Jerry Lambert is from Montesano, Washington. He graduated from Mt Hood College in Gresham, Oregon, and went on to graduate from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where he continued his training as an actor, taking classes, performing in plays and working various jobs to support himself. He made his professional acting debut in the film "Alien Space Avenger" in 1989. Lambert moved to Los Angeles in 1991 with his wife, Nadine, an artist. Again, he performed onstage while working other jobs, and got his first break in television in 1994 in NBC's "The John Larroquette Show." Other shows and movies soon followed, including "Baywatch," "Horrible Bosses 2," "Anchorman," "Ally McBeal," "Malcom in the Middle," "The West Wing," "Everybody Loves Raymond," and landed his first series regular in 2005 in ABC's "Sons and Daughters." Lambert also worked as a voiceover artist for "Family Guy," "King of the Hill, and the film "Arthur Christmas." He spent four seasons on the ABC sitcom "American Housewife."