- Jason Hervey
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name = Jason Hervey
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birthname = Jason Robert Hervey
birthdate = birth date and age|1972|4|6
birthplace =Los Angeles, California
yearsactive = 1979 — present
spouse = Angel Hart (1998-present) Kelley Patricia O'Neill (1994–1995)
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homepage =Jason Robert Hervey (born April 6, 1972) is an American actor, television producer and former
public relations agent. He is best known for his role as "Wayne Arnold" on "The Wonder Years ".Biography
Hervey was born in
Los Angeles, California , the son of Marsha, a talent agent, and Alan Hervey, a retail sales manager. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/51/Jason-Hervey.html Jason Hervey Biography (1972-) ] ]Acting
In his early career, Hervey had small parts in films including "
Back to the Future " and "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure ", and a guest stint on the television show "Diff'rent Strokes ". His big break came as a cast member of the successful family drama "The Wonder Years", as the older brother ofFred Savage 's character.Voice acting
Hervey's role on "The Wonder Years" led to a later guest appearance on the animated show "
Justice League Unlimited ". He appeared alongside Savage in the episode "Hawk and Dove", where Hervey provided the voice of the younger, more passive brother Don Hall, opposite Savage's role of the older and more aggressive brother, in a complete role reversal from "The Wonder Years".Hervey was the voice of Eddie McDowd on the Nickelodeon sitcom "
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd " for season 2. He made a brief appearace in the 1993 adventure game "Return to Zork " as the troll king.Professional wrestling and television production
After a guest appearance on
World Championship Wrestling television during his tenure on "The Wonder Years", Hervey obtained a backstage position as an executive producer for WCW, which he held until the company's demise in 2001. During this time, he became friends with WCW Vice PresidentEric Bischoff .Jason is credited in "The Eddie Guerrero Story: Cheating Death, Stealing life" with coming up with the idea for the "Latino World Order" (LWO).
On February 3, 2008, Hervey manned the King of Bacchus float alongside Eric Bischoff at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. They were appearing with Hulk Hogan who was serving as King of the parade.
Since then, Hervey has produced several sports and reality television shows, including "
I Want to Be a Hilton " and "Scott Baio Is 45...and Single ".Along with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, Jason will be Executive Producer on a CMT reality show called "
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling ," On the series, 10 adventurous celebrities will be trained and coached in the performance and skills of professional wrestling. They'll face regular challenges as well as elimination matches leading up to a championship match crowning the Celebrity All-Star Wrestling Champion.Recent years
Currently married to former porn actress Angel Hart. Hervey served as the head of public relations for
HealthSouth Corporation inBirmingham, Alabama during events that would lead to a massive fraud scandal. [cite news|publisher=USA Today|url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2003-05-28-healthsouth-scrushy-cover_x.htm|title=From emperor to outcast|author=Greg Farrell|date=May 28, 2003] [cite news|publisher=USA Today|title=Fired HealthSouth V.P. Jason Hervey seeks severance pay|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2003-12-26-healthsouth-hervey_x.htm|date=December 25, 2003|author=Associated Press]Currently, he runs Bischoff-Hervey Productions with
Eric Bischoff . Hervey appeared in an episode ofHogan Knows Best ("Twilight of a God") alongside Eric Bischoff talking aboutenergy drink s, and in several episodes of "Scott Baio Is 45...and Single ". In 2002 he made a brief appearance on theVH1 special "I Love the '80s ". He ranked at #71 onVH1 's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.According to a B-H Productions press release, Jason and Eric signed Robert Burck better known as "The Naked Cowboy" to an exclusive agreement that will feature Burck as a host of a new reality series. The series will focus on the unique life-style of "buskers", better known as street performers and will also capture their true survival instincts within a competition elimination format"
References
External links
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* [http://www.bhe.tv/index.html Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment] - Official site of Hervey's production company.
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