Celebrity Biographies
Rob Morrow Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1962, September 21 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 58 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 10 inches |
| Name | robert allan morrow |
| birth name | robert allan morrow |
| Dad | Murray Morrow |
| Mother | Diane Francis Markowitz |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | New Rochelle, New York |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Actor, Director |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| face color | fair |
| Famous for | Northern Exposure, Numb3rs |
| Married to | Debbon Yesterday |
| Kids | Your Simone Ayer Morrow |
| Education | Miami Sunset High School |
| Films | Private Resort, Into The Heart, Quiz Show |
| tv show | Northern Exposure, Numb3rs |
| sisters | Carrie Morrow |
| Brothers | Carrie Morrow |
Rob Morrow is one of Hollywood’s versatile actors and directors. The actor is well recognized for his role as Dr. Joel Fleishman Fleischman (a young Jewish doctor) on the CBS comedy-drama television series, Northern Exposure . His performance in the series was highly appreciated and got him nominated for Golden Globe Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards. Morrow is also popular for playing the role of FBI agent Don Eppes in Numb3rs . Regarding his personal life, he is married to the actress. Debbon Ayer with whom he shares a daughter, Tu Simone Ayer Morrow . Early life and education of Rob Morrow
Rob Morrow was born as Robert Alan Morrow on September 21 , 1962 in New Rochelle, New York under the birth sign of Virgo. Morrow is the son of a dental hygienist mother, Diane Francis Markowitz and an industrial lighting manufacturer father, Murray Morrow . He has a sister, Carrie Morrow . When Morrow was nine years old, his parents divorced for some undisclosed reasons.
According to him, his childhood was complicated by his parents’ divorce. He said,
‘It had a definite impact on me. I started skipping school and getting caught up in petty, stupid things; I once stole a baseball glove.’
Morrow attended Miami Sunset High School, but withdrew at the beginning of his senior year to pursue a career in acting.
Rob Morrow’s career
Rob Morrow began his theater career working for Norman Mailer and Tom O’Horgan . He worked on a hit Broadway show, The Exonerated which was based on the true stories of six innocent death row inmates.
In 1986, he co-founded the Naked Angels Theater Company with Fisher Stevens , Nicole Burdette , Pippin Parker , Charles Landry , Nancy Travis , and Ned Eisenberg .
T.V. series
Rob Morrow made his television debut in 1980 in an episode of NBC’s late-night television show, Saturday Night Live. He went on to work on various shows including Fame , Spencer for Hire , Everything Is Relative , and Monsters , however his roles were uncredited.
Morrow played Dr. Joel Fleischman (a young Jewish doctor) in the CBS comedy-drama television series, Northern Exposure alongside Janine Turner , John Corbett , Cynthia Geary , and Darren E. Burrows . He was associated on the series from 1990-95 appearing in 102 episodes. His performance in the series helped earn him nominations for Golden Globe Awards , Primetime Emmy Awards , and Screen Actors Guild Awards .
Morrow is also popular for his role, Don Eppes (Lead FBI Agent in Los Angeles) in a crime drama television series, Numb3rs . The series starred David Krumholtz , Judd Hirsch , Navi Rawat , and Alimi Ballard . He appeared in more than 118 episodes of the series.
Some of his other works include Custody , Entourage , The Whole Truth , Phineas and Ferb , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Fosters among others.
Films
Morrow made his film debut in 1985 as Ben in the comedy film, Private Resort directed by George Bowers . He shared the screen with Johnny Depp, Leslie Easterbrook and Hilary Shepard . Four years later, he worked in his second film, Tattingers as Marco Bellini.
In 1994 Morrow starred as Richard ‘Dick’ Goodwin (American writer and presidential adviser) in the historical film, Game Show TV . The film starred Ralph Fiennes, Juan Turturro , Paul Scofield and Martin Scorsese .
Morrow later worked on several films, including Sam the Man , The Guru , Shopping , Starting Over, and Night of the Wild among others.
directing career
Morrow made his directorial debut in 1993 from the short film, The Silent Alarm . In 2002, he worked as a producer and writer on the romantic film, Labyrinth . Some of his directing credits include Juana de Acarda , NCIS: New Orleans and The Fosters .
Rob Morrow Net Worth
Rob Morrow has an impressive net worth of $10 million. His main sources of income are his acting and his directing career. Morrow worked on several films that made an impressive collection at the box office. Some of them are:
| Films | Budget | box office collection | IMDB Rating | cast members |
| The Guru (2002) | $11 million | ,128,852 | 5.4 | Heather Graham , Marisa Tomei , Jimi Mistry , and Christian Baranski . |
| The Emperor’s Club (2002) | $12.5 million | ,318,449 | 6.9 | Kevin Kline , Emile Hrisch , Embeth Davidtz , and Jesse Eisenberg . |
| The Wish List (2007) | $45 million | $175.4 million | 7.4 | Jack Nicholson, Morga Freeman , Sean Hayes , and Alfonso Freeman . |
| Start Over (2014) | $8 million | $63.5 million | 7.4 | Keira Knightley, Adam Levine , Mark Ruffalo , and Hailee Steinfeld. |
Morrow owned a contemporary three-story Santa Monica home that he sold for $4.5 million. Also, he has a modern house in Los Angeles.
charity and donations
Morrow is involved in various charities. He is the BOD of the ALS Project, which was co-founded by Jennifer Estess in 1997. The main goal of the project is to fund the research needed to find treatments and cures for people with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a neuronal disease.
Rob Morrow’s Personal Life
The talented actor married the actress. Debon Yesterday on September 21 , 1998 in a private ceremony attended by family and friends.
On April 25 , 2001, the couple welcomed their first child named, Tu Simone Ayer Morro w. When asked for the name of her daughter, she said:
‘It is a tradition. And if we have a child, I want to name him Bone, but I don’t think Debbon will let me.’
Additionally, Morrow is a founding member of Naked Angels , a nonprofit ensemble along with Nancy Travis , Rob Rifin , Marisa Tomei , and Fisher Stevens .