Photo: Fuzheado / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Stephen Root is a character actor, film actor and television actor, born on November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida, United States. That puts Stephen Root at 74 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Vero Beach High School and University of Florida.
My Take
Stephen Root is my favorite kind of actor: the one whose name you might not know but whose face instantly makes a scene better. Milton mumbling about his stapler in Office Space is one of comedy's great small performances, and his voice work on King of the Hill showed a completely different register of the same gift. What I admire most is the longevity; from NewsRadio in the nineties to new animation in his seventies, he keeps finding ways to be indispensable without chasing the spotlight. Character actors like Root are the connective tissue of American film and television, and for my money he is one of the very best alive.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen Root
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・ルート
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・るーと
- Born
- November 17, 1951 (age 74)
- Origin
- Sarasota, Florida, United States
- Occupation
- actor / character actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Vero Beach High School
- University
- University of Florida
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Stephen Root born?
Stephen Root was born on November 17, 1951 and is 74 years old.
Where is Stephen Root from?
Stephen Root is from Sarasota, Florida, United States.
What does Stephen Root do?
Stephen Root works as actor, character actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor.
Where did Stephen Root study?
Stephen Root attended University of Florida.
Actor — see all → · Character actor — see all → · More people from the United States → · More people born on November 17 →