David Hodo

David Hodo (born Richard Davis Hodo; July 7, 1947) is an American singer who performed the construction worker character in the group Village People from 1978 to 1982 and from 1987 to 2013.[1]

David Hodo
Born (1947-07-07) July 7, 1947
San Andreas, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active1978–present

Hodo was born in San Andreas, California, and was raised in Sacramento.[2] 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 (1975)[2] Hodo appeared as a chorus member in numerous musicals, including Salvation, a touring company of Funny Girl in 1972,[3] a Broadway revival of Pal Joey in 1976 and The Red BlueGrass Western Flyer Show at the Goodspeed Opera House in 1977.[4] He was also a guest on What's My Line as a roller skating fire eater.[5]

He appeared with Village People 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.[6] 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 by George Harrison. In 2008, he released an eponymous EP featuring the single "The Kids'll Be Fine", partially inspired by school shootings in the USA.[2]

References
  1. Sutherland, Donnie (November 11, 1979). "Village People - great disco fun". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 18. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  2. Wikane, Christian John (May 29, 2014). "Under the Hard Hat: An Interview with Village People's David Hodo". Pop Matters. online. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. David Hodo at IBDB
  5. "YMCA". Super Seventies. Super Seventies.
  6. David Hodo, "Filmography" section at IMDb


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