Bill Kirchenbauer
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Bill Kirchenbauer is an American actor
and stand-up comic who has appeared in television shows and films since the 1970s. He is best known for his recurring role as Coach Graham Lubbock on the series Growing Pains
and in the spin-off
series Just the Ten of Us
(ABC 1988-1990).
Kirchenbauer was born in Salzburg, Austria, the son of Hester Elaine (née Andrews) and Alfred Ellsworth Kirchenbauer, who served in the U.S. army. He has had recurring roles on Fernwood 2 Night and America 2-Night
as comedian Tony Rolletti; on Mork & Mindy as the obnoxious womanizer
, T.N.T.; and on Clueless
as Coach Bullock. He was a semi-regular panelist on the revival of Match Game in 1990.
He plays Captain Glucose in the popular The Diabetes Duo: Captain Glucose and Meter Boy
.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and stand-up comic who has appeared in television shows and films since the 1970s. He is best known for his recurring role as Coach Graham Lubbock on the series Growing Pains
Growing Pains
Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.-Synopsis:The show's premise is based...
and in the spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
series Just the Ten of Us
Just the Ten of Us
Just the Ten of Us is an American sitcom starring stand-up comedian Bill Kirchenbauer as Coach Graham Lubbock, a teacher and the head of a large Catholic family with eight children living in Eureka, California. The series was a spin-off of Growing Pains, in which Kirchenbauer portrayed the same...
(ABC 1988-1990).
Kirchenbauer was born in Salzburg, Austria, the son of Hester Elaine (née Andrews) and Alfred Ellsworth Kirchenbauer, who served in the U.S. army. He has had recurring roles on Fernwood 2 Night and America 2-Night
America 2-Night
America 2-Night is the continuation of the talk-show parody series Fernwood 2 Night. It ran from April to July 1978. As in Fernwood, Barth Gimble was the host and Jerry Hubbard was his co-host...
as comedian Tony Rolletti; on Mork & Mindy as the obnoxious womanizer
Promiscuity
In humans, promiscuity refers to less discriminating casual sex with many sexual partners. The term carries a moral or religious judgement and is viewed in the context of the mainstream social ideal for sexual activity to take place within exclusive committed relationships...
, T.N.T.; and on Clueless
Clueless (TV series)
Clueless is a television series spun off from the 1995 teen film of the same name . The series originally premiered on ABC on September 20, 1996 as a part of the TGIF lineup during its first season...
as Coach Bullock. He was a semi-regular panelist on the revival of Match Game in 1990.
He plays Captain Glucose in the popular The Diabetes Duo: Captain Glucose and Meter Boy
The Diabetes Duo: Captain Glucose and Meter Boy
The Diabetes Duo: Captain Glucose and Meter Boy are two animated and self-proclaimed diabetes superheroes whose mission, according to their website is to educate, enlighten, and entertain everyone who has diabetes. They have recently added a female character to their diabetes team...
.
External links
- Bill Kirchenbauer (official site)
- The Diabetes Duo