New York native David Herman made his film debut providing some much need comic relief in the teen angst drama "Lost Angels" (1989). As Carlo, a particularly cheeky inmate in a bourgeois psychiatric facility for wayward youth, the young actor gave a stand out performance in a cast including Donald Sutherland and Adam Horovitz (of music's Beastie Boys). A small role in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" came that same year, where Herman played a patient in a military hospital alongside Tom Cruise. After a stint on John Leguizamo's short-lived sketch comedy vehicle "House of Buggin'" (Fox, 1995), Herman proved a versatile comedic actor on Fox's similarly themed "Mad TV" where he spent two seasons (1995-97). His non-specific look (brown hair, medium build, pleasant but unremarkable features) and his knack for imitating voices and mannerisms led to Herman's emergence as the premiere celebrity impersonator of the ensemble, performing zany characterizations including David Hasselhoff, Larry Flynt, Pauly Shore, Regis Philbin and both Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. Herman's vocal talent landed him work providing voices for several characters (from the recurring role of Buckley, Luanne's boyfriend, to various guest voices) on Fox's "King of the Hill" (1997- ), an animated series created by Mike Judge of "Beavis & Butt-head" fame. His work on the popular series and his established strength as a comedic actor led to a big screen resurgence, with a featured role in Judge's live-action feature debut "Office Space". As Michael Bolton, an unfortunately named computer programmer for the fictional INITECH Corporation, Herman teamed up with Ajay Naidu to portray friends and co-workers of lead character Peter (Ron Livingston), a programmer who hatches a plan to break out of their corporate malaise after hooking up with disenchanted waitress Joanna (Jennifer Aniston). Sporting a hairstyle and eyeglasses about fifteen years past their prime, and employing the carriage of one beaten into submission, he convincingly and comically portrayed an office peon pushed to the limit.
Profession(s):
Actor, comedian, voice actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Dave Herman
Robert S Finkel
2006 Co-starred with Luke Wilson in the Mike Judge sci-fi comedy "Idiocracy"
1999 Featured in Judge's live action directorial debut "Office Space"
1997 Voiced recurring characters including Luanne's boyfriend Buckley on the Fox animated series "King of the Hill", created by Mike Judge
1995 Debut as TV series regular on John Leguizamo's short lived sketch comedy program "House of Buggin'" (Fox)
1995 - 1997 Was a featured regular on Fox's sketch comedy series "Mad TV", where he performed dozens of celebrity impersonations
1989 Film debut, a featured role in the teen drama "Lost Angels"
1989 Appeared in Oliver Stone's "Born of the Fourth of July" as a patient in a military hospital
Appeared in the TV series "Spenser for Hire" (ABC) and "Guiding Light" (CBS)
Had a small role in "Let it Be Me" (filmed in 1994), a romance starring Campbell Scott and Jennifer Beals; film produced by Savoy Pictures which went bankrupt; eventually sold to the cable channel Sta
