Jason Robert Hervey (born April 6, 1972) is an American actor,
television producer and former public relations agent. He is best
known for his role as Wayne Arnold on The Wonder Years.Hervey was born
in Los Angeles, the son of Marsha, a talent agent, and Alan Hervey, a
retail sales manager. In his early career, Hervey had small roles in
films including Back to the Future, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Meatballs
Part II, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, and had a recurring
role as Charlie in the final season of Diff'rent Strokes. His big
break came as a cast member of the successful family drama The Wonder
Years, as the older brother of Fred Savage's character. He ranked at
#71 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars for the role.Hervey's role on The
Wonder Years led to a later guest appearance on the animated show
Justice League Unlimited. He appeared alongside Savage in the episode
"Hawk and Dove", where Hervey provided the voice of the younger, more
passive brother Don Hall/Dove, opposite Savage's role of the older and
more aggressive brother, in a role reversal from The Wonder Years. The
original idea had been to cast Hervey as Hawk in tribute to his role
as Wayne Arnold, until both he and Savage felt the opposite roles were
better challenges.Hervey was the voice of Eddie McDowd on the
Nickelodeon hit show 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd for season 2. He made
a brief appearance in the 1993 adventure game Return to Zork as the
troll king.
television producer and former public relations agent. He is best
known for his role as Wayne Arnold on The Wonder Years.Hervey was born
in Los Angeles, the son of Marsha, a talent agent, and Alan Hervey, a
retail sales manager. In his early career, Hervey had small roles in
films including Back to the Future, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Meatballs
Part II, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, and had a recurring
role as Charlie in the final season of Diff'rent Strokes. His big
break came as a cast member of the successful family drama The Wonder
Years, as the older brother of Fred Savage's character. He ranked at
#71 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars for the role.Hervey's role on The
Wonder Years led to a later guest appearance on the animated show
Justice League Unlimited. He appeared alongside Savage in the episode
"Hawk and Dove", where Hervey provided the voice of the younger, more
passive brother Don Hall/Dove, opposite Savage's role of the older and
more aggressive brother, in a role reversal from The Wonder Years. The
original idea had been to cast Hervey as Hawk in tribute to his role
as Wayne Arnold, until both he and Savage felt the opposite roles were
better challenges.Hervey was the voice of Eddie McDowd on the
Nickelodeon hit show 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd for season 2. He made
a brief appearance in the 1993 adventure game Return to Zork as the
troll king.
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