David Herman

David Herman
Born (1967-02-20) February 20, 1967
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor, comedian, voice actor
Years active 1989–present
Spouse(s) Christi Campbell (former)
Children 2

David Herman (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. He was an original cast member of MADtv[1] and played Michael Bolton in Office Space.[1] His voice roles on television programs include Futurama, Brickleberry, Bob's Burgers, and King of the Hill.

Early life

Herman was born into a Jewish family in New York City and raised in Washington Heights, Manhattan. He graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1987, then attended the acting program at SUNY Purchase. Herman appeared in the films Born on the Fourth of July, Lost Angels, and Let It Be Me; but he is probably best known for his role as Michael Bolton in Mike Judge's Office Space. Earlier, Herman had joined the cast of John Leguizamo's House of Buggin' in 1994; however, that show was short-lived. When Fox decided to mount a sketch comedy show to replace House of Buggin', Herman was kept on as an original MADtv cast member.

Career

MADtv

Herman was one of nine original cast members of MADtv[1] when the series debuted in 1995. Unlike the other original repertory and featured players, he was one of the few cast members who came to the show with an established acting career. Herman's MADtv characters included Mike Lawson (Incredible Findings), Generation X anchorman Marsh (X News), and concerned father Joel Linder. Former castmate Artie Lange referred to Herman as "a brilliant, talented actor" and called him "one of my best friends in show business."

Herman lampooned celebrities and famous figures such as Don Adams (as Maxwell Smart from Get Smart), Tim Allen (as Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor from Home Improvement), Woody Allen, Nicolas Cage, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, David Duchovny (as Fox Mulder from The X-Files), Larry Flynt, Tom Hanks (as Forrest Gump and as Jim Lovell from Apollo 13), Larry King, Kenny Kingston, Regis Philbin, Charles Nelson Reily, John Ritter (as himself and as Jack Tripper from Three's Company), Joel Schumacher, Robert Shapiro, Pauly Shore, Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart (as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation), and Alex Trebek.

Herman was a repertory performer on the show for two and a half seasons. He left MADtv in the middle of the show's third season (1997–98) to pursue a movie career and other projects.

Other television projects

Herman's television credits include guest-starring on the WB's Angel[1] and Fox's action drama 24.[1]

Film projects

Although he is primarily a television actor, Herman has appeared in several films including Dude, Where's My Car?[1] and Fun with Dick and Jane.[1] Herman had a prominent role in the 1999 comedy Office Space[1], where he played a gangsta rap-loving nerd unfortunately named Michael Bolton who must endure questions about his relationship to the famous singer. In 2006, he appeared in another Mike Judge film, Idiocracy.[1]

Voice acting

Herman is also known for his work as a voice actor in cartoons and video games, notably in Futurama,[1] where he provides the voices of many recurring characters (including Scruffy, Roberto, Mayor Poopenmeyer, and Ogden Wernstrom), and King of the Hill[1], for which he voiced Anthony Page (the social worker from the pilot episode and "Junkie Business"), Eustis, and other incidental characters. His other voice work includes Family Guy[1], American Dad![1], Father of the Pride[1] (in which he voices Roy Horn), and the Jak and Daxter video game series[1]. He starred as Ubuntu Goode (and other supporting voices) in The Goode Family.[1] He also provides the voice for Mr. Frond (and other supporting voices) in Fox's Bob's Burgers[1] and from 2012 to 2015 worked on the Comedy Central series Brickleberry as self-absorbed park ranger Steve Williams.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Lost Angels Carlo[1][2]
1989 Born on the Fourth of July VA in Hospital[1][3]
1997 Kirk and Kerry Dave[1][4] Short film
1998 Gunshy Dan[1][5]
1999 Olive, the Other Reindeer Guard Shack Elf[1][6] Voice
1999 Office Space Michael Bolton[1][7]
2000 Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth Mr. Lowelle Buchanan[1][8]
2000 Dude, Where's My Car? Nelson[1][9]
2000 Table One Norman[1][10]
2000 Monsignor Martinez John Smith[1][11]
2003 Life on Parole Dave[1][12] Television film
2005 The Lather Effect Corey[1][13]
2005 Kicking & Screaming Referee[1][14]
2005 Fun with Dick and Jane Angry Caller[1][15] Voice
2006 Idiocracy Secretary of State[1][16]
2007 Bee Movie Buzz, Bob Rumble, Pilot[1][17] Voices
2007 Futurama: Bender's Big Score Nudar
Scruffy the Janitor
Turanga Morris
Terry
Nude Bartender
Additional Voices[1][18]		 Voices
Direct-to-video
2008 Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs Dr. Ogden Wernstrom
Mayor Poopenmeyer
Pazuzu
Chu
Fatbot
Warden Vogel
Three-Eyed Zebra
Additional Voices[1][19]		 Voices
Direct-to-video
2008 Futurama: Bender's Game Larry/Larius
Turanga Morris
Scruffy the Janitor
Dr. Ogden Wernstrom
Roberto/King Roberto
Additional Voices[1][20]		 Voices
Direct-to-video
2009 Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder Number 9 Man
Scruffy the Janitor
Michael
Additional Voices[1][21]		 Voices
Direct-to-video
2013 Bad Milo Ralph[1][22] Voice
2013 I Know That Voice Himself[1][23] Documentary
2016 Storks Additional Voices Voice
2017 Best Fiends: Boot Camp[24] Roger Voice
Short film
2017 Best Fiends: Visit Minutia[25] Roger Voice
Short film
2018 Best Fiends: Fort of Hard Knocks[26] Gordon Voice
Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 House of Buggin' Various Series regular
1995–1997 MADtv Various Series regular (seasons 1–3)
1997–2010 King of the Hill Buckley, Eustis, Jimmy Witchard, Additional Voices
1999–2003;
2008–2013		 Futurama Scruffy the Janitor, Various Voices Recurring role (seasons 1–4)
Series regular (seasons 5–7)
2000 Angel David Nabbit 3 episodes
2001 Primetime Glick Various
2001–2002 Invader Zim Additional Voices
2004 24 Dalton Furrelle 2 episodes
2004 Grounded for Life Dave / J.J. Bodybuddy, Lomax 2 episodes
2004 Father of the Pride Roy (voice) Main role
2006–2007;
2011		 American Dad! Arboreus, Mr. Aids, Zach, Additional Voices
2008 Moral Orel Principal Fakey, Additional Voices Season 3
2008–2009 The Drinky Crow Show Uncle Gabby, Captain Maak (voices) Main role
2009 The Goode Family Ubuntu Goode (voice) Main role
2011–present Bob's Burgers Mr. Frond, Additional Voices Recurring role
2011 Eric Kaplan's Sketch World Various
2011 Beavis and Butt-head Additional Voices
2012 Family Guy David Strathairn (voice) Episode: "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream"
2012–2015 Brickleberry Steve Williams, Additional Voices Main role
2013 Lakewood Plaza Turbo Mr. Gar (voice) Pilot
2014–2016 TripTank Various Voices
2014 The Simpsons Scruffy the Janitor (voice) Episode: "Simpsorama"
2015 Ridin' with Burgess Duzenthal, Narrator (voice) Pilot
2015 The Awesomes Additional Voices
2016 Better Things Richard Episode: "Sam/Pilot"
2017–present OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Mr. Gar, Brandon, Additional Voices Main role
2017 Adventure Time Randy (voice) Episode: "Ring of Fire"
2018–present Disenchantment Herald, Guysbert, Jerry (voices)
2018–present Paradise PD Kevin Crawford (voice) Main role

