Kenneth Hudson Campbell (born June 5, 1962) is an American actor.
Early life Ken Campbell attended York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Columbia College Chicago as a film major. He began training in comedic improvisation at The Players Worksop of The Second City in 1983. He then performed with the comedy group Contents Under Pressure before joining The Second City's National Touring Company. He then became a member of the Resident Company of The Second City Northwest, and after 3 revues there he was hired on to The Second City's e.t.c. Theater as well, before moving to Los Angeles, CA.
Career While he was still a member of The Second City, Campbell played Santa in Home Alone. He then played "Animal" for three years on the Fox television series Herman's Head. He was Buckman in the Fox 1996 submarine comedy Down Periscope. Campbell appeared in the Seinfeld episode "The Seven", where he played Ken, the husband of Susan's first cousin, Carrie. He played "Bruce", the owner of a bookstore in the 1997 Disney Channel Original Movie Under Wraps. He appeared as oil driller Max Lennert in the film Armageddon, and as the "Man in Hall" in Groundhog Day. Campbell provided the voice of Baby Bob in the CBS television series Baby Bob and commercial campaigns for FreeInternet.com and Quiznos.
Campbell was the voice of the beaver Gordon along with Norm Macdonald in Canadian Bell Mobility phone commercials and served for a decade as the primary imaging voice for Cleveland adult hits station WHLK "106.5 The Lake." He is presently the primary voice heard on KYOT 95.5 "The Mountain" radio in Phoenix, Arizona.
He voiced the bear, Boomer, in the animated film Wonder Park (2019), and the consequent animated series on Nickelodeon.
Personal life Campbell is married to Kathleen Campbell, with whom he has two children.
Health In October 2023, Campbell was diagnosed with a form of oral cancer called squamous cell carcinoma, which manifested as a tumor on the bottom of his mouth in which it enroached its teeth. His diagnosis came amid financial challenges, as Campbell lost his health insurance during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, leading to his daughter launching a campaign on GoFundMe to cover the costs of treatment. The campaign was supported by fans and celebrities, most notably Steve Carell and Nick Offerman, which raised over $124,000 out of its $150,000 goal, which enabled the procedure and its subsequent care such as skin grafts, a tracheotomy, and a feeding tube. He then underwent a 10-hour surgery on December 7, 2023 to remove the tumor in addition to his affected lymph notes and portion of his jawbone, with reconstruction by using bone from his fibula in the leg.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1990Home AloneSanta1993Groundhog DayMan in Hallway1996Down PeriscopeBuckman1997Under WrapsBruce1998ArmageddonMax Lennert1998The Jungle Book: Mowgli's StoryWolf 11999Breakfast of ChampionsEliot Rosewater / Gilbert2000Titan A.E.Po2000Coyote UglyBiker2000The Ladies ManHal2000Joseph: King of DreamsBaker2001Dr. Dolittle 2Various roles2002ShowtimeCop in Gym2002Boat TripTom2004A One Time ThingSean2005BewitchedWriter2007Stories USAChester2014Live Nude GirlsCannonball Calhoun2017Above GroundJake Liebig2017The Trouble with MistletoeUber Driver2018AdolescenceRecord Store Owner2019Wonder ParkBoomerVoice Role2021Digging to DeathMark Armstrong
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991Life As We Know It!EnsembleTelevision film1991–1994Herman's HeadAnimal (Lust) / Chuck72 episodes1992DinosaursCrazy LouEpisode: "Leader of the Pack"1995What a Cartoon!ElmoEpisode: "Drip Dry Drips"1996SeinfeldKenEpisode: "The Seven"1996DuckmanGuyville DenizenEpisode: "Exile in Guyville"1996Local HeroesEddie Trakacs7 episodes1996, 1997Aaahh!!! Real MonstersVarious voices2 episodes1997The Naked TruthRoland, the Cab DriverEpisode: "A Year in a Life"1997Life with LouieBen Glenn2 episodes1998Caroline in the CityGilEpisode: "Caroline and the Drycleaner"1998Fantasy IslandJerry PotsweilerEpisode: "Handymen"2000Strangers with CandyGlenn the Bus DriverEpisode: "The Blank Page"2000God, the Devil and BobBarry5 episodes2002–2003Baby BobBaby Bob / Neighbor14 episodes2003My Big Fat Greek LifeJoe the CopEpisode: "The Free Lunch"2003The PracticeRoland Huff4 episodes2006The LoopSpencerEpisode: "Bear Drop Soup"2007Curb Your EnthusiasmPainterEpisode: "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial"2010United States of TaraCatererEpisode: "From This Day Forward"2011Meter MenDr. LimaTelevision film2012Gravity FallsErgman BratzmanEpisode: "Boyz Crazy"2015Mike & MollyBig StainEpisode: "Buy the Book"2015You'll Be FineMerlinEpisode: "Merlin the Mistake"2015Girl Meets WorldJingles the ClownEpisode: "Girl Meets Cory and Topanga"
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