Diedrich Bader

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Diedrich Bader

Born December 24, 1966 (1966-12-24) (age 41)
Alexandria, Virginia
Spouse(s) Dulcy Rogers

Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Oswald on The Drew Carey Show.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Bader was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Gretta, a sculptor, and William Bader, a foundation executive who worked in politics.[1] At the age of two, his family moved to Paris, France, but he returned to the U.S. to attend Groveton High School; graduated from T.C. Williams High School in (Alexandria, Virginia) and later college at the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Bader is married to actress Dulcy Rogers with whom he has one child.

[edit] Career

After a few guest roles on popular television series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap and Cheers, Bader's first major role was in the 1993 series Danger Theatre, playing The Searcher. He moved into cinema acting for the 1993 movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies, but returned to TV, playing Oswald on The Drew Carey Show starting in 1995.

Having a deep and easily-recognizable voice, Bader is a natural choice for a voice actor and has had roles in such animated features as Ice Age, The Simpsons, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. He appeared in the 1999 film Office Space as Peter's mulleted neighbor Lawrence, and in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite as Rex, the owner of a martial arts dojo. He was also in the 2004 film Eurotrip as a thief. All of these roles had Bader altering his appearance in some way so as to be less recognizable. He appeared in an episode of 7th Heaven as the character portrayed by Colton James, T-Bone's father in 2007. He also recently appeared on the TV legal drama Shark, surprisingly in the same episode as his former on-screen wife from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Charlayne Woodard, who played Janice Smith in the 90's sitcom. He also appeared in the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm titled "The TiVo Guy."

One of his most popular movies yet is the animated Surf's Up, when he plays Tank "The Shredder" Evans. Tank is a macho, yet slightly dim-witted popular surfer. He loves his 9 trophies so much that he gives them names such as "Jill", "Amy", and "Suzy"

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Diedrich Bader Biography (1968?-)

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