Blake Clark
Blake Clark is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known as Chet Hunter on Boy Meets World, Harry Turner on Home Improvement, as well as his frequent collaborations with Adam Sandler. Clark has voiced Slinky Dog in the Toy Story franchise starting with 2008's Toy Story: The Musical, having inherited the role from his friend Jim Varney, who died of lung cancer in 2000.
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Blake Clark

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- Name
- Blake Clark
- Birthplace
- Macon, Georgia, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Stand-up comedian
- Born
- Blake Clark was born on 2 February 1946. · Macon.
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- LaGrange College
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Blake Clark • Birthplace — Macon, Georgia, U.S. • Occupation — * Stand-up comedian • actor • Medium — * Stand-up • film • television • radio • Genre — Observational comedy • Years Active — 1980–present • Children — 2
Documentary record
Blake Clark (born 2 February 1946) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Early life
Early life
Blake Clark was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army with the 5th Infantry Division. Following his military service he had a number of jobs including working as a football coach and a high school history teacher.
Documentary record
Blake Clark was born on 2 February 1946.
Career
Career
In 1980, Clark moved to Los Angeles to break into show business and comedy. In 1984, Clark co-starred in the George Carlin HBO TV show Apt. 2C of which only the pilot episode was ever made. • Illustration — Clark performing for troops at Base Theater during Holiday Handshake Tour in Iraq on December 14, 2004 Clark has been cast in numerous Adam Sandler films including The Waterboy, Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds, Eight Crazy Nights, 50 First Dates, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Bedtime Stories, Grown Ups, and That's My Boy. He has also made guest appearances in numerous television series, including Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Drew Carey Show, Girl Meets World, and Community. He was also Fred the chauffeur in Remington Steele. Starting with Toy Story 3, Clark has voiced Slinky Dog in the Toy Story franchise, in place of his close friend Jim Varney, Slinky's original voice actor in the first two films, who died of lung cancer on February 10, 2000. When Toy Story 3 was still in production after Varney had died, Pixar searched for someone who sounded like Varney and found Clark, who "very much captures the essence and spirit of Slinky Dog's character." Clark has since reprised the role in the video game tie-in, Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure, Disney Infinity, Toy Story 4 and Toy Story 5.
Personal life
Personal life
Clark has a son, Travis, who is also a comedian.
Television
Television
Table featuring feature television with Blake Clark • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1981 — The — Sergeant / Policeman — 2 episodes • 1982 — Tucker's Witch — Sturges — Episode: "The Corpse Who Knew Too Much" • 1982–1989 — Remington Steele — Fred — 6 episodes • 1983 — M*A*S*H — 2nd M.P. — Episode: "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" • 1984 — Hot Flashes — Al — 5 episodes • 1985 — Apt. 2C — Toki — Television film • Moonlighting — Newsstand Man — Episode: "Moonlighting (Pilot)" • 1985–1986 — Newhart — Roby — 2 episodes • 1986 — Long Time Gone — Bartender — Television film • data-sort-value="Facts of Life, The" | The Facts of Life — Truck Driver — Season 8 Episode 9 Fast Food • 1987 — Gimme a Break! — B.J. O'Brien — 2 