Little House on the Prairie NBC TV Cast Information
Patrick
Labyorteaux was born in Los Angeles, California. He has starred on
TV and in film; his well known TV roles are on the hit NBC series
Little House on the Prairie as Andrew 'Andy' Garvey from 1977-1981,
and on the CBS hit series JAG as Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts from
1995-2005. Near the end of the series Labyorteaux's character lost
his leg, leading to speculation that the actor had in fact lost his
leg, but the show's spokesperson, Diane Ekeblad, stated, “I’m happy
to report Patrick Labyorteaux has not suffered any injury regarding
his leg. He’s just a very good actor.”
Labyorteaux has starred in films; one of his well known roles is in
the 1987 comedy film Summer School as football player Kevin
Winchester. He also appeared in the 1989 cult film Heathers as mean
jock Ram Sweeney.
Labyorteaux has also done voices for cartoons like Spider-Man: The
Animated Series and others.
Labyorteaux is the brother of actor Matthew Laborteaux (Albert
Ingalls) and actress Jane Laborteaux, and the son of Frances
Marshall Laborteaux. Patrick was adopted at a young age after being
labeled, "unadoptable."
Labyorteaux is married to actress Tina Albanese and they have a son
together.
Some of the TV shows on which he has made guest appearances include
Starsky and Hutch, 21 Jump Street, Living Single, Yes, Dear and
Ghost Whisperer.
