James Widdoes

AKA:
Jamie Widdoes
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
11/15/1953
Birthplace:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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biography
Tall, blond gawky James Widdoes will forever be remembered as Hoover, the chapter president of "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1977). But, since the late 1980s, he has eschewed acting for a career as a prolific director and sometimes executive producer of sitcoms. His work in the latter milieu has yielded "Dave's World" (CBS, 1993-1997) and "Can't Hurry Love" (CBS, 1995-96). Widdoes has also directed episodes of such series as "Doctor, Doctor", "Uncle Buck", "Davis Rules", "Boston Common" and "In the House". Partnered with former agent and former ABC programming executive) Jonathan Axelrod Continued
Credits
The Bill Engvall Show
(TV Show)
2007-2008
Dream Lover
Director
2008
Dream Lover
Executive Producer
2008
Snoop, Dog
Director
2008
Snoop, Dog
Executive Producer
2008
Bill Talks a Good Game
Director
2008
Bill Talks a Good Game
Executive Producer
2008
Susan's Best Friend
Director
2008
Susan's Best Friend
Executive Producer
2008
Pineblock Derby
Director
2008
Pineblock Derby
Executive Producer
2008
No Gifts, Please
Director
2008
No Gifts, Please
Executive Producer
2008
Ask Your Mother
Director
2008
Ask Your Mother
Executive Producer
2008
But, That's Not Fair
Director
2008
But, That's Not Fair
Executive Producer
2008
Go Ahead, See If I Karaoke
Director
2007
Go Ahead, See If I Karaoke
Executive Producer
2007
The Birthday
Director
2007
The Birthday
Executive Producer
2007
Jealous Guy
Director
2007
Jealous Guy
Executive Producer
2007
Feel Free to Say No
Director
2007
Have You Seen the Muffins, Man?
Director
2007
Have You Seen the Muffins, Man?
Executive Producer
2007
How Bill Met Susan
Director
2007
How Bill Met Susan
Executive Producer
2007
Aloha, Raffles
Director
2007
Aloha, Raffles
Executive Producer
2007
Good People
Director
2007
Good People
Executive Producer
2007
PromZilla
Director
A Reptile Dysfunction
Director
PromZilla
Executive Producer
A Reptile Dysfunction
Executive Producer
+(30 More)
Two and a Half Men
(TV Show)
2006-2008
Rough Night in Hump Junction
Director
2008
Winky-Dink Time
Director
2008
The Soil is Moist
Director
2008
A Little Clammy and None too Fresh
Director
2008
Meander to Your Dander
Director
2008
Help Daddy Find His Toenail
Director
2007
Putting Swim Fins on a Cat
Director
2007
City of Great Racks
Director
2007
My Damn Stalker
Director
2007
Castrating Sheep in Montana
Director
2007
That Pistol-Packin' Hermaphrodite
Director
2006
Arguments for a Quickie
Director
2006
+(7 More)
'Til Death
(TV Show)
2006-2008
Raisinette in the Sun
Director
2008
Really Big Brother
Director
2008
Bedtime Stories
Director
2007
Vintage Eddie
Director
2007
Mixed Doubles
Director
2007
Tale of the Tape
Director
2007
Come Out and Play
Director
2007
Four Neighbors and a Funeral
Director
2007
Performance Anxiety
Director
2007
Summer of Love
Director
2007
Webby's Not Happy
Director
2007
THat's Ridiculous
Director
2007
The Coffeemaker
Director
2007
Clay Date
Director
2007
The Bachelor Party
Director
2007
The Anniversary Party
Director
2007
Daddy's Girl
Director
2006
Dream Getaway
Director
2006
Your Mother or Your Wife
Director
2006
+(14 More)
According to Jim
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Jim's Birthday
Director
2007
Coach Jim
Director
2007
Separate Ways
Director
2007
Dino-Mite
Director
2007
Deliverance
Director
2007
Cheryl Gone Wild
Director
2007
Guinea Pygmalion
Director
2007
The Flannelsexual
Director
