John O’Hurley - Artiste Extraordinaire
By Julie Grates
 John
O’Hurley, one of America’s most versatile actors, businessman,
musician and even show host, is probably best known for his portrayal
of the eccentric and humorous J. Peterman on Seinfield, one of America’s
best known and loved sitcoms of the 1990’s.
Even though O’Hurley is best known for acting in sitcoms, feature
films and lending his voice to cartoon characters, he has now ventured
into the new medium of television, reality game shows. Now, O’Hurley
can add winning a nationally televised dance competition to his long list
of accomplishments.
Over the summer, O’Hurley competed in the hit ABC show, Dancing
With The Stars O’Hurley was one of six celebrities featured on the
breakthrough hit of the summer. Each celebrity was paired up with a professional
dancer and they would choreograph a dance for each new episode. The audience
and the judges’ scores were combined in order to figure out
who would be eliminated the next week. Dancing With The Stars was a spin-off
of the international hit show, Strictly Come Dancing.
O’Hurley and his partner Charlotte won the final dance-off
allowing them to receive the coveted trophy. They had to perform several
different dances such as the Cha Cha, Fox Trot and the Waltz.
In addition to his TV work, O’Hurley is very dedicated to his charity
work and golfing. During his spare time he has been seen golfing
in different tournaments such as the Celebrity Players Tour and he has
lent his name to charities such as Golfers Against Cancer and the Child
Development Institute.
Ever multi-talented, O’Hurley will next turn his hand to playing
the suave lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago on Broadway beginning January
16th. He will perform opposite Robin Givens’ Roxie Hart in a run
to continue until the end of March.
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