John O'Hurley

Biography: With his distinguished looks and wry persona, O'Hurley was a ubiquitous sitcom guest star in the '90s, appearing on countless shows, notably Seinfeld as Elaine's cheerfully clueless boss. After graduating from college with a B.A. in theater, the dashing actor honed his craft on stage before embarking on a successful soap-opera career, but his flair for comedy landed him in prime time. Due to his high-profile Seinfeld role and quick wit, he became a sought-after host and commercial pitchman, and also lent his distinctive timbre to animated series and radio. In 2005 O'Hurley was a contestant on the first edition of Dancing with the Stars. The favorite to win, he lost to General Hospital's Kelly Monaco. The decision was so controversial that the two ended up with their own dance-off special, which O'Hurley won. In 2006, he took over as the fifth host of Family Feud, a position he held until 2010. Aside from acting work, O'Hurley has enjoyed success in music. He is a self-taughtWith his distinguished looks and wry persona, O'Hurley was a ubiquitous sitcom guest star in the '90s, appearing on countless shows, notably Seinfeld as Elaine's cheerfully clueless boss. After graduating from college with a B.A. in theater, the dashing actor honed his craft on stage before embarking on a successful soap-opera career, but his flair for comedy landed him in prime time. Due to his high-profile Seinfeld role and quick wit, he became a sought-after host and commercial pitchman, and also lent his distinctive timbre to animated series and radio. In 2005 O'Hurley was a contestant on the first edition of Dancing with the Stars. The favorite to win, he lost to General Hospital's Kelly Monaco. The decision was so controversial that the two ended up with their own dance-off special, which O'Hurley won. In 2006, he took over as the fifth host of Family Feud, a position he held until 2010. Aside from acting work, O'Hurley has enjoyed success in music. He is a self-taught pianist and a classically trained singer, and has appeared onstage in professional productions of Chicago (as Billy Flynn) and Spamalot (as King Arthur). Expand

John O'Hurley's Scores

Average career score: 61
Highest Metascore: 80 Phineas and Ferb: Season 5
Lowest Metascore: 39 Megyn Kelly Today: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Negative: 1 out of 5
5 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Hope & Faith: Season 3 Sep 30, 2005 Faith's Agent tbd
tbd Martha: Season 1 Sep 12, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 9 Sep 5, 2005 John O'Hurley tbd
61 Dancing With the Stars: Season 1 Jun 1, 2005 Season 1 - Celebrity Dancer / Reality Cast Member 5.5
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 33 Mar 28, 2005 James Grainger (#2) (1989-1991) tbd
tbd Duck Dodgers: Season 3 Mar 11, 2005 Captain Star Johnson tbd
tbd What's New Scooby-Doo?: Season 3 Jan 29, 2005 John O'Hurley tbd
tbd Father of the Pride: Season 1 Aug 31, 2004 Blake tbd
tbd Duck Dodgers: Season 2 Aug 14, 2004 Captain Star Johnson tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 32 Mar 26, 2004 James Grainger (#2) (1989-1991) tbd
tbd Duck Dodgers: Season 1 Aug 23, 2003 Captain Star Johnson 6.8
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 31 Mar 26, 2003 James Grainger (#2) (1989-1991) tbd
tbd What's New Scooby-Doo?: Season 1 Sep 14, 2002 John O'Hurley tbd
tbd Kim Possible: Season 1 Jun 7, 2002 John O'Hurley 8.4
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 29 Mar 26, 2001 James Grainger (#2) (1989-1991) tbd
tbd Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: Season 1 Oct 2, 2000 King Nova tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 28 Mar 27, 2000 James Grainger (#2) (1989-1991) tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 26 Mar 26, 1998 James Grainger (#2) (1989-1991) tbd
tbd The X-Files: Season 5 Nov 2, 1997 Dr. Pollidori 8.6
tbd Seinfeld: Season 9 Sep 25, 1997 J. Peterman / J. Peterman / Peterman 9.0
tbd Boy Meets World: Season 4 Sep 20, 1996 Grant 9.0
tbd Seinfeld: Season 8 Sep 19, 1996 J. Peterman / Peterman 9.1
tbd Mad About You: Season 5 Sep 17, 1996 Dr. Von Derphal tbd
tbd Boy Meets World: Season 3 Sep 22, 1995 Carl 9.3
tbd Murder, She Wrote: Season 12 Sep 21, 1995 Ralph Stafford tbd
tbd Seinfeld: Season 7 Sep 21, 1995 J. Peterman / Peterman 9.3
tbd Coach: Season 8 Sep 13, 1995 Dr. Salters tbd
tbd Melrose Place (1992): Season 4 Sep 11, 1995 John Marshall 8.4
tbd Living Single: Season 3 Aug 31, 1995 Monsieur Luc tbd
tbd Loving: Season 13 Jun 27, 1995 Jonathan Matalaine (1984-1985) / Keith Lane (1984-1985) tbd