Biography
Steven Kampmann is an American actor, writer and director. He was born on 31 May 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for playing Kirk Devane in the first two seasons of the sitcom Newhart (1982–1984).
Kampmann wrote for the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1981) and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1981. His film writing credits include the screenplays for Back to School (1986), The Couch Trip (1988) and Stealing Home (1988), which he also directed. He wrote Clifford (1994) under the pseudonym Bobby von Hayes and wrote and directed BuzzKill (2012).
He has appeared in films including Multiplicity (1996) and Analyze That (2002). Kampmann is married to actress Judith Kahan.
