James Jackson Bullock (born February 9, 1955) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in the sitcomToo Close for Comfort.

Bullock was born inCasper, Wyoming, and raised inOdessa, Texas (although he is listed as an alumnus ofNatrona County High School in Casper). He was raised in aSouthern Baptist home, and as a youth planned to become an evangelical Christian minister.^[1] He received a music scholarship to attendOklahoma Baptist University inShawnee, Oklahoma, but left school without graduating.^[2]

Credited as "Jm J. Bullock" because there was another "Jim Bullock" in the actors union,^[3] Bullock became a notable entertainment figure in the 1980s when he co-starred on the sitcomToo Close for Comfort as Monroe Ficus and was a regular guest onJohn Davidson's updated version of the game showHollywood Squares; Bullock occasionally substituted for Davidson as host.^[4] He also appeared as a semi-regular onBattlestars and occasionally onMatch Game-Hollywood Squares Hour andBody Language.

He later became a semi-regular onALF (from 1989 to 1990) as Neal Tanner. Bullock was the guest host of a special episode ofSuper Sloppy Double Dare in 1989 in which hostMarc Summers and announcerHarvey played against each other. The game ended with both Summers and Harvey playing the obstacle course and winning all eight prizes for their respective teammates. Stage assistants Robin Marrella and Dave Shikiar were the guest announcers for that episode.

AfterALF went off the air in 1990, Bullock remained active with theatre, television, and film work. He briefly hosted a syndicated talk show with ex-televangelistTammy Faye Messner. TheJim 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 becameThe Jim J. and Ann Show until it was canceled.

Bullock was the voice ofQueer Duck in the animated series of cartoons of the same name which have appeared on both the internet and the cable TV networkShowtime. In 2000, Bullock was a regular panelist on the revival ofI've Got a Secret. He also performed on the national tour of theBroadway productionHairspray 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 PrinceValium in the 1987Mel Brooks movieSpaceballs, and the "not-quite-out-of-the-closet" character in a dating montage at the beginning of 2001'sKissing 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 theNickelodeon live-action sitcomNed's Declassified School Survival Guide.

In July 2022, Bullock appeared as George in theHollywood Bowl production ofKinky Boots.

In 1985, whileToo Close for Comfort was being retooled asThe Ted Knight Show, Bullock learned that he was HIV positive. He made his diagnosis public 11 years later.^[5]

In 1996, Bullock's partner of six years, John Casey, died from AIDS-related complications.^[1][2] Bullock is a longtime survivor of the virus and, as of 2024^[update], was still healthy due in part toantiretroviral drugs.^[1][6]

On February 17, 1999, Bullock was arrested outside a bar inWest Hollywood, California, for possession ofcrystal meth, and was sentenced to probation.^[2][7]

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