Johnny Hardwick - wikipedia Johnny Hardwick Johnny Hardwick Hardwick at the Velveeta Room in Austin, January 2004 John Michael Hardwick ( 1958 - 09 - 21 ) September 21, 1958 ( age 59 ) Houston, Texas, U.S. Occupation Voice actor SAG, stand - up comedian, writer WGA Years active 1997 -- present Known for Voice of Dale Gribble in King of the Hill John Michael Hardwick ( born December 21, 1958 in Houston, Texas ) is an American stand - up comedian, and voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Dale Gribble in the animated American television show King of the Hill. He served as staff writer, story editor, and producer for the show as well. He has four Prime Time Emmy nominations and in 1999 he won an Emmy Award for his work as a producer on King of the Hill. Biography and career A native of Austin, Texas, Hardwick attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. After graduation with a BS degree in Journalism, he worked for a decade as a bartender in live blues bars in Dallas and Austin, Texas including Nick 's Uptown, Sixth Street Live, and The Greenville Bar & Grill. Starting in 1990 he then performed stand - up comedy for a number of years, appearing at such venues as the Dallas Improv and the Velveeta Room in Austin, Texas and appearing on shows like Evening at the Improv and Caroline 's Comedy Hour. He was the first standup comedian to appear on The Jon Stewart Show. In 1995, Hardwick appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival, where Brandon Tartikoff saw him and offered him a sitcom for NBC. However, after Hardwick proposed a comedy along the lines of Green Acres and Get a Life the network showed little interest in seriously pursuing the idea. After Hardwick signed with the Strauss - McGarr agency, he was continually booked doing stand - up comedy in both Austin and all over the United States. He was originally planned to be a regular in MTV 's Austin Stories -- but left to help create King of the Hill. While at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, Hardwick performed a comedy set about his father in Texas. After the show, he was approached by television writer and producer Greg Daniels and Beavis and Butthead 's Mike Judge, who were helping to put together King of the Hill at the time. Daniels and Judge felt Hardwick 's Texan humor was just what the show needed and offered him a job writing for the fledgling program. Hardwick moved from Austin to Silverlake, California to work for the show. Hardwick 's first day working for King of the Hill was one day after NBC 's option on his sitcom development deal expired ( thus making it legal for Hardwick to pursue a sitcom with another network ). The role of Dale Gribble was originally offered to Daniel Stern, but producers were unable to agree with Stern on a salary. Instead, Hardwick won the voice role, having no interest whatsoever in how much money was involved. Hardwick performed the role for the entire 13 - year run of the successful show and appeared in every episode. References ^ Jump up to : Johnny Hardwick on IMDb ^ Jump up to : Over Hill and Dale External links Johnny Hardwick on IMDb Short film featuring Johnny Hardwick on YouTube Houston portal Texas portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Hardwick&oldid=802205453 '' Categories : Living people 1958 births American male comedians American humorists Male actors from Austin, Texas American male voice actors Texas Tech University alumni 20th - century American comedians 21st - century American comedians Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Русский Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 24 September 2017, at 17 : 37. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays dale on king of the hill
Answer: John Michael Hardwick