| Gordon Hunt | |
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| Born | Gordon E. Hunt April 26, 1929 Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse | Jane Elizabeth Novis (?–?; divorced) B.J. Ward (1995–present) |
| Website | |
| http://www.gordonhunt.net/ | |
Gordon E. Hunt (born April 26, 1929) is an American actor, voice actor, director of stage, film, and voiceover and casting director.
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Hunt was born in Sherman Oaks, California, the son of Helen F. (née Roberts; originally Rothenberg) and George Smith Hunt II, an industrial designer. He also has a younger half-brother, Peter H. Hunt. His mother was from a German Jewish family and his father, a Mayflower descendant, was from Minnesota.[1][2] He is the father of actress Helen Hunt, from his marriage to photographer Jane Elizabeth Novis; they later divorced and since 1995 he has been married voice actress B.J. Ward.
Hunt is prominent in the voiceover forum, where he is a freelance director for multiple animated productions and video games; he was a former voice director for Hanna-Barbera. As a voice actor, he voiced the character of Wally in the animated adaptation of the comic strip Dilbert. He has often worked alongside colleague voice directors Ginny McSwain, Joseph Barbera, Wally Burr, Andrea Romano, and Kris Zimmerman. Kris Zimmerman had studied under him and learned the profession from Hunt before becoming a voice director herself.
He has also directed many television series, of which most were situation comedies. In 1996, he received the Directors Guild of America Award; "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series" for Mad About You's episode The Birth.