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| image= George Del Hoyo.jpg
| character=Doctor [[Spencer]]
| series= 1980
| born_month= 11
| born_day= 23
| born_year= 1953
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| nationality= UY
| site=
| imdb= 0215602
| nocat=Y
| sortkey=Del Hoyo, George
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'''George Del Hoyo''' (born November 23, 1953), often credited as George Deloy, portrayed Dr. [[Spencer]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episodes "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" and "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]". A native of [[w:Canelones|Canelones]], [[w:Uruguay|Uruguay]], Del Hoyo is a highly-seasoned actor, with experience across multiple genres and mediums.

Del Hoyo's first real break in the United States was as Kyle Nunnery in the [[w:Broadway|Broadway]] musical ''The Robber Bridegroom'' in October 1976. The show played at the [[w:Biltmore Theatre|Biltmore]] for another four months.

Two years later, Del Hoyo moved to television with ''The Seekers'' in 1979 as the character Gilbert Kent. He would make guest appearances on two more television shows before getting his first recurring role in a series, as Dr. Spencer in ''Galactica 1980''.

After ''Galactica 1980'', Del Hoyo did a number of guest spots on several shows, and played recurring roles in the series ''[[w:Quincy, M.E.|Quincy, M.E.]]'' and ''[[w:St. Elsewhere|St. Elsewhere]]''. In 1986, Del Hoyo landed a major role on ''[[w:Days of Our Lives|Days of Our Lives]]'' as the villanous character Orpheus. Del Hoyo played the character for over a year before moving on.

Propelled by his success on ''Days of Our Lives'', Del Hoyo landed a role as a main character on the soap opera ''Generations'' in its first season. Afterwards, Del Hoyo became known as a popular guest actor on some of the most popular shows of the 1990s, such as ''[[w:Cheers (TV series)|Cheers]]'', ''[[w:L.A. Law|L.A. Law]]'', ''[[w:Frasier (TV series)|Frasier]]'', ''[[w:Beverly Hills 90210|Beverly Hills 90210]]'', ''[[w:Home Improvement|Home Improvement]]'' and ''[[w:Walker, Texas Ranger|Walker, Texas Ranger]]''.

Today, Del Hoyo works mostly as a voice actor for television promotional pieces, most notably for [[w:Home Box Office|HBO]]. His voice can be heard in the introductions and promotional commercials for many of HBO's most popular shows.

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