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Edward Michael Trucco (born June 22, 1970) is an American actor known for his role as Samuel Anders on the reimagined ''
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'' and his recurring role as Nick Petteruti in ''
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''. He also appeared on the 2017–2018
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series '' Disjointed'', as Tae Kwon Douglas, a local martial arts instructor who was anti-drug.


Early life

A native of
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, Trucco attended Junipero Serra High School where he played football and wrestled. He is the son of a police officer, and was once interested in becoming one himself until college, when he was attracted to theatrical performance. He took a theatre course for non- majors while he was studying Criminal Justice, but he did so well that he was asked to consider changing majors. He changed majors and completed his bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts at Santa Clara University. He has Italian and Norwegian ancestry.


Career

Trucco became active in television in the late 1990s with appearances in episodes of '' Touched by an Angel'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', and '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'' among others. He continued appearing in shows of similar genres like '' CSI'', ''Heartbeart'', ''
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'', '' CSI: Miami'', and others into the 2000s. He played Cooper Lee in six episodes of '' One Tree Hill'' from 2005 to 2006. In 2002, Trucco starred in '' Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled''. In 2005, he joined the drama ''
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'' in the role of Samuel Anders. In 2008, he guest-starred on NBC's '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''
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''. In 2010, he guest-starred on ABC's series ''
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'' as Detective Tom Demming. In 2010, Trucco was cast as a series regular in the
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series '' Fairly Legal''. Trucco guest-starred in a season 6 episode of ''
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'' in 2011, and had a recurring role in the show's eighth season. He played the recurring character Nate Ryan in the second season of ''
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''. He later played Elliot's brother in the 2017 film '' The Bye Bye Man''. Trucco is also the lead guitarist of the band Simpleworld.


Personal life

On Sunday, December 2, 2007, Trucco was involved in a car crash with a friend who was driving a
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on the Pacific Coast Highway in
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. The vehicle flipped on an embankment, landing upside-down, impacting Trucco's side of the car. Trucco was badly injured in the collision, fracturing four of his vertebrae, whereas his friend walked away uninjured. He has stated that he initially lost feeling in his arms. He was eventually able to get out of the vehicle after regaining feeling in his hands and used his cell phone to call for emergency help. He was airlifted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for further care. On December 10, 2007 he was released from the hospital’s care. Doctors said he was extremely lucky, suffering almost the same injury as Christopher Reeve.Logan, Michael (April 25, 2008). He married actress Sandra Hess in July 2009; they were wed in Mexico. She and Trucco both played the parts of Lieutenants in the same Marine unit in the Pensacola: Wings of Gold series
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trucco, Michael 1970 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Italian descent American people of Norwegian descent Junípero Serra High School (San Mateo, California) alumni Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area Santa Clara University alumni