Doc Hammer
Hammer at the 2010San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Eric Hammer (1967-02-02)February 2, 1967 (age 58) Ledyard, Connecticut,United States
Occupations	Voice actor musician writer artist
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Lisa Hammer (1989–2008)

Eric "Doc" Hammer (born February 2, 1967) is an American voice actor, musician, writer and artist. He performed in thegothic rock bands Requiem in White from 1985 to 1995 andMors Syphilitica from 1995 to 2002, both with his then-wifeLisa Hammer. His film credits include a number of Lisa's projects—released through their own production company Blessed Elysium—in which he participated as a writer, actor, composer, designer, and visual effects artist. He also composed the music for the 1997 filmA, B, C... Manhattan. He andChristopher McCulloch are the co-creators, writers, and editors of the animated television seriesThe Venture Bros.^[1] (2004–2020), in which Hammer voices several recurring characters^[2] including Billy Quizboy, Henchman 21, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, and Dermott Fictel. The show is produced through Hammer and McCulloch's company Astro-Base Go. Hammer is also the guitarist and lead vocalist of the bandWeep, which formed in 2008. In 2021, Hammer founded the band Pageant Girls with vocalist Ivy Jaff.

Hammer was born inLedyard, Connecticut.^[3] He has stated that his hair naturally grows in both black and blonde, a condition he attributes to "a pigmentation problem or a birthmark or something. But my hair is naturally like this... Kinda. Because my eyebrows are black, I used to dye my whole head that color. Also, I used to enjoy looking like Dracula for some asinine reason."^[3] He lives withMénière's disease, a disorder of theinner ear that can affecthearing andbalance.^[3] He is a self-taught oil painter.^[4]

He adopted the pseudonym "Doc" in the mid-2000s.^[3]

In July 2018, Dark Horse Books, a division ofDark Horse Comics, publishedGo Team Venture!: The Art and Making of The Venture Bros. The book, co-authored by Hammer, Christopher McCulloch, andKenneth Plume details the entire history of the creation ofThe Venture Bros. episode by episode from seasons one through six.^[5]

At an unspecified point in his adult life Hammer suffered a back injury that left him paraplegic. He regained the use of his legs but was left with a numb section in his back.^{[citation needed]}

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