HOME 2026 Welcomes John O’Hurley. HOME 2026 Welcomes John O’Hurley! Our lineup for this years House of Mouse Expo is exciting for sure, and keeps getting better. We are pleased to welcome actor John O’Hurley to this years festivities, who has a pretty extensive resume with Disney and mores. Of course he played J. Peterman in the hit show Seinfield, and also provided the voice for King Neptune on SpongeBob SquarePants. Let’s talk about John’s Disney roles, there may be more than you realize!
John O’Hurley has done multiple voice roles for Disney, most notably the Phantom Blot in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse, and is one of many actors who have participated in narrating the Candlelight Processional at Epcot. O’Hurley voiced Cameron Landisburg in Pepper Ann, Johannes Niels in The Legend of Tarzan, King Nova in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Captain Excellent in Teamo Supremo. He has also voiced Roger Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb, and he has made guest appearances in 101 Dalmatians: The Series, The Emperor’s New School, K.C. Undercover, Pair of Kings, and Wizards of Waverly Place. He also voiced King Wallace in Kim Possible, King Cinyras in Hercules, and a mini-golf knight in Gravity Falls. In addition, he does the safety spiel for the Astro Orbitor at Disneyland. Additionally, he voiced Hadithi in The Lion Guard and Rex in the Mickey Mouse episode “The Fancy Gentleman”.
O’Hurley was a contestant on the first season of the television show Dancing with the Stars, which aired during mid-2005. O’Hurley and his dance partner Charlotte Jørgensen made it to the final competition, which they lost to ABC soap opera star Kelly Monaco.
After fans alleged that Monaco’s victory was a set-up, the network announced that O’Hurley, Monaco and their professional dancing partners would face off in a special “grudge match” episode broadcast September 20, 2005. Unlike the first episode, viewer vote solely determined the outcome as opposed to a combination between the three professional judges and the viewer votes.
O’Hurley and Jørgensen emerged as the winners. The rematch earned $126,000 for Golfers Against Cancer charity. Afterward the duo produced a dance instruction video called, “Learn to Dance with John and Charlotte
From 2000 to 2002, O’Hurley hosted a revival of To Tell the Truth. In 2004, he hosted the limited-run game show The Great American Celebrity Spelling Bee. On September 11, 2006, O’Hurley replaced Richard Karn as the fifth individual to host Family Feud. O’Hurley hosted the show for four seasons, before leaving the show at the beginning of 2010. He was replaced by fellow comedian and film star Steve Harvey.
John O”Hurley is going to make a fantastic guest for the 2026 House of Mouse Expo, you won’t want to miss out! The Expo will take place July 31 – August 2 at the Wyndham LBV at the Disney Springs resort area. Tickets and hotel reservations can be made now through the links on our website. Save the date, make your plans, and join us for a magical weekend this summer! Visit https://www.HouseOfMouseExpo.com for all the details!!
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