Video games

Year Title Role
2001 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Sculptor, Boggy Billy
2003 Futurama Larry, Adoy, Ra-Ra the Sun King
2003 Jak II Erol, Agent #2, Krimzon Guards
2004 Jak 3 Erol
2005 Jak X: Combat Racing Razer, Ximon, Thugs
2006 Daxter Ximon, Tik, Erol, Krimzon Guard, Miner

Other

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Zombie College Scott (voice) Main role
Web series

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 "David Herman". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  2. ↑ Lost Angels (1989), retrieved 2018-02-05
  3. ↑ Born on the Fourth of July (1989), retrieved 2018-02-05
  4. ↑ Jacobs, Azazel, Kirk and Kerry, Kirk Acevedo, David Herman, Kerry Johnson, retrieved 2018-02-05
  5. ↑ Naughton, Maura (May 1999), Gunshy, Elizabeth Feaster, David Herman, Parker Posey, retrieved 2018-02-05
  6. ↑ Naughton, Maura (May 1999), Gunshy, Elizabeth Feaster, David Herman, Parker Posey, retrieved 2018-02-05
  7. ↑ Judge, Mike (1999-02-19), Office Space, Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, retrieved 2018-02-05
  8. ↑ Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (Video 2000), retrieved 2018-02-05
  9. ↑ Leiner, Danny (2000-12-15), Dude, Where's My Car?, Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner, retrieved 2018-02-05
  10. ↑ Table One (2000), retrieved 2018-02-05
  11. ↑ Judge, Mike, Monsignor Martinez, Ivo Cutzarida, David Herman, Rene Rivera, retrieved 2018-02-05
  12. ↑ Favreau, Jon, Life on Parole, David Herman, RonReaco Lee, Jon Polito, retrieved 2018-02-05
  13. ↑ Kelly, Sarah (2006-06-26), The Lather Effect, Connie Britton, Sarah Clarke, Tate Donovan, retrieved 2018-02-05
  14. ↑ Kicking & Screaming (2005), retrieved 2018-02-05
  15. ↑ Parisot, Dean (2005-12-21), Fun with Dick and Jane, Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, retrieved 2018-02-05
  16. ↑ Judge, Mike (2007-01-25), Idiocracy, Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, retrieved 2018-02-05
  17. ↑ Bee Movie (2007), retrieved 2018-02-05
  18. ↑ Carey-Hill, Dwayne (2007-11-27), Futurama: Bender's Big Score, Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, retrieved 2018-02-05
  19. ↑ Avanzino, Peter (2008-06-24), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs, Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, retrieved 2018-02-05
  20. ↑ Carey-Hill, Dwayne (2008-11-04), Futurama: Bender's Game, Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, retrieved 2018-02-05
  21. ↑ Avanzino, Peter (2009-02-24), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder, Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, retrieved 2018-02-05
  22. ↑ Avanzino, Peter (2009-02-24), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder, Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, retrieved 2018-02-05
  23. ↑ I Know That Voice (2013), retrieved 2018-02-05
  24. ↑ Boot Camp - A Best Fiends Animation
  25. ↑ Visit Minutia - A Best Fiends Animation
  26. ↑ Fort of Hard Knocks - A Best Fiends Animation
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