Doc Hammer

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person 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>Template:Cite magazine</ref> (2004–2020), in which Hammer voices several recurring characters<ref name="LA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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, 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">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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 and balance.<ref name="50 Questions"/> He is a self-taught oil painter.<ref name="Some Oil Tips">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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>Template:Cite book</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.Template:Citation needed

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1989	Not Farewell, Sweet Flesh	actor (Rofocale)
1990	The Wuby Opening	citation	CitationClass=web }}</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
1994	The Fox and Hound	<ref name="Lisa Hammer filmography"/>
	The Changeling	<ref name="Lisa Hammer filmography"/>
1997	A, B, C... Manhattan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</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

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

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