The Untold Truth Of King Of The Hill

Producer and writer John Altschuler served as King of the Hill's showrunner for its final seasons. One of his lasting contributions was creating the character Lucky Kleinschmidt, Luanne's sketchy boyfriend and later husband. His nickname (his real name is Elroy) comes from his main source of income, a cash settlement he won because he slipped on a puddle of urine in a Costco. Lucky is voiced by rock legend Tom Petty—and he kind of looks like Tom Petty, too, which is totally by design. When describing the character to Mike Judge, Altschuler said Lucky ought to look like "Tom Petty without the success." That led producers to actually pursue Petty for the role. The rock star, who has very little acting experience outside of his music videos, enthusiastically signed up.