Oliver Hardy in north Georgia in the 1905 fall semester when he was 13. He had little interest in formal education, although he acquired an early interest in music and theater. He joined a theatrical group and later ran away from a boarding school near Atlanta to sing with the group. His mother recognized his talent for singing and sent him to Atlanta to study music and voice with singing teacher Adolf Dahm-Petersen. He skipped some of his lessons to sing in the Alcazar Theater for $3.50 a week. Hardy began styling himself "Oliver Norvell Hardy", adding the first name "Oliver" as
Jeff Richards (comedian) Burr called "The Burr Effect" which appeared on Comedy Central; the series did not get picked up by the network. Over his career Jeff has also appeared on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn". Jeff Richards (comedian) Jeffrey Hanson Richards (born October 21, 1974) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. Richards has the distinction of being the first person ever to be a cast member on both "Saturday Night Live" "(SNL)" and its rival sketch show, "MADtv". He is perhaps best known for his frequent "SNL" character "Drunk