J.R. HORNE began his career in the entertainment business as a young teenage disc jockey in his hometown of Paris, Texas. Since then, Home has made his living in every media from broadcasting to Broadway.
His most prominent feature film and television credits include "Turk 182," "Die Hard With A Vengeance" and Woody Allen's "Radio Days," as well as the Hallmark of Fame presentation "What the Deaf Man Heard." He also appeared in the CBS miniseries "Stephen King's The Golden Years," as well as the movies-of-the-week "Don't Look Back" and "The Gentleman Bandit."
Although his voice is frequently heard in character sketches on "Late Night with David Letterman," his appearances on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and "Sesame Street" highlight a different side to his character.
In New York, where has lived since 1972, Horne appeared on Broadway opposite George C. Scott in the critically acclaimed rivival of "Inherit the Wind," and with Sam Waterston in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois." His most recent appearance for the New York Shakespeare Festival was with John Goodman in "Skin of Our Teeth" in Central Park. He first paired with Tim Blake Nelson (who plays Delmar in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?") in Nelson's off-Broadway play "Anadarko."
Horne has also criss-crossed the country appearing in a wide range of theater productions including musicals such as "Guys and Dolls," "The Fantasticks" and "Great Expectations," as well as the classics "The Front Page, Cyrano de Bergerac, School for Wives," "The Chimes," "Greater Tuna," and "Our Town." Most recently he starred in the world premiere of Tony Kushner's "Hydriotaphia" in Berkeley, California.
