American actor and television director
James Widdoes
(born November 15, 1953, in
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
), sometimes billed as
Jamie Widdoes
, is an American actor and television director.
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Early life
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Widdoes graduated from
The Loomis Chaffee School
in
Windsor, Connecticut
, in 1972,
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and is a member of their board of trustees.
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He began his acting career during college, starring in a production of
The New Amen Show
at the Diners Playhouse in
Lexington
,
Kentucky
, in 1974. He next attended
Skidmore College
in 1972 and then transferred to
New York University
's
Tisch School of Arts
, graduating in 1976 with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree. While in New York, he roomed with such soon-to-be famous actors as
Michael O'Keefe
from
Caddyshack
and
The Great Santini
.
He then began performing on
New York City
stages in productions such as the 1977
Equity Library Theatre
revival of
Wonderful Town
and the 1982 Broadway musical
Is there life after high school?
His role in this last production won him a
Theatre World Award
.
Career
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Widdoes starred as senior student and fraternity president Robert Hoover alongside
John Belushi
in the 1978 film
National Lampoon's Animal House
as well as the 1979 TV series spin-off
Delta House
.
He has guest-starred in many TV series episodes since then, including
Remington Steele
,
Night Court
,
Dave's World
,
and
My Wife and Kids
.
Widdoes starred as the patriarch of the Pembroke family, Stan, in the 1984-1985 seasons of
Charles in Charge
. Additionally, he was a frequent panelist on various game shows, including
The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour
and
Super Password
.
Beginning in 1998, Widdoes produced and/or directed many episodes for various television series. Some of these included
Just the Ten of Us
,
Empty Nest
,
Anything But Love
,
Harry and the Hendersons
,
Boston Common
,
Brother's Keeper
,
Reba
,
8 Simple Rules (For Dating My Teenage Daughter)
,
The King of Queens
,
'Til Death
,
Mom
,
The Bill Engvall Show
,
Broke
, and
Extended Family
. He directed several episodes of
Two and a Half Men
during the show's first six seasons, and began directing the series regularly beginning with season seven. Widdoes directed all but two episodes of the series' final six seasons. From April 2015 to May 2021, he directed 122 of the 170 episodes of
Mom
.
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