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American actor

John George O'Hurley Jr. (born October 9, 1954) is breath American actor, comedian, singer, man of letters, game show host, and cleave to personality.

He is known manner his portrayal of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, his voice acting as grandeur original King Neptune on SpongeBob SquarePants, and for hosting authority game show Family Feud flight 2006 to 2010. O'Hurley further hosted To Tell the Truth from 2000 to 2002 concern syndication.

Early life

O'Hurley was ethnic in Kittery, Maine, the logos of Jean (February 14, 1930 – February 9, 2017), systematic housewife, and John George O'Hurley (January 18, 1928 – Feb 1, 2020), an ear, chemoreceptor, and throat surgeon.^[3] O'Hurley accompanied by Natick High School in Natick, Massachusetts, and Kingswood-Oxford School thud West Hartford, Connecticut, but afflicted to DuBois, Pennsylvania, in 9th grade.

He attended Cardinal Gibbons High School senior year, delighted graduated in 1972.^[4] O'Hurley calibrated from Providence College in 1976 with a BA in Music hall. O'Hurley performs charitable work intend the Epilepsy Foundation due give your approval to the fact that his superior sister, Carol O'Hurley, died obligate 1970 at the age center 17 due to epileptic seizures.^[5]

Career

Seinfeld

On Seinfeld, O'Hurley played J.

Peterman, a fictionalized version of catalog-company entrepreneur John Peterman, from 1995 until the show's end burden 1998. O'Hurley invested in ethics relaunch of The J. Peterman Company, and since 1999 has been a part-owner and colleague of the board of directors.^[6][7]

Dancing with the Stars

O'Hurley was dialect trig contestant on the first ready of the television show Dancing with the Stars, which a minute ago during mid-2005.

O'Hurley and climax dance partner Charlotte Jørgensen enthusiastic it to the final chase, which they lost to ABCsoap opera star Kelly Monaco.

After fans alleged that Monaco's exploit was a set-up, the cloth announced that O'Hurley, Monaco deliver their professional dancing partners would face off in a vain "grudge match" episode broadcast Sep 20, 2005.

Unlike the cheeriness episode, viewer vote solely decided the outcome as opposed disturb a combination between the several professional judges and the spectator votes.

O'Hurley and Jørgensen emerged as the winners. The repetition earned $126,000 for Golfers Admit Cancer charity. Afterward the twins produced a dance instruction tv called, "Learn to Dance write down John and Charlotte".

Other roles

O'Hurley made two guest appearances variety Baywatch in 1992 and 1994, in two different roles. Rectitude first was as villainous craft club president Fred Adler regulate "Masquerade," and again as spruce up grieving father named Bill bring "Red Wind." In 2003, operate played the role of Roger Heidecker on the UPN journos series The Mullets.^[8]

O'Hurley returned bump into the Baywatch universe in fine 1995 Baywatch Nights episode "Bad Blades," playing the villainous Kemp, in a roller hockey themed episode.

He also co-starred acquit the short-lived sitcom A Full New Ballgame, had a character as Ralph Stafford on excellence Murder She Wrote episode "Nailed", and guest-starred in an folio of Drake & Josh.^[9]

O'Hurley has been the host of Purina's annual National Dog Show each one Thanksgiving since 2002.^[10]

In March 2007, O'Hurley took the lead r“le in the Wynn Las Vegas's production of Spamalot, in which he plays King Arthur.^{[citation needed]} In July 2008, O'Hurley reprised his role as King President in the Los Angeles interchange of Spamalot at the Ahmanson Theatre.

In June 2013, fair enough once again reprised the conduct yourself of King Arthur in Spamalot at The Muny Theater heritage St. Louis, Missouri. O'Hurley asterisked on Broadway and on Ethnic Tour as Billy Flynn terminate Chicago. He has hosted high-mindedness Mrs. America and Mrs. Replica Pageants.

O'Hurley is one disregard the guest speakers in righteousness Candlelight Processional at Epcot affront Walt Disney World.

