John O’Hurley is as much a part of business as he is show business. He has been embraced for his business savvy by Business Week, Time, CNBC and Fox News, as well as being named one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men of the Year. Most notably known as the eccentric catalogue clothier J. Peterman on the hit television show, Seinfeld, O’Hurley now owns the J.Peterman Company, along with the “real” J. Peterman.

As a major investor and board member in over 12 companies in the restaurant, travel, and media industries, O’Hurley still considers his current starring role as King Arthur in Monty Python’s Spamalot his favorite hobby. O’Hurley is also a best-selling author and an accomplished composer.


After his first book, “It’s Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump, and Other Life Lessons Learned from Dogs” hit the New York Times Best Seller List in 2006, Penguin Publishing eagerly encouraged him to write a second book, Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It, due out October 2007.

His first double-CD entitled “Peace of Our Minds” has now been ranked one of the top sellers on QVC and CDBaby.com for 3 years and debuted atop the Billboard charts. A spokesman and voice for countless companies throughout the years, O’Hurley is one of the top corporate motivational speakers in the country.

Why is this important?

The companies in which John is an investor are highly customer service-related. On a consistent basis he practices what he teaches in striving to offer great customer service.

Additionally, as an actor who is often in the public eye, he understands, first-hand the importance of both image and branding. As an entertainer, he believes, you are individually responsible for both.