John Fleck

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Biography

While he may have been a familiar face from his numerous guest appearances on TV series (from "Hooperman" to "Seinfeld" to "L.A. Law"), the tall, dark-haired Fleck gained national prominence in 1990 as one of artists whose National Endowment of the Arts grant was rescinded on the grounds their work was obscene . He joined with the other three (Tim Miller, Holly Hughes and Karen Finley--who came to be collectively known as the "NEA Four") in a …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

May 7, 1951

Career Milestones

1999

Premiered one-person show "Dirt" in L.A.

1998

Had supporting role in the UPN series "Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer"

1995

Joined cast of ABC's "Murder One" as administrative assistant to defense attorney Theodore Hoffman

1993

NEA settled out of court; agreed to pay four performance artists a total of $252,000 in June

1992

US District court judge struck down decency language as unconstitutional in June

1991

Lawsuit amended to challenge NEA's 'general standards of decency' policy in March

1990

Filed lawsuit with Holly Hughes, Tim Miller and Karen Finley seeking to overturn NEA decision in September

1990

One of four performance artists denied a grant by the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) on grounds of obscenity due to subject matter (homosexuality, feminism, politics, etc.) in July

1988

TV-movie debut "The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick"

1987

TV debut, guest appearance on "Hooperman" (ABC)

Appeared regularly throughout the US as performance artist

1984

Feature film debut, "Truckin' Buddy McCoy"

Moved to NYC to study acting

Born and raised in Cleveland, OH