Patrick Labyorteaux


Patrick Francis Labyorteaux is an American actor, television producer and television writer. In many of his earlier credits, his last name is spelled as "Laborteaux". He is best known for his roles of Andrew "Andy" Garvey on the NBC series Little House on the Prairie as well as Bud Roberts on the CBS series JAG and NCIS.

Early life

Labyorteaux was born on July 22, 1965, in Los Angeles, California to unknown parents. He was adopted by Ronald "Ron" Labyorteaux, a talent agent, and Frances Mae "Frankie" Labyorteaux, an actress better known by the stage name Frances Marshall, at the age of nine months. Little is known of his personal life before he was adopted, though his adoptive mother commented that when they first met Labyorteaux, he was suffering from malnutrition and had been labeled "unadoptable" by social workers. His brother, Matthew Labyorteaux, was adopted by Ronald and Frances in 1966, when he was ten months old, and his sister, Jane Labyorteaux, at an unknown date.

Life and career

Labyorteaux, also credited as Patrick Laborteaux in his early career, starred on television and in film. His well-known TV roles are on the hit NBC series Little House on the Prairie as Andrew "Andy" Garvey from 1977–81, and on the CBS hit series JAG as Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts from 1995 to 2005, a role he reprised in three episodes of JAGs spin-off, NCIS. Other TV shows on which he has made guest appearances include Starsky & Hutch, 21 Jump Street, Living Single, Yes, Dear, ', The Love Boat, Ghost Whisperer, and iCarly.
He starred in films as well. He played Peter, great-nephew to Lucille Ball in the 1974 film "Mame." One of his well-known roles is in the 1987 comedy film Summer School as football player Kevin Winchester alongside future JAG/NCIS costar Mark Harmon. He appeared in the 1989 cult film Heathers as Ram Sweeney. He voices cartoons such as Spider-Man: The Animated Series, ' and others.

Personal life

Labyorteaux has been married to Tina Albanese, a TV producer, since 1998. Together, they have one child, a son named Jeau Bennett Labyorteaux.

Filmography

Film

Television