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David Hodo
Born (1947-07-07) July 7, 1947 (age 76)
San Andreas, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active1978–present

David Hodo (born Richard Davis Hodo; July 7, 1947) is an American singer who performed the construction worker character in the group Village People from 1978 to 1982 and from 1987 to 2013.[1]

Hodo was born in San Andreas, California, and was raised in Sacramento.[2] He graduated in 1969 from California State University, Sacramento, where he majored in speech and acted in several campus productions, including Oh What a Lovely War, Carnival and Richard III. In 1972, he moved to New York, making his Broadway debut in Doctor Jazz (1975)[2] Hodo appeared as a chorus member in numerous musicals, including Salvation, a touring company of Funny Girl in 1972,[3] a Broadway revival of Pal Joey in 1976 and The Red BlueGrass Western Flyer Show at the Goodspeed Opera House in 1977.[4] He was also a guest on What's My Line as a roller skating fire eater.[5]

He appeared with Village People in the 1980 musical film Can't Stop the Music and the accompanying promotional television special Magic Night which also featured Cher and Hugh Hefner.[6] Hodo has also appeared on numerous television programs, including Married With Children, The Love Boat and The Osbournes.

In 2002, he released a cover of My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. In 2008, he released an eponymous EP featuring the single "The Kids'll Be Fine", partially inspired by school shootings in the USA.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sutherland, Donnie (November 11, 1979). "Village People - great disco fun". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 18. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Wikane, Christian John (May 29, 2014). "Under the Hard Hat: An Interview with Village People's David Hodo". Pop Matters. online. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ David Hodo at IBDB
  5. ^ "YMCA". Super Seventies. Super Seventies.
  6. ^ David Hodo, "Filmography" section at IMDb

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