2007
The Punch
Director
2007
+(4 More)
Modern Men
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Pilot
Director
2006
Twins
(TV Show)
2005-2006
Blast From the Past
Director
2006
Himbo
Director
2006
Housing Crisis
Director
2006
When I Move, You Move
Director
2006
Sneaks and Geeks
Director
2006
Sneaks and Geeks
Ira
2006
Dancin’ & Pantsin’
Director
2006
Blonde Ambition
Director
2006
Musical Chairs
Director
2005
Sister's Keeper
Director
2005
I Love You, You're Fired
Director
2005
Horse Sense
Director
2005
Halloween, Boo
Director
2005
Model Student
Director
2005
Really, It’s the Thought That Counts
Director
2005
Twist of Fate
Director
2005
Treat Her Like a Lady
Director
2005
Fruit of the Lunatics
Director
2005
Pilot
Director
2005
+(14 More)
Out of Practice
(TV Show)
2005-2005
Brothers Grim
Director
2005
We Wanna Hold Your Hand
Director
2005
8 Simple Rules
(TV Show)
2002-2005
Ditch Day
Director
2005
Ditch Day
Executive Producer
2005
Sleepover
Director
2005
Sleepover
Executive Producer
2005
The Teacher's Lounge
Director
2005
The Teacher's Lounge
Executive Producer
2005
The After Party
Executive Producer
2005
C.J.'s Real Dad
Director
2005
C.J.'s Real Dad
Executive Producer
2005
Torn Between Two Lovers
Director
2005
Torn Between Two Lovers
Executive Producer
2005
Freaky Friday
Director
2005
Freaky Friday
Executive Producer
2005
VolleyBrawl
Executive Producer
2005
Closure
Director
2005
Closure
Executive Producer
2005
Old Flame
Director
2005
Old Flame
Executive Producer
2005
C.J.'s Temptation
Director
2005
The Sub
Director
2005
C.J.'s Temptation
Executive Producer
2005
The Sub
Executive Producer
2005
A Very C.J. Christmas
Director
2004
A Very C.J. Christmas
Executive Producer
2004
Princetown Girl
Director
2004
Princetown Girl
Executive Producer
2004
Vanity Unfair
Director
2004
Vanity Unfair
Executive Producer
2004
Thanksgiving Guest
Director
2004
Thanksgiving Guest
Executive Producer
2004
Secrets
Director
2004
Secrets
Executive Producer
2004
Coach
Director
2004
Coach
Executive Producer
2004
Halloween
Executive Producer
2004
Car Trouble
Director
2004
Car Trouble
Executive Producer
2004
Out of the Box
Director
2004
Out of the Box
Executive Producer
2004
The School Nurse
Director
2004
The School Nurse
Executive Producer
2004
Changes
Director
2004
Changes
Executive Producer
2004
First Day of School
Director
2004
First Day of School
Executive Producer
2004
Final Part Un
Director
2004
Final Part Deux
Director
2004
Final Part Un
Executive Producer
2004
Final Part Deux
Executive Producer
2004
The Principal
Executive Producer
2004
Mother's Day
Executive Producer
2004
C.J.'s Party
Director
2004
C.J.'s Party
Executive Producer
2004
Let's Keep Going (Part 2)
Director
2004
Let's Keep Going (Part 2)
Executive Producer
2004
Let's Keep Going (Part 1)
Director
2004
Let's Keep Going (Part 1)
Executive Producer
2004
Mall in the Family
Director
2004
Mall in the Family
Executive Producer
2004
Daddy's Girl
Director
2004
Daddy's Girl
Executive Producer
2004
Opposites Attract (Part 3: Night of the Locust)
Director
2004
Opposites Attract (Part 3: Night of the Locust)
Executive Producer
2004
Opposites Attract (Part 2)
Director
2004
Opposites Attract (Part 2)
Executive Producer
2004
Opposites Attract (Part 1)
Director
2004
Opposites Attract (Part 1)
Executive Producer
2004
Consequences
Director
2004
Consequences
Executive Producer
2004
Get Real
Director
2004
Get Real
Executive Producer
2004
YMCA
Director
2004
The Story of Anne Frank and Skeevy
Director
2003
The First Thanksgiving
Director
2003
What Dad Would Want
Director
2003
No Right Way
Director
2003
Goodbye
Director
2003
Premiere
Director
