▁also ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Doctor ▁on ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Vo y ager ; ▁the ▁Cow boy ▁in ▁In ners pace , ▁Co ach ▁C ut lip ▁on ▁The ▁Wonder ▁Years ▁( where ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁Em my ▁nom ination ); ▁Ben ▁Whe eler ▁in ▁W ag ons ▁East ; ▁and ▁as ▁Richard ▁W ool sey ▁in ▁the ▁St arg ate ▁television ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁Pic ardo ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁The ▁Planet ary ▁Society . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Pic ardo ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Joe ▁Pic ardo . ▁Robert ▁is ▁of ▁Italian ▁her itage , ▁with ▁his ▁father ' s ▁family ▁origin ating ▁from ▁Monte cor v ino ▁R ov ella , ▁Sal erno , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁parents ▁originally ▁from ▁Bom ba ▁in ▁Ab ru z zo . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁William ▁P enn ▁Char ter ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁originally ▁entered ▁Y ale ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁pre - med ical ▁student , ▁but ▁opt ed ▁to ▁act ▁instead . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁drama ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁ ▁Pic ardo ▁is ▁an ▁accomplished ▁singer . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Or phe us ▁and ▁Bac chus , ▁the ▁second ▁longest ▁running ▁under grad uate ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁His ▁singing ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁incorpor