Rear Admiral Albert “Al” Calavicci is a fictional character on the science fiction drama Quantum Leap, created by Donald P. Bellisario and played by Dean Stockwell.
Al was born on June 15, 1934. His father, who worked in construction, immigrated from Abruzzi, Italy and his mother was a Russian immigrant. Al had a younger sister, Theresa “Trudy” Calavicci, who had Downs syndrome. During his childhood, Al’s mother left the family and married anothe...
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Rear Admiral Albert “Al” Calavicci is a fictional character on the science fiction drama Quantum Leap, created by Donald P. Bellisario and played by Dean Stockwell.
Al was born on June 15, 1934. His father, who worked in construction, immigrated from Abruzzi, Italy and his mother was a Russian immigrant. Al had a younger sister, Theresa “Trudy” Calavicci, who had Downs syndrome. During his childhood, Al’s mother left the family and married another man. His father tried to keep the family together, but when his work required him to move to the Middle East, he was forced to put Al into an orphanage and Trudy into a mental institution, which was common practice for the mentally handicapped in the 1940s. A few years later, Al’s father returned and the family was reunited until Al’s father developed a serious case of cancer. After the death of their father, Al and Trudy were once again sent to the orphanage and the institution, respectively.
Al was a troubled, but by no means dangerous,...
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