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Actor. Years active. 1969–present. Known for. Taxi. Randall Carver (born May 25 [1] in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actor. Carver started his acting career in the late 1960s, and had roles in films and television. He portrayed John Burns throughout the first season (1978–79) of Taxi .
Randall Carver was born on 25 May 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for There Will Be Blood (2007), Taxi (1978) and Man on the Moon (1999). He has been married to Shelley Herman since 21 December 2012.
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John Burns (Randall Carver) (1978–1979) – The naive young man works as a cabbie to pay for college, where he is working towards a degree in forestry.
Mini Bio. Randall Carver was born on May 25, 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for There Will Be Blood (2007), Taxi (1978) and Man on the Moon (1999). He has been married to Shelley Herman since December 21, 2012.
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- May 25, 1946
- THE SERIES WAS INSPIRED BY A MAGAZINE ARTICLE. When The Mary Tyler Moore Show ended its successful seven-season run, co-creator James L. Brooks formed a new production company, the John Charles Walters Company, with David Davis, Ed.
- TONY DANZA WAS "DISCOVERED" IN THE BOXING RING. In the mid-1970s “Tough” Tony Danza was a professional boxer who trained at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn.
- "TONY BANTA" STARTED OUT AS "PHIL RYAN." The original boxer character Brooks had in mind was an Irish heavyweight named Phil Ryan, but he liked Danza’s audition enough to tailor the part to the actor.
- THE PRODUCERS WANTED JUDD HIRSCH, BUT HIRSCH DIDN'T WANT A SERIES. Judd Hirsch was primarily a stage actor who had done a few films. In 1977 he guest starred on two episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show spin-off Rhoda, and decided that he didn’t enjoy working on television.
Jul 9, 2020 · Randall Carver (John Burns) For the first season of Taxi , Randall Carver played the lovable but not too bright goof John Burns who married a woman on their first date. Unfortunately Carver did not return to Taxi for its second season as the creators felt John and Tony were too similar.
Taxi. Murphy's Law. Malcolm in the Middle. Detour to Terror. Acting. Randall Carver was born on May 25, 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for There Will Be Blood (2007), Taxi (1978) and Time to Run (1973). He has been married to Shelley Herman since December 21, 2012.
