Ken Hudson Campbell

Ken Campbell

Kenneth Hudson Campbell (born June 5, 1962) is an American actor. Early life Ken Campbell attended York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Columbia College Chicago as a film major. He began training in comedic improvisation at The Players Worksop of The Second City in 1983. He then performed with the comedy group Contents Under Pressure before...

Kenneth Hudson Campbell (born June 5, 1962) is an American actor. Early life Ken Campbell attended York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Columbia College Chicago as a film major. He began training in comedic improvisation at The Players Worksop of The Second City in 1983. He then performed with the comedy group Contents Under Pressure before joining The Second City's National Touring Company. He then became a member of the Resident Company of The Second City Northwest, and after 3 revues there he was hired on to The Second City's e.t.c. Theater as well, before moving to Los Angeles, CA. Career While he was still a member of The Second City, Campbell played Santa in Home Alone. He then played "Animal" for three years on the Fox television series Herman's Head. He was Buckman in the Fox 1996 submarine comedy Down Periscope. Campbell appeared in the Seinfeld episode "The Seven", where he played Ken, the husband of Susan's first cousin, Carrie. He played "Bruce", the owner of a bookstore in the 1997 Disney Channel Original Movie Under Wraps. He appeared as oil driller Max Lennert in the film Armageddon, and as the "Man in Hall" in Groundhog Day. Campbell provided the voice of Baby Bob in the CBS television series Baby Bob and commercial campaigns for FreeInternet.com and Quiznos. Campbell was the voice of the beaver Gordon along with Norm Macdonald in Canadian Bell Mobility phone commercials and served for a decade as the primary imaging voice for Cleveland adult hits station WHLK "106.5 The Lake." He is presently the primary voice heard on KYOT 95.5 "The Mountain" radio in Phoenix, Arizona. He voiced the bear, Boomer, in the animated film Wonder Park (2019), and the consequent animated series on Nickelodeon. Personal life Campbell is married to Kathleen Campbell, with whom he has two children. Health In October 2023, Campbell was diagnosed with a form of oral cancer called squamous cell carcinoma, which manifested as a tumor on the bottom of his mouth in which it enroached its teeth. His diagnosis came amid financial challenges, as Campbell lost his health insurance during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, leading to his daughter launching a campaign on GoFundMe to cover the costs of treatment. The campaign was supported by fans and celebrities, most notably Steve Carell and Nick Offerman, which raised over $124,000 out of its $150,000 goal, which enabled the procedure and its subsequent care such as skin grafts, a tracheotomy, and a feeding tube. He then underwent a 10-hour surgery surgery on December 7, 2023 to remove the tumor in addition to his affected lymph notes and portion of his jawbone, with reconstruction by using bone from his fibula in the leg. Filmography Film Television References External links Ken Hudson Campbell at IMDb