Fez Whatley

Fez Whatley
Fez Whatley during the 2006 Opie and Anthony Homeless Shopping Spree
Birth name	Todd Hillier
Born	(1964-03-31) March 31, 1964 (age 53) Florida
Show	Ron and Fez
Station(s)	Raw Dog Comedy (SiriusXM Channel 99)
Time slot	12:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET Monday - Friday
Style	Radio host, comedian
Country	United States

Todd Hillier (born March 31, 1964 in Florida), better known by his on air name Fez Marie Whatley, is a former American talk radio host and comedian who co-hosted The Ron and Fez Show. From October 9, 2007 to June 27, 2008, Whatley also served as the Executive Producer.

Whatley originally became well known after becoming a producer and contributor for the highly-successful and wildly popular syndicated radio program The Ron and Ron Show. After the show disbanded due to being cancelled for low ratings after the departure of Ron Diaz, Whatley teamed up with Ron Bennington to create The Ron and Fez Show on a small Daytona Beach radio station (WKRO). After a relatively short stint there, the duo then created a show originally titled Ron and Fez Dot Com as they moved to overnights on WNEW in New York City.

Whatley graduated from Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas Park, Florida in 1982, and received a publication award from the International Thespian Society.

On February 24, 2011, Fez's father, Dick Hillier died in a NYC hospital. Ron Bennington was on-air the next day and in Fez's absence put on an impromptu radio memorial for Fez's father going to break playing Danny Boy. Fez returned to the air on Monday, March 7, and offered a touching remembrance of his father.

On February 24, 2012, Fez came out as gay. Fez had been playing a flamboyant character on the air for more than 20 years, but became increasingly uncomfortable in the role after recognizing his sexual orientation and being unable to publicly embrace it. After admitting his sexuality to his co-host Ron Bennington three years earlier, Fez spoke openly on the air about his issues as a closeted man, referring to his "secret," but had remained unable to say it directly. He chose to come out on the one-year anniversary of his father's death.