Gary Kroeger






















Gary Kroeger
Born
(1957-04-13) April 13, 1957 (age 61)

Cedar Falls, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater
Northwestern University (1981)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1982–present

Gary Kroeger (born April 13, 1957) is an American actor best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985, and his work on various game shows. He ran in the Democratic Congressional primary in 2016 and then for an Iowa state house seat in the 2016 election. Kroeger was defeated by incumbent Republican Walt Rogers, with a 10,072 to 7,200 margin, 58% to 42%.[1]



Career


Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Kroeger attended Northern University High School and graduated from Northwestern University in 1981. He joined the cast of Saturday Night Live during Lorne Michaels's hiatus from the show, under the direction of Dick Ebersol. During his tenure, Kroeger, who also wrote for the show, was frequently cast as young teenage kids and impersonated Walter Mondale when he was the Democratic candidate for US President in 1984. He is probably best remembered today for a Christmas sketch in which he and fellow cast member Julia Louis-Dreyfus perform "Blue Christmas" as Donny and Marie Osmond. The sketch culminates with the supposed brother and sister making out with each other.


Kroeger left the show after the summer of 1985 when Lorne Michaels returned to the show and the entire cast was replaced. In the time since he has kept a fairly low profile, appearing in only a handful of movies, including roles as a producer in Christopher Guest's 1989 Hollywood send-up The Big Picture; as Reggie Mantle on 1990s Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again;[2] and in the lead and title role on the spoof film A Man Called Sarge.


He has enjoyed some success as a host of television game shows, most notably revivals of The Newlywed Game and Beat the Clock. He was also the announcer for the 2001 revival of Card Sharks and the 2002 revival of Press Your Luck called Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck. He hosted a revival of the game show Beat the Clock in 2002 on PAX TV. In addition, he appeared on the sitcom Hidden Hills[3] and as a weatherman in an episode of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. From 1990[4] to 1991, he was host of Fox's Comic Strip Live.[5]


Kroeger also made a guest appearance in the episode Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991). In 2000, he hosted an infomercial for DirecTV, which played in-store at many Best Buy locations. In 2002, he hosted the 26th annual Mrs. America pageant.[3]


Kroeger gave up ownership of the restaurant Figaro Figaro in Simi Valley, California in 2003, but reopened in Cedar Falls, Iowa in December, 2017. He has relocated to his hometown in Iowa and can still be seen in local theater, as well as the occasional infomercial. Kroeger is currently a weekly columnist for the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier and also runs an occasional blog called, "Gary Has Issues".


He is now a creative director for Cedar Falls, Iowa-based Mudd Advertising and well as CEO of a consulting firm, Outlier Creative Solutions.[6]


He announced his candidacy for the US House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st congressional district on April 6, 2015,[7] but announced on March 2, 2016, that he was dropping his bid in order to run for the Iowa House of Representatives.[8]



References





  1. ^ Molseed, John. UPDATE: Incumbent legislators win in Cedar Falls, Waterloo Courier, November 9, 2016.


  2. ^ Thompson, Steven (September 2016). "Archie's Antagonist, Reggie Mantle". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (91): 67..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ab "TV lineups". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 7, 2002. Retrieved February 18, 2014.


  4. ^ Horn, John (January 11, 1990). "TV Notes". Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press. Retrieved February 18, 2014.


  5. ^ Brooks, Tom; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House. ISBN 0307483207. Retrieved February 18, 2014.


  6. ^ Wright, Megh (March 19, 2013). "Saturday Night's Children: Gary Kroeger (1982-1985)". splitsider.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.


  7. ^ "Former SNL cast member running for Congress in Iowa". Des Moines Register. Associated Press. April 7, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.


  8. ^ Crippes, Christinia; Lynch, James (March 2, 2016). "Kroeger shifts sights from U.S. House to Statehouse". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved March 2, 2016.




External links



  • "Gary Has Issues" website


  • Gary Kroeger on IMDb

  • "Columnists of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier" website









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