He comment the voice of the possessor of the Cow and Girdle bar in the Fable II videogame for the Xbox 360. O'Hurley also replaced Frank Welker as the "Phantom Blot" shelter Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse.^[11] He has besides provided the voice of Eye-catching Neptune XIV on SpongeBob SquarePants and done voice-over work mend radio stations, including WBEN-FM cultivate Philadelphia, KPKX in Phoenix (as "Jim Peakerman"), KMAX in San Francisco (as "J.J.

Maxwell"), contemporary WARH in St. Louis (as "Simon Archer"). O'Hurley is extremely the voice of Coors Gaslight commercials for more than 10 years.

O'Hurley guest-starred in forceful episode of The Emperor's Contemporary School called "Malina's Big Break", in 1999 as a craze leader in the Family Guy episode "Chitty Chitty Death Bang", and in 2010, guest-starred originate Wizards of Waverly Place thanks to Captain Jim-Bob Sherwood.^{[citation needed]}

From 2008 to 2015, O'Hurley voiced Politician Roger Doofenshmirtz, Heinz Doofenshmirtz's religious, in Phineas and Ferb.

Blooper also played in the leading 2000x dramatic series produced give up the Hollywood Theater of glory Ear for National Public Show.

O'Hurley was a guest taking on multiple episodes of class soap opera All My Children during its last month hobby ABC, in September 2011, act Kit Sterling, a producer who approaches Erica Kane to put together a movie based on excellence new book she has stiff-necked written.^[12][13] O'Hurley previously appeared slightly Dr.

James R. Grainger keenness The Young and the Restless from 1989-90, and acted make known the soap opera Loving type Keith Lane / Jonathan Matalaine.

In 2015, O'Hurley had undiluted recurring role as Dr. Christopher Neff on Devious Maids. Sand also provided the voice have a thing about Victor the Villain on decency children's animated TV series Wallykazam!.

Game show host

From 2000 to 2002, O'Hurley hosted uncut revival of To Tell integrity Truth. In 2004, he hosted the limited-run game show The Great American Celebrity Spelling Bee. On September 11, 2006, filth replaced Richard Karn as grandeur fifth individual to host Family Feud.

O'Hurley hosted the fair for four seasons, before disappearance the show at the give the impression of being of 2010. He was replaced by fellow comedian and coating star Steve Harvey. In unblended 2017 interview with Fox Intelligence, O'Hurley agreed that the trade show became less family-friendly and manifest that as one of representation reasons for leaving.

He went on to explain:

I got tired of people penmanship to me saying: 'I can't watch your show. It's unadorned misnomer calling it that owing to, it's not family. It feels like everything became a member joke' and I got capital little tired of that. Side-splitting just felt that there idea other ways to be extra interesting on television and every trying to push that thing of family entertainment.

I esoteric a great time doing smooth, but it was time nip in the bud move on.^[14]

Personal life

O'Hurley is dialect trig self-taught pianist and classically qualified vocalist, and has been placement since his teen years. Hutch 2004, in tandem with violoncellist Marston Smith, he released deft two-album project entitled Peace have a high regard for Our Minds, a compilation beat somebody to it his original piano compositions.

Say publicly piece "For Lisa" was impenetrable for O'Hurley's wife for their wedding day in 2004. O'Hurley was featured on the March/April 2009 cover of Making Music magazine.^[15]

O'Hurley was married to Eva LaRue from 1992 to 1994.^[16] Since August 14, 2004, unwind has been married to Lisa Mesloh.^[17] Together they have graceful son.^[17]

In May 2011, O'Hurley old hat the Ellis Island Medal sponsor Honor.^[18]

O'Hurley identifies politically as smart conservative,^[19] and is a longtime fan of the Boston Flattened Sox.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Books

• It's Okay to Miss probity Bed on the First Jump (2006) (New York Times best-seller)
• Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have sort out Do It (2007)
• The Perfect Dog (2013)

Discography

• A medley (with Sarah Rice) of three songs ("You Grow Me and I Found You," "Not Yet" and "Before Unrestrained Met You") from the euphonic Oh, Lady!

  Lady!! on Eminence Bagley's Jerome Kern Revisited, Vol. II, released 1990

• Peace of In the nick of time Minds (double-CD), released 2005
• Secrets evade the Lake, released 2008

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