Maurice LaMarche
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor. Across a career spanning more than four decades he has voiced Chief Quimby on Inspector Gadget, Egon Spengler on The Real Ghostbusters, The Brain on Animaniacs and its spin-off Pinky and the Brain, Big Bob on Hey Arnold!, Alec Baldwin in Team America: World Police, Kif Kroker and Calculon on Futurama and dozens of other highly recognizable characters in central and minor roles across film, television, and video games.
Early life
LaMarche was born in Toronto, Ontario,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> on March 30, 1958, to Guy LaMarche and Linda Bourdon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His family moved to Timmins, Ontario shortly after he was born and moved back to Toronto when he was around 4.<ref name="quick-stop-interview">Template:Cite web</ref> LaMarche's childhood was filled with his "own little world of cartoons and sixties television".<ref name="quick-stop-interview"/> It was in his second year of high school that he learned of the popularity his talent for mimicry could garner him. This realization came from a coincidental performance in a high school "variety night" when a couple of friends urged him to enter. The act he performed at the variety night was "celebrities as waiters" which he used until the end of his stand-up career.<ref name="quick-stop-interview"/>
One of his neighbours was comedian Mike Myers.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
Career
Stand-up comedy

At the age of nineteen, LaMarche took his high school act to an open mic night in New York City, performing to a reaction in which, as he describes, "they just totally ignored me".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This reaction was coupled with the criticism LaMarche received from fellow Canadian comedians who LaMarche describes as discouraging him from pursuing a career outside of Canada.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He returned to Canada, continued to do stand-up, and also started a career in voice work.
Three years later, LaMarche moved to Los Angeles to further his stand-up career. This move, LaMarche says, would always be something he regretted doing instead of moving to New York: "... in retrospect, I thought it was a mistake. I think that a couple of years in New York would have made me a stronger comedian."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Over the next five years, LaMarche's career progressed, playing comedy clubs throughout the US, with several appearances on The Merv Griffin Show and An Evening At The Improv. In spite of such interest, LaMarche believed that, while his impersonations and stage presence were professional, he needed to develop funnier comedy material. LaMarche was asked to be part of the 1985 HBO production Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special, on which Bob Saget, Rita Rudner, Louie Anderson, Yakov Smirnoff also appeared, and included the breakout first appearance of Sam Kinison. Although he was received and reviewed favourably, in looking back on his own performance in that special, LaMarche believed he was "probably about five years away from going from being a good comedian to being a great comedian" and being the "only impressionist that actually comes from somewhere".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
During his standup career, LaMarche opened for such acts as Rodney Dangerfield, George Carlin, Howie Mandel, David Sanborn, and Donna Summer, usually in the main showrooms of Las Vegas and Atlantic City.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On March 9, 1987, LaMarche's father was murdered, shot to death by a lifelong friend in a Toronto hotel lobby in front of dozens of witnesses. This sent LaMarche into depression and alcoholism for the next two years, effectively stalling his stand-up career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After getting sober on January 20, 1989, LaMarche returned to stand-up comedy in the early part of 1990. As he was regaining self-confidence, his 18-year-old sister was killed in a car accident in September of that year.<ref name="quickstopentertainment.com">Template:Cite web</ref> At this point, though he remained sober, LaMarche decided to retire from stand-up comedy. He said, "at that point I just threw up my hands and went, 'Oh, that's it. I don't have any funny left in me. I'm done'".<ref name="quickstopentertainment.com"/>
Voice acting
Early Canadian work
LaMarche's entry into the voiceover industry was in 1980 in Easter Fever and Take Me Up to the Ball Game, two animated Canadian TV specials from Nelvana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also was a regular voice performer on Toronto's pioneering cult TV hit The All-Night Show, which debuted in September 1980; a continuing feature had the lips of LaMarche inserted into a photograph of a famous person, and having LaMarche imitate that person to deliver a show promo or announcement. When LaMarche left the show in 1981, Jim Carrey was recruited to take his place as a voice actor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Television

