Jim J. Bullock - wikipedia Jim J. Bullock Jim J. Bullock James Jackson Bullock ( 1955 - 02 - 09 ) February 9, 1955 ( age 62 ) Casper, Wyoming, United States Other names Jm J. Bullock Occupation Actor, comedian Years active 1980 -- present James Jackson Bullock ( born February 9, 1955 ), sometimes credited as Jm J. Bullock, is an American actor and comedian of stage, television and motion pictures. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links Early life Bullock was born in Casper, Wyoming, and raised in Odessa, Texas ( although he is listed as an alumnus of Natrona County High School ( Casper, Wyoming ), and was raised in a Southern Baptist home. As a youth, Bullock planned to study to become an evangelical Christian minister. He received a music scholarship to attend Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, but left school without graduating. Career Bullock became a notable entertainment figure in the 1980s when he co-starred on the sitcom Too Close for Comfort as Monroe Ficus ( credited as `` Jm J. Bullock '' ) and was a regular `` square '' on John Davidson 's updated version of Hollywood Squares ( 1986 -- 1989 ), also substituting for Davidson as host on occasion. He also appeared as a semi-regular on Battlestars. He later became a semi-regular on ALF ( from 1989 to 1990 ) as Neal Tanner. He guest - hosted a special episode of Super Sloppy Double Dare in 1989 where host Marc Summers and announcer Harvey played against each other. The game ended with both Summers and Harvey playing the Obstacle Course and successfully winning all eight prizes for their respective civilian teammates. Stage assistants Robin Marrella and Dave Shikiar guest - announced that episode. After ALF went off the air, Bullock remained active with theatre, television, and film work. He briefly hosted a syndicated talk show with ex-televangelist Tammy Faye Messner. The Jim J. and Tammy Faye Show debuted in 1996, but Messner exited the program a few months later following a cancer diagnosis. Bullock continued with new co-host, Ann Abernathy, and the show became The Jim J. and Ann Show until it was canceled. Bullock was the voice of Queer Duck in the animated series of cartoons of the same name which have appeared on both the internet and the cable TV network Showtime. In 2000, Bullock was a regular panelist on the revival of I 've Got a Secret. He also performed on the national tour of the Broadway production Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad, a role he took to the Broadway stage starting September 18, 2007. Some of his other noteworthy roles include the pilled - up narcoleptic Prince Valium in the 1987 Mel Brooks movie Spaceballs, and the `` Not - Quite - Out - of - the - Closet '' character in the date montage at the beginning of 2001 's Kissing Jessica Stein. From 2004 to 2007, he had a recurring role as Mr. Monroe, a teacher at the fictional James K. Polk Middle School on the Nickelodeon live action sitcom Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide. Personal life In 1985, while Too Close For Comfort was being retooled as The Ted Knight Show, Bullock learned that he was HIV positive. In a 1985 appearance on the game show Body Language, host Tom Kennedy described him as looking `` like you 're in the pink of health and all of that '', to which a flustered Bullock responded `` I 'm, I 'm... no, I 'm about to die, actually. But let 's not talk about that now, OK ? Fabulous. '' Kennedy then remarked that `` If you 've got about four days left in you, we 'll make it till Thursday '', and Bullock replied `` I 've got four days, yeah. '' In 1996, Bullock 's partner of six years, John Casey, died from AIDS - related complications. Bullock is a longtime survivor of the virus and, as of 2011, was still healthy due in part to antiretroviral drugs. On February 17, 1999, Bullock was arrested outside a bar in West Hollywood, California, for possession of crystal meth, and was sentenced to probation. Filmography Genre Year Title Role Episodes Notes TV series 1980 -- 1987 Too Close for Comfort Monroe Ficus 118 episodes Film 1981 Full Moon High Eddie credited as Jm. Bullock Alternative title : Moon High Film Spaceballs Prince Valium credited as JM J. Bullock Film DeGarmo & Key : Rock Solid... The Rock - u-mentary ! News Reporter TV series Super Sloppy Double Dare Himself / Guest Host TV series 1989 -- 1990 ALF Neal Tanner `` He Ai n't Heavy, He 's Willie 's Brother '' `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' `` Break Up to Make Up '' `` Happy Together '' `` Love on the Rocks '' 00 5 episodes total Film 1991 Switch Psychic The Psychic TV series Seinfeld Attendant # 1 `` Airport, The The Airport '' TV series 1994 -- 1995 Boogies Diner Gerald unknown episodes Animated