French Stewart

**Milton French-Stewart** (born February 20, 1964),[1] known professionally as **French Stewart**, is an American actor and dancer, known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom *3rd Rock from the Sun* and for his role as Chef Rudy on the sitcom *Mom*. Stewart studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and toured in regional theatre for seven years before breaking into television with the role of Razor Dee, a spaced-out DJ on the final season of *The New WKRP in Cincinnati* in 1992. Stewart earned his Screen Actors Guild card while working for Hanna-Barbera's Shakey Quakey tour, but was later terminated for removing the head of his costume in front of children.[2] In 1996, he was cast on *3rd Rock from the Sun*, which lasted for six seasons. On the show, Stewart was noted for his talents at physical comedy and his characteristic "squinting" facial expression. During the height and popularity of *3rd Rock from the Sun*, Stewart appeared in numerous commercials and as a spokesperson for the beverage Clamato.

Major motion picture credits for French Stewart include his film debut on *Stargate* (1994) as Lieutenant Ferretti, followed by *Leaving Las Vegas* (1995), *The Poison Tasters* (1995), *Magic Island* (1995) *Glory Daze* (1996), *McHale's Navy* (1997), *Love Stinks* (1999), *Clockstoppers* (2002) as Earl Doppler and *Wedding Daze* as Nathan Bennett IV. Animated credits include the voice of Bob on the short-lived animated series *God, the Devil and Bob* (2000), and Disney's animated series *Hercules*(1998) as Icarus. Since the end of *3rd Rock* in 2001, Stewart has appeared in a number of minor roles, mainly in situation comedies such as *Just Shoot Me!*, *Becker*, *The Drew Carey Show*, *Less Than Perfect* and *That '70s Show* (from the same creators as *3rd Rock from the Sun*) He also starred in *the WB* show *Charmed* as a genie at the end of season 2. He has starred in comedy films, with major roles in the direct-to-video films *Home Alone 4* (2002) and *Inspector Gadget 2* (2003). He also appeared as a guest star in the TV show, *Phineas and Ferb*, in the episode "Run Away Runway" as the fashion designer, Gaston Le Mode (2008).

Stewart has appeared on *MADtv* and guest-starred in the *Seinfeld* episode "The Opposite". He can also be seen on the *I Love The...* series on VH1. Stewart was an executive producer for *Has Anyone Seen My Baby?*, a drama on the Lifetime network that portrayed the life of a woman who lost her child on an African safari in the early 1970s. He also appeared as the "weird guy" office temp on *NewsRadio*.

Stewart produced and costarred in the dual role of Queen Victoria and Sigmund Freud in *Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes* at the Sacred Fools Theater Company,[3] where he is a member, and served as co-Artistic Director for its 2012–2013 season.[4] In May and June 2012, he appeared at Sacred Fools as Buster Keaton in the original play *Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton*, written by his wife, Vanessa Claire Smith.[5] In 2011, Stewart also voiced the character of Richard De Longpre on *Allen Gregory*.

On April 20, 2013, Stewart was a special guest on the NickHD television show *Marvin Marvin*, playing Marvin's Uncle Steve. In 2013, Stewart joined the CBS series *Mom* in the series regular role of Chef Rudy and remained on the show until the end of its second season.[6] He has guest starred on the TV show *The Middle*as Principal Cameron (2013-May 13, 2015).