It took a few years after his 1981 move to Los Angeles for LaMarche to establish himself in the American voiceover industry, which he initially pursued as a side endeavor during his full-time standup comedy career. LaMarche began on Inspector Gadget with that show's second season in 1985, and went on to Dennis the Menace, Popeye and Son and The Real Ghostbusters where he played Egon Spengler. After The Real Ghostbusters, LaMarche became a regular mainstay of the voiceover industry, appearing in such shows as Tiny Toon Adventures, GI Joe, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series, Taz-Mania, Where's Waldo, The Little Mermaid, Batman: The Animated Series, and Bonkers before landing perhaps his most recognized role in 1993 as The Brain on Animaniacs and later its spin-off show Pinky and the Brain. Following this, LaMarche worked on The Critic, Freakazoid!, and The Tick before then reprising his role of Egon in Extreme Ghostbusters. The stretch of two years after this saw LaMarche portray characters in such shows as Hey Arnold! as Big Bob Pataki, Queer Duck, and The Chimp Channel. During this time LaMarche became the voice actor for Mortimer Mouse, whom he voiced in the television series Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse. It was at this time, 1999, that LaMarche began work on Futurama, and since Futurama, he has continued to work steadily in television, including guest roles on The Simpsons (where he once again parodied Orson Welles). His most recent regular role came as Hovis the butler on the Nickelodeon series Catscratch. LaMarche was the voice of antagonist Father in Codename: Kids Next Door and was also the voice of Victor in Playhouse Disney's Handy Manny 2007 Halloween episode. He also played the voice role of Grumpy in the 2014 Disney XD series The 7D, a reimagining of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
LaMarche has done various voice work for many Warner Bros. Animation and DiC Entertainment cartoons. He also delivered the protracted belches for the "Great Wakkorotti" shorts on Animaniacs, in which Wakko Warner performed various pieces of music. One of those belches was later recycled for Buddy in 2003's New Line Cinema film Elf. In 2011, LaMarche reprised his role as Yosemite Sam in Cartoon Network's new series, The Looney Tunes Show, and its spin-off, New Looney Tunes.
LaMarche made several appearances in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic where he voiced Chancellor Neighsay.
Pinky and the Brain
LaMarche plays the character of The Brain in both Animaniacs and the spin-off.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In creating the voice for Brain, LaMarche says he looked at a picture of the character and immediately thought of Orson Welles,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> although the character was not modeled after Welles.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Voicing Brain gave LaMarche the opportunity to make use of his signature impersonation of Welles.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Many Pinky and the Brain episodes are nods to Welles' career. LaMarche won an Annie Award for his role as the Brain, and was nominated for an Emmy.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> LaMarche later used this accent to voice Father in Codename: Kids Next Door.
The Critic
While working on The Critic, LaMarche once voiced 29 characters in one 30-minute episode.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
His time on The Critic also afforded LaMarche the opportunity to once again parody Orson Welles, this time after a video reading of a will (the Sherman family was so wealthy, they had hired Welles to narrate it) dissolves into a commercial for Mrs. Pells Fishsticks, as well as another for Rosebud Frozen Peas ("full of count-ry goodness and green pea-ness"), and another for Blotto Bros. wine. He also occasionally served as an uncredited fill-in for main cast member Jon Lovitz as Jay Sherman.
Futurama

Much of his best known voice work is from Futurama where he voiced Zapp Brannigan's beleaguered assistant Kif Kroker, melodramatic soap acting unit Calculon, the Nero-esque Hedonismbot, Morbo the news anchor, and Lrrr, ruler of the planet Omicron Persei 8, among numerous others. He has also done his Orson Welles impression on the show, winning a 2011 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy for his portrayal of Lrrr and Orson Welles in the episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences". He won another Emmy the following year for the episode "The Silence of the Clamps".