episodes • 1987–1988 — Women in Prison — Assistant Warden Clint Rafferty — 13 episodes • It's Garry Shandling's Show — Blake Cumbers / Flashback Booth Repairman / Capt. Gordon — 3 episodes • 1991 — Midnight Caller — Nelson Briles — 3 episodes • Who's the Boss? — Hoyt — Episode: "Misery" • Designing Women — Skip Jackson — Episode: "Just Say Doe" • 1992 — Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive — W.D. Marshall — Television film • 1993 — Roseanne — Vic — Episode: "Lose a Job, Winnebago" • 1993–1994 — Grace Under Fire — Gil Kelly / Jimmy — 3 episodes • 1994 — Comedy: Coast to Coast — Himself • Thea — Roy Bennett — 2 episodes • Tales from the Crypt — Jerry — Episode: "Whirlpool" • 1994–1999 — Home Improvement — Harry — 22 episodes • 1995 — data-sort-value="Drew Carey Show, The" | The Drew Carey Show — Jules Lambermont — 5 episodes • 1995–2000 — Boy Meets World — Chet Hunter — 12 episodes • 1996 — Coach — Buffalo Billy — Episode: "Wings Over Buffalo" • 1996 — Unsolved Mysteries — Himself — Episode: "#8.17" • 1997 — Murphy Brown — Secret Service Agent — Episode: "Murphy Redux" • 1998 — Arliss — Mr. Griff — Episode: "What Would I Do Without Wu?" • Smart Guy — Mr. Petrasek — Episode: "Boomerang" • 1999–2000 — data-sort-value="Jamie Foxx Show, The" | The Jamie Foxx Show — Bob Nelson / Bob — 11 episodes • 2000–2002 — data-sort-value="New Woody Woodpecker Show, The" | The New Woody Woodpecker Show — Sgt. Hogwash — Voice role 8 episodes • 2001 — Sabrina the Teenage Witch — Phil the Dog — Voice role 2 episodes • 2003 — Lucky — Episode: "Come Lie with Me" • Lost at Home — Ralphie / Hot Dog Vendor — 2 episodes • 2004 — Cold Case — Tom Jaden — Episode: "The House" • 2005 — Todd's Coma — Trina's Father — Televisión film • My Name Is Earl — Buzz Darville — Episode: "White Lie Christmas" • 2006 — Everybody Hates Chris — Russo — Episode: "Everybody Hates Jail" • 2010 — Good Luck Charlie — Mel — Episode: "Take Mel Out to the Ball Game" • Community — Coach Herbert Bogner — Episode: "Physical Education" • 2011–2012 — Fish Hooks — Chief — Voice role 6 episodes • 2014 — Wander Over Yonder — Additional voices • 2015 — Girl Meets World — Chet Hunter — Episode: "Girl Meets Hurricane" • 2016 — Last Man Standing — Clark — Episode: "Eve's Band" • 2016–2017 — Harvey Beaks — Roland — Voice role 3 episodes • 2017–2019 — SMILF — Joe — 10 episodes • 2021–2022 — United States of Al — Wayne — 7 episodes • 2021 — Hacks — Tunnel of Love Proprietor — Episode: "Tunnel of Love" • 2025 — Leanne — Daddy John — main role, 14 episodes
Video games
Video games
Table featuring feature video game with Blake Clark • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2010 — Toy Story 3: The Video Game — Slinky Dog — Voice role • 2011 — Rango — Buford • 2012 — Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure — Slinky Dog • Disney Infinity
Theme parks
Theme parks
Table featuring feature theme park with Blake Clark • Year — Title — Role — Notes • Slinky Dog Dash — Slinky Dog — Voice role
Theatre
Theatre
Table featuring feature theatre with Blake Clark • Year — Title — Role — Notes • Toy Story: — Slinky Dog — Voice role
Identity
Identity
Blake Clark is recorded as singer, actor, comedian and screenwriter.

American comedian and actor Blake Clark during an United States military show.
Tech. Sgt. Scott M. Ash, U.S. Air Force

Soldiers at Camp Liberty, Baghdad enjoyed (a good morning in Baghdad) with Robin Williams, John Elway, Blake Clark, and Lee Ann Tweeden, entertainers of the USO Tour. Each entertainer brought their own eclectic style to the stage with elements such as; the all American game of football, comedic relief, and even a humorous parody on politics, news and sports currently happening in the U.S.
