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Howard Hesseman
BornJanuary 27 1940 (1940--) (age 67)
Lebanon, Oregon
Howard Hesseman (born February 27, 1940) is an American actor.

Biography

Early life

Hesseman was born in Lebanon, Oregon, to Edna (Forster) and George Henry Hesseman.[1] He attended the University of Oregon, and was later a founding member of the San Francisco-based improvisational comedy troupe The Committee. Early in his acting career, he used the alias Don Sturdy.

Career

Hesseman is known for his role as anti-disco disc jockey John "Dr. Johnny Fever" Caravella on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati from 1978–1982; a role Hesseman prepared for by working as a DJ in San Francisco at KMPX-FM for several months. Hesseman is also remembered for his role as teacher Charlie Moore on the series Head of the Class from 1986–1990. He also played Sam Royer, the man who married Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin) on One Day at a Time.

In 1995, Hesseman played the title role of the Marquis de Sade in Quills at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, California, which included one scene in which he was fully naked. In 2001, Hesseman had a recurring role for three episodes of That '70s Show. In 2006, he appeared in two episodes of the ABC television series Boston Legal playing the unorthodox Judge Robert Thompson, as well as an episode of House. During his appearance as Judge Thompson, Hesseman paid homage to his role as Mr. Moore in the earlier ABC series by hearing a court case while sitting atop the judge's bench, just as the character of Mr. Moore taught his class while sitting atop his desk.

In 2007, he played The Chemist on HBO's John From Cincinnati. He has also guest starred as an announcer at a horse track on Psych, in the episode "And Down the Track Comes Murder." Hesseman also guest-starred on the 2007 season premiere of NBC's ER, playing a man tripping on magic mushrooms who may or may not have been an orthopedic doctor from another hospital.

He has also appeared in several films, including Steelyard Blues, Billy Jack, This is Spinal Tap, Doctor Detroit, Private Lessons, Rubin and Ed, Flight of the Navigator, About Schmidt, Amazon Women on the Moon and .

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Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of theatre in which the actors use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously.
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The Committee Theater was a San Francisco based improvisational comedy group formed in 1963. Located at 622 Broadway in San Francisco's North Beach, the revolving group of players presented satirical political comedy at
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Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that was popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s. Disco songs usually have soaring, often reverberated vocals over a steady four-on-the-floor beat, an eighth note (quaver) or sixteenth note (semi-quaver) hi-hat pattern
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disc jockey or DJ is a person who selects and plays prerecorded music for an audience.

There are several types of disc jockeys. Radio DJs introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave or digital radio stations.
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Dr. Johnny Fever is an off-the-wall character and disc jockey (DJ) on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. He was inspired by Atlanta DJ Skinny Bobby Harper. The character was portrayed by Howard Hesseman.
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WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982) is an American situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson, and premiered September 18, 1978 on the CBS television network.
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Head of the Class was an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. It followed a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program (IHP) at the fictional Monroe High School (later Millard Fillmore High School) in Manhattan, and
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Bonnie Franklin (born January 6, 1944 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actress.

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One Day at a Time is a long-running American situation comedy that portrayed a divorced mother, played by Bonnie Franklin, her two teenage daughters (Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli) and their building superintendent (Pat Harrington, Jr.).
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That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenagers living in Point Place, Wisconsin, a fictional suburb of either Kenosha or Green Bay<ref name="That'70sShowFAQs"/> from May 17, 1976 to December 31, 1979.
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Boston Legal is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley that has aired since October 3rd, 2004. It is a spin-off of the long-running legal drama The Practice
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House, also known as House, M.D., is a critically-acclaimed American medical drama television series created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer.
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John from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been termed
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Psych is an American comedy-drama television series. The show stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young police consultant whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts allow him to convince people that he is psychic.
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Steelyard Blues is a 1973 comedy crime film starring Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda and Peter Boyle. It concerns the lives of a group of misfits trying to find a happier life against the norms of society.
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This article is about the 1971 film Billy Jack. For the professional wrestler of a similar name see Billy Jack Haynes.


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This Is Spin̈al Tap (which is officially spelled with a non-functional umlaut symbol over the N) is a 1984 mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner and starring members of the
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Doctor Detroit is a 1983 comedy film, written by Bruce Jay Friedman and Carl Gottlieb. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, and Donna Dixon, with a special appearance by James
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Rubin & Ed is an American independent comedy-buddy film written and directed by Trent Harris and released in 1991.
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Flight of the Navigator is a 1986 Disney science fiction film about a boy, David, who is somehow transported in time eight years into the future without aging.
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