Frederick West "Fred" McCarren (April 12, 1951 â€" July 2, 2006) was
an American television and film actor. He gained recognition for his
roles on the television series Amanda's (1983) and Hill Street Blues
(1984).McCarren was born on April 12, 1951 in Butler, Pennsylvania. He
graduated from Butler Senior High School where he starred in several
plays. After attending the University of Cincinnati and Point Park
College, he left for a different kind of campus â€" Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice, Florida â€" and instead of
joining the circus afterward, he headed for New York City where he
immediately found work in TV commercials.A subsequent career in film
and television followed soon thereafter from the late 1970s throughout
the 1980s. He starred opposite Bea Arthur on the short-lived 1983
sitcom Amanda's and he later made guest appearances on television
shows such as Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Hill Street Blues, Remington
Steele and The Golden Girls.After several years of living in Tarzana,
California, McCarren and his wife moved back to his native
Pennsylvania in 1989 where he focused on raising his six children. He
continued to work in both radio and television commercials and his
voice was heard as the crazy Dr. Sanchez in radio spots for the Mad
Mex restaurant chain, and he was seen as the coach in a series of TV
commercials for Dick's Sporting Goods, as well as TV spots for PNC,
PPG, Comcast and Builder's Surplus.
an American television and film actor. He gained recognition for his
roles on the television series Amanda's (1983) and Hill Street Blues
(1984).McCarren was born on April 12, 1951 in Butler, Pennsylvania. He
graduated from Butler Senior High School where he starred in several
plays. After attending the University of Cincinnati and Point Park
College, he left for a different kind of campus â€" Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice, Florida â€" and instead of
joining the circus afterward, he headed for New York City where he
immediately found work in TV commercials.A subsequent career in film
and television followed soon thereafter from the late 1970s throughout
the 1980s. He starred opposite Bea Arthur on the short-lived 1983
sitcom Amanda's and he later made guest appearances on television
shows such as Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Hill Street Blues, Remington
Steele and The Golden Girls.After several years of living in Tarzana,
California, McCarren and his wife moved back to his native
Pennsylvania in 1989 where he focused on raising his six children. He
continued to work in both radio and television commercials and his
voice was heard as the crazy Dr. Sanchez in radio spots for the Mad
Mex restaurant chain, and he was seen as the coach in a series of TV
commercials for Dick's Sporting Goods, as well as TV spots for PNC,
PPG, Comcast and Builder's Surplus.
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