David Hodo

David Hodo, the original Construction Worker, was born in Palo Alto, Calif., raised in Sacramento and spent four "curious" years in San Andreas (yes, on top of the fault line): many of his relatives were actual California settlers. "I'll always be a California boy, but I'm also a New Yorker at heart having now lived half of my life here."

He graduated from Sacramento State College with a B.A. in Speech. He then moved to New York City and got his Actors' Equity card on his second day in the city (unheard of!) and made his living singing and dancing on Broadway and in too many summer stock tours to mention. He was featured on Broadway and Off-Broadway in Pal Joey, Doctor Jazz, the rock musical Salvation and Sal Mineo's drama Fortune And Mens' Eyes.

The oddest job he had (other than Village People) was that of a roller skating fire eater...until he nearly burned his face off! This is how he got his nickname: Scar.

The year that he joined Village People was also the year that his birthday fell on 7-7-77, which he knew from the time he was a child was going to be a special year. With Village People he covered the globe several times over, meeting wonderful people and having some great times.

Some of the more memorable moments were winning an American Music Award, being kissed by Ella Fitzgerald, shaking hands with LadyBird Johnson ("She's an incredibly powerful presence."), meeting many childhood idols - Dick Clark, The Righteous Brothers, Leslie Gore, Lou Cristie, Little Anthony and the Imperials, and especially Ike and Tina Turner whom he saw in concert over thirty years ago in the Ike and Tina Turner Review. "I was totally blown away by her and so when I was able to work and tour with her in Germany several years ago, it was all I could do to refrain from falling at her feet and vowing complete and total servitude. "She is the Godess of goddesses and the indisputable Queen of Rock 'n Roll!" Another awesome experience was at Mala Mala, a game preserve in Africa.

"Hanging out with the guys is a great pleasure. I always enjoy their company. We have been through hell and high water together, and we can still make the best out of the worst situations."

He is a talented composer, having written original material for Village People which has been performed in their live show. Music is David's soul food. He is also a voracious reader. One of his greatest fears is to be stuck somewhere without something to read.

Favorite things: David is an animal freak with two cats that he rescued from the streets of his neighborhood. He claims that if he wasn't touring so much, he would have a menagerie.

Weaknesses: Chocolate, sunglasses, shoes, book stores and stray animals. He's the one walking around the Bronx at night with bags of dry dog and cat food.

Mr. Hodo is the oldest of seven so he has a terminal Big Brother complex and will always be the bossy one, but "I will always be the one who steps between you and the bully."

David now lives in Manhattan. "I'm no longer wandering around the Bronx feeding stray animals, more like wandering around Times Square thinking "I don't think we're in the Bronx anymore Hodo". David is a member of the Board of Directors of Sixuvus Ltd. (the Village People corporation).