['< sod > carroll was born roscoe carroll in [ [ cincinnati, ohio ] ], on july 8, 1963. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. tvguide. com / celebrities / rocky - carroll / 172598 / | title = rocky carroll | work = [ [ tv guide ] ] | accessdate = july 8, 2015 } } < / ref > his acting career is rooted in the theater. in 1981, carroll graduated from the famed [ [ school for creative and performing arts | school for creative and performing arts ( spca ) ] ] in cincinnati ohio, in the cincinnati public school district. determined to further his knowledge of acting, he attended the conservatory of theatre arts at [ [ webster university ] ] in [ [ st. louis, missouri | st. louis ] ], where he graduated with a b. f. a. degree. after graduating, carroll decided to test the waters by moving to [ [ new york city ] ], the heart of the theater community. there, he introduced many young children to the works of [ [ william shakespeare ] ] by participating in [ [ joseph papp | joe papp\'s ] ] " shakespeare on broadway " series. < ref > elber, lynn. [ http : / / news. google. com / newspapers? nid = 1310 & dat = 20001227 & id = cu9waaaaibaj & sjid = n - sdaaaaibaj & pg = 2241, 7522790 " carroll relishes his time on\'smart\'sitcom " ].\'\' [ [ eugene register - guard ] ]\'\', december 26, 2000, p. 6e. retrieved on july 24, 2013. < / ref > carroll married gabrielle bullock in 1996. they have one daughter, elissa. < ref > { { cite journal | url = http : / / www. people. com / people / archive / article / 0,, 20325524, 00. html | title = picks and pans review : hello, my name is... rocky carroll ncis\'( and los angeles\') director leon vance | work = [ [ people ( magazine ) | people ] ] | date = november 30, april 2009 | volume = 72 | issue = 22 | accessdate = july 8, 2015 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > carroll was born ro ##scoe carroll in [ [ cincinnati, ohio ] ], on july 8, 1963. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. tvguide. com / celebrities / rocky - carroll / 172598 / | title = rocky carroll | work = [ [ tv guide ] ] | accessdate = july 8, 2015 } } < / ref > his acting career is rooted in the theater. in 1981, carroll graduated from the famed [ [ school for creative and performing arts | school for creative and performing arts ( scpa ) ] ] in cincinnati ohio, in the cincinnati public school district. determined to further his knowledge of acting, he attended the conservatory of theatre arts at [ [ webster university ] ] in [ [ st. louis, missouri | st. louis ] ], where he graduated with a b. f. a. degree. after graduating, carroll decided to test the waters by moving to [ [ new york city ] ], the heart of the theater community. there, he introduced many young children to the works of [ [ william shakespeare ] ] by participating in [ [ joseph papp | joe papp\'s ] ] " shakespeare on broadway " series. < ref > elber, lynn. [ http : / / news. google. com / newspapers? nid = 1310 & dat = 20001227 & id = cu9waaaaibaj & sjid = n - sdaaaaibaj & pg = 2241, 7522790 " carroll relishes his time on\'smart\'sitcom " ].\'\' [ [ eugene register - guard ] ]\'\', december 26, 2000, p. 6e. retrieved on july 24, 2013. < / ref > carroll married gabrielle bullock in 1996. they have one daughter, elissa. < ref > { { cite journal | url = http : / / www. people. com / people / archive / article / 0,, 20325524, 00. html | title = picks and pans review : hello, my name is... rocky carroll ncis\'( and los angeles\') director leon vance | work = [ [ people ( magazine ) | people ] ] | date = november 30, 2009 | volume = 72 | issue = 22 | accessdate = july 8, 2015 } } < / ref > < eod >']