Ralph Waite Bio

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BIRTHDATE: June 22
BIRTHPLACE: White Plains, NY
STAR SIGN: Gemini
YEARS ON SHOW: 2009 - present
MARITAL STATUS: Married to wife Linda East since December 4, 1982
CHILDREN: Waite had three daughters during his first marriage. His oldest daughter died of cancer at age 9 in 1964. He has a stepson, Liam White, who is also an actor.

Ralph Waite grew up in White Plains, NY, and was the oldest of five children. His father, Ralph H. Waite, was a construction engineer. After a tour in the Marines, Waite attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. While deciding what he wanted to do with his life, Waite worked several jobs, including time as a social worker. He also attended Yale University Divinity School for three years on scholarship and earned a master's degree.

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et cetera 5 random facts
  1. While starring on THE WALTONS, Waite used $100,000 of his own money to found the Los Angeles Actors Theatre.
  2. During his fifth season on THE WALTONS, Waite was earning $10,000 a week.
  3. He once worked as a religious book editor at Harper & Row.
  4. In the '60s, Waite picketed for the N.A.A.C.P.
  5. He is a former Marine.
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