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John O'Hurley had a recurring role on the popular television show "Seinfeld". What was his character's name?

    J. Peterman. The character was inspired by a real person, John Peterman an entrepreneur who owned the J. Peterman Company. O'Hurley even became part owner of the real J. Peterman Company with the real J. Peterman. His character first premiered on May 18th, 1995 in the episode "The Understudy".

Not only does John O'Hurley act, he has been a game show host, which of the following game shows has he hosted?
    To Tell the Truth. "To Tell the Truth" has had seven previous hosts before John O'Hurley began to host the show from 2000-2002. The show has been around since 1956. "To Tell the Truth" with John O'Hurley became syndicated and has screened on the Game Show Network.

John O'Hurley has a musical talent, what instrument does he play?
    Piano. He taught himself how to play when he was a teenager. O'Hurley is also a classically-trained vocalist who has played with symphonies. He has released an album called "Peace of Our Minds", collaborating with cellist Marston Smith. One of the pieces, "For Lisa", was written for O'Hurley's wife specifically to be performed on their wedding day in 2004. John had been composing that particular song ever since he was a teenager.

John O'Hurley has done voices for cartoons, which of the following cartoons has he NOT done voices for?
    "Invader Zim" (2001). In "Duck Dodgers", O'Hurley was the voice of Captain Star Johnson. Johnson was Duck Dodger's rival. Star Johnson was everything Duck Dodgers was not, he was competent, intelligent, and witty. In "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command", John did the voice of King Nova. The show is about Buzz Lightyear, first seen in the movie "Toy Story" (1995), and his team defending the galaxy. King Nova allows his daughter, Mira, to help Buzz defend the galaxy. The show only lasted for a year. In "Hey Arnold", O'Hurley does the voice for Councilman Gladhand in the episode "Mr. Green Runs". Gladhand is a very lazy and sleezy politician who takes his job for granted when a butcher, Mr. Marty Green, runs against him for city council and loses.

What sport does John O'Hurley excel at?
    Golf. He plays on the Celebrity Players Tour and has a single-digit handicap. He even proposed to his second wife Lisa Mesloh, an executive of the Golf Channel, on the seventh hole at the Pebble Beach golf course in October of 2003.

Which television reality show did O'Hurley participate in 2005?
    Dancing with the Stars. He was runner-up in the first season that aired in the summer of 2005 with his dance partner, Charlotte Jørgensen. He lost to the "General Hospital" star, Kelly Monaco. There was controversy though with that decision. ABC aired a special dance-off show where O'Hurley and Monaco had a rematch. By popular vote, O'Hurley and Jørgensen won this special rematch.

What college or university in Rhode Island did John O'Hurley earn a degree in theater?
    Providence College. He was the only senior who graduated who was in the theater department that year. He graduated in 1976. While in college, John played the character Biff in "Death of a Salesman".

What state was John O'Hurley born in?
    Maine. He was born in the town of Kittery on October 9th, 1956 but he was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. His parents are John and Jean and he has one sibling, his sister Carol. He started acting while attending the Kingswood-Oxford School as a young child. His role model as a child was television actor, Lloyd Bridges. John loved watching him on the show "Sea Hunt". Carol passed away in 1970 from epileptic seizures. Her brother now works for the Epilepsy Foundation to find a cure.

In the cartoon, "Spongebob Squarepants", O'Hurley does the voice of which character?
    King Neptune. The episode he was in was titled "Neptune's Spatula" which originally aired on May 1st, 1999. In this episode Spongebob visited the Fry Cook Museum where he pulled out a legendary spatula from a bucket of grease. This legend said "whoever pulls the spatula out will be Neptune's servant". O'Hurley's character, King Neptune, was very arrogant and did not believe that Spongebob pulled the spatula even after everyone in the museum telling him that Spongebob did pull the spatula. Neptune ended up challenging Spongebob in a cooking contest where the pompous god of the sea lost. The other choices were characters on "Spongebob Squarepants" whose voices were done by other celebrities. Barnacle Boy was done by Tim Conway. Mermaid Man was done by Ernest Borgnine and the Dirty Bubble's voice was done by Charles Nelson Reilly most known as a panelist on the 1970s' game show "Match Game".

On this show, John O'Hurley played two roles in different episodes, what show was this?
    Boy Meets World. He was a weatherman, Cal Kilbrine, in the episode "Stormy Weather" which first aired on February 9th, 1996. Cal could best be described as one with a narcissistic ego not really aware of anyone else around him. It was funny because Eric Matthews, played by Will Friedle, idolized him. In the episode "Singled Out", O'Hurley played a typical game show host. This originally aired on November 1st, 1996.


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