Chet Hanks is making his own way! Or… something!
02.02.2022 - 03:07 / variety.com
Tim Reid Howard Hesseman, the veteran actor known for starring in sitcoms “WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class,” died Jan. 29 at the age of 81. The actor is remembered here by his friend and fellow “WKRP” star, actor-director Tim Reid.I first met Howard Hesseman at a cast meeting before we shot the pilot for “WKRP in Cincinnati.” The first thing I had to do was admit that I’d lifted something from him years back.Back in the early 1970s, I was one-half of a Black and white comedy duo with Tom Dreesen.
The concept for our signature routine was borrowed — OK, lifted — from a very funny sketch that Hesseman had been a part of years before with his improv troupe, The Committee. It was a bit about teaching one of their white members how to be Black. Today it would be politically incorrect for sure.
Tom and I took that framework and worked our own routine into it. It became our signature piece. At our first meeting, I walked up to Howard and said, “I’m the thief who lifted your routine.” Rather than get angry at me, Howard laughed and said, “You did a good job with it.” And that started a beautiful friendship.Howard was a unique person and a gentle soul.
He was a real hippie, long after tie-dye and beads had lost their appeal for many. Off screen, he was smooth and cool in the older definition of cool — very relaxed, very well-educated. He was a wonderful person to sit down with for a couple of drinks to discuss life.He always had his signature style with his hats and scarfs.
He was wearing red shoes before any guys, outside of Elton John, were wearing red shoes.Howard and I traveled the world together. We chased giraffes in Africa. We met up on vacations with our wives in Paris and Italy.
Chet Hanks is making his own way! Or… something!
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NEW YORK -- Howard Hesseman, who played the radio disc jockey Johnny Fever on the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati" and the actor-turned-history teacher Charlie Moore on “Head of the Class,” has died. He was 81.Hesseman died Saturday in Los Angeles due to complications from colon surgery, his manager Robbie Kass said Sunday.Hesseman, who had himself been a radio DJ in the '60s, earned two Emmy nominations for playing Johnny Fever on CBS’ “WKRP in Cincinnati,” which ran for four seasons from 1978-1982.
Howard Hesseman, star of TV series “WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class”, has died at age 81.
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