Editing Doc Hammer

{{Short description|American voice actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Doc Hammer
| image         = Doc Hammer by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| alt           = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption       = Hammer at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name    = Eric Hammer
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|2|2}}
| birth_place   = [[Ledyard, Connecticut]], [[United States]]
| occupation    = {{hlist|Voice actor|musician|writer|artist}}
| years_active  = 1985–present
| spouse        = [[Lisa Hammer]] (1989–2008)
}}
'''Eric "Doc" Hammer''' (born February 2, 1967) is an American voice actor, musician, writer and artist. He performed in the [[gothic rock]] bands Requiem in White from 1985 to 1995 and [[Mors Syphilitica]] from 1995 to 2002, both with his then-wife [[Lisa Hammer]]. His film credits include a number of Lisa's projects—released through their own production company Blessed Elysium—in which he participated as a writer, actor, composer, designer, and visual effects artist. He also composed the music for the 1997 film ''[[A, B, C... Manhattan]]''. He and [[Christopher McCulloch]] are the co-creators, writers, and editors of the animated television series ''[[The Venture Bros.]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|title=Venture Bros. cocreators Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick|date=October 8, 2013|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/venture-bros-cocreators-doc-hammer-and-jackson-publick}}</ref> (2004–2020), in which Hammer voices several recurring characters<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last=Ohanesian |first=Liz |date=May 31, 2013 |title=Five Things You Might Not Know About The Venture Bros. |url=https://www.laweekly.com/arts/five-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-venture-bros-4179549 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712160527/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/five-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-venture-bros-4179549 |archive-date=2018-07-12 |accessdate=2018-07-12 |work=[[LA Weekly]]}}</ref> including Billy Quizboy, Henchman 21, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, and Dermott Fictel. The show is produced through Hammer and McCulloch's company Astro-Base Go. Hammer is also the guitarist and lead vocalist of the band [[Weep (band)|Weep]], which formed in 2008. In 2021, Hammer founded the band Pageant Girls with vocalist Ivy Jaff.

==Early life==
Hammer was born in [[Ledyard, Connecticut]].<ref name="50 Questions">{{cite web |last=Hammer |first=Doc |title=50 Questions (from MySpace) |date=2005-05-16 |publisher=[[DeviantArt]] |url=http://doc-hammer.deviantart.com/journal/5376853/ |accessdate=2010-12-07}}</ref> He has stated that his hair naturally grows in both black and blonde, a condition he attributes to "a pigmentation problem or a birthmark or something. But my hair is naturally like this... Kinda. Because my eyebrows are black, I used to dye my whole head that color. Also, I used to enjoy looking like Dracula for some asinine reason."<ref name="50 Questions"/> He lives with [[Ménière's disease]], a disorder of the [[inner ear]] that can affect [[hearing (sense)|hearing]] and [[balance (ability)|balance]].<ref name="50 Questions"/> He is a self-taught oil painter.<ref name="Some Oil Tips">{{cite web |last=Hammer |first=Doc |title=Some Oil Tips |date=2004-11-21 |publisher=[[DeviantArt]] |url=http://doc-hammer.deviantart.com/journal/3887535/ |accessdate=2010-12-07}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He adopted the pseudonym "Doc" in the mid-2000s.<ref name="50 Questions"/>

In July 2018, Dark Horse Books, a division of [[Dark Horse Comics]], published ''Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of The Venture Bros''. The book, co-authored by Hammer, Christopher McCulloch, and [[Kenneth Plume]] details the entire history of the creation of ''The Venture Bros.'' episode by episode from seasons one through six.<ref>{{cite book |title=Go Team Venture!_ The Art and Making of The Venture Bros._ Cartoon Network, Publick, Jackson, Hammer, Doc, Plume, Ken, Oswalt, Patton_ 9781506704876_ Amazon.com_ Books | isbn=978-1506704876 | last1=Network | first1=Cartoon | last2=Publick | first2=Jackson | last3=Hammer | first3=Doc | last4=Plume | first4=Ken | date=31 July 2018 | publisher=Dark Horse Comics }}</ref>

At an unspecified point in his adult life Hammer suffered a back injury that left him paraplegic.  He regained the use of his legs but was left with a numb section in his back.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|1989
|''Not Farewell, Sweet Flesh''
|actor (Rofocale)
|-
|rowspan="3"|1990
|''The Wuby Opening''
|<ref name="Lisa Hammer filmography">{{cite web |title=Lisa Hammer Filmography |work=Lisahammer.com |publisher=[[Lisa Hammer]] |url=http://www.lisahammer.com/filmmaker/filmography.html |accessdate=2010-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017210959/http://www.lisahammer.com/filmmaker/filmography.html |archive-date=2010-10-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|''Lorenzo et Lorenzo''
|<ref name="Lisa Hammer filmography"/>
|-
|''The Emasculator''
|<ref name="Lisa Hammer filmography"/>
|-
|1991
|''Pussbucket''
|actor (Corned Beef), composer, props, set designer, special effects
|-
|rowspan="2"|1994
|''The Fox and Hound''
|<ref name="Lisa Hammer filmography"/>
|-
|''The Changeling''
|<ref name="Lisa Hammer filmography"/>
|-
|1997
|''[[A, B, C... Manhattan]]''
|composer<ref>{{cite web |title=Production Credits for ''A, B, C... Manhattan'' |website=[[Allmovie]] |url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/a-b-c-manhattan-154985/credits |accessdate=2010-12-05}}</ref>
|-
|1999
|''Crawley''
|writer, actor (Crawley), visual effects
|-
|2004
|''Period Piece''
|editing, visual effects
|-
|2011
|''Pox''
|actor (Rodney Carmichael)
|-
|2023
|''[[The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart]]''
|writer, actor (Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, Henchman 21, Billy Quizboy, Dermott, Shore Leave, Red Mantle, Ward)
|-
|}

===Television===
{{further|List of The Venture Bros. episodes|List of The Venture Bros. characters}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|2004–2020
|''[[The Venture Bros.]]''
|writer (34 episodes), voice actor (Billy Quizboy, Henchman 21, Doctor Girlfriend, Kevin, Ward, Dermott Fictel), editor, music
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0358452}}

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