Bob Coker

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Robert ("Bob") grew up during the revolutionary 1960s, south of Hollywood. As a boy, he and friends would hop the wall at Paramount and wander through the soundstages, soaking up the atmosphere and learning that if you acted like you belonged there, no one challenged you... most of the time. Growing up with friends whose parents were in the industry, he learned the shorthand of how "Hollywood people" talked and how productions were written, organized, begun and created. What he learned most was that film and television are collaborative endeavors, combining the visions of diverse professions to tell stories on a screen. Consequently, he learned to love film and television, taking film history classes at UCLA with fiends and discussing the classics as earnestly as contemporary film. This affinity led him to audition for and enroll in The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts where he earned a degree in theater arts. After graduation, he stayed on as a production assistant, building sets, running lights and stage managing shows. During this time he met and fell in love with Midge Dial, whom he married in 1981. During the early eighties, he took drama classes with Sandy Martin and Jeff Corey, both of whom had a great influence on him. Auditioning for and getting better and better roles in television, Bob nonetheless was happy to move to Chicago with his family when Midge's company promoted and transferred her. Acting in theater has kept him fresh and fueled his enjoyment of the craft. Bob lives in the Atlanta area now and is represented by Rona Burns of the Burns Agency.