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J.J. Johnston in "Things Change" in 1988 | ||||
| General Actor Information | ||||
| Birth Name: | James William Johnston | |||
| Birthplace: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||
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| Occupation: | Actor, writer | |||
| Years active: | 1972–present | |||
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| Series Involvement | ||||
| Appeared on: | Married... with Children | |||
| Character on MWC: | Happy/Louie/Security Guard / Bebe/ Drill Instructor (SSG. Fletcher) | |||
| Episodes appeared in: | "Where's the Boss?" (Season 1) "Luck of the Bundys" (Season 8) "No Pot to Pease In" (Season 9) "The Hood, the Bud and the Kelly (Part 2)"(Season 10) "T*R*A*S*H" (Season 11) | |||
J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933) is an veteran theater and film actor, as well as a boxing historian and writer.
J.J. has appeared several times on Married... with Children during its 11 season run as:
- Toy store owner Happy in the season 1 episode "Where's the Boss?".
- Louie, one of three ex-con acquaintances of Jefferson D'Arcy, who engage in a poker game with he and Al in the Season 8 episode titled "Luck of the Bundys".
- A security guard on the set of the fictional "Pease in a Pod" TV series, who becomes upset when Al tells him that Joe Piscopo is trying to inside the studio in the Season 9 episode "No Pot to Pease In
- Mob henchman Bebe in the season 10 episode "The Hood, the Bud and the Kelly (Part 2)"
- The drill instructor, SSG Fletcher, in Season 11's "T*R*A*S*H".
Books[]
Johnston, a former amateur boxer, is the author of several books on the history of boxing.
- Babyface and Pop, with Nick Beck (2011)
- Chicago Boxing (Images of Sports), with Sean Curtin and David Mamet (2005) ISBN 978-0-7385-3210-3
- Chicago Amateur Boxing (Images of Sports), with Sean Curtin (2006) ISBN 978-0-7385-4138-9
Acting career[]
J.J. has made appearances in numerous films, which include Fatal Attraction and The Principal (1987), Things Change (1988) Homicide (1991), JFK starring Kevin Costner (1991), Wikipedia:K-911 starring Jim Belushi (1999), and *Lakeboat (2000)
He is, by his own admission, "fluent in Mametese".
Awards[]
- 1983-84 - New York Theatre World Award - Outstanding New Talent in "American Buffalo"
- 1986 - Bay Area Critics Award - Outstanding Supporting Performance by an Actor in the play Glengarry Glen Ross.
Gallery[]
As Happy in "Where's the Boss?"
As Louie in "Luck of the Bundys"
As the security guard on the set of the fictional "Pease in a Pod" TV series in the Season 9 MWC episode "No Pot to Pease In".
As Bebe in "The Hood, The Bud and The Kelly: Part 2"
As the Drill Instructor (SSG. Fletcher) in "T*R*A*S*H"
External links[]
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