Bill Dauterive

Bill Dauterive (voiced by Stephen Root) is a character in the animated series King of the Hill. His full name is William Fontaine de la Tour D?auterive. Bill is a Sergeant in the United States Army, and serves as a barber at Fort Blanda near Arlen.

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Voiced - Stephen Root - Animated series - King of the Hill - United States Army - Barber

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Bill hails from a wealthy Cajun family and lived in Louisiana until he was six years old. In Episode 66 ("A Beer Can Named Desire") Bill and his friends visited his family's estate, "Chateau d?Haute Rive."

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Cajun - Louisiana

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Bill is arguably the most pathetic character in the series.

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Bill's life can be described simply: What football didn't take, the army did and virtually anything left of Bill was taken by Lenore. Bill is little more than a shadow of what he was in high school and as a result his friends are protective of him.

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He is overweight, bald, socially awkward to the point that people have mistakened him for retarded. He has poor hygiene habits and even poorer self-esteem. Much like the narrator in The Raven, Bill pines for his ex-wife, Lenore. For many years Bill held on to the faint hope that Lenore would come back to him before finally coming to terms with his wife?s departure. As a consequence of his divorce, Bill tends to become extremely attached to people or objects for whom he has affection, almost to the point of suffocation. In the episode "Bill of Sales" Peggy learns that Bill can only respect people who are verbally abusive to him. In spite of his drawbacks, Bill can be inspirational at times. Boomhauer was once pulled out of a deep depression by an encouraging speech from Bill.

Related Topics:
The Raven - Peggy

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The cause for Bill's slovenly and overweight condition was briefly thought to have stemmed from his involvement as an Army test subject from 1982-1984. The drugs administered in the test were intended to create an elite group of arctic commandos with walrus-like capabilities that would be deployed in the event of war if the Soviet Union were to invade the United States via Alaska. It was later discovered that Bill was injected with placebos.

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1982 - 1984 - Commando - Walrus - Soviet Union - United States - Alaska - Placebos

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In high school, Bill (nicknamed, "the Billdozer") was Arlen High's career leader in touchdowns, and held the distinction for over 20 years.

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High school - Touchdowns

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Like his friends and high school classmates Hank Hill, Dale Gribble, and Boomhauer, he frequently drinks Alamo beer in the alley behind Hank's house. Bill once salvaged a couch discarded by Kahn which was then used by Bill, Hank, Dale and Boomhauer in the alley.

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Hank Hill - Dale Gribble - Boomhauer - Alamo beer - Kahn

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