Patrick Labyorteaux is an American actor, writer, and producer for television. He is best recognized for portraying Andrew Garvey on NBC’s ‘Little House on the Prairie and Bud Roberts on CBS’s ‘JAG’. The actor has also appeared as a guest star on a number of television programs, including ’21 Jump Street,’ ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,’ ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ ‘Living Single,’ ‘Ghost Whisperer,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘iCarly,’ and ‘The Love Boat.’ Labyorteaux has been in a number of films, including ‘Summer School,’ ‘Heathers,’ ‘Mame,’ ‘Ski School,’ ‘3 Ninjas,’ ‘Yes Man,’ and ‘In My Sleep.’ Together with his wife, he also wrote and created the three-season original sitcom ‘See Dad Run’ for ‘Nick at Nite’. The ‘Youth Rescue Fund’ was formed by Labyorteaux, who is exceedingly charitable in real life, in order to assist runaways. This organization once advocated for runaways before a House subcommittee and raised approximately $11 million for youth shelters across the United States.
Patrick Labyorteaux’s Career
Patrick Labyorteaux made his debut in the 1974 film Mame. He then portrayed ‘Andrew Garvey’ in ‘Little House on the Prairie’. He starred in the 1986 television film “Prince of Bel-Air.” After a year, the actor appeared in the comedy film “Summer School.” Then, he directed the cult classic “Heathers,” the comedy “Ski School,” and the action-comedy “3 Ninjas.”
Labyorteaux was then cast in the 1993 horror-comedy film Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College. The next year, he released “National Lampoon’s Last Resort” on home video. The American actor performed the part of Bud Roberts on ‘JAG’ from 1995 through 2005.
During this time, he appeared on an episode of ‘NCIS.’ In 2008, Labyorteaux produced the movie “Yes Man.” The next year, he was cast in the television series Wildfire. He then participated in the miniseries ‘The Storm’ and the film ‘In My Sleep’.
The actor then appeared in 2012: Ice Age film. Following this, he appeared as a guest star on the television series Castle, Scandal, and Rebel. Labyorteaux has also appeared as a guest star on the television series ’21 Jump Street,’ ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,’ ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ ‘Living Single,’ ‘Ghost Whisperer,’ ‘iCarly,’ and ‘The Love Boat.’ He has also lent his voice to characters in the animated series Godzilla: The Series, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and others.
Patrick Labyorteaux’s Personal Life
Patrick Labyorteaux was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 22, 1965. He was adopted at an early age by actress Frances Marshall and interior designer Ronald Labyorteaux. Jane Labyorteaux, an actress, and Matthew Labyorteaux, an actor, are his siblings.
Tina Albanese is married to television producer Patrick Labyorteaux. Together, they have a kid named Jean Bennett.
Estimated Net Worth
Patrick Labyorteaux is one of the wealthiest and most popular television actors. According to our investigation, Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider, Patrick Labyorteaux has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.