Fred Grandy

He has also stated that he is a vegan. In 1990, the same role earned him an Image Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series". In 2003, Grandy was named co-host of The WMAL Morning News, a light current-events chat show on WMAL-AM in Washington, D.C. In 1988, Reid won an award from Viewers for Quality Television Awards as "Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series" in Frank's Place. Grandy later served as president and CEO of Goodwill Industries from 1995-2000, became a political commentator on National Public Radio, and served as a Visiting Professor teaching a course on non-profit organizations at the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs. Reid, along with his wife, Daphne Maxwell Reid, currently owns and runs New Millennium Studios in Petersburg, Virginia. In 1994, he entered the race for Governor of Iowa against incumbent Terry Branstad; he lost the election by 4%. More recently, he has focused on projects that highlight social issues, such as For Real.

During his four terms in Congress, he served on a variety of committees, including the House Ways and Means, Agriculture, Standards of Official Conduct, and Education and the Workforce. Other starring roles include Sister, Sister, Simon & Simon, Frank's Place, Snoops, and Linc's. Although he tried to distance himself from his acting career, he told People magazine, "If there were no Gopher, there would be no Fred Grandy for Congress.". The most notable of these was as the hip DJ "Venus Flytrap" on WKRP in Cincinnati. Grandy, who campaigned as a Republican, won the election in 1986 by 3,000 votes. Tim Reid (born December 19, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA) is an actor that is best known for appearances in TV programs in US prime time. He also served as a speechwriter for Congressman Wiley Mayne (R-Iowa).

Prior to college, he was the roommate of David Eisenhower (grandson of President Eisenhower) at Phillips Exeter Academy and later was best man at Eisenhower's wedding to Julie Nixon. He played the dimwitted Burl "Gopher" Smith for nine years on The Love Boat, but his political interests preceded his acting career. Grandy received his bachelor's degree in English from Harvard University in 1970, and is fluent in both French and Arabic. television series, The Love Boat, before his election in 1986 to the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa.

Fred Grandy (born June 29, 1948) was an actor on the U.S.