Background
Morrow was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of Diane Francis (née Markowitz), a dental hygienist, and Murray Morrow, an industrial lighting manufacturer.
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Whether it's a snowy nude sprint down Main Street, the mysterious appearance of a long-lost relative, or the improbable death of yet another of Maggie's boyfriends, life's never dull in the remote hamlet of Cicely, Alaska. Colorful characters and quirky plots propelled "Northern Exposure" into the hearts of millions of viewers, earning the CBS "dramedy" series seven Emmy awards between its 1990 debut and its demise six seasons later. In season 1, we meet Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow), an urban New York yuppie who consents to four years of rural servitude after Alaska pays his medical-school tuition. Joel's fish-out-of-water adventures drive the show, but it's the quirky ensemble of characters--Chris, the DJ/philosopher (John Corbett), Holling, the bartender (John Cullum), Maurice, the town patriarch (Barry Corbin), Ed, the filmmaker (Darren E. Burrows), and Maggie, the bush pilot (Janine Turner), among others'Äì-that keeps the series consistently entertaining. The town develops its own offbeat personality as well, a Mayberry-meets-Twin-Peaks blend of Native mysticism, Aurora Borealis-induced dreams, unlikely tales of long-lost family members, and rumors of a Bigfoot-like creature known simply as "Adam." "Northern Exposure" provides a utopian escape--a place where life is interesting but never dangerous, everyone's insightful, the mystical becomes real, and nobody's burdened with a mundane 9-to-6 desk job. Cicely is a delightful place to visit, even if it's only for an hour at a time. A mid-season replacement, season 1 consists of just eight episodes on two DVDs. Each episode includes 5-10 minutes of outtakes and deleted scenes. "--Shane Burnett"
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Exclusive, behind-the-scenes photographs of the hit TV show Northern Exposure that are just as quirky as the show--taken by Rob Morrow himself. Obsessive Northern Exposure viewers will clamor for this special coompendium. And interest in Morrow will grow when he appears in the fall release of Robert Redford's film Quiz Show.
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Morrow was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of Diane Francis (née Markowitz), a dental hygienist, and Murray Morrow, an industrial lighting manufacturer.
He attended Miami Sunset High School, but dropped out at the beginning of his senior year to begin his acting career.
He is known for his portrayal of Doctor Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure, a role which garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, and later for his role as Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Don Eppes on Numbers. His family is Jewish. Morrow played the lead role of Joel Fleischman in the award-winning television show Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995.
Afterward, he starred in the critically acclaimed film Quiz Show as Dick Goodwin, a congressional investigator intent on uncovering the corruption behind the 1950s game show scandal and played Albert Brooks" sports agent brother in Mother.
At one point, he was slated to play the protagonist in the 1996 film version of The Island of Doctor Moreau, but he dropped out of the project and was replaced by David Thewlis. In 2000, he directed and starred in Maze, about an artist with Tourette syndrome.
In 2002, he played Kevin Hunter on the Showtime television series Street Time. He also appeared in the television film Custody.
In 2007, he played Jack Nicholson"s doctor, Doctor Hollins, in The Bucket List.
From 2005 to 2010, he starred with David Krumholtz and Judd Hirsch in Numb3rs on Columbia Broadcasting System. On March 8, 2010, it was announced that Morrow has signed on to star in Jerry Bruckheimer"s new series, The Whole Truth, on American Broadcasting Company. The series aired on September 13, 2010, but was pulled from the American Broadcasting Company schedule in December. Morrow filmed 13 episodes. Morrow starred in Atlas Shrugged: Participant III as Henry Rearden on September 12, 2014.
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Board directors Project Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Member Naked Angels (co-founder).
Son of Murray and Diane Francis (Markowitz) M. Married Debbon Ayer, 1988.