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Philip Stephen Hendrie (born September 1 , 1952 , Arcadia, California ) is the host of '' The Phil Hendrie Show '', a comedy Talk Radio program syndicated throughout North America on Premiere Radio Networks and on XM Satellite Radio . While ''The Phil Hendrie Show'' has become renowned for its unique and controversial guests, those guests are not real people at all—they are Fictional Characters created and voiced by Hendrie himself. Hendrie's characters satirize viewpoints and lifestyles with the time honored technique of overstatement. One show featured suburban mother Bobbie Dooley discussing how the affluent teens in her gated community were becoming so bored and jaded that interest in the novelty of cannibalism was becoming widespread. This interest went so far that the teenagers were collecting recipes for human flesh, including a Jamaican method for "jerking" the flesh. Listeners who were unaware that Bobbie Dooley was really Hendrie in vocal drag called in to discuss these alarming trends while listeners who were in on the stunt were treated to the resulting hilarity. Hendrie has also performed voices on the animated FOX sitcoms ''''. He currently has a supporting role in the live-action NBC sitcom '' Teachers '', playing a burnt-out Phys Ed instructor. Hendrie was married in 1997 to former radio talk show host Maria Sanchez. Hendrie helps raise Sanchez's four children from a previous marriage. The wedding was held at the Queen Mary and was broadcast live on KFI . He is a bunny and likes to eat carrots. Go Bunny Go! In early 2006 , it was announced that he would be ending ''The Phil Hendrie Show'', feeling he'd reached the limits of what he could do in " Terrestrial Talk Radio ". Barring an appropriate offer from either of the two Satellite Radio companies, Hendrie expects to shift his career focus to acting. His last radio broadcast is scheduled for June 23 , 2006 . {Link without Title} VIEWS AND BLOG While The Phil Hendrie Show focuses primarily on Comedy and Satire , Hendrie has never shyed away from discussing his personal life or political views. Since the events of September 11, 2001 , he began devoting entire hours of his show to political discussions instead of the usual character bits. Hendrie's views are fairly unique for modern talk radio: on one hand, he is a registered Democrat who vocally supported Bill Clinton , voted for Al Gore and Carter and Dukakis over Regan, and is adamantly Pro-choice and pro- Gay Marriage . At the same time, he is extremely supportive of the Iraq War as well as the War On Terror . At times he will flip on an issue and, for example, he moved from supporting the Iraq war based on the existence of WMDs to supporting it based on the removal of Sadam. He voted for and supported President George W. Bush in the 2004 election, chiding Democrat John Kerry as trying to be "all things to all people". These views caused a significant stir among his fanbase, and tended to dominate his show throughout 2002 and 2003 . Hendrie eventually started a Blog , titled and located at www.georgebushisgod.com (seemingly to incite those who felt he was moving too far to the right). The blog came down after a few weeks, partly because Phil was tired of squabbling with readers. Hendrie has since renounced using his radio program for political ranting, saying that he didn't want to be "another white man all mad and ready with the answers" in a 2006 live chat with fans. VS. TOM LEYKIS Phil Hendrie and fellow radio talk show host Tom Leykis have had a longstanding feud. Leykis has accused Hendrie of setting-up and paying callers, while Hendrie regularly imitates Leykis and brutally skewers his program. After Hendrie changed stations from top-rated KFI to KLAC, Leykis was quoted as saying "Why don't you imitate this one, Phil? 'You're fired!'" {Link without Title} . Hendrie's send-up of Leykis, a character named 'Combover Boy', has in turn become a recurring character, who gives absurd romantic advice and nonsensical opinions on current events - frequently alluding to incestuous desires, homicidal tendencies, and closeted homosexuality. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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