- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Henry Hager
- Jim Hager was born on August 30, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Hee Haw (1969), The Bionic Woman (1976) and Twin Detectives (1976). He was married to Betty Hager Rivero. He died on May 1, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- SpouseBetty Hager Rivero(? - 2008) (his death)
- RelativesJessyca Dawn Hager(Niece or Nephew)Mandy Hager(Niece or Nephew)Jon Hager(Sibling)
- While living in California, they played guitar and drums, and sang backup with John Denver, Kenny Rogers and The Carpenters.
- The twins served in the Army together.
- The only time the twin brothers were apart in their entire lives were for 3-1/2 years when Jon left Los Angeles and moved to Nashville. Jim eventually followed suit.
- While working and living in Los Angeles, they once had a recoding contract with Capitol Records. They played regularly at Disneyland and other niteries.
- Jim was at a Nashville coffee shop when he suddenly collapsed. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died.
- People laughed at themselves. They liked the chemistry on the show and the fast pace. The jokes were not all platinum. the writers count on the person delivering the line to pull it off. It was cornball, no denying it. -- JH, referring to the TV show Hee Haw (1969) in a 1988 interview.
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