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| Born | John Bernard Larroquette November 25, 1947 New Orleans, Louisiana |
John Bernard Larroquette (born November 25, 1947) is an American Emmy Award-winning film and television actor. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works His best known roles include Dan Fielding on the series Night Court and Mike McBride in the Hallmark Channel series McBride. Night Court is an American television Situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992 The Hallmark Channel is a Cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries McBride is a series of two-hour movies for the Hallmark Channel that premiered in 2005 starring John Larroquette as the "lawyer for the little guy He joined the cast of Boston Legal in fall 2007. Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E
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Biography
Early life
Larroquette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana the son of Bertha Oramous (née Helmstetter), a department store clerk, and John Edgar Larroquette,[1] who was in the U.S. Navy. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America [2] He played reed instruments as a child and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1973. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Career
Larroquette's first role was uncredited, as an Army soldier in Follow Me, Boys! (1966). Follow Me Boys! is a 1966 family movie released through Walt Disney Pictures, based on the book God and My Country by MacKinlay He also had an uncredited role as the narrator of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent His most memorable non-comedy role was in the 1970s NBC program Baa Baa Black Sheep where he portrayed a WWII U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot named Luke Witkowski. Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron) is a Television series that aired on NBC from 1976 until 1978
Larroquette first broke into TV on the soap opera Doctors' Hospital, and may be best known for his role as boorish, sex-obsessed Dan Fielding on Night Court, a role for which he won Emmy Awards in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. Doctors' Hospital was a medical drama that ran on NBC during the 1975 - 1976 season Night Court is an American television Situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992 In 1989, he asked not to be considered for an Emmy. His four consecutive wins were, at the time, a record. Night Court ran on NBC from 1984 until 1992. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Only Larroquette, Harry Anderson, and Richard Moll (as Bull Shannon) appeared in every episode of the series. ---- Harry Anderson (born October 14 1952 is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor and magician. Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) is an American actor He is perhaps best known for playing Bull Shannon the tall shaven-headed Bailiff
Larroquette later starred on The John Larroquette Show as the character John Hemmingway. The John Larroquette Show is a Situation comedy that ran on the NBC network from 1993 - 1996. The show was lauded by critics and enjoyed a loyal cult following.
In 1998, he guest-starred on three episodes of the legal drama The Practice. A legal drama is a work of dramatic Fiction about crime and civil litigation The Practice is a American Legal drama created by David E Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston His portrayal of Joey Heric, a wealthy, wisecracking, narcissistic psychopath with a habit of stabbing his gay lovers to death, won him his fifth Emmy Award. Narcissism describes the trait of excessive Self-love, based on Self-image or Ego. Psychopathy ( is a psychological construct that describes chronic immoral and Antisocial behavior In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. He reprised the role for one episode in 2002, for which he was once again Emmy-nominated.
His starring roles include the 1989 movie Second Sight, with Bronson Pinchot, and Madhouse, with Kirstie Alley. Second Sight is a 1989 comedy film from Warner Bros, starring John Larroquette, Bronson Pinchot, Stuart Pankin. Bronson Alcott Pinchot (born May 20, 1959) is an American Actor. Madhouse is a 1990 Film starring Kirstie Alley and John Larroquette as a successful married couple whose idyllic California Kirsten Louise "Kirstie" Alley (born January 12 1951 is an American Actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which Other movies Larroquette had significant roles in include: Blind Date, Stripes, Meatballs Part II, Summer Rental, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, JFK, and Richie Rich. Blind Date is a 1987 comedy/romance film directed by Blake Edwards. Stripes is a 1981 American comedy Film starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, and Meatballs Part II was an American comedy film released in 1984. Summer Rental is a 1985 Comedy film directed by Carl Reiner, starring John Candy. Star Trek III The Search for Spock ( Paramount Pictures, 1984) is the third feature Film based on the Star Trek JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991 Richie Rich (sometimes stylized Ri¢hie Ri¢h) is a 1994 live-action Film adaptation of the Harvey Comics Comic book
During the filming of Stripes, his nose was nearly cut off in an accident. He was running down a hall into a door which was supposed to open, but it didn't, and his head went through the window in the door. [3]
In 2003, Larroquette narrated the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this time fully credited. From 2004 to 2006, he played the title role in the McBride series of American TV movies. McBride is a series of two-hour movies for the Hallmark Channel that premiered in 2005 starring John Larroquette as the "lawyer for the little guy He also guest starred in the drama House where he played a previously catatonic father awakened to try to save his son. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 In June 2007, The Insider reported that Larroquette was set to join the cast of Boston Legal. The Insider is a Tabloid television news program covering events and celebrities Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E [4]
Personal life
Larroquette has three children with his wife, Elizabeth Ann Cookson. He is also a registered member of the Libertarian Party, a fact to which he alluded when he made an appearance on Dennis Miller's CNBC show on the "Varsity Panel". The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American Stand-up comedian, political/sports commentator, and television/radio personality CNBC (an abbreviation for the " C onsumer N ews and B usiness C hannel" its official name until 1991 is a cable and During an appearance on Tom Snyder's show, Larroquette mentioned that he almost quit the party when they nominated Howard Stern to run for governor of New York. Tom Snyder ( May 12, 1936 - July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, News anchor and Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality.
Larroquette was born and raised in New Orleans,LA in the middle ninth ward. He lived in New Orleans until he was 22. He returned there after Hurricane Katrina and found the home in which he lived until age 12. He stated that returning to New Orleans after the hurricane was like returning to a post-apocalyptic world.
