David Herman
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| David Herman | |
| Birthplace | New York, New York |
| Date of birth | February 20th, 1967 |
| Role on 24 | Dalton Furrelle |
David Herman played Dalton Furrelle on 24.
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[edit] Biography
He graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1985. Prior to joining the cast of MADtv, Herman had appeared in films like Born on the Fourth of July, Lost Angels and Let It Be Me. Herman's big break occurred in 1994 when he joined the cast of John Leguizamo's House of Buggin'; however, the show was short lived due to poor ratings and a lack of critical acclaim. FOX executives were eager to continue mount a challenge to Saturday Night Live's late night dominance. When FOX decided to air a new comedy sketch show to replace House of Buggin', Herman would be the only cast member to be transferred to the MADtv project.
[edit] Career
[edit] MADtv
Herman was one of the original nine cast members of MADtv when the series aired in 1995. Unlike the other original repertory and featured players, he (and Phil LaMarr) was one of the few cast members who came to the show with an established acting career. His seasoned acting and comedy skills helped to add credibility to a cast of predominately unknown new comers. Nearly every week, Herman would introduce audiences to strange but funny characters. Herman's most popular characters included Generation X anchorman Marsh (X News), concerned father Joel Linder (Joel & Connie), Mike Lawson (Incredible Findings) and Joe Don.
Herman also was noted for being a very skilled celebrity impressionist. Among the many individuals from the entertainment world, which Herman lampooned, were Tom Hanks, Woody Allen,Pauly Shore, Patrick Stewart, John Ritter, Larry Flynt, Brent Spiner, Tim Allen, Larry King, Anthony Hopkins and David Duchovny. However, Herman was best known for his celebrity impersonation of U.S. Senator Bob Dole in the 1996 U.S. Presidential Election debate where he faced off, as the new and improved "Bob Dolemite", against U.S. President Bill Clinton (as played by Bryan Callen) and his new running mate, Ice-T.
Herman was a repertory performer on the show for two and a half seasons. In 1997, he left MADtv in the middle of the show's third season to pursue a movie career and other projects.
[edit] Film projects
Herman has appeared in a number of films like Dude, Where's My Car? (with Mary Lynn Rajskub) and Fun with Dick and Jane. Herman is most notable for having a prominent role in 1999's cult hit Office Space, where he played a gangster/hip hop-loving nerd who just happened (to his displeasure) to be named Michael Bolton and had to constantly suffer questions on whether he was related to the famous singer. In March 2006, Herman appeared in the film Idiocracy.
[edit] 24
His character was originally written as a large role with its own storyline. According to Jon Cassar, the character was too "quirky" and that Chloe ended up serving much of his "oddball" function. The producers decided that the character they wrote was too goofy and didn't fit the serious nature of the show.
Dalton was to be a smoker (who turned off the smoke detecting nodes in the coffee lounge so he could smoke in CTU) who was unkempt but who was quite good at his job.
His character was going to butt heads with Adam Kaufman and be admired by Kim Bauer. Dalton appears in the background of three episodes, then disappears.
It is one of the few times producers have written off a character because it didn't work, and perhaps the only time that the character wasn't killed. Perhaps it is more notable because the actor playing the role was recognizable to many from the movie Office Space where he played Michael Bolton.
His deleted scenes involve him turning off the smoking nodes and asking Kim Bauer where he can get a comfortable chair.
