Biography
Tall, blond gawky James Widdoes will forever be remembered as Hoover, the chapter president of "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1977). But, since the late 1980s, he has eschewed acting for a career as a prolific director and sometimes executive producer of sitcoms. His work in the latter milieu has yielded "Dave's World" (CBS, 1993-1997) and "Can't Hurry Love" (CBS, 1995-96). Widdoes has also directed episodes of such series as "Doctor, …
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Career Milestones
| Played employer to "Charles in Charge" on first season of series (CBS) | ||
| Was executive producer of "Can't Hurry Love" (NBC) | ||
1974 | Made stage debut at the Diners Playhouse in Lexington, KY | |
1977 | Feature film acting debut as Hoover in "National Lampoon's Animal House" | |
1977 | New York stage debut in Off-Broadway revival of the musical "Wonderful Town" | |
1979 | Reprised role of Hoover in the short-lived ABC sitcom spin-off "Delta House" | |
1980 | Was regular on CBS series "Park Place" | |
1982 | Starred in Off-Broadway musical "Is There Life After High School?" | |
1983 | Co-starred in the syndicated miniseries "Blood Feud" | |
1983 | Played title role in PBS production of "Charley's Aunt" | |
1988 | Directed episodes of CBS series "Raising Miranda" | |
1993 | Formed Axelrod/Widdoes Productions with former agent, Jonathan Axelrod; signed overall deal with CBS; launched "Dave's World" as weekly series | |
1996 | Axelrod/Widdoes signed to long-term development deal with Universal | |
1996 | Directed "Boston Common" pilot (NBC) | |
1997 | Directed pilot for "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place" (Fox) | |
1999 | Served as executive producer and director of the sitcom "Movie Stars" (The WB) | |
2000 | Helmed the pilot for "Kristin", an NBC midseason replacement sitcom | |
Awards
2003 | Directors Guild of America Award for Comedy Series in 8 Simple Rules |