James Widdoes

Widdoes starred as senior student and Fraternity President "Robert Hoover", alongside John Belushi, in the 1978 film, National Lampoon's National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), as well as the 1979 TV series spin-off, Delta House (1979). He has guest-starred in many TV series episodes since then, including Remington Steele (1982), Night Court (1984), Dave's World (1993) and My Wife and Kids (2001). Widdoes starred as father of the house "Stan Pembroke" in the 1984-1985 seasons of Charles in Charge (1984). Since 1998, he has directed and/or produced many episodes for various TV series. Some of these include Just the Ten of Us (1987), Empty Nest (1988), Anything But Love (1989), Harry and the Hendersons (1991), Boston Common (1996), Brother's Keeper (1998), Reba (2001), 8 Simple Rules (2002), The King of Queens (1998), 'Til Death (2006), The Bill Engvall Show (2007) and Two and a Half Men (2003). Widdoes graduated from The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut in 1972, and, toda