Eric Hammer (born February 2, 1967), known professionally as Doc Hammer, 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 Mors Syphilitica was an American gothic rock/ethereal band formed in 1995 in New York City by Lisa Hammer (''née'' Houle) and Eric Hammer after the breakup of their prior band Requiem in White. Their music combined often-surreal lyrics with unus ...

from 1995 to 2002, both with his then-wife

Lisa Hammer Lisa Hammer (née Houle; born April 4, 1967 in Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American filmmaker, actress, composer and singer and is the sister of director James Merendino (''SLC Punk!'').By Mike White, Cashiers Du Cinemart, (archived version ...

. 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.'' (2004–2020), in which Hammer voices several recurring characters 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

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, which formed in 2008. In 2021, Hammer founded the band Pageant Girls with vocalist Ivy Jaff.

Early life

Hammer was born in

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. 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." He lives with

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, a disorder of the

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that can affect

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and

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. He is a self-taught oil painter.

Personal life

He adopted the pseudonym "Doc" in the mid-2000s. In July 2018, Dark Horse Books, a division of

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, 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammer, Doc 1967 births Living people American male musicians American male painters American male television writers American male voice actors American television writers People from Ledyard, Connecticut Screenwriters from Connecticut 21st-century American painters People with Ménière's Disease