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Lester "Les" Nessman Jr. is a fictional character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82) played by Richard Sanders. He reprised his role in the sequel series, The New WKRP in Cincinnati.
Richard Sanders (born 1940 or 1941) is a retired American actor and screenwriter. He played quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982). Most of his acting career has been on television.
Les Nessman (Richard Sanders), the fastidious, bow-tied news reporter, who is a "mama's boy" of a man, approaches his job with absurdly earnest seriousness, despite being almost totally incompetent (a fact to which he is oblivious). He and salesman Herb Tarlek refer to themselves and Mr. Carlson as "the suits", compared to "the dungarees" (Andy ...
Richard Sanders was born on 23 August 1940 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), Men of Honor (2000) and Day of the Tentacle (1993). He is married to Marilynn Marko-Sanders.
Feb 16, 2022 · Les Nessman Highlights from WKRP in Cincinnati. Ultimate Rock Show. 576 subscribers. Subscribed. 116. 9.1K views 2 years ago. Some of the funniest moments of Nessman's Career ...more.
Mar 2, 2022 · The Genius of Les Nessman. Les is the incompetent news director of WKRP and has been with the station since 1954. Les's area of greatest expertise is agriculture; he is a five-time winner of...
Apr 21, 2022 · Although he gravitated toward writing the fictional characters of Herb Tarlek, Les Nessman and Mr. Carlson, Kampmann often wrote episodes featuring celebrities such as Dr. Joyce Brothers and Bert Parks.
