Hardy Rawls

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Hardy Rawls
OccupationActor
Known forActing in
The Adventures of Pete & Pete

Hardy Rawls is a character actor. In 2003, Adweek and Ad Age described Rawls's best-known role as that of the father on Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete . [1] [2] For Maytag's 2004 marketing campaign, Rawls became the third actor to portray Ol' Lonely, replacing the retiring Gordon Jump; [1] Rawls was, in turn, replaced by Richmond, Virginia real estate broker Clay Jackson on April 2, 2007. [3] Rawls also performed in NBC's 1987 television film Bates Motel. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Baar, Aaron (July 29, 2003). "Jump Retires as Maytag's 'Lonely' Repairman". Adweek . Chicago. ISSN   0199-2864. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ Macarthur, Kate (July 29, 2003). "Lonely Maytag Repairman Gets New Face". Ad Age . Chicago. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020. Long-Running Ad Icon Gets Third Actor in 35 Years
  3. ↑ Elliott, Stuart (April 2, 2007). "A Winning Audition for Maytag Repairman". The New York Times . ISSN   1553-8095. OCLC   1645522. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ Sherman, Fraser A. (2000). "The Films". Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 21. ISBN   978-0-7864-4341-3.
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