Gary Burghoff is an actor, drummer, songwriter, and wildlife painter who has earned an Emmy Award for his role as Radar O’Reilly on CBS’s MASH. He has also been featured in several other movies and TV series like The Love Boat, Match Game, and Daniel’s Lot.
Although the actor was born with deformed fingers but it didn’t stop him from doing what he love and aside from the accomplishments he achieved in acting he was globally recognized as a wildlife painter and drummer.
Gary Burghoff biography
Gary Rich Burghoff was born on May 24th, 1943 in Bristol, United States of America and as of 2022 he is 79 years old.
He holds American nationality and his ethnicity is White. His parents are Anna (mother) and Rony Burghoff (father). His mother was a local theatre dancer, choreographer, poet, scriptwriter, theatre play director, and songwriter while his father was an employee of a clock company.
From his childhood, Gary Burghoff accompanied his mom to her rehearsals which those activities become fascinating to him.
He has an older brother who is six years older than him identified as David and they both grew up in a Victorian house in Forestville.
With the physical appearance of Gary Burghoff, he stands at a height of 5 feet 5.5 inches (1.66 m). He has grey eyes and burnt auburn hair colour.
Gary Burghoff education
The actor was talented since childhood and for training purposes, he moved from his hometown, Bristol to Delavan, Wisconsin during his sophomore year at Delavan-Darien High School to study drumming and dance.
While Gary Burghoff was in high school he drummed for the Bud Wilber Orchestra at the Milwaukee night club and after completing high school he was helped to polish his acting skills in William Bay, Wisconsin by the Belfry Players.
He also went to HB Studio in New York City for professional acting training.
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Gary Burghoff career
Gary Burghoff began his career in 1967 in an Off-Broadway production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. In 1968 he joined The Relatives Band as a drummer and later formed a Jazz band known as The We Three.
However, he stopped his drumming profession after landing a role in the CBS MASH film in 1970 which later became a series and eventually he earned six Emmy Awards nominations for his role in the series and then won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a comedy series in 1977.
After leaving the MASH show he made an appearance in several game shows like Showoffs, Match Game, and Liar’s Club. He also played in several other films like B.S I Love You, Daniel’s Lot, Twigs, The Man in the Santa Claus Suit, NET Playhouse, The Good Guys, and others.
Meanwhile, Gary Burghoff retired from acting in 2010 to focus on his family and well-being.
Gary Burghoff wife
Gary Burghoff got married two times as he first got married to Janet Gayle in 1971 and had a daughter called Gena Gale Burghoff but their marriage didn’t last as the couple split in 1979 and at the time of dealing with a divorce he lost his father so he moved with his daughter to his hometown, Connecticut.
His second marriage also ended in 2005 because of the communication gap between them. His second wife, Elisabeth didn’t share the same christian belief as Gary Burghoff was a devoted Christian and even turned down some film deals that does not align with his belief.
Gary Burghoff’s net worth
Gary Burghoff made fortunes from his career as an actor, drummer and wildlife painter and is estimated to have a net worth of $6 million.
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