In the seventies and eighties, Larroquette battled alcoholism. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 10, 2007 he joked, "I was known to have a cocktail or 60". He had also revealed that he'd suffered from black outs when drinking, a condition he describes as 'horrible'. To illustrate the severity of these black outs, he told Leno about one experience he had while drinking in which he woke up from a nap, realizing he was on a plane and had no idea where it was headed. He said that he was too embarrassed to ask where they were headed. (He eventually found out the plane was headed from Los Angeles to his hometown of New Orleans. ) [5]
He enjoys collecting rare books. Authors whose works he has focused on include Samuel Beckett, Charles Bukowski, Anthony Burgess, William Burroughs and Robinson Jeffers. Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet Henry Charles Bukowski ( August 16 1920 – March 9 1994) was a German American Poet, Novelist, and Anthony Burgess (February 25 1917 — November 22 1993 was an English Novelist, Critic, Composer, Librettist, Poet William Seward Burroughs II ( – ˈbʌroʊz was an American Novelist, Essayist, Social critic, painter and Spoken word John Robinson Jeffers ( January 10 1887 &ndash January 20 1962) was an American Poet, known for his work about the central [3] He is an avid fan of the New Orleans Saints. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana.
A rumor circulated on the internet that Larroquette suffered from, and became a spokesman for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS); however, on January 14, 2008, while a guest on The Bob Rivers Show on KZOK he stated that the IBS rumor was completely false[6]. He noted this falsehood again on March 28, 2008 during the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Filmography
Larroquette has appeared on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on numerous occasions, as well as several appearances on both David Letterman's shows. Doctors' Hospital was a medical drama that ran on NBC during the 1975 - 1976 season Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron) is a Television series that aired on NBC from 1976 until 1978 Night Court is an American television Situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992 The John Larroquette Show is a Situation comedy that ran on the NBC network from 1993 - 1996. Payne was an American Television series patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. The 10th Kingdom is an epic fantasy TV Miniseries written by screenplay writer Simon Moore and released by Hallmark Entertainment Happy Family is an NBC Sitcom that debuted in fall of 2003 John Larroquette and Christine Baranski star as Peter and Annie Brennan McBride is a series of two-hour movies for the Hallmark Channel that premiered in 2005 starring John Larroquette as the "lawyer for the little guy Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge is a six-episode American Celebrity Reality television show on CMT in which nine celebrities from across House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 The Practice is a American Legal drama created by David E Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997 Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Mork & Mindy is an American Sci-fi -based Sitcom broadcast from 1978 until 1982 on ABC. Three's Company is an American Sitcom that aired from 1977 to 1984 on ABC. Kojak refers to two separate but related American Crime drama Television series, with the original airing on CBS and the second series Sanford and Son is an American Sitcom that premiered on the NBC Television network on January 14 1972, and was broadcast for Arrested Development is a character-driven American television Sitcom about a formerly wealthy habitually Dysfunctional family. Joey was an American sitcom, which starred Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends Kitchen Confidential Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly is a ''New York Times'' bestselling Non-fiction book written by American Match Game also called The Match Game was an American Television Game show that celebrities and contestants answering Southland Tales is a 2006 Science fiction / Drama / Black comedy Film, written and directed by Richard Kelly. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Beginning is a 2006 horror film and a Prequel to the remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Beethoven's 5th is the fifth installment in the Beethoven film series, all sequels to the 1992 film Beethoven. The 10th Kingdom is an epic fantasy TV Miniseries written by screenplay writer Simon Moore and released by Hallmark Entertainment Richie Rich (sometimes stylized Ri¢hie Ri¢h) is a 1994 live-action Film adaptation of the Harvey Comics Comic book Tune In Tomorrow is a 1990 film comedy directed by John Amiel. Madhouse is a 1990 Film starring Kirstie Alley and John Larroquette as a successful married couple whose idyllic California Second Sight is a 1989 comedy film from Warner Bros, starring John Larroquette, Bronson Pinchot, Stuart Pankin. Blind Date is a 1987 comedy/romance film directed by Blake Edwards. In Law, a conviction is the Verdict that results when a Court of law finds a Defendant guilty of a Crime. Summer Rental is a 1985 Comedy film directed by Carl Reiner, starring John Candy. Star Trek III The Search for Spock ( Paramount Pictures, 1984) is the third feature Film based on the Star Trek Choose Me is a 1984 American Comedy-drama Film directed and written by Alan Rudolph. Meatballs Part II was an American comedy film released in 1984. Hysteria in its colloquial use describes a state of Mind, one of unmanageable Fear or Emotional excesses Twilight Zone The Movie is a 1983 film produced by Steven Spielberg as a theatrical version of The Twilight Zone, a 1950s and 60s Cat People is a 1982 Horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, and Stripes is a 1981 American comedy Film starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, and Altered States is a 1980 Science fiction Film adaptation of a novel by the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent Follow Me Boys! is a 1966 family movie released through Walt Disney Pictures, based on the book God and My Country by MacKinlay The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962 David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American late-night Talk show host and Comedian and the host since 1993 He has hosted Saturday Night Live twice. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City He also won another Emmy Award for his guest spot on "The Practice. The Practice is a American Legal drama created by David E Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston "
References
- ^ John Larroquette Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ John Larroquette Biography (1947-)
- ^ a b "20 Questions," Playboy, April 1990
- ^ http://www.theinsideronline.com/news/5917/
- ^ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, October 4, 2007.
- ^ The Bob Rivers Show Audio Player
External links
- John Larroquette at the Internet Movie Database
- John Larroquette article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- The Onion A.V. Club Random Roles interview
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