2003
Finale (Part 2)
Director
2003
Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (Part 1)
Director
2003
Bake Sale
Director
2003
Queen Bees and King Bees
Director
2003
Good Moms Gone Wild
Director
2003
Cool Parent
Director
2003
Drummer Boy (Part 2)
Director
2003
Drummer Boy (Part 1)
Director
2003
Come and Knock on Our Door
Director
2003
Kerry's Big Adventure
Director
2003
Rory's Got a Girlfriend
Director
2002
All I Want for Christmas
Director
2002
Paul Meets His Match
Director
2002
Give It Up
Director
2002
Two Boys for Every Girl
Director
2002
By The Book
Director
2002
Trick-or-Treehouse
Director
2002
Cheerleader
Director
2002
Son-In-Law
Director
2002
Wings
Director
2002
Bridget's First Job
Director
2002
Wall of Shame
Director
2002
+(95 More)
All About the Andersons
(TV Show)
2003-2004
Face the Music
Executive Producer
2004
Into the Woods
Executive Producer
2004
Time Bandit
Executive Producer
2004
Home Movie
Executive Producer
2004
One Flew Over the Kai-Kai's Nest
Executive Producer
2004
Get Out of Dodge...Ball
Director
2004
Get Out of Dodge...Ball
Executive Producer
2004
Training Wheels
Director
2003
Training Wheels
Executive Producer
2003
Joe's Big Break
Director
2003
Joe's Big Break
Executive Producer
2003
Everyone Plays
Director
2003
Everyone Plays
Executive Producer
2003
Flo's Dream
Director
2003
Flo's Dream
Executive Producer
2003
My Hero
Executive Producer
2003
The Golden Child
Executive Producer
2003
It's My Son, I Can Raise Him If I Want To
Director
2003
It's My Son, I Can Raise Him If I Want To
Executive Producer
2003
Go With the Flo
Director
2003
Go With the Flo
Executive Producer
2003
Don't Be A Dater Hater
Director
2003
Don't Be A Dater Hater
Executive Producer
2003
Pilot
Director
2003
Pilot
Executive Producer
2003
+(20 More)
Greetings From Tucson
(TV Show)
2002-2003
Sibling Rivalry
Don Tobin
2003
Christmas
Don Tobin
2002
Work Ethic
Don Tobin
2002
Driving
Director
2002
My Two Padres
Don Tobin
2002
Pilot
Director
2002
+(1 More)
The King of Queens
(TV Show)
2001-2003
Queens'bro Bridge
Director
2003
Clothes Encounter
Director
2003
Driving Reign
Director
2003
S'poor House
Director
2003
Golden Moldy
Director
2003
Patron's Ain't
Director
2002
Lush Life
Director
2002
Screwed Driver
Director
2002
Hero Worship
Director
2002
Ticker Treat
Director
2001
No Retreat
Director
2001
Mean Streak
Director
2001
+(7 More)
My Wife and Kids
(TV Show)
2001-2002
Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius
Director
2002
Working Relationship
Director
2002
Double Date
Director
2002
Table for Too Many (1)
Director
2002
Table for Too Many (1)
Director
2002
Table for Too Many (2)
Director
2002
Road Trip
Director
2002
Get Out
Director
2002
Quality Time
Director
2002
Learning to Earn It
Director
2001
Letting Go
Director
2001
Letting Go
Larry
2001
The Whole World is Watching
Director
2001
Jay Gets Fired
Director
2001
Let Them Eat Pie
Director
2001
Michael's Garden
Director
2001
Thru Thick and Thin
Director
2001
He Heard, She Heard
Director
2001
Perfect Dad
Director
2001
No Rules
Director
2001
Mom's Away (2)
Director
2001
Mom's Away (1)
Director
2001
+(17 More)
Reba
(TV Show)
2001-2001
Pilot
Director
2001
Shadows in the Storm
Actor
milestones
Year
Milestone
1974 
Made stage debut at the Diners Playhouse in Lexington, KY
1977 
New York stage debut in Off-Broadway revival of the musical "Wonderful Town"
1977 
Feature film acting debut as Hoover in "National Lampoon's Animal House"
1979 
Reprised role of Hoover in the short-lived ABC sitcom spin-off "Delta House"
1980 
Was regular on CBS series "Park Place"
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