Jeff Mooring

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Jeff Mooring is an American retired actor. He is best known for portraying Dave on the television series Sports Night. He also appeared on The West Wing, The Nanny, Murphy Brown, The Hit List, The Cosby Show and others.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Mooring was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. After moving to New York city, he briefly studied dance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[2]

Career[edit]

He worked as a backup dancer and singer for Mexican pop singer Celi Bee and toured with Broadway productions of West Side Story, Swing!, Evita and others. He later appeared in a small role on The Cosby Show and began appearing in television.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1990 The First Power Uniform Cop #2
2011 The Hit List Fred Gates

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Cosby Show Greg Episode: "Clair's Sister"
1987 Ohara Harris Episode: "Laura"
1988 Our House Officer Episode: "Two Beat, Four Beat"
1988 Houston Knights Player Episode: "Cajun Spice"
1988 Amen Reverend Junior Episode: "The Fantasy"
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Charlie's Partner Episode: "Off Duty"
1989 Murphy Brown Stage Manager Episode: "TV or Not TV"
1990 A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder Darrell Television film
1996, 1996 The Nanny Bartender / Waiter 2 episodes
1998–2000 Sports Night Dave 44 episodes
2001 Off Centre Morris 2 episodes
2001–2003 The West Wing Reporter Phil 5 episodes

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Local actor reunites with 'West Wing' cast for reboot episode". WTKR. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ "'We need to bring out the vote': Actor and former Spokane resident Jeff Mooring returns to 'The West Wing' for reunion, to inspire voters | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.