John Larroquette = not so bad at all.

John Larroquette playing a lawyer on Night Court in 1988

John Larroquette playing a lawyer on Boston Legal in 2008

Some quick John Larroquette factoids:

• For his role on Night Court, Larroquette earned Emmy Awards in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. In 1989, he asked not to be considered for an Emmy. His four consecutive wins were, at the time, a record.
• During an appearance on Tom Snyder's show, Larroquette mentioned that he almost quit the Libertarian party when they nominated Howard Stern to run for governor of New York.
• He lived in New Orleans until he was 22. He returned there after Hurricane Katrina and found the home in which he lived until age 12.
• In the seventies and eighties, Larroquette battled alcoholism. On the Tonight Show he talked about one experience drinking when he woke up a nap and thinking he was cold. He realized he was on a plane and had no idea where it was headed. He said that he was too embarrassed to ask where they were headed.
• He enjoys collecting rare books. Authors whose works he has focused on include [one of my favs] Charles Bukowski.
• A rumor circulated on the internet that Larroquette suffered from, and became a spokesman for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS); however, he confirmed on January 14, 2008 that the IBS rumor was completely false.

See? Seems like an okay guy to me.