caption years_active birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
goodeve on '' t. j. hooker '' in 1983 1976 -- present middlebury , connecticut , u.s. 6 july 1952 grant goodeve.jpg grant goodeve
 grant goodeve actor/tv host
grant goodeve

grant goodeve -lrb- born july 6 , 1952 -rrb- is an american actor and television host .
he is best known for playing the role of david bradford , the oldest son , on `` eight is enough '' , from 1977 to 1981 .
he sang the theme song for the show as well .
more recent work includes home & garden television and voice roles , such as the engineer in the multiplayer video game `` team fortress 2 '' and wolf o'donnell in '' '' .