Heroes
LaMarche acted, voice only, in the second episode of the hit NBC show Heroes, "Don't Look Back", as the villain Sylar. His voice is heard in a recorded phone conversation on Chandra Suresh's answering machine. The role of Sylar was later played by Zachary Quinto.<ref name="TheStar">Template:Cite web</ref>
Film
LaMarche appeared in many films, including dubbing the voice of Orson Welles over Vincent D'Onofrio's on-camera performance in Ed Wood; Pepé Le Pew in Space Jam; supplying the voice of the Alec Baldwin puppet in Team America: World Police, and reprising his roles from Queer Duck and Futurama in the direct-to-video films Queer Duck: The Movie and Futurama: Bender's Big Score, respectively. More recently, LaMarche was the voice of Mr. Big, the Tundratown crimeboss in Disney's 2016 film Zootopia.
His one on-camera theatrical film performance was in the 1981 Canadian feature Funny Farm, not to be confused with a later Chevy Chase vehicle of the same name. The film follows the story of a young standup comedian's attempt to break into the big-time on the L.A. comedy scene. LaMarche played Dickie Lyons, an impressionist who befriends the main character, Mark Champlin. The film also starred Howie Mandel, Eileen Brennan, and Miles Chapin.
In Mark Hamill's 2004 film Comic Book: The Movie, LaMarche made a rare live appearance to be in the special features of the DVD alongside Pinky and the Brain co-star Rob Paulsen. Among other gags, he re-enacted his impression of Orson Welles' famous frozen peas commercial outtake.
Commercials
LaMarche has also lent his voice to commercials. He voiced Kellogg's Froot Loops spokesbird Toucan Sam, the animated Willy Wonka character in Nestlé's Willy Wonka Candy Company commercials, and the narrator for Lexus commercials. He has also appeared as himself, doing the voice of Popeye the Sailor for the Long John Silver's restaurant chain in the early 1990s, reprising the role from the TV series Popeye & Son.
On 8 September 2018, LaMarche was featured in the commercial for the open world driving game Forza Horizon 4.
Theme parks
LaMarche provided the voice of Yosemite Sam for the Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure! dark ride at Six Flags Over Texas, which opened in 1992.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
LaMarche has been married to Robin G. Eisenman since May 19, 1991; together they have a son.<ref name="encyclopedia.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Rock & Rule | The Sailor<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> | |
| The Funny Farm | Dickie | ||
| 1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | Dizzy Devil<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1992 | Cool World | Vincent Whiskers, Drunken Bar Patron<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1994 | Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | Cyclops<ref name="btva" /> | Television film |
| Tiny Toons Spring Break Special | Dizzy Devil<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Ed Wood | Orson Welles | ||
| Pom Poko | Narrator, Second Drunk | ||
| 1995 | Napoleon | Snake, Frill-Necked Lizard, Turtle<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Pepé Le Pew<ref name="btva" /> | |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Lost & Found Officer<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 1999 | Wakko's Wish | The Brain, Squit<ref name="btva" /> | Nominated – Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production |
| The Chimp Channel | Harry Waller, Bernard | ||
| Mogge: The Movie | Tiny | ||
| 2000 | The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus | Mogorb<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | Lawrence Talbot, Wolfman | ||
| 2002 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | Balto<ref name="btva" /> | Direct-to-video |
| Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge | Inspector Gadget | ||
| Hey Arnold!: The Movie | Big Bob Pataki, Head of Security<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | Spike, Alley Cat<ref name="btva" /> | Direct-to-video | |
| 2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Horace Badun<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Elf | Buddy's Burp | Uncredited | |
| 2004 | Team America: World Police | Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck (deleted scene) | <ref name="btva" /> |
| Balto III: Wings of Change | Balto, Bull Moose<ref name="btva" /> | Direct-to-video | |
| Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | Medium Beagle Boy<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Comic Book: The Movie | Himself | Segment: "Behind the Voices" | |
| 2006 | Tekkonkinkreet | Fujimura | |
| Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas | Yosemite Sam | ||
