David Hodo

Born: 1947-07-07

David Hodo (born Richard Davis Hodo; July 7, 1947) is an American dancer/singer. He is most well known as a member of the group Village People, in which he was the construction worker character from 1978 to 1982 and from 1987 to 2013. Hodo was born in San Andreas, California, and was raised in Sacramento. He graduated in 1969 from California State University, Sacramento, where he majored in speech and acted in several campus productions, including Oh What a Lovely War, Carnival and Richard III. In 1972, he moved to New York, making his Broadway debut in Doctor Jazz in 1975. Hodo appeared as a chorus member in numerous musicals, including Salvation, a touring company of Funny Girl in 1972, a Broadway revival of Pal Joey in 1976 and The Red BlueGrass Western Flyer Show at the Goodspeed Opera House in 1977. He was also a guest on What's My Line as a roller skating fire eater. Hodo joined the Village People in 1978 and was with the group during its most commercially successful era. He appeared with the group in the 1980 musical film Can't Stop the Music and the accompanying promotional television special Magic Night which also featured Cher and Hugh Hefner. He left the Village People in 1982, but returned to the group in 1987, remaining until 2013 when he retired. Hodo has also appeared on numerous television programs, including Married With Children, The Love Boat and The Osbournes. In 2002, he released a cover of "My Sweet Lord" (originally recorded by George Harrison). In 2008, he released an EP featuring the single "The Kids'll Be Fine", partially inspired by school shootings in the USA. Source: Article "David Hodo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Can't Stop the Music

as Village People: Construction Worker
Released: 1980-06-20

A loose biography of seminal disco hit-makers The Village People and their composer Jacques Morali.

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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

as Self - Village People
Released: 1980-01-04

A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.

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Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-12-24

The portrait of a woman who remembers. Sheila tells the story of Sheila, without concessions or...

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The Secret Disco Revolution

as Self
Released: 2012-09-08

Why won’t Disco die? Might it contain hidden depths? Politically correct revisionists are trying...

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The Love Boat

as David Hodo - Hard Hat from The Village People
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Married... with Children

as Construction Worker - The Village People
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self - Village People
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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