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Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
2005
You Know You're a Hacker If... by Blake Clark & John Hodge (2005) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Film
Table featuring feature films with Blake Clark • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985 — St. Elmo's Fire — Wally — Film debut role • 1989 — Fast Food — E.G. McCormick • Wired — Dusty Jenkins • Johnny Handsome — Sheriff Monte • 1991 — Shakes the Clown — Stenchy the Clown • The — Ben Gaines • 1992 — Ladybugs — Coach Bull • Love Potion No. 9 — Motorcycle Cop • Toys — Hagenstern • 1993 — Fatal Instinct — Milo Crumley • 1994 — The — Murray • 1996 — Alone in the Woods — Sarge • 1997 — Nothing to Lose — Gas Station Cashier — Uncredited • 1998 — The — Farmer Fran • Tycus — Commander Scott • 1999 — Valerie Flake — Uncle Jack • 2000 — Critical Mass — Sheriff Borden • Intrepid — Wayne • Bread and Roses — Mr. Griffin • Little Nicky — Jimmy the Demon • Donut Men — Mr. Cellphone • 2001 — Joe Dirt — Farmer Fran — Cameo appearance • Corky Romano — Security Guard • 2002 — Back by Midnight — Farmer • Mr. Deeds — Buddy Ward • Eight Crazy Nights — Radio Shack Walkie-Talkie — Voice role • 2003 — BachelorMan — Veteran Sportscaster • Intolerable Cruelty — Convention Secretary • 2004 — 50 First Dates — Marlin Whitmore • The — Football Coach • 2006 — The — Umpire • I'm Reed Fish — Irv • Car Babes — Big Len Davis • Click — Roy — Uncredited • 2007 — I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry — Crazy Homeless Man • 2008 — Strange Wilderness — Dick • Leatherheads — Chicago Referee • Wieners — Mr. Applebaum • Get Smart — General • Bedtime Stories — Biker • 2009 — American Cowslip — Grimes • 2010 — The — Captain O'Brian — Korean film • Toy Story 3 — Slinky Dog — Voice role • Grown Ups — Bobby "Buzzer" Ferdinando • 2011 — Rango — Buford — Voice role • Son of Mourning — Olde Fisherman • Hawaiian Vacation — Slinky Dog — Voice role Short film • 2012 — That's My Boy — Gerald Martin • 2013 — Highland Park — Hal • 2015 — The — Gulch Sheriff • 2019 — Toy Story 4 — Slinky Dog — Voice role • Between Two Ferns: The Movie — Earl Canderton • 2020 — Hubie Halloween — Tayback the Cook • 2023 — Leo — Golfer #1 — Voice role • 2025 — Happy Gilmore 2 — Beach Man • 2026 — Toy Story 5 — Slinky Dog — Voice role
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Library of Congress Name Authority File, Blake Clark, Virginia, 1922- (USE Clark, Virginia Blake, 1922-) (no2001083153).
General reference · Library of Congress
- VIAF cluster 19890217 for Blake Clark, aggregating national library name authorities.
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reference work
- “Blake Clark”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q296537: Blake Clark
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- 1.Brie Hearn. Blake Clark. The New York Times. 2016.
- 2.Vietnam Vet Turns Comic, Finds Audience for Jokes. The Albany Herald. United Press International. 17 November 1984.
- 3.Marc Leepson. The Smithsonian Makes History With The Price of Freedom. The WA Veteran. Vietnam Veterans of America. January–February 2005.
- 4.McLellan, Dennis. COMEDY : A Vietnam Vet Takes Shots at the Gulf War. Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1991.
- 5.YouTube e2dKRTv1szE Apt. 2C, Unaired George Carlin, Lois Bromfield HBO Pilot
- 6.Olivia. Blake Clark Replaces Jim Varney in 'Toy Story 3'. Zimbio. June 17, 2010.
- 7.YouTube. Blake Clark replaces Jim Varney. January 23, 2016.
- 8.Aguilar, Matthew. Toy Story 4 Director & Producers Reveal Where Slinky Dog Got His Accent From. ComicBook.com. June 14, 2019.
- 9.Simon Brew. Toy Story 4 confirmed for summer 2019. Den of Geek. April 10, 2018.
- 10.McGowan, Andrew. 'Toy Story 5' Trailer: Woody and Buzz Are Terrified of High-Tech Tablet in Pixar's Sequel. Variety. November 11, 2025.
- 11.laughfactory.com. Travis Clark.
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Library of Congress Name Authority File, Blake Clark, Virginia, 1922- (USE Clark, Virginia Blake, 1922-) (no2001083153).Library of Congress
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