- Born
- Birth nameJohn Gerald O'Hurley
- Nickname
- Johnny-O
- Height6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
- John George O'Hurley Jr. is an American actor, comedian, author, game show host and television personality. He is known for his portrayal of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, and was the sixth host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010. He also hosted To Tell the Truth from 2000 to 2002 in syndication.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- SpousesLisa Mesloh(August 14, 2004 - present) (1 child)Eva LaRue(August 1992 - 1994) (divorced)
- His unusual voice
- His frosted grey hair
- Co-owner (with J. Peterman) of the real J. Peterman Catalog. After playing J. Peterman on Seinfeld (1989), he was offered the opportunity to buy part of the company and help bring it back from bankruptcy. They turned a profit the very first year that O'Hurley was part of the company.
- "J. Peterman", the character he played on Seinfeld (1989), was based on a real-life clothing entrepreneur, J. Peterman. After the series ended, O'Hurley became an investor and co-owner of the J. Peterman Company.
- Older sister Carol passed away in 1970 at the age of 17 due to epileptic seizures. Now John works on behalf of the Epilepsy Foundation to find a cure.
- Refuses to dye his frosted hair black to get younger roles.
- A self-taught pianist and classically-trained vocalist who has performed with symphonies, he has recently released a two-album project entitled "Peace of Our Minds", a compilation of his original piano compositions in tandem with famed cellist Marston Smith. One piece, "For Lisa", was written for John's wife, especially for their wedding day in 2004. O'Hurley has been composing since his teen years.
- I never like to think of anything from an ending point.
- If you want to see theater you go to New York.
- I've learned a lot about putting a show up in Vegas. You can't just all of a sudden put up a show here and do well. Nobody does.
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