John O'Hurley

Infobox actor
name = John O'Hurley


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birthplace = Kittery, Maine
spouse = Lisa Mesloh
Eva LaRue (1992-1994)
children = William Dylan (born December 6, 2006)

John Gerald O'Hurley (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor and popular television personality who is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Jacopo Peterman on the 1990s NBC sitcom "Seinfeld". Since 2006, John has been the host of "Family Feud". John attended Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Providence College in 1976.

Career

Following his role on "Seinfeld", O'Hurley financed the re-launch of The J. Peterman Company with the real John Peterman and thus became a joint owner of the J. Peterman Company.

On September 11, 2006, O'Hurley replaced Richard Karn as the fifth host of "Family Feud". O'Hurley replaced Alex Trebek to become the eighth host of "To Tell the Truth". In March 2007, he took the lead role in the Wynn Las Vegas's production of "Spamalot", in which he plays King Arthur.

O'Hurley has also been the host of the Annual Purina Dog Show every Thanksgiving since 2002. He also is one of the guest speakers in the Candlelight Processional at Epcot Center in Walt Disney World.

"Dancing With the Stars"

He was a contestant on the first season of the popular television show "Dancing with the Stars" which aired during the summer of 2005. O'Hurley and his dance partner Charlotte Jørgensen made it to the final competition, which he lost to ABC soap opera star Kelly Monaco.

After fans alleged that Monaco's victory was a set-up, the network announced that O'Hurley, Monaco and their professional dancing partners would face off in a special "grudge match" episode broadcast September 20, 2005. Unlike the first episode, viewer vote determined the winner instead of the three professional ballroom-dance judges.Fact|date=June 2008

O'Hurley and Jørgensen emerged as the winners. They have since produced a dance instruction video called, "Learn to Dance with John and Charlotte".

Notable Roles

* "National Dog Show" - Host (2002-present)
* "" - Narrator
* " [http://www.gameshowamerica.com/gsapro/gsainfo.htm Game Show America] " (leading game show production company in the United States) - Host
* "Spamalot" (Wynn Casino, Las Vegas) - Lead (31 Mar 2007–23 July 2008-13)
* "Family Feud" - Host (TV series and DVD game) (2006–present)
* "Dancing with the Stars" - Contestant and Runner-up
* "The Great American Celebrity Spelling Bee" - Host
* "The Mullets" - Roger Heidecker
* "To Tell the Truth" - Host (2000–2002)
* "House of Mouse" - voice of The Phantom Blot
* "Smart Guy"- Host of "Knowledge College"
* "Seinfeld" - J. Peterman
* "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" - Mayor
* "Valley of the Dolls" - Allen Cooper
* "General Hospital" - Greg Bennett
* "Frasier" - Thomas Jay Fallow (Episode: Slow Tango in South Seattle)
* "Santa Barbara" - Steven Slade #2
* "The Young and the Restless" - Jim Grainger #2
* "Loving" - Keith Lane/Jonathan Matalaine
* "The Edge of Night" - Greg Shaeffer
* "Duck Dodgers" - Star Johnson
* "Lies and Liars" - Host (TV Talkshow)
* "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" - King Nova
* "SpongeBob SquarePants" - King Neptune
* "X Files" - Dr. Pollidori
* "Family Guy" - Cult Leader/Man In White
* "Hey Arnold" - Councilman Gladhand
* "Drake & Josh" - Doctor Carlson
* "Boy Meets World"- 2 roles - Cal Kilbrine and Host of "We're Not Making This Up!"
* "Phineas and Ferb" - Robert Doofenshmirtz (Heinz Doofenshmirtz's Brother)
* "Father of the Pride" - Blake the Tiger
* Narrator of Coors Light commercials
* Narrator on the Radio Station"WBEN-FM" of Philadelphia
* Narrator on the Radio Station WARH - "The Arch" 106.5 FM - under the name Simon Archer - of St. Louis, MO

Books

* "It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump" (2006)
* "Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It" (2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.johnohurley.com The official John O'Hurley web site]
* [http://insideweddings.com/real-weddings/121/fairway-to-heaven/ FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: LISA MESLOH & JOHN O'HURLEY]
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* [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9002764/ Dance-off for ‘Dancing with the Stars’: Kelly Monaco and John O’Hurley to face-off on September 20 (MSNBC.com)]
* [http://www.dancefitness.biz/ Learn to Dance with John and Charlotte]
* [http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060618/NEWS06/606180313/1003 John O'Hurley pushes casinos in ads]
* [http://www.enterprisemedia.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?talent=JOHN%20O'HURLEY John O'Hurley Training videos and DVDs ] - Enterprise Media is John O'Hurley's official business training program distributor.