<P> James Jackson Bullock (born February 9, 1955), sometimes credited as Jm J. Bullock, is an American actor and comedian of stage, television and motion pictures . </P> <P> Bullock was born in Casper, Wyoming, and raised in Odessa, Texas (although he is listed as an alumnus of Natrona County High School (Casper, Wyoming), and was raised in a Southern Baptist home . As a youth, Bullock planned to study to become an evangelical Christian minister . He received a music scholarship to attend Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, but left school without graduating . </P> <P> Bullock became a notable entertainment figure in the 1980s when he co-starred on the sitcom Too Close for Comfort as Monroe Ficus (credited as "Jm J. Bullock") and was a regular "square" on John Davidson's updated version of Hollywood Squares (1986--1989), also substituting for Davidson as host on occasion . He also appeared as a semi-regular on Battlestars . He later became a semi-regular on ALF (from 1989 to 1990) as Neal Tanner . He guest - hosted a special episode of Super Sloppy Double Dare in 1989 where host Marc Summers and announcer Harvey played against each other . The game ended with both Summers and Harvey playing the Obstacle Course and successfully winning all eight prizes for their respective civilian teammates . Stage assistants Robin Marrella and Dave Shikiar guest - announced that episode . </P> <P> After ALF went off the air, Bullock remained active with theatre, television, and film work . He briefly hosted a syndicated talk show with ex-televangelist Tammy Faye Messner . The Jim 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 became The Jim J. and Ann Show until it was canceled . </P>

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