John Ole Voldstad is an American television and film actor best known
for his role as one of the brothers Darryl on Newhart. He played "my
other brother Darryl", the one with the curlier, lighter colored
hair.Born in Oslo, Norway, Voldstad moved with his mother to the
United States when he was 10 months old, after his parents went their
separate ways. His first role was in a play at age 8. After graduating
from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California, Voldstad studied
acting in London.He lived in Minnesota and Texas before moving to
California to pursue acting. His first role was in Switchblade
Sisters. Voldstad went to high school with the daughter of Hal Kanter,
who got him roles in Bluffers (with Bob Hope) and Chico and the Man.
Voldstad also had roles in Stripes and The Blue and the Gray. In 1993,
he also appeared in Leprechaun with Warwick Davis.Of his role in
Newhart, Voldstad said he and Tony Papenfuss, who played the other
brother who never talked, came up with imaginary scripts that
represented what the brothers were thinking. The casting director
"knew we could look like we weren't just standing there. We could look
like we had something going on in our minds."
for his role as one of the brothers Darryl on Newhart. He played "my
other brother Darryl", the one with the curlier, lighter colored
hair.Born in Oslo, Norway, Voldstad moved with his mother to the
United States when he was 10 months old, after his parents went their
separate ways. His first role was in a play at age 8. After graduating
from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California, Voldstad studied
acting in London.He lived in Minnesota and Texas before moving to
California to pursue acting. His first role was in Switchblade
Sisters. Voldstad went to high school with the daughter of Hal Kanter,
who got him roles in Bluffers (with Bob Hope) and Chico and the Man.
Voldstad also had roles in Stripes and The Blue and the Gray. In 1993,
he also appeared in Leprechaun with Warwick Davis.Of his role in
Newhart, Voldstad said he and Tony Papenfuss, who played the other
brother who never talked, came up with imaginary scripts that
represented what the brothers were thinking. The casting director
"knew we could look like we weren't just standing there. We could look
like we had something going on in our minds."
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