Dr. Sam Beckett
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Dr. Sam Beckett is the time-traveling physicist and protagonist of the science fiction television series "Quantum Leap," who "leaps" into other people's lives to correct historical mistakes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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physicist ⓘ television character ⓘ time traveler ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Quantum Leap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assistedBy |
Al Calavicci
NERFINISHED
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Ziggy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Project Quantum Leap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeCompanion | Al Calavicci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Donald P. Bellisario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | multiple doctorates ⓘ |
| familyMember |
John Beckett
NERFINISHED
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Katie Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelma Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalBirthplace | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Quantum Leap universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Quantum Leap, Season 1 Episode 1 "Genesis" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Dr. Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
to correct historical mistakes
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to put right what once went wrong ⓘ |
| homeTimePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor | changing the lives of people he leaps into ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| methodOfTimeTravel | Project Quantum Leap accelerator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralCode | refuses to profit personally from his leaps ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
leaping into other people's bodies
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time travel ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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scientist ⓘ time traveler ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
compassionate
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idealistic ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Scott Bakula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | project leader of Project Quantum Leap ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | raised Catholic ⓘ |
| seriesDebutYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| seriesEndingStatus | never returns home ⓘ |
| signaturePhrase | Oh, boy. ⓘ |
| temporalDisplacement | late 20th century to various points in the past ⓘ |
| uses | Ziggy supercomputer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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