Eric Bruskotter is an American actor. He is best known for his role as

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Rube Baker in ''

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'' and '' Major League: Back to the Minors'' as well as his role as Private Scott Baker in the TV series ''

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''.

Career

Bruskotter started acting in the mid-1980s, appearing in television shows like ''

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'' and ''

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''. He gained notoriety when he appeared in the film ''

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'' in 1987. Later that year he appeared as Private Scott Baker in the TV series ''Tour of Duty'', which followed the trials and tribulations of an army platoon, set against the backdrop of the

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. Bruskotter left the series after its first season, but reprised his role in a guest appearance during the show's third and final season. He returned to feature films with roles on such films as '' Crimson Tide'' and ''

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''. He is perhaps more known for his role as Rube Baker in ''

'' and '' Major League: Back to the Minors''. He appeared in two episodes of '' Walker Texas Ranger'', starring

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. In 1997, he had a role in the science fiction film ''

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''. During the film shoot he met Tami-Adrian George, who would become his real-life wife. In the season 2 episodes of ''

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'', "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks" and "The Reunion". In the former he played Kyle Whitaker, an NFL player on an unnamed Cleveland based team who gets suspended because as a player caught in an illegal steroid abuse ring. In "The Reunion", his character is important to the back story of lead character Dana Whitaker. In 2007, he appeared in two episodes of '' 24'' during Season 6. In 2011, he appeared as a suitor of Sheldon Beiste (

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) on ''

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'', football recruiter/talent scout Cooter Menkins.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruskotter, Eric American male film actors Living people Male actors from Fort Wayne, Indiana American twins Year of birth missing (living people)