Biography for
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Date of Birth

Mini Biography

For the last 20 or so years, Blake Clark has been doing stand-up comedy on the club circuit, on The Tonight Show, on HBO comedy specials, on Late Night with David Letterman, and The Conan O'Brien Show. In addition, he has been in over 50 feature motion pictures and hundreds of episodic television shows. A decorated Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam, Blake brought the plight of the Vietnam Veteran to the people of America I a humorous way in the Eighties and was "adopted" by numerous Veteran Organizations throughout the United States. Having moved from his home state of Georgia to Hollywood, Blake soon landed his first Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and soon thereafter, was cast in his first of many recurring roles on television as Fred the Chauffeur on Remington Steele. Since then, he has been Harry, the hardware guy on Home Improvement; Jules, the next door neighbor on The Drew Carey Show; Chet Hunter, the finagling father of Sean Hunter on Boy Meets World; and Bob, the womanizing boss on the Jamie Foxx Show. However, Blake is perhaps best known as Farmer Fran, the unintelligible Cajun coach in The Waterboy. And he recently received critical acclaim as Drew Barrymore's father in the hit movie 50 First Dates. He has traveled the world doing comedy and recently went to Iraq for an extended USO Tour with Drew Carey. Blake is a warm, intelligent, funny and innovative social commentator with a quiet patriotism that he lives as well as portrays. His comedy runs the gamut from observation on the current military conflict to his Southern root in Georgia. He is a man of all seasons.

Trade Mark

Sound-alike of Jim Varney

Trivia

Vietnam veteran.

Stand-up comic.

Graduated from LaGrange College in 1969 with a degree in Performing arts.

Is frequently in movies with Adam Sandler.

Personal Quotes

I was born and raised in Georgia and fought in Vietnam. It was like being punished for the same thing twice. In fact, I used to have flashbacks IN Vietnam.