# David Herman
**David Herman** (born 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor best known as an original cast member of the Fox sketch comedy series MADtv (1995–1997), for playing [Michael Bolton](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-bolton) in [Mike Judge](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-judge)'s *Office Space* (1999), and for voicing a large roster of characters in adult animated television, including Scruffy the janitor on *Futurama* and Mr. Frond on *Bob's Burgers*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967, New York, New York[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/) |
| Training | LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, graduated 1985; acting program at SUNY Purchase[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/) |
| Sketch comedy | Cast member of *House of Buggin'* (Fox, 1995), then an original cast member of MADtv for two seasons, 1995–1997[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/david-herman/) |
| Signature live-action role | Michael Bolton in *Office Space* (1999), cast by Mike Judge after hearing him on *King of the Hill*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/) |
| *Futurama* | Voices Scruffy, Larry, Turanga Morris, Mayor Poopenmayer, Professor Ogden Wernstrom, and others; credited from 1999 through the 2026 season[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/fullcredits) • [4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/21179/david-herman) |
| *Bob's Burgers* | Voices Mr. Frond, Trev, Mr. Branca, and many side characters; 174 credited episodes per IMDb[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/fullcredits) |
| Other lead voice roles | Steve Williams in *Brickleberry* (2012–2014), Kevin Crawford in *Paradise PD* (2018–2022)[5](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-56424/filmografia/) |
## Early life and training
He graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1985 and then attended the acting program at SUNY Purchase.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/)His film debut came in the teen drama *Lost Angels* (1989), in which he played Carlo, a cheeky inmate in a psychiatric facility for wayward youth, in a cast that included [Donald Sutherland](https://www.edgepedia.org/donald-sutherland) and Adam Horovitz of the [Beastie Boys](https://www.edgepedia.org/beastie-boys). The same year he took a small role in [Oliver Stone](https://www.edgepedia.org/oliver-stone)'s *Born on the Fourth of July*, playing a patient in a military hospital alongside Tom Cruise.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/david-herman/)
## MADtv
In 1995 Herman appeared in [John Leguizamo](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-leguizamo)'s short-lived Fox sketch series *House of Buggin'*. IMDb describes him as one of eight original cast members, while the Open Wiki entry counts nine; both agree he stayed two full seasons and left in 1997 along with most of the original cast.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/)His knack for imitating voices and mannerisms made him the ensemble's principal celebrity impersonator, with characterizations of [David Hasselhoff](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-hasselhoff), Larry Flynt, Pauly Shore, Regis Philbin, and both [Bill Clinton](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-clinton) and Bob Dole.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/david-herman/)
## Mike Judge and Office Space
In 1997 Herman began doing voice work on Fox's animated sitcom *King of the Hill*, where he met the writer, director, and actor Mike Judge. Judge was impressed enough to cast Herman in a supporting role as Michael Bolton, an office worker with an unfortunate name, in the 1999 comedy *Office Space*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/) In a 2019 oral history of the film, Judge said Michael Bolton was the only character for which he had a specific actor in mind.[6](https://www.theringer.com/2019/02/19/movies/office-space-oral-history) Herman returned to Judge's films as the Secretary of State in *Idiocracy* (2006).[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/fullcredits)
On *King of the Hill* he voiced Luanne Platter's boyfriend Buckley, the local man Jimmy Witchard, Dale's father Bug Gribble, Bill's brother Gilbert Dauterive, the patent lawyer Eustace Miller, and others; one source counts his involvement in 147 of the series' 258 episodes.[7](https://kingofthehill.fandom.com/wiki/David_Herman) • [8](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/bobs-burgers-has-incredible-king-of-the-hill-connection-and-we-missed-it/)
## Voice acting career
Also in 1999 Herman began voicing characters on the Fox animated sitcom *Futurama*, where his recurring roles include the janitor Scruffy, Mayor Poopenmayer, Professor Ogden Wernstrom, Turanga Morris (Leela's father), and Larry; IMDb credits him on the series from 1999 through 2026.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/fullcredits)
Since 2011 he has been a fixture of *Bob's Burgers*, voicing the school counselor Mr. Frond, the coffee-shop worker Trev, Mr. Branca, and a long list of one-off characters; IMDb lists 174 credited episodes.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/fullcredits) He also voiced [Steve Williams](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-williams) across all three seasons of *Brickleberry* (2012–2014) and Kevin Crawford across the first four seasons of its spiritual successor *Paradise PD* (2018–2022).[5](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-56424/filmografia/) His other animated credits include *[Disenchantment](https://www.edgepedia.org/disenchantment-tv-series)*, *Father of the Pride*, *OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes*, *The Great North*, *American Dad!*, and *Invader Zim*, along with video games such as *Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy* (2001).[9](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/herman-david-1967)
## References
1. [David Herman (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/)
2. [David Herman – Actor, Comedian, Voice Actor, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/david-herman/)
3. [David Herman full credits, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379114/fullcredits)
4. [David Herman, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/21179/david-herman)
5. [David Herman : Filmografia, AdoroCinema](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-56424/filmografia/)
6. [Follow the Path of Least Resistance: An Oral History of 'Office Space', The Ringer](https://www.theringer.com/2019/02/19/movies/office-space-oral-history)
7. [David Herman, King of the Hill Wiki](https://kingofthehill.fandom.com/wiki/David_Herman)
8. ['Bob's Burgers' has Incredible 'King of the Hill' Connection and We All Missed It, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/bobs-burgers-has-incredible-king-of-the-hill-connection-and-we-missed-it/)
9. [Herman, David 1967(?)–, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/herman-david-1967)
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