Biography

 

Personal Statistics

Height:  5'8" Hair:   Brown
Weight:  150 Eyes:  Blue

 

Television

"The Privateers" (Pilot) - Series Regular - Director: Jonathan Cunningham

"The Sentinel" (UPN) - Series Regular - Director: Danny Bilson

"ER" (NBC) - Guest star "The First Snowfall"  - Director Jack Orman

"House Of Blues" (TBS) - Host/Series Regular - Director: Dick Clark Productions

"Frasier" - Guest Star - Director: James Burrows

"Days Of Our Lives" (NBC) - Featured -- Director: Staff

"Brothers" (HBO) - Featured - Director: Phillip C. McKenzie

 




Film

Demon Under Glass - Dragoncor/Earthdragon Productions

 


Stage

No Scratch

 


Commercials

No specifics listed

 

Special Training


Lonnie Stephens, Terrance Hines, Sheldon Feldner, Adrian Harop

 

Special Skills

Swimming, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Volleyball, Hackey-Sack, Soccer, Bodyboarding, Guitar, Drums, Horseback Riding, All Team Sports, Skiing, Golf

 

source: Terrance Hines Entertainment

 

Contact Information

(updated April 29, 2003)

Progressive Artists
400 South Beverly Drive
Suite 216
Beverly Hills, CA   90212

**Please--No gifts, no calls**

Extra Info

A little list of things you may or may not know...

 

Garett's name means: Mighty spear; to guard.  Old English/French origin

 


Date of Birth:

  • May 24, 1969

Place of Birth:

  • Connecticut

Parents:

  • Actor Brandon Maggart, and Mother, (no name available) is a teacher.

Siblings:

  • 3 Sisters Julienne, Justine, Jennifer, and one brother Spencer.
  • He has two half sisters, Amber and singer Fiona Apple.

Marital Status:

  • Single and happy

Schooling:

  • Garett graduated from Darien High School (Darien, CT).
  • He has an Associate's degree, believed to be in Liberal Arts (school unknown).
  • He was very active in sports in high school, spending most of his free time playing football and baseball. He has continued to be active in sports, as evidenced by the number of sports listed on his resume.

Kids:

  • None. But he does teach youth acting lessons.

Pets:

  • One Catahoula--dog. Her name is "Lola" and she has even appeared in an episode of "The Sentinel".

 

 

 


Other Employment:

Garett was "working in a bar in Venice Beach (CA) when (the producers of "The Sentinel") found him for the show." He had moved to Los Angeles in 1988 where he, "got a night job and started going on auditions."

Favorite Episode Of The Sentinel:

The Pilot, aka "The Switchman".



Awards
  • Garett was voted into 8th place in People Magazine Online's poll "The 97 Most Intriguing People of 1997" in January of 1998.

  • He was voted into 19th place in People Magazine Online's poll "Third Annual 50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in May of 1998.

He was voted into 1st place (along with Sarah Michelle Gellar) in UPN's online poll "Who Do You Imagine To Be The "Ultimate Love Boat Couple?" " in May of 1998.


Interesting Garett Facts
Fact #1

  • Garett has dyslexia, which means he reads things backwards. He has compensated by developing a good memory, a common trait in dyslexics.
Fact #2

  • Garett was cast first as "Blair Sandburg" in "The Sentinel", and was screen tested with a number of actors before Richard Burgi was offered the job of "Jim Ellison". Supposedly, the chemistry was so good between the two of them, it was really no contest.
Fact #3
  • Garett plays the guitar.
Fact #4

  • Garett has items for "The Sentinel" on display in Vancouver's "Planet Hollywood".

Fact #5

  • Garett aspires to direct someday. However, after having been exposed to what the directors of "The Sentinel" had to deal with, he's decided that "action" is one genre he has said he would try to avoid directing. It has also been suggested to him that he should try writing, but due to his dyslexia he is hesitant to do so but is still willing to consider it.
Fact #6
  • Garett loves golf and plays every chance he gets.