Jason Hervey
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| Born | Jason Robert Hervey April 6, 1972 Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1979 — present |
| Spouse(s) | Angel Hart (1998-present) Kelley Patricia O'Neill (1994-1995) |
Jason Robert Hervey (born April 6, 1972, in Los Angeles, California) 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.
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[edit] 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 of Fred Savage's character.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 President Eric 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 3rd, 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.
[edit] Recent years
Currently married. Hervey served as the head of public relations for HealthSouth Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama during events that would lead to a massive fraud scandal.[1] .[2]
Currently, he runs Bischoff-Hervey Productions with Eric Bischoff. Hervey appeared in an episode of Hogan Knows Best ("Twilight of a God") alongside Eric Bischoff talking about energy drinks, and an episode of Scott Baio Is 45...and Single. In 2002 he made a brief appearance on the VH1 special I Love the '80s. He ranked at #71 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
[edit] References
- ^ Greg Farrell. "From emperor to outcast", USA Today, May 28, 2003.
- ^ Associated Press. "Fired HealthSouth V.P. Jason Hervey seeks severance pay", USA Today, December 25, 2003.
