Career
Previously a corporate jet pilot and after a decade as a stockbroker with Drexel Burnham Lambert, Doyle made an abrupt career change into acting in 1991. He scored a bit part on Moonlighting due to his resemblance to star Bruce Willis, and then had a recurring role as a lawyer on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Babylon 5 was his first significant starring role, starring as security officer Michael Garibaldi. Doyle has quipped that on Babylon 5 he was a "Mick from Brooklyn playing a Wop from Mars." Doyle appeared in all 110 episodes of the series, more appearances than any other star.
After co-starring on Babylon 5, in 2000 Doyle ran as the Republican Nominee for the United States House of Representatives in California's 24th Congressional district (Los Angeles and Ventura counties). He lost his bid for Congress to the incumbent Democrat Brad Sherman. He later severed his ties with the party, and now declares himself an independent. Later, he became the host of the Jerry Doyle Show. While radio is his main occupation, Doyle occasionally works as an actor.
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