Hardy Rawls

{{Infobox person

| name = Hardy Rawls

| occupation = Actor

| known_for = Acting in
The Adventures of Pete & Pete

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Hardy Rawls is a character actor. In 2003, Adweek and Ad Age described Rawls's best-known role as that of the father on Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete. For Maytag's 2004 marketing campaign, Rawls became the third actor to portray Ol' Lonely, replacing the retiring Gordon Jump; Rawls was, in turn, replaced by Richmond, Virginia real estate broker Clay Jackson on April 2, 2007. Rawls also performed in NBC's 1987 television film Bates Motel.

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{{cite book |last1=Sherman |first1=Fraser A. |year=2000 |chapter=The Films |title=Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television |language=en |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company |page=21 |isbn=978-0-7864-4341-3}}

{{cite magazine |last1=Macarthur |first1=Kate |date=2003-07-29 |title=Lonely Maytag Repairman Gets New Face |url=https://adage.com/article/news/lonely-maytag-repairman-face/38069 |url-status=live |magazine=Ad Age |language=en |location=Chicago |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527192733/https://adage.com/article/news/lonely-maytag-repairman-face/38069 |archive-date=2020-05-27 |access-date=2020-05-27 |quote=Long-Running Ad Icon Gets Third Actor in 35 Years}}

{{cite magazine |last1=Baar |first1=Aaron |date=2003-07-29 |title=Jump Retires as Maytag's 'Lonely' Repairman |url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/jump-retires-maytags-lonely-repairman-66064/ |url-status=live |magazine=Adweek |language=en |location=Chicago |issn=0199-2864 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211202928/https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/jump-retires-maytags-lonely-repairman-66064/ |archive-date=2018-12-11 |access-date=2020-05-27}}

{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Stuart |date=2007-04-02 |title=A Winning Audition for Maytag Repairman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/business/media/02maytag.html |url-status=live |work=The New York Times |language=en |issn=1553-8095 |oclc=1645522 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605035113/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/business/media/02maytag.html |archive-date=2015-06-05 |access-date=2020-05-27}}

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