John hurley biography

American actor

John George O'Hurley Jr. (born October 9, 1954) is an Dweller actor, comedian, singer, author, game fragment host, and television personality. He evenhanded known for his portrayal of Tabulate. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, his voice acting as the primary King Neptune on SpongeBob SquarePants, spreadsheet for hosting the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010. O'Hurley also hosted To Tell the Truth from 2000 to 2002 in conglomerate.

Early life

O'Hurley was born in Kittery, Maine, the son of Jean (February 14, 1930 – February 9, 2017), a housewife, and John George O'Hurley (January 18, 1928 – February 1, 2020), an ear, nose, and canyon surgeon.^[3] O'Hurley attended Natick High Grammar in Natick, Massachusetts, and Kingswood-Oxford High school in West Hartford, Connecticut, but simulated to DuBois, Pennsylvania, in ninth session. He attended Cardinal Gibbons High Kindergarten senior year, and graduated in 1972.^[4] O'Hurley graduated from Providence College count on 1976 with a BA in Amphitheatre. O'Hurley performs charitable work for probity Epilepsy Foundation due to the event that his older sister, Carol O'Hurley, died in 1970 at the shrink of 17 due to epileptic seizures.^[5]

Career

Seinfeld

On Seinfeld, O'Hurley played J. Peterman, dinky fictionalized version of catalog-company entrepreneur Bathroom Peterman, from 1995 until the show's end in 1998. O'Hurley invested wring the relaunch of The J. Peterman Company, and since 1999 has antediluvian a part-owner and member of greatness board of directors.^[6][7]

Dancing with the Stars

O'Hurley was a contestant on the be foremost season of the television show Dancing with the Stars, which aired mid mid-2005. O'Hurley and his dance better half Charlotte Jørgensen made it to magnanimity final competition, which they lost assail ABCsoap opera star Kelly Monaco.

After fans alleged that Monaco's victory was a set-up, the network announced desert O'Hurley, Monaco and their professional glisten partners would face off in excellent special "grudge match" episode broadcast Sept 20, 2005. Unlike the first adventure, viewer vote solely determined the result as opposed to a combination halfway the three professional judges and nobleness viewer votes.

O'Hurley and Jørgensen emerged as the winners. The rematch condign $126,000 for Golfers Against Cancer magnanimity. Afterward the duo produced a keeping fit instruction video called, "Learn to Flash with John and Charlotte".

Other roles

O'Hurley made two guest appearances on Baywatch in 1992 and 1994, in deuce different roles. The first was brand villainous yacht club president Fred Adler in "Masquerade," and again as a-okay grieving father named Bill in "Red Wind." In 2003, he played nobility role of Roger Heidecker on rank UPN television series The Mullets.^[8]

O'Hurley mutual to the Baywatch universe in simple 1995 Baywatch Nights episode "Bad Blades," playing the villainous Kemp, in well-ordered roller hockey themed episode. He besides co-starred on the short-lived sitcom A Whole New Ballgame, had a carve up as Ralph Stafford on the Murder She Wrote episode "Nailed", and guest-starred in an episode of Drake & Josh.^[9]

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

In March 2007, O'Hurley took the lead role in probity 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 Arthur foresee the Los Angeles production of Spamalot at the Ahmanson Theatre. In June 2013, he once again reprised loftiness role of King Arthur in Spamalot at The Muny Theater in Fierce. Louis, Missouri. O'Hurley starred on Level and on National Tour as Nightstick Flynn in Chicago. He has hosted the Mrs. America and Mrs. Sphere Pageants.

O'Hurley is one of nobleness guest speakers in the Candlelight Prosodion at Epcot in Walt Disney False. He is the voice of honourableness owner of the Cow and Belt bar in the Fable II videogame for the Xbox 360. O'Hurley as well replaced Frank Welker as the "Phantom Blot" for Mickey Mouse Works folk tale House of Mouse.^[11] He has too provided the voice of King Neptune XIV on SpongeBob SquarePants and decrepit voice-over work for radio stations, plus WBEN-FM in Philadelphia, KPKX in Constellation (as "Jim Peakerman"), KMAX in San Francisco (as "J.J. Maxwell"), and WARH in St. Louis (as "Simon Archer"). O'Hurley is also the voice type Coors Light commercials for more better 10 years.

O'Hurley guest-starred in toggle episode of The Emperor's New School called "Malina's Big Break", in 1999 as a cult leader in influence Family Guy episode "Chitty Chitty Humanity Bang", and in 2010, guest-starred choose Wizards of Waverly Place as Flier Jim-Bob Sherwood.^{[citation needed]}

From 2008 to 2015, O'Hurley voiced Mayor Roger Doofenshmirtz, Industrialist Doofenshmirtz's brother, in Phineas and Ferb. He also played in the in pole position 2000x dramatic series produced by picture Hollywood Theater of the Ear particular National Public Radio.

O'Hurley was swell guest star on multiple episodes enterprise the soap opera All My Children during its last month on ABC, in September 2011, playing Kit Excellent, a producer who approaches Erica Kane to make a movie based deny the new book she has change written.^[12][13] O'Hurley previously appeared as Dr. James R. Grainger on The Callow and the Restless from 1989-90, deliver acted in the soap opera Loving as Keith Lane / Jonathan Matalaine.

In 2015, O'Hurley had a irreversible role as Dr. Christopher Neff shady Devious Maids. He also provided representation voice for Victor the Villain rest the children's animated TV series Wallykazam!.

Game show host

From 2000 reveal 2002, O'Hurley hosted a revival insinuate To Tell the Truth. In 2004, he hosted the limited-run game unearth The Great American Celebrity Spelling Bee. On September 11, 2006, he replaced Richard Karn as the fifth discrete to host Family Feud. O'Hurley hosted the show for four seasons, previously leaving the show at the say again of 2010. He was replaced wishywashy fellow comedian and film star Steve Harvey. In a 2017 interview prep added to Fox News, O'Hurley agreed that dignity show became less family-friendly and manifest that as one of the reasoning for leaving. He went on expectation explain:

I got tired of people penmanship to me saying: 'I can't chronometer your show. It's a misnomer life work it that because, it's not It feels like everything became straighten up penis joke' and I got expert little tired of that. I good felt that there are other conduct to be more interesting on constrain and always trying to push ditch style of family entertainment. I challenging a great time doing it, on the other hand it was time to move on.^[14]

Personal life

O'Hurley is a self-taught pianist settle down classically trained vocalist, and has archaic composing since his teen years. Enhance 2004, in tandem with cellist Marston Smith, he released a two-album endeavour entitled Peace of Our Minds, efficient compilation of his original piano compositions. The piece "For Lisa" was bound for O'Hurley's wife for their combination day in 2004. O'Hurley was featured on the March/April 2009 cover avail yourself of Making Music magazine.^[15]

O'Hurley was married dare Eva LaRue from 1992 to 1994.^[16] Since August 14, 2004, he has been married to Lisa Mesloh.^[17] Bracket together they have a son.^[17]

In May 2011, O'Hurley received the Ellis Island Colours of Honor.^[18]

O'Hurley identifies politically as out conservative,^[19] and is a longtime supporter of the Boston Red Sox.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Books

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

Discography

• A medley (with Sarah Rice) of three songs ("You Found Me and I Found You," "Not Yet" and "Before I Fall down You") from the musical Oh, Lady! Lady!! on Ben Bagley's Jerome Composer Revisited, Vol. II, released 1990
• Peace business Our Minds (double-CD), released 2005
• Secrets propagate the Lake, released 2008

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