• Patrick Labyorteaux is an American actor, TV writer and producer best known for his portrayal of Andrew ‘Andy’ Garvey in the family romantic series ‘Little House on the Prairie’.
• He was adopted at a young age and began performing in plays in elementary school.
• He starred in more than 60 movies and TV series, including the legal drama series ‘JAG’, the comedy ‘Summer School’ and the sci-fi movie ‘Terminal Entry’.
• He is married to Tina Albanese and they have a son.
• His current net worth is estimated at approximately $18 million.
Who is Patrick Labyorteaux?
Patrick Francis Labyorteaux was born in Los Angeles, California, USA, on July 22, 1965 – his zodiac sign is Cancer and he is an American national. He is an actor, TV writer and producerwho is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Andrew “Andy” Garvey in the romantic family series “Little House on the Prairie,” created by Blanche Hanalis and aired from 1974 to 1983. The series starred Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, and Karen Grassle, and followed the Ingalls family living in the Midwestern United States in the 19th century – it won 17 awards and was nominated for 42 others, including three Golden Globes.
Early life and education
Patrick was abused by his parents and abandoned before he was a year old – he was eventually adopted by Ronald Labyorteaux who was a talent agent and died in 1992, and Frances Mae Labyorteaux who was an actress and died in 2012. Patrick’s brother Matthew was adopted by Frances and Ronald in 1966 before he turned one and his sister Jane was adopted two years later.
Patrick became interested in acting after Frances took him to the sets of her films and TV series and as she was also a theater actress, Patrick got to act in several of her plays (uncredited).
He joined his primary school drama club and performed in all the plays staged there and after him enrolled in a high school, he also started appearing in stage plays and was praised for his acting skills. After his matriculation exam in 1983, Patrick did not enroll in a university, instead focusing on his career as an actor.
Roles in TV series
Patrick has been credited with about 60 roles in TV series and movies and in this article, we are going to list some of his most notable performances.
He made his TV series debut in 1973 at the age of eight, when he guest-starred as Eric Barrington in the episode “Child of Rage, Child of Tears” of the Christian dramatic series “This Is the Life”, and three years later Bill Sherwood starred in a single episode of the live action show “Shazam!”.
He gained recognition in 1976 when he was cast to play Young Rory Armagh in the mini-series “Captains and the Kings” based on the historical novel of the same name written by Taylor Caldwell. Most of his roles in the following years were in single episodes of many series. such as the comedy drama “The Love Boat” and the medical drama “Trapper John, MD” both in 1979 and the police series “21 Jump Street” in 1989 (after a very long hiatus). Patrick made his debut as a voice actor in 1995, as Flash Thompson in the superhero animated series “Spider-Man”, and remained a member of the main cast until 1998.
He also guest-starred as Howie in the episode “Are We Having Fun Yet?” of the sitcom “Hope & Gloria”, and as Bob Fences in the episode “Contact” of the superhero series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”.
In 1995, Patrick was cast to play the main character Lt. Bud Roberts Jr. to star in the legal drama series “JAG”, which eventually appeared in 208 episodes until the series ended in 2005 – in the meantime, he appeared in six episodes of the sitcom “The Last Frontier” in 1996, the episode “The Engagement: Part 2 of the comedy series “Living Single” in 1999, and the “Let’s Get Jaggy with It” episode of the sitcom “Yes, Dear” in 2003.
In the following years, he appeared in single episodes of many series, such as the procedural forensic drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in 2008, the sci-fi disaster miniseries “The Storm” in 2009, and the True Crime anthology series “American Crime Story” in 2016 after a seven-year hiatus from TV.
Three of Patrick’s most recent TV series roles were in an episode of the crime comedy series “Castle” playing Glen Hume, and a single episode of the political thriller series “Scandal” as Doug Morton, both in 2016, and the episode “Brother’s Keeper” of the police drama “Rebel” in which he plays Dr. Adam Loyton played in 2017.
Roles in movies
Patrick made his (uncredited) film debut in 1974, playing Henry in the satirical western black comedy “Blazing Saddles”, and in the same year he appeared as Peter in the musical “Mame”, and as Peter West in the film drama “Only With Married Men”.
He gained recognition after playing Ted Kennedy in the biographical film “Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy” in 1977, while also appearing in the drama “Opening Night” in the same year. In 1986, Patrick played the supporting character Justin in the romantic comedy film “Prince of Bel Air”, and he went on to appear in several critically acclaimed films such as the comedy “Summer School” in 1987 and the science fiction movie “Terminal Entry” in the same year, as well as in the teen dark comedy movie “Heathers” in 1988.
He made his debut as a voice actor in 1991, lending his voice to Rex and Mr. Big in the movie “Adventures in the Dinosaur City”, and Patrick next appeared in the metric art comedy “3 Ninjas” in 1992, and another comedy movie “National Lampoon’s Last Resort” in 1994.
In 2008, he played Marv in the critically acclaimed comedy film ‘Yes Man’ starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel, which follows a man who has to say ‘yes’ to everything. Three of Patrick’s most recent roles in films were in the suspense thriller “In My Sleep” where he played Rob in 2010, the disaster movie “2012: Ice Age” where he played Bill Hart in 2011 and the sci-fi comedy Disaster. movie “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time”, in which he played the main character Julius Caesar in 2018.
Woman and children
Patrick met his other half – Tina Albanese – when they were introduced to each other at a party in 1994 by a mutual friend. Tina is a film writer, producer and editor, who is perhaps best known today for her work on the series “Picket Fences” (1992-1995), “JAG” (1995-2000) and “See Dad Run” (2012-2015 ). The two got married in a private ceremony attended by their closest friends and family on October 3, 1998, and welcomed their son Jeau Bennett in July 2001. The family of three is currently leading a seemingly happy life in Los Angeles as there are no rumors or controversy surrounding Patrick’s marriage.
Patrick has not spoken about any other women he may have dated before meeting Tina, so as of September 2020, he is married and has a son.
Hobbies and other interests
Patrick has been interested in stand-up comedy since his teens and has performed in many clubs in Los Angeles, but has yet to make a name for himself in this field.
Traveling is one of his biggest hobbies, and he prefers to travel abroad rather than around the US – he has been to many European countries and has also visited many African and Asian countries, including Egypt (Africa) and Japan and China (Asia).
He is an animal lover and has had many pets over the years, including dogs, cats and hamsters.
Patrick Labyorteaux from JAG!
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Patrick has his own favorite actors and actresses including Jim Carrey, Will Smith and Sandra Bullock while some of his favorite movies are “Bruce Almighty”, “Ace Venture: Pet Detective – When Nature Calls” and “I, Robot”. also likes sitcoms, and his favorite is “That ’70s Show”.
Net value
Patrick is 55 years old. He has short brown hair that he has occasionally dyed white, and his eyes are brown. He is 1.75 m tall and weighs about 71 kg.
As of September 2020, Patrick’s ability is estimated at about $18 million.