Drew Hastings

Hastings was born in Casablanca, Morocco to an English mother, Pamela, and an American G.I. father named Drew. He emigrated to the United States at a young age and grew up in the Midwest, particularly in the Ohio cities of Kettering, Dayton and Cincinnati.{{cite web|last=Martin |first=Jim |url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081023/ENTERTAINMENT0101/310239710/-1/SHOWCASE |title=Bet the Funny Farm article |publisher=Go Erie |date= 2008 |accessdate=2013-07-31}}

Hastings began performing onstage at the age of thirty-one. After having lived in several large cities in the 1970s, including San Francisco and New York, he had moved back to Ohio. In the early 1990s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he would later receive several guest-starring roles and television pilots for networks such as Fox, NBC, and HBO.[http://www.macdonald-murray.com/d_hastings.htm MacDonald-Murray Management: Drew Hastings Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807212108/http://www.macdonald-murray.com/d_hastings.htm |date=August 7, 2007 }} While in California, he wrote and starred in several one-person shows, including, Commencement Speech, Life & Other Short Stories, and The Business of Living, the latter directed by Bob Odenkirk. The main character of The Business of Living, a motivational speaker/success guru named "Jack Freeman", gained a cult following in California and has become increasingly popular throughout the Midwest.{{cite web|last1=Harrell|first1=Jeff|title=The laughs are on Bob and Tom|url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2013-02-13/entertainment/37106815_1_bob-kevoian-tom-show-radio-show|website=South Bend Tribune|accessdate=30 March 2016}} While living in L.A., he got a rare standing ovation on "The Tonight Show".{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/kalamazoo_gazette_extra/2008/02/down_on_the_farm_with_comedian.html |title=Kalamazoo Gazette |publisher=mlive.com |date= 7 Feb 2008 |accessdate=2013-07-31}}

Hastings would later sit in as a guest on The Bob & Tom Show.{{cite web |url= http://www.courierpress.com/news/2007/apr/19/laughs-keep-traveling-in-hastings-direction-when/ |title= Evansville Courier Press |publisher=Courierpress.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-31}} In 2006, he starred in The Friends of Bob & Tom Comedy Central special alongside other comedians such as Bob Zany, Greg Hahn, and Roy Wood, Jr.

On April 26, 2008, Comedy Central aired Drew Hastings: Irked and Miffed, Hastings' premiere one-hour television special. The performance was released on May 6, 2008, through Image Entertainment.

Hastings expressed interest in running for mayor in the city of Hillsboro, Ohio in June 2010{{cite web|url=http://highlandcountypress.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=3765&SectionID=4&SubSectionID=83&S=1 |title=Highland County Press 17 Jun 2010 |publisher=Highlandcountypress.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-31}} as a Republican Party candidate. On January 20, 2011, Hastings took out a candidate petition to run for the position of mayor for the city of Hillsboro.

Hastings filed his petition with the county's Board of Elections, as did two other Republican hopefuls.{{cite web|url=http://highlandcountypress.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=6743&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=20&S=1 |title=Highland County Press 3 Feb 2011 |publisher=Highlandcountypress.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-31}} With the city's primary election held on May 3, 2011, Hastings won the primary election with receiving 295 votes. On November 8, 2011, Hastings won the Hillsboro, Ohio general election garnering 1,008 votes and his opponent, John Levo, received 614 votes. He was sworn in on January 2, 2012.

On November 3, 2015, Hastings won a second term as mayor of Hillsboro with 59% of the vote over Pam Limes.{{cite web|title=No joke: Comedian Drew Hastings re-elected Hillsboro mayor|url=http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20151104/NEWS/311049943/10971/NEWS|website=www.timesreporter.com|accessdate=6 November 2015}}{{cite web|title=Election 2015|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/sections/news/government-politics/elections/results.jsp?keyword=Hastings&s=Search|website=www.dispatch.com|accessdate=6 November 2015}}

On July 12, 2016, Hastings was indicted on four charges, including elections fraud, following a months-long investigation by special prosecutors appointed by a Highland County judge. The counts included theft, theft in office and tampering with records.{{cite web|title=Ohio mayor, standup comedian, Drew Hastings indicted|url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/jul/12/ohio-mayor-standup-comedian-drew-hastings-indicted/?nw|website=www.vindy.com|accessdate=12 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=Hastings indicted on four felonies|url=http://timesgazette.com/news/8890/hastings-indicted-on-four-felonies|website=timesgazette.com|accessdate=12 July 2016}} The judge in the case dismissed 2 of the 4 felony charges against Hastings, and a jury found him not guilty on the remaining charges on November 9, 2016.{{cite web|title=Jury clears comedian mayor Drew Hastings|url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/highland-county/judge-dismisses-2-of-4-counts-against-hillsboro-comedian-mayor|accessdate=14 November 2016}}

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|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Drew Hastings

|votes = 1,008

|percentage = 62.15

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|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = John Levo

|votes = 614

|percentage = 37.86

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|votes = 1,622

|percentage = 100

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|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Drew Hastings

|votes = 1,027

|percentage = 59

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Pam Limes

|votes = 705

|percentage = 41

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|votes = 1,732

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In September 2020, Hastings released The Business of Living, based on his one-person show of the same name. It was written under the pseudonym, Jack Freeman. A satire of the success and self-help genre. https://www.amazon.com/Business-Living-dont-need-success/dp/0578767228/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1639534942&sr=1-2

• Hastings memoir, "Chasing Drew Hastings; a memoir" was completed in October 2021, and has a February 2022 release date.

;One man shows

• Tales Of Unrepentance – Written and performed by Drew Hastings – HBO Theatre, Los Angeles, CA – 1998{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_pV0EAAAAMBAJ |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_pV0EAAAAMBAJ/page/n134 133] |quote=tales of drew hastings. |title=Los Angeles Magazine |via=Internet Archive |date=June 2002 |accessdate=2013-07-31}}
• The Business of Living – Written and performed by Drew Hastings – HBO Workspace – Los Angeles, CA – 1999
• Yard Sale – Written and performed by Drew Hastings – Tamarind Theatre, Los Angeles – 1995

;Movies

• Melvin Goes to Dinner – 2003[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323633/fullcredits Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003) - Full cast and crew] directed by Bob Odenkirk
• Let's Go To Prison – 2006[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454987/fullcredits#cast Let's Go to Prison (2006) - Full cast and crew] directed by Bob Odenkirk

;Television

• The Peter Principle – 2000 – Uncredited – Co-starred with Paul F. Tompkins[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1277727/fullcredits#cast The Peter Principle (2000) (TV) - Full cast and crew]
• The Big Wide World Of Carl Laemke - 2003 - Uncredited[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366234/fullcredits The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (2003) (TV) - Full cast and crew] directed by Bob Odenkirk

• Farmageddon -October 22, 2012
• Drew Hastings: Irked and Miffed - May 6, 2008
• Bob and Tom Radio: The Comedy Tour - September 19, 2006
• I Have No Fight With You People - 2005
• I'm Just Like You - 2003

• {{cite book|title=The Business of Living: You don't need the key to success if you know how to pick the lock! |publisher=Caleb Hill Press |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-578-76722-2}}
• {{cite book|title=Chasing Drew Hastings; a memoir. |publisher=Caleb Hill Press |year=2022 |isbn=978-1-7358066-1-7}}

{{reflist}}

• {{official website|http://www.drewhastings.com/}}
• [http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/h/drew_hastings.jhtml Drew Hastings] at Comedy Central
• http://www.hillsboroohio.net/mayor.html Drew Hastings Hillsboro, Ohio profile

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