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Diedrich Bader's television credits include "Murphy Brown" and "Diagnosis, Murder" on CBS, "The Drew Carey Show," "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill," "Frasier," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Cheers" and "Quantum Leap."

His feature film credits include "Ice Age," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "The Country Bears," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and "Office Space."

Bader was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but moved to Paris with his family at age two. His father was chief of staff for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is president of the Eurasia Foundation on Capitol Hill. His mother is a sculptor whose portrait of the late Senator William Fulbright is on display in the National Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Bader lives in Los Angeles with his wife. His birth date is December 24.

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John Goodman

as John Barnett

Jean Smart

as Kate Barnett

Diedrich Bader

as Tommy Barnett

Melinda McGraw

as Lily Barnett

Spencer Breslin

as Miles Barnett

Ed Asner

as Art Barnett

Olympia Dukakis

as Marge Barnett