared on the soap opera Days of Our Lives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/robert-mailhouse-daytimer-s-columbo/article_34a98a64-62ec-587f-9f8c-2a6748718740.html|title=Robert Mailhouse: Daytimer's `Columbo'|last=Peterson|first=Charles Witbeck; Bettelou|website=Tulsa World|language=en|access-date=2019-02-13}} He appeared in guest roles in a variety of television series in the 1990s, including Seinfeld, Picket Fences, Melrose Place, Caroline in the City (1997), Dharma & Greg (1999) and Sports Night (1998-2000), in a recurring role as CSC executive JJ. In the 2000s, he appeared in episodes of television series such as Judging Amy (2002) and C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation (2003). He has also appeared in several films, including Speed (1994).{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-08-02-9508020051-story.html|title=KEANU REEVES IS THE MUSIC FOR DOGSTAR FANS|last=Critic|first=ROGER CATLIN; Courant Rock|website=courant.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-14}} As a musician, he played drums with the grunge-alternative rock band Dogstar, which has opened for David Bowie and toured with Bon Jovi.{{Cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/da/article/rbxq95/i-was-in-a-band-with-keanu-reeves|title=I Was in a Band With Keanu Reeves|last=Fothergill|first=Lucas|date=2015-07-14|website=Noisey|language=da|access-date=2019-02-13}} The band released an EP entitled Quattro Formagi (1995) and two albums: Our Little Visionary (Zoo/BMG, 1996) and Happy Ending (2000). Dogstar attracted media attention from the off-stage job held by its bassist Keanu Reeves as a Hollywood actor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2014/01/26/hollywood-movie-stars-musicians-actors-bands-johnny-depp-zooey-deschanel-keanu-reeves-jared-leto-macaulay-culkin/|title=10 Famous Actors In Bands|website=Verbicide|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}} Mailhouse starred in The Christmas Pageant alongside actress Melissa Gilbert in 2011.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Speed | Young Executive | |
| 1996 | The Glimmer Man | Smith's Bodyguard/Bouncer at Lento's | |
| 1998 | Just a Little Harmless Sex | Alan | |
| 1999 | Kimberly | Walter | |
| 1999 | Me and Will | Dogstar / Himself | |
| 2003 | C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation | Les Dutton, Restaurant Manager | Episode: "Recipe for Murder" |
| 2005 | Thicker Than Water | Larry Gorman, Lawyer | Hallmark Channel Movie |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Dave Strong | Episode: "Game Over" |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Stan Vonner | Episode: "Jamalot" |
| 2014 | Some Kind of Beautiful | Alan | |
| 2016 | Missed Connections | Jason Birch |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0537567}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from New Haven, Connecticut
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:20th-century American drummers
Category:American male drummers
Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:Dogstar (band) members