David Herman

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**David Herman**

Born:	February 20, 1967 New York City
Occupation:	Actor, Comedian and voice actor

David Herman (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. Herman is most notable for being one of the original cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv and for his role as Michael Bolton in the 1999 comedy, Office Space.

1 Biography
2 Career
3 Catch Phrases
4 Filmography
- 4.1 Television appearances
- 4.2 Voice and video game appearances
5 External links

[edit] Biography

David Herman was born on February 20, 1967 in New York City and raised in Washington Heights. He graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1985. Prior to joining the cast of MADtv, Herman had appeared in films like Born on the Fourth of July, Lost Angels and Let It Be Me. Herman's big break occurred in 1994 when he joined the cast of John Leguizamo's House of Buggin'; however, the show was short lived due to poor ratings and a lack of critical acclaim. FOX executives were eager to continue to mount a challenge to Saturday Night Live's late night dominance. When FOX decided to air a new comedy sketch show to replace House of Buggin', Herman would be the only cast member to be transferred to the MADtv project.

[edit] Career

[edit] MADtv

David Herman as X-News anchor, Marsh.

Herman was one of the original nine cast members of MADtv when the series aired in 1995. Unlike the other original repertory and featured players, he (and Phil LaMarr) was one of the few cast members who came to the show with an established acting career. His seasoned acting and comedy skills helped to add credibility to a cast of predominantly unknown new comers. Nearly every week, Herman would introduce audiences to strange but funny characters. Herman's most popular characters included Generation X anchorman Marsh (X News), concerned father Joel Linder (Joel & Connie), Mike Lawson (Incredible Findings), Kenny Kingston (The Kenny Kingston Show).

Herman also was noted for being a very skilled celebrity impressionist. Among the many individuals from the entertainment world, which Herman lampooned, were Tom Hanks, Woody Allen and Bill Clinton. However, Herman was best known for his celebrity impersonation of U.S. Senator Bob Dole in the 1996 U.S. Presidential Election debate where he faced off, as the new and improved "Bob Dolemite", against U.S. President Bill Clinton (as played by Bryan Callen) and his new running mate, Ice-T.

Herman was a repertory performer on the show for two and a half seasons. In 1997, he left MADtv in the middle of the show's third season to pursue a movie career and other projects.

[edit] MADtv Characters

The following is a list of popular MADtv characters portrayed by David Herman:

Joe Don
Joel Linder (Joel & Connie)
Kenny Kingston ("The Kenny Kingston Show")
Marsh (X News)
Mike Lawson (Incredible Findings)

[edit] MADtv Celebrity Impersonations

[edit] Other television projects

David Herman on television.

Aside from MADtv, Herman has had many television, theatrical and movie roles. His television credits include guest starring on the WB's show Angel and FOX's action drama 24.

[edit] Film projects

Although he is primarily a television actor, Herman has appeared in a number of films like Dude, Where's My Car? and Fun with Dick and Jane. Herman is most notable for having a prominent role in 1999's cult hit Office Space, where he played a gangsta rap-loving nerd who just happened (to his displeasure) to be named Michael Bolton and had to constantly suffer questions as to whether he was related to the famous singer. In 2006, he teamed up with Mike Judge yet again for the film Idiocracy. See below for complete filmography.

[edit] Voice acting projects

Herman is also known for his work as a voice actor in video games and cartoons, notably in Futurama and King of the Hill, where he provides incidental character voices. His other voice work includes American Dad!, Father of the Pride and the Jak and Daxter video game series.

[edit] Catch Phrases

"That's the news. Whatever!" - Marsh, X-News
"...That's something Bosnia would do!" - Marsh, X-News
"Excuse me? Excuse me? Excuse me? Excuse me?" - Marsh, X-News
"PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?" - Michael Bolton, Office Space

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2006	Idiocracy		Announced
2005	Fun with Dick and Jane	Angry Caller	Comedy
2005	Kicking & Screaming	Referee
2005	The Lather Effect	Corey
2000	Table One	Norman	Comedy
2000	Dude, Where's My Car?	Nelson	Comedy
2000	Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth	Mr. Lowelle Buchanan	Comedy
1999	Office Space	Michael Bolton	Comedy
1997	Kirk and Kerry	Dave	Comedy
1995	Let It Be Me		Comedy
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	VA in Hospital	Drama
1989	Lost Angels	Carlo

[edit] Television appearances

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2004	24	Dalton Furrelle	Action Drama
2004	Grounded for Life	Dave/Lomax
2003	Life on Parole	Dave
2001	Primetime Glick	Various Characters
2000	Angel	David Nabbit	Science Fiction/Action Drama
2000	Monsignor Martinez	Smith
1995 - 1997	MADtv	Various Characters	Sketch Comedy

[edit] Voice and video game appearances

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2007	Futurama	Turanga Morris,Scruffy the Janitor ,Additional Voices	announced
2006	American Dad!	Arboreus/Mr. Aids
2005	Jak X: Combat Racing	Razer/Ximon/Thugs
2004	Father of the Pride	Roy
2004	Jak 3	Errol/Male Citizens
2003	Jak II	Erol/Agent 2/Krimzon Guards
2003	Futurama: The Game	Larry/Adoy/Ra-Ra the Sun King/Additional Voices
2001	Invader ZIM	Various Voices
2001	Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy	Boggy Billy/Sculptor
2000	Futurama	Various Characters
1999	Olive, the Other Reindeer	Guard Shack Elf
1997 - Present	King of the Hill	Buckley/Eustis/Anthony Page/Additional voices

[edit] External links

David Herman at the Internet Movie Database

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