TV series Duckman : Private Dick / Family Man `` Cellar Beware '' voice actor TV series Roseanne Al `` Satan, Darling '' Animated TV series 1999 Queer Duck Adam Seymour `` Queer Duck '' Duckstein voice actor ; 20 episodes TV series 2000 E ! True Hollywood Story Himself `` Jim J. Bullock '' documentary Documentary 2000 Eyes of Tammy Faye, The The Eyes of Tammy Faye Himself Film 2000 Get Your Stuff Tom Film 2001 10 Attitudes Tex Film 2001 Kissing Jessica Stein Not - Yet - Out Gay Guy ( Craig ) Film 2001 Circuit Mark TV series 2001 Intimate Portrait Himself `` Tammy Faye '' documentary TV series 2001 Popular Judge `` Brain Game The Brain Game '' Short film 2002 Gaydar Maurice 's Ex 20 minutes included in the Direct - to - video compilation film Men 's Mix 1 : Gay Shorts Collection TV series Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide Mr. Monroe `` First Day & Lockers '' `` Bathrooms & Project Partners '' `` Teachers & Detention '' `` Seating & Tryouts '' `` Crushes and Dances '' `` Sick Days & Spelling Bee '' `` Rumors & Photo Day '' `` School Elections & Talent Show '' 018 episodes total TV series 2005 Bold and the Beautiful, The The Bold and the Beautiful Serge, Wedding Planner 00 2 episodes ; 12 episodes total TV series 2005 Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide Mr. Monroe `` Notes & Best Friends '' `` Cheaters & Bullies '' `` Emergency Drills & Late Bus '' `` New Semester & Electives '' `` Video Projects and School Clubs '' `` Vice Principals & Mondays '' 018 episodes total TV series 2006 Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide Mr. Monroe `` Dares and Bad Habits '' 018 episodes total Animated film 2006 Queer Duck : The Movie Adam Seymour `` Queer Duck '' Duckstein voice actor ; Direct - to - video release TV series 2007 Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide Mr. Monroe `` Spring Fever & the School Newspaper '' `` Health and Jealousy '' `` Tests and When You Like Someone Who Is Seeing Someone Else '' 018 episodes total Film 2008 One, Two, Many Derek Animated TV series 2008 Rick & Steve : The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Jacques - Jean / Emerald Joe `` Wickeder '' voice actor TV series 2009 Bold and the Beautiful, The The Bold and the Beautiful Serge 010 episodes ; 12 episodes total Short film 2009 Cost of Living Bill 15 minutes Film 2009 Fish, The The Fish Jim - Jay `` The Star '' Documentary Frances : A Mother Divine Himself Film Role / Play Bernie Film 2012 Ron and Laura Take Back America Bob Zackie References ^ Jump up to : Salkin, Judith ( January 23, 2011 ). `` Jim J. Bullock plays dual role : Clown, HIV survivor ''. The Desert Sun. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2016. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) ^ Jump up to : Zachary, Bohdan ( July 20, 1999 ). `` The Comeback Kidder ''. The Advocate. Missing or empty url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Eakin, Marah ; Teti, John ; Adams, Erik ( June 16, 2014 ). `` Bonus round stars : 9 celebrities who found their greatest fame on game shows ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 20, 2014. Jump up ^ Falcon, Mike ( June 6, 2001 ). `` Jim J. Bullock reflects on AIDS anniversary ''. USA Today. Retrieved January 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Too Close for Comfort : 1980 - 1985 ''. People.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014. External links Jim J. Bullock on IMDb Jim J. Bullock at the TCM Movie Database Jim J. Bullock at the Internet Broadway Database Jim J. Bullock at Internet Off - Broadway Database VIAF : 24290320 LCCN : no2003057722 IATH : w6d095nj Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_J._Bullock&oldid=804456087 '' Categories : 1955 births Male actors from Wyoming Male actors from Texas American male comedians American comedians American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American television talk show hosts American male voice actors Gay actors LGBT Baptists LGBT comedians LGBT people from Texas LGBT people from Wyoming Living people Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute alumni Oklahoma Baptist University alumni People from Casper, Wyoming People from Odessa, Texas People with HIV / AIDS Southern Baptists Permian High School alumni Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Unfit url Pages using web citations with no URL Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2017 Turner Classic Movies person ID not in Wikidata Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Polski Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 9 October 2017, at 03 : 25. 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Question: who played monroe on too close for comfort
Answer: Jm J. Bullock