| Casper's Scare School | Pirate, Thurdigree Burns<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Barnyard | Igg<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Queer Duck: The Movie | Oscar Wildcat<ref name="btva" /> | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | Futurama: Bender's Big Score | Calculon, Kif Kroker, Morbo, various | |
| 2008 | Futurama: Bender's Game | ||
| The Jewish Nudist Buddhist | God | Independent film | |
| Dead Space: Downfall | White, Bavaro<ref name="btva" /> | Direct-to-video | |
| Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Gus | ||
| Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | Calculon, Kif Kroker, Morbo, various | ||
| 2009 | Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | ||
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Root Beer Tapper<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns | Herbert Willing<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2012 | Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Archambault<ref name="btva" /> | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Frozen | King Agnarr<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2014 | The Boxtrolls | Sir Langsdale<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2015 | Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | Yosemite Sam<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Mr. Big<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2017 | CarGo | Chief, Ferryman, Tough Old Car<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2017 | Best Fiends: Visit Minutia<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> | Howie | Short film |
| 2017 | K9 World Cup | Voice | Direct to video |
| 2018 | Best Fiends: Fort of Hard Knocks<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> | ||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Root Beer Tapper<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2018 | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High | Oberon, Red Tornado<ref name="btva" /> | Direct-to-video |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost | Vincent Van Ghoul, Bernie Alan, Vance Linklater<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Spike | |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 | Mr. Big<ref name="btva" /> |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Jack Rabbit Story: Easter Fever | Don Rattles, Steed Martin<ref name="btva" /> | Television film |
| Take Me Up to the Ball Game | Additional Voices | ||
| 1985–1986 | Inspector Gadget | Chief Quimby | Season 2 |
| 1986 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Mockingbird Maurice | |
| The Transformers | Six-Gun | Episode: "Thief in the Night" | |
| Popples | Puzzle | ||
| 1986–1991 | The Real Ghostbusters | Egon Spengler, Various Voices | |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life | Rod Sperling | Episode: "Seven Little Indians" |
| Popeye and Son | Popeye | ||
| DuckTales | Count Roy | Episode: "Duck in the Iron Mask" | |
| Wordplay | Himself | Contestant | |
| 1988 | The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil | Dishonest John | |
| Dennis the Menace | George Wilson, Henry Mitchell, Ruff | ||
| 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show | Inspector Gadget | Episode: "Defective Gadgetry" |
| Dennis the Menace | George Wilson, Henry Mitchell, Ruff | ||
| 1989–1992 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Copperhead, Low-Light, Spirit, Serpentor, Destro, Big Ben | |
| 1990–1991 | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | Zoltan<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1990–1995 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Verminous Skumm, Duke Nukum | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | Dizzy Devil, Tasmanian Devil, Yosemite Sam, Blueboy, Robin Killems, Board Artist, Parum Pum Man<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 1991 | TaleSpin | General Patton | |
| Where's Waldo? | Additional Voices | ||
| 1991–1995 | Taz-Mania | Hugh Tasmanian Devil, Daniel Platypus, Daffy Duck, Drew Tasmanian Devil, Yosemite Sam | |
| 1993 | Batman: The Animated Series | Murphy<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "The Man Who Killed Batman" |
| 1993–1994 | Bonkers | Mr. Blackenblue, Smarts, Tuttle Turtle, Al Vermin | |
| 1993–1996 | Rocko's Modern Life | Additional Voices | |
| 1993–1998 | Animaniacs | The Brain, Squit, Wakko's Burps, Mel Gibson, Michelangelo, Jack Palance, Reporter, Marvin the Martian, Eli, Captain Kirk, Hisskill, Myles Standish, Santa Claus, Golfing Doctor, Spartacus, Howie Turn, William Shatner, Announcer, Doofy, Conductor<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1994 | The Little Mermaid | Scuttle | |
