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John Larroquette
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born 1947; American film, television and stage actor
Film & TV
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
John Bernard Larroquette is an American film and television actor. His roles include Dan Fielding on the series Night Court, Mike McBride in the Hallmark Channel series McBride, John Hemingway on The John Larroquette Show, and Carl Sack in Boston Legal.
Known for
- Night Court — Dan Fielding2023
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre — Narrator (voice)2022
- The Twilight Zone — President James Stevens2019
- Blood & Treasure — Jay Reece2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- The Good Fight — Gavin Firth2017
- Me, Myself & I — Older Alex2017
- Camera Store — Ray LePine2016
- The Librarians — Jenkins2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self2014
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Key facts
- Born
- John Bernard Larroquette , ( 1947-11-25 ) November 25, 1947 (age 78) , New Orleans , Louisiana , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1974–present
- Notable credits
- Night Court (1984–1992, 2023–2025 ) The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996) Boston Legal (2004–2008)
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Cookson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. July 4, 1975</span>"}]]}'>1975 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- television director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- John Larroquette at B-Barks.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Larroquette
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- date of birth
- 1947-11-25
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
John Bernard Larroquette (/ˌlærəˈkɛt/; born November 25, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the NBC military drama series Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976–1978), the NBC sitcom Night Court (1984–1992; 2023–2025) for which he received four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards wins for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series during the earlier incarnation, the NBC sitcom The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996), the David E. Kelley legal drama series The Practice (1997–2002), the ABC legal comedy-drama series Boston Legal (2004–2008), and the TNT series The Librarians (2014–2018).
In 2011, he made his Broadway debut in the musical revival of Frank Loesser's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying alongside Daniel Radcliffe. He played J. B. Bigley in a role for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. The following year he starred as William Russell in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man (2012) directed by Mike Nichols starring James Earl Jones, Candice Bergen, and Angela Lansbury.
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