Gary Burghoff was a regular on television game show Match Game from 1974 to 1975 for 140 episodes, standing in for Charles Nelson Reilly, who was in New York doing a Broadway play, and continued to make recurring appearances afterwards.
15 Facts About Gary Burghoff
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Gary Burghoff studied tap dance and became a drummer, despite being born with brachydactyly caused by Poland syndrome, which made three fingers on his left hand significantly smaller than those on his right hand.
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Gary Burghoff gained early experience acting with the Belfry Players of Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
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Gary Burghoff received his acting training at HB Studio in New York City.
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In 1967, Gary Burghoff portrayed Charlie Brown in the original Off-Broadway production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
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Gary Burghoff was the drummer for a band called The Relatives in 1968.
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Gary Burghoff's focus, his ability to find those little gems of behavior that made everything absolutely true were a marvel to behold.
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Gary Burghoff appeared regularly on TV, making appearances on such game shows as Match Game, Tattletales, Liar's Club, Hollywood Squares, and Showoffs.
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In 2000, Gary Burghoff was a spokesman for dot-com era auction aggregation site PriceRadar.
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Gary Burghoff is a self-taught amateur wildlife painter who qualified to handle injured wildlife in California.
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Gary Burghoff worked as a professional jazz drummer, heading the trio The We Three.
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Gary Burghoff is the inventor of "Chum Magic", a fishing tackle invention that attracts fish toward the user's boat.
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Gary Burghoff was asked in 1993 to help select a postal stamp for United States hunters.
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Gary Burghoff came out of retirement in 2010 to star in the film Daniel's Lot.
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Gary Burghoff was married to Janet Gayle from 1971 to 1979.