27 Facts About Bill Dauterive

William Fontaine de La Tour Dauterive is a fictional character in the American animated television sitcom series King of the Hill.

Bill Dauterive originally auditioned for the role of Dale Gribble, which "didn't feel right", so he then auditioned for Bill.

Bill Dauterive's father was abusive, spanking him regularly and making him wear dresses.

Bill Dauterive is often a foil for his friends, who verbally and emotionally put him down on a regular basis, either because they don't realize how hurtful their remarks are or because Bill Dauterive is too dimwitted to mind very much.

Bill Dauterive is the first person to be mentioned when any character refers to losers or bemoans a misfortune for fear their lives will be ruined, like his.

Bill Dauterive is shown to be quite gullible and easily manipulated, due in part to his low self-esteem.

Bill Dauterive has an obsessive crush on Peggy, and frequently makes bumbling, inappropriate remarks about her.

Bill Dauterive has a foot fetish, finding Peggy's naturally over-sized feet very appealing.

Bill Dauterive is shown to have a severe but easily treatable foot fungus, which actually comes in handy once to help Hank get revenge on a fraudulent mold inspector.

Bill Dauterive is regularly shown eating food he finds in or under his couch, and has even been shown to eat food without dishes.

Bill Dauterive has been shown to fall asleep while eating snacks, which attracts animals into his bedroom, though he seems incredulous or apathetic to this.

Bill Dauterive is portrayed as being the poorest of Hank's friends.

Bill Dauterive is an exceptional chef whose barbecue is revered among those of Rainey street.

Beyond his surface portrayal as a dim-witted loser, Bill Dauterive is generally depicted to be a kind, caring, and generous person.

Bill Dauterive genuinely cares for and looks up to his friends and though he is easily tempted by his many vices into selfish choices, he typically realizes the consequences of his actions and tries to ameliorate them.

Bill Dauterive is shown to be hard-working and eager when it comes to helping his friends, sometimes to a fault.

Bill Dauterive is overweight and balding, and often falls victim to Dale's harassment.

Bill Dauterive is depicted as no longer meeting the Army's Physical Fitness Standards.

Also in the episode "Bulk and the Body Buddies", Bill Dauterive is shown to be able to bulk up and gain muscle relatively fast when he allows a group of muscle builders to work out in his garage.

Bill Dauterive is shown as being very tough, typically shown working through injuries.

Bill Dauterive holds the fictional military occupational specialty "barber" in the United States Army under Ft.

Bill Dauterive's rank has been revealed through dialogue, in scenes of him wearing obsolete olive drab fatigues as being sergeant, and he appears to wear the insignia of E-5 on his Class A uniform.

Bill Dauterive briefly served as a recruiter when his position was eliminated for being wasteful, but it was secretly restored when Hank donated a new chair, with a cover job as an electrician.

Several times throughout the series Bill Dauterive is revealed to be very talented at cutting hair.

When Hank receives a bad hair cut, Bill Dauterive is able to fix it quite easily.

Bill Dauterive revealed to Hank that he dyed the hair of 53 officers who serve at Ft.

In one episode, it is revealed that the General of the base will not allow anyone besides Bill Dauterive to cut his hair.