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David Herman (born February 20, 1967) is an actor, comedian and voice actor. Herman is most notable for being one of the original cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv
.

Biography

David Herman was born on February 20, 1967 in New York, New York). 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 occured 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 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 transfered to the MADtv project.

Career

MADtv

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 comedey skills helped to add credibility to a cast of predominately 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) and Joe Don.

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,Pauly Shore, Patrick Stewart, John Ritter, Larry Flynt, Brent Spiner, Tim Allen, Larry King, Anthony Hopkins and David Duchovny. 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.

Other television projects

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.

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 gangster/hip hop-loving nerd who just happened (to his displeasure) to be named Michael Bolton and had to constantly suffer questions on whether he was related to the famous singer. As of March 2006, it has been announced that Herman will appear in the film Idiocracy
. See below for complete filmography.

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