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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. For other places with the same name, see Lebanon (disambiguation). ... The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... The Committee may refer to any of the following: The Committee Theater was a San Francisco based improvisational comedy group formed in 1963. ...

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. This article is about the music genre. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... DJ Dr. Johnny Fever was an off-the-wall character in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. ... WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982) is an American situation comedy (sit-com) that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Head of the Class was an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. ... Bonnie Franklin as Ann Romano on One Day at a Time. ... 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. ...

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. 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[1] or Green Bay[2] from May 17, 1976 to December 31, 1979. ... Boston Legal is an American dramedy television series that began airing on ABC on October 3rd, 2004. ... 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. ...

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. John From Cincinnati was an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that airs on HBO. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writers David Milch and Kem Nunn, whose novels have been termed surf noir. ... For the style of music often known as psych, see Psychedelic music. ...

He has also appeared in several films, including 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 Police Academy 2. Billy Jack is the second, and highest grossing, in a series of motion pictures centering on a fictional character of the same name, played by Tom Laughlin. ... 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 semi-fictional heavy-metal glam rock band Spinal Tap. ... Doctor Detroit is a 1983 comedy film, written by Bruce Jay Friedman and Carl Gottlieb. ... Carroll Baker is a piano-teacher and her student falls in love with her. ... Rubin & Ed is an American Independent comedy-buddy film directed by Trent Harris and released in 1991. ... 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. ... About Schmidt is a 2002 American film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt and Hope Davis as his daughter Jeannie. ... Amazon Women on the Moon is a 1987 film written by comedy duo Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland. ... Police Academy 2 is the first sequel of 6 to follow in the series of comedic police movies about misfit cops who try to keep law and (dis)order in town. ...

References

External links

• Howard Hesseman at the Internet Movie Database