- Bruce Abbott is a well-known American actor.
- Bruce has appeared in films such as Re-Animator, Bad Dreams (1988), Out of Time (1988), and The Prophecy II (1996).
- He was born in Portland, Oregon on July 28, 1954.
- Ms. Abbott was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as a schizophrenic in 1977’s I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.
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Who is Bruce Abbott?
Bruce Abbott is a well-known American actor. Bruce Abbott has appeared in films such as Re-Animator, Bad Dreams (1988), Out of Time (1988), and The Prophecy II (1996). Abbott was on the verge of becoming the next action/horror star in the 1980s and 1990s. And he did amass quite a following in the genre.
Bruce Abbott’s Childhood
Bruce Abbott was born in Portland, Oregon on July 28, 1954.
He was raised in Portland and graduated from David Douglas High School in 1972.
Bruce Abbott’s Career
Abbott began his career as a dancer and actor in Ashland, Oregon, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. At the time, he was 19 years old.
From 1975 to 1978, he appeared in the productions of A Winter’s Tale, All’s Well That Ends Well, Henry VI Part 2, The Tempest, and The Tragedy of King Richard III.
He attended Portland State University before moving on to the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California.
Linda’s ex-husband moved from Portland to Hollywood in 1980.
The actor mentioned that there was a strike going on in the largest film industry, which was instigated by the actors, and he didn’t know anyone involved.
Soon after, he was cast as an antagonist in the film Tag: The Assassination Game.
He met his future (first) wife Linda Hamilton at that time.
Bruce Abbot is well-known for his roles in movies such as Re-Animator, Tag The Assassination Game, Summer Heat, Bad Dreams, and Casual Sex.
In 1985, he played Dr. Dan Cain in Stuart Gordon’s sci-fi horror film Re-Animator (1985).
In the sequel Bride of Re-Animator, he reprised his role (1990).
Later, he appeared in Summer Heat (1987), a period drama starring Lori Singer and Kathy Bates.
Abbot then appeared in the horror film Bad Dreams (1988) directed by Andrew Fleming. He appeared in the comedy Casual Sex? a year later (1989).
Abbott’s first lead role was as Channing Taylor in the futuristic television film Out of Time (1988).
From the 1990s to the Present, Bruce Abbott
In 1991, Bruce Abbott played Harry Pierpont in another TV film, Dillinger.
From 1992 to 1993, he appeared as Judge Nicholas Marshall in the television series Dark Justice.
Among Abbott’s other TV appearances is Murder, She Wrote, Family Law, and Diagnosis: Murder.
The Portland native also appeared in the short-lived series The Net.
The series was inspired by the film of the same name, which starred Sandra Bullock.
Bruce appeared alongside Christopher Walken and Brittany Murphy in the horror sequel The Prophecy II (1996).
Abbott has stated that he is semi-retired from acting. Meanwhile, he works as an architect and artist in the custom-design industry. He has designed more than 20 homes to date.
Kathleen Quinlan, who is he married to?
Kathleen Quinlan, Abbott’s current wife, got her start in the 1970s with small roles in big films like American Graffiti and hit TV shows like The Waltons. She is a Mill Valley, California, small-town girl.
Surprisingly, her real-life origins inspired the majority of her roles.
Tyler and Dalton Abbott are the children of Bruce Abbott and Kathleen Abbott
Ms. Abbott was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as a schizophrenic in 1977’s I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.
In 1996, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Apollo 13.
After the 1990s, she took on fewer roles and concentrated on her marriage to actor Bruce.
Tyler, born on October 17, 1990, and her stepson, Dalto were raised by the couple.
She claims that the two boys are everything to her.
Tyler, Kathleen and Abbott’s son, is an actor who has appeared in Westworld (2016), Saving My Baby (2018), and The Rookie (2018).
Quinlan and Abbott met the same year Abbott divorced his first wife, Linda Hamilton.
They first met on the set of the television film Trapped in Dallas, Texas. On April 12, 1994, they married.
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Is a Re-Animator remake in the works? Will Bruce Abbott Play Again?
Another question that comes up whenever Bruce Abbott is mentioned is whether his 1985 comedy-horror film, Re-Animator, will be rebooted.
The plot revolves around a scientist who arrives at a New England college and conducts strange experiments on his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend. They move on to human cadavers after reanimating feline tissue.
There is a frenetic and violent zombie-like commotion that ensues, as well as numerous killings.
Bride of Re-Animator and Beyond Re-Animator is the two sequels of the film.
In 2011, when asked about the possibility of a remake, Bruce stated,
“I saw the originals, so I didn’t see the need to remake it.” It’s something I appreciate (the remake). It’s simply gnarly.”
The most recent update on this story came in September 2016, when Indie Wire teased that the new Re-Animator film would be directed by Serge Levin and starring Johnathon Schaech.
The title was also set to be Re-Animator: Evolution.
To date, no credible follow-up to that piece has occurred.
