Rif Hutton

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Rif Hutton
Rif Hutton at Kirk Baily Celebration of Life.jpg
Hutton at the Kirk Baily celebration of life in 2022
Born (1962-11-28) November 28, 1962 (age 61)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
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Rif Hutton (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Dr. Ron Welch in the comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D. , appearing in that series from 1990 up to its conclusion in 1993. From 1997 to 2001, he appeared in a recurring role as Lt. Cmdr. Alan Mattoni on the series JAG . Hutton is also notable for playing Russ Beeler, a fictional owner of a KFC establishment, appearing in a number of KFC commercials in the early to mid 1990s. [2]

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Life and career

Hutton was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s to pursue an acting career. He went to many auditions in his early years, but soon found himself broke and homeless, getting assistance from friends. [3]

Hutton went on to guest star in a number of notable television series including The Jeffersons , Night Court , L.A. Law , Married... with Children , Hunter , Wings , Murphy Brown , The Larry Sanders Show , Getting By , Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , Family Matters , and Cold Case among others. [1]

Hutton also appeared in stage productions in the Los Angeles area as well as working as a voice actor. [1]

Personal life

Hutton has been married twice. His first marriage was to a woman named Pat, an actress and stand-up comedian. [3] His second was to actress Bridget Hoffman in 2001. [1]

It is also reported in 2000 that he was engaged to actress Telma Hopkins. [4] [5] In 1993–94, Hutton had played Hopkins' love interest in a few episodes of her sitcom Getting By.

Filmography

Film

Television

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rif Hutton Biography, Film Reference
  2. ↑ Stuart Elliott (May 19, 1992). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; KFC's Very Real Problems May Be Solved in Lake Edna - New York Times". The New York Times . Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  3. 1 2 LIBBY SLATE (January 23, 1993). "Actor Rif Hutton Has Fun Growing With 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Family Matters: 1989-1998 - Family Matters, Where Are They Now?, Darius McCrary, Jaleel White, Jomarie Payton, Reginald VelJohnson, Telma Hopkins". People . June 26, 2000. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Telma Hopkins Picture Pages". Superiorpics.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
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