Craft introduction for our script with the following Title: "WALTONS STAR QUIT HOLLYWOOD to DRIVE TRUCK NOW 60" .Take our current text and change it a little bit: Introduction : Now where's that Jim Bob Walton off to sorry I mean James Robert but that nickname sure has stuck [Music] besides he's too busy dreaming to mind that's Jim Bob always with his head in the clouds and his actor David W Harper chased happiness but in a totally different way I'm your host nostalgic Nick here to revisit the ambitious Jim Bob Walton's actor David Harper how did he contribute to the end of The Waltons what value of his own did he have to betray to play the part and where on Earth did he end up we've got all that and more and if you enjoy this video please give it a thumbs up subscribe to the channel so you can say some good nights with us and hear more about our favorite stars but without further Ado let's get to it early life our good old boy David was born in Abilene Texas on October 4th 1961. this isn't exactly close to the Gilded life of Sunny Hollywood but he had a big inspiration right at home you see David is the son of actor Paul Harper if that sounds familiar Tennessee native Paul was a film actor who starred in Knight Rider and run Angel run but most famously is probably his appearance in 1969's the Wild Bunch pretty much the quintessential one last job Heist movie in the Wild Bunch Paul played the character Ross and he's a familiar face in a lot of programs that take place out west some favorites like Bonanza and The Waltons and sadly Paul Harper died several years ago and it was David who acted as caretaker to him good luck son a Christmas miracle it's not uncommon for actors to require some or heck even a lot of time finding their footing the incredible Alan Rickman was 42 when he blasted his way into the Limelight with die hard and that iconic voice of Morgan Freeman wasn't mainstream until he was 50 with street smart I will show you the space brother but David didn't have to wait for his big break since The Waltons is the first thing on his resume well almost first he landed the role of Jim Bob in the homecoming A Christmas Story didn't even have Waltons in the name but that's how the show got its start and that's how David got his the homecoming aired on December 19 1971 competing against pretty stiff odds but to everyone's shock it was very well received and it was enough for CBS to order a full series follow-up with this big extension David was recruited to reprise his role and he wasn't the only one all the child actors and Grandma Ellen Corby stayed the same but the actors for Olivia Walton and Grandpa Zapp were different sticking to Walton's Mountain David has gone by a few names in his life and career but he's gone by Jim Bob the most it started in 1971 with the homecoming and immediately followed that same year with The Waltons that legendary show ended in 1981 but that was not the end of David's gym pop first we got the TV movie a wedding on Walton's Mountain and that same year we see Jim Bob again for a day for thanks on Walton's Mountain the middle 90s were jam-packed with special Walton reunions namely a Walton Thanksgiving reunion a Walton wedding and Walton Easter all of which David was Jim Bob in fact eight items in his filmography of 12 projects are Walton related the childhood on The Waltons was great because having a movie studio as a playground is like the Ultimate Fantasy based on a true story The Waltons is rooted pretty heavily in reality which is always more remarkable Than Fiction it all began with the 1961 book Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner Jr who played a huge role in creating the show Hamner was one of eight kids and went on to have a few kids of his own so big families are a Common Thread of his stories one of Earl's siblings was named James Hamner this is the very real person who provided the inspiration for James Robert AKA Jim Bob Walton that's thanks to the fact that James was the youngest of that eight sibling Bunch Earl of course is personified on screen as John boy the real James lived in his childhood home almost all of his life David's portrayal made the humble man a local celebrity aided by him living in the house that started it all James served in the Army worked as a bank manager then a systems analyst and retired in 2000. sadly he only got to enjoy four years of quiet life before passing in 2004 rest in peace original Jim Bob what's it feel like when you watch the show I gotta tell you most of the time we sit around and cry is it that bad no David it's that good

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