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James Widdoes (born November 15, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor, film director and film and television director, sometimes credited as Jamie Widdoes. He starred as senior student and Fraternity Chapter President Robert Hoover alongside John Belushi in the 1978 film National Lampoon's Animal House, as well as the 1979 TV series sequel Delta House. He has guest starred in many TV series episodes since then, including Remington Steele, Night Court, Dave's World and My Wife and Kids. Widdoes starred as father of the house Stan Pembroke in the 1984-85 seasons of Charles In Charge. Since 1998, he has directed and/or produced many episodes for various TV series. Some of these include Just the Ten of Us, Empty Nest, Anything But Love, Harry and the Hendersons, Boston Common, Brother's Keeper, Reba, 8 Simple Rules and The King of Queens. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, Steel Town, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine (With the Benevolent Deity) Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded November 25, 1758 Government  - Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area  - City... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an Emmy award winning American actor, comedian and singer most notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoons Animal House and The Blues Brothers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Delta House (TV series). ... Remington Steele was an American television series first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. ... Night Court was an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. ... Daves World was a 1993–1997 CBS sitcom that was based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry. ... My Wife and Kids was an American sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001 until May 17, 2005 and starred Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin. ... Charles in Charge was an American sitcom series broadcast on CBS which starred Scott Baio as Charles, a college student working as a live-in babysitter. ... Just the Ten of Us was a situation comedy that aired on ABC, most notably as part of that networks TGIF programming block. ... Empty Nest was a television sitcom that ran on NBC for seven seasons from 1988 to 1995. ... Anything but Love was an American television sitcom, which aired on ABC from 1989 to 1992. ... Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 American film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Lainie Kazan and Don Ameche, and was about the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot. ... Image:Boston common Boston Massachusetts USA.jpg Boston Common in 2005, with the State House looming in the background 1890 Map of Boston Common and the adjacent Public Garden View of the Water Celebration, on Boston Common, October 25th 1848 Boston Common Engraving For the television series, see Boston Common... Brothers Keeper was a hardcore band from Erie, Pennsylvania. ... Reba is a United States sitcom starring country music singer Reba McEntire. ... 8 Simple Rules (originally known as 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) was an American television sitcom that aired on ABC, starring television veterans John Ritter and Katey Sagal. ... The King of Queens is a long-running, Emmy nominated, American comedy series that debuted on September 21, 1998 (the very same day that Will & Grace debuted), and is scheduled to end after the 2006-2007 season. ...

Widdoes graduated from the prestigious Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut in 1972, and today sits as a chairman on the school's Performing Arts Advisory Committee. He began his acting career during college, starring in a production of The New Amen Show at the Diners Playhouse in Lexington, Kentucky in 1974. He next attended New York University's Tisch School of Arts, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He then began performing on New York stages in productions such as the 1977 Equity Library Theatre revival of Wonderful Town and the 1982 off-Broadway show Is There Life After High School? for which he won a Theatre World Award. The Loomis Chaffee School is a college preparatory school located in Windsor, Connecticut. ... Nickname: First in State, First in Service Location in Hartford County, Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Region Capitol Region Settled 1633 Named 1637 Government type Council-manager[1] Town manager Peter Souza Town council Donald S. Trinks, Mayor; Timothy Curtis, Deputy Mayor; Robert B. Gegetskas II; William... Lexington is: The USS Lexington is one of five different ships of the United States Navy named after the battle of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington, Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... NY redirects here. ... Logo for the 2003 Broadway revival of Wonderful Town Wonderful Town is a musical with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... The Theatre World Award is an American honor given annually to an actor or an actress in recognition of an outstanding breakout performance in their New York City stage debut. ...

In addition to chairing the Loomis Chaffee School's Performing Arts Advisory Committee, Widdoes is also active in many other community oriented programs. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Turning Point School; the Board of Trustees for the California Association of Independent Schools; the Board of Directors/Executive Committee for Camp Dudley-YMCA; and the Executive Advisory Board of the Gordie Foundation, an organization that promotes education and awareness to abuse of alcohol in young people, founded in memory of Lynn Gordon Bailey Jr. He is married to Brooks Hendrie, and has two sons; Charles Landauer and Sumner Dickinson. The Loomis Chaffee School is a college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12 located in Windsor, Connecticut. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Board of directors. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... Founded in 1885 by Sumner F. Dudley, Camp Dudley YMCA is the oldest continually running boys camp in America. ... This article is about the association. ... Abuse is a general term for the use or treatment of something (person, thing, idea, etc. ... Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ...

External links

• James Widdoes at the Internet Movie Database