| 1994–1995 | The Critic | Jeremy Hawke, Principal Mangosuthu, Orson Welles, Humphrey Bogart, Jim Carrey, Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Tony Curtis, William Devane, Dirty Harry, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Hanks, Charlton Heston, Snowman, Hannibal Lecter, Dennis Hopper, Michael Jackson, George Lazenby, Rick Moranis, Arthur Bach, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Elvis Presley, Claude Rains, Keanu Reeves, Arnold Schwarzenegger, William Shatner, Christian Slater, Howard Stern, Jean-Luc Picard, The Three Tenors, Additional Voices | Main role |
| 1995–present | The Simpsons | George C. Scott, Commander McBragg, Orson Welles, Vincent Price, Toucan Sam, Milo, Hedonismbot Cosplayer, Various Voices | Recurring role |
| 1995–1996 | What a Cartoon! | Man #2, Captain #1, Big Fat Roy<ref name="btva" /> | 2 episodes |
| Dumb and Dumber | Fingers, Black Jack Dealer, Roy, Announcer, Mulligan, Principal<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 1995 | Rugrats | Store Clerk | |
| 1995–2004 | Johnny Bravo | Dr. Alphonse, Squint Ringo, Fish Lips Malone, Additional Voices<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1995–1997 | Freakazoid! | Longhorn, The Brain, Krimson Kvetch, Rathgar, William Shatner, Dan, Morality and You Host<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1995–1998 | Pinky and the Brain | The Brain<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Gadget Boy & Heather | Boris, Mulch and Humus, Myron Dabble, Chief Strombolli, G9 | ||
| 1995–2001 | The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries | Yosemite Sam, Bingo Barker, Lojack, Sam Spade, Harry Follicle, Pjerry Nelson<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1996–2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | Simion, various voices<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1996 | The Tick | Hotel Manager<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "The Tick vs. Prehistory" |
| 1996–1997 | Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys | Dr. Splitz, Matrix, Holo-boon 3462830, Kaz-Par, Olram<ref name="btva" /> | |
| The Incredible Hulk | Doctor Strange | ||
| 1996–2004 | Hey Arnold! | Big Bob Pataki, various voices<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1996–1998 | Stickin' Around | Additional Voices | |
| 1997 | Road Rovers | Russian President, Radio Announcer, Malcomb LaMarche<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Recess | Additional Voices | ||
| Extreme Ghostbusters | Egon Spengler | ||
| The Wacky World of Tex Avery | Mooch, Emperor, Narrator, Additional Voices | ||
| Nightmare Creatures | Narrator | Television commercial<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | |
| 1997–2006 | Space Goofs | Etno Polino<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1998 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Dr. Quizzical, Burger Chef, Knight | 2 episodes |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Little Guy, Wet Guy, Circus Guy, Rothgar, Toby, Frosty the Flake, Tiger<ref name="btva" /> | 3 episodes | |
| 1998–2000 | Histeria! | George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, William Shakespeare, Amerigo Vespucci, Michelangelo, Socrates, Various Voices<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role |
| 1998–1999 | Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain | The Brain<ref name="btva" /> | Main role |
| 1998–2005 | CatDog | Narrator | |
| The Powerpuff Girls | Additional Voices<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role | |
| 1999 | Sonic Underground | Sleet | Main role |
| 1999–2000 | Mickey Mouse Works | Mortimer Mouse | Recurring role |
| Dilbert | The World's Smartest Garbageman | ||
| Sabrina: The Animated Series | Additional Voices | Recurring role | |
| 1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present |
Futurama | Calculon, Kif Kroker, Morbo, Lrrr, Axl Kroker, Walt, Donbot, Clamps, Hyper-Chicken Lawyer, Hedonismbot, Scoop Chang (season 5-7), Crushinator, Horrible Gelatinous Blob, Raoul, Headless Body of Spiro Agnew, Headless Clone of Spiro Agnew, Brain Spawn, "Anthology of Interest" Narrator, "The Scary Door" Announcer, George Washington's Head, George Michael's Head, Abraham Lincoln's Head, Theodore Roosevelt's Head, Charles de Gaulle's Head, Harry S. Truman's Head, Mario, Donkey Kong, Orson Welles' Head, Various Voices | Main role |
| 2000 | Hard Drinkin' Lincoln | John Wilkes Booth | |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Ambassador<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "Speed Trap" | |
| 2000–2002 | Queer Duck | Oscar Wildcat, Mr. Duckstein, others | |
| 2000–2003 | Poochini's Yard | Dirt, Additional Voices | |
| 2001 | Baby Felix & Friends | Master Cylinder | |
| 2001–2002 | The Oblongs | Tommy Vinegar | |
| What's with Andy? | Principal DeRosa | Season 1 | |
| 2001–2003 | House of Mouse | Various Voices | |
