- Johnny Hardwick
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name = Johnny Hardwick
caption = Hardwick at the Velveeta Room in Austin
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birth_place =Austin, Texas , US
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known_for = Voice ofDale Gribble in "King of the Hill "
occupation = Voice actor, stand-up comedian
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footnotes =Johnny Hardwick is a stand-up comedian and voice actor. He is best known as the voice of
Dale Gribble in the animated Americantelevision show "King of the Hill ". He serves as staffwriter , story editor, and producer for the show as well. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362548 Johnny Hardwick] ]Biography and career
A native of
Austin, Texas , Hardwick attendedTexas Tech University inLubbock, Texas .Fact|date=April 2008 After graduation, he performed stand-up comedy for a number of years, appearing at such venues as the Dallas Improv and the Velveeta Room in Austin. He was originally planned to be a regular in MTV's "Austin Stories "—a deal that never panned out. In 1995, Hardwick appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival, whereBrandon Tartikoff saw him and offered him a sitcom forNBC . However, after Hardwick proposed a comedy along the lines of "Green Acres " and "Get a Life" the network showed little interest in seriously pursuing the idea. [http://weeklywire.com/ww/07-21-97/austin_screens_feature1.html Over Hill and Dale] ]After Hardwick signed with the Strauss-McGarr agency, he was continually booked doing stand-up comedy in both Austin and
Los Angeles . While at the Laff Factory in Los Angeles, Hardwick performed a comedy set about his father inTexas . After the show, he was approached by television writer and producerGreg Daniels who was helping to put together "King of the Hill" at the time. Daniels felt Hardwick's Texan humor was just what the show needed and offered him a job writing for the fledgling program. Hardwick moved from Austin toVenice Beach, California to work for the show. Hardwick's first day working for "King of the Hill " was one day after NBC's option on his sitcom development deal expired (thus making it legal for Hardwick to pursue a sitcom with another network).The role of Dale Gribble was originally offered to Daniel Stern, but producers were unable to agree with Stern on a salary. After a series of lengthy auditions, Hardwick won the voice role himself after three weeks of auditions.Fact|date=April 2008
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