| 2001–2004 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Ikazuki, Cardiff Zendo, Tso Lan | Recurring role |
| 2001–2007 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Azul Falcone, Stan Freezoid, Apache Chief, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Inch High, Speed Buggy, Hi-Riser, Doggie Daddy, Droopy Dog, Quick Draw McGraw, Wally Gator, Magilla Gorilla, Shazzan, Atom Ant, Various<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Big Daddy Brotherson | |
| Samurai Jack | The Boss, Bouncer #2<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "Jack and the Gangsters" | |
| 2002–2003 | Gadget & the Gadgetinis | Lt. Gadget | |
| 2002–2004 | Teamo Supremo | Baron Blitz | |
| 2002–2008 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Father, Various<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role |
| 2003–2006 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Zix, Various<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2003 | K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments | Omri, Amos | |
| 2003–2004 | Sabrina's Secret Life | Salem Saberhagen<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Stripperella | Various characters<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2004–2005 | Duck Dodgers | K'chutha Sa'am, Masativo<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role |
| 2004–2006 | Xiaolin Showdown | Master Fung (season 2-3), Tubbimura, Chucky Choo, Various<ref name="btva" /> | Main role |
| Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Additional Voices | ||
| 2004 | Party Wagon | Bumpy Snits, Ferryman, Cowpoke<ref name="btva" /> | Television film |
| 2005 | A.T.O.M. | Eel, Fender<ref name="btva" /> | |
| The Buzz on Maggie | Additional Voices | ||
| Loonatics Unleashed | Ice Cream Vendor, Ophiuchus Sam, Pierre le Pew<ref name="btva" /> | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–2007 | Tripping the Rift | Gus<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Catscratch | Hovis, Additional Voices<ref name="btva" /> | Main role | |
| 2005–2008 | Camp Lazlo | Additional Voices | |
| My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Principal Pixiefrog, Mr. Mandrill, Mr. Hornbill, Mr. Blowhole, Various | Main role | |
| 2006–2007 | Shuriken School | Mr. No, Naginata, Kubo Utamaro, Zumichito, Daisuke Togakame | |
| Class of 3000 | Southern Gentleman, Mr. Beals, Killer Robot, Purple Beverage Man, Game Show Host<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2006 | The Batman | Bruiser<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "A Matter of Family" |
| 2007 | Chowder | Additional Voices | |
| El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | |||
| 2007–2008 | Tak and the Power of Juju | Chief | Main role |
| 2007–2009 | Random! Cartoons | Klemp, Birdsdorf, Elecaptain Sam, Bjorn, Working Troll, Pickle Cop, Dog Catcher<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2008 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Additional Voices | |
| The Mighty B! | |||
| The Boondocks | Larry King, Donald Richards | Episode: "The S-Word" | |
| 2008–2011 | Back at the Barnyard | Igg, Max Fripplehoot, Termite, Gruff Announcer, Network Announcer, Albert Einstein, Captain<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | Keith Leib | Episode: "Birth of a Salesman" |
| 2009–2011 | Bob & Doug | Various voices | |
| 2010 | Axe Cop Motion | Avocado Soldier<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Web comic |
| 2010–2012 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Additional Voices | |
| 2010–2013 | Pound Puppies | Jean Luc Glaciaire, Agent Francois<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2010–2017 | Regular Show | Additional Voices | |
| 2011–2014 | Adventure Time | Grand Master Wizard<ref name="btva" /> | |
| The Looney Tunes Show | Yosemite Sam, various voices<ref name="btva" /> | Main role | |
| 2011–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Vincent Van Ghoul | |
| Generator Rex | Valve<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2011–present | American Dad! | Colonel Withersby, Uzi Knessett, Additional Voices | |
| 2011–2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Police Chief Charlie Burns, Additional Voices<ref name="btva" /> | Main role |
| 2012–2014 | The Legend of Korra | Equalist Announcer, Defense Attorney, Aiwei, Additional Voices<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2012–2015 | Robot and Monster | Gart, Perry, Loudmouth, Jerry, Nicky the Axe, Howly<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2012 | The Garfield Show | Samuel W. Underburger | Episode: "The Write Stuff" |
| Dan Vs. | Mel Darwin | ||
| Robot Chicken | The Brain, Ricky Recycle-Bin | Episode: "Eviscerated Post-Coital by a Six Foot Mantis" | |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Various Voices | ||
| Hero Factory | Splitface | ||
| Have a Laugh! | Mortimer Mouse | ||
| 2013–2017 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Doctor Doom, Doombot, Charles the Butler, Plymouth Rocker | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Mortimer Mouse | Episode: "Super Adventure!" |
| Brickleberry | Kurt Thoreau, Donnie, Steve's Dad<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Doctor Doom<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "Red Rover" | |
| 2013–2014 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Heilang, Lin Kuei, Goose Twins, Pigs<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Avengers Assemble | Doctor Doom, Destroyer<ref name="btva" /> | 4 episodes | |
| 2014–2026 | Rick and Morty | Scary Olderson, Abrodolph Lincoler, Crocubot, Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Nostalgia Critic | The Brain, Himself | Episode: "The Purge" |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Atilla the Frog, Rasputin<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "The Croaking" | |
| VeggieTales in the House | George the Cucumber | Episode: "Larry's Cousin Comes to Town" | |
| 2014–2016 | The 7D | Grumpy<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Turbo Fast | Tickula, various voices<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2014–2017 | Sonic Boom | Various Voices | |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | King Pony Head<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role |
| 2015–2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Federicks, Unicorn Soldiers, Troll, Crispity Cockatoo<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Harvey Beaks | Additional Voices | ||
| 2015–2018 | New Looney Tunes | Yosemite Sam (season 1) | Main role |
| 2015–2016 | Gravity Falls | Additional Voices | |
| 2016–2019 | The Powerpuff Girls | Mannoy<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role |
| Milo Murphy's Law | Additional Voices | ||
| 2017–2019 | The Lion Guard | Kifaru<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2017 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Drag Strip, Dragbreak<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Omar, Morty McCool, Action Ashton, Sticky Fingers Fred | 3 episodes | |
| All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Koto, Video Game Announcer, Corpse<ref name="btva" /> | Main role | |
| Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Big Bob Pataki, Homeless Man 1, Flunky Guard | Television film | |
| 2018 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Chancellor Neighsay<ref name="btva" /> | 5 episodes |
| Big City Greens | Mr. Alucard Grigorian<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2018–2023 | Disenchantment | Odval, Big Jo, Leavo, various characters<ref name="btva" /> | Main role |
| 2018–2020 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Foot Brute, Mobster #1<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role |
| 2019 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Tubbadump | |
| Love, Death & Robots | Narrator<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "When the Yogurt Took Over" | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Bus Driver | Episode: "Squid's on a Bus" | |
| 2019–2020 | The Rocketeer | Sylvester Slapdash<ref name="btva" /> | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Amphibia | Sal<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "Little Frogtown" |
| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Thraber's Ghost, Salesman, Caretaker<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "The Internet on Haunted House Hill!" | |
| 2020–2023 | Animaniacs | The Brain, Ian Malcolm, Cyclops, B.R.A.I.N. Bot, Alien #2, Area 51 Scientist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="btva" /> | Main role |
| 2021 | Devil May Care | Peter | Episode: "The Shipment" |
| 2022–2024 | Mickey Mouse Funhouse | Mortimer Mouse | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ | Mr. Big<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "The Godfather of the Bride" |
| 2023 | Krapopolis | Centaur, Various | 2 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Great Math/Word/Reading Adventure | Stinky the Skunk | |
| 1995 | Battle Beast | Toadman | |
| Full Throttle | Nestor<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 1996 | Mortimer and the Riddles of the Metallion | Lodius, Humpback Whale, Lion, Oxpecker, Walrus | |
| Arcade America | Additional Voices | ||
| 1997 | Star Warped | ||
| 1998 | Microshaft Winblows 98 | ||
| The Junkyard Run | Yosemite Sam | Uncredited | |
| Animaniacs Game Pack | The Brain, Foreman, Wakko's Belches<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Animaniacs: Ten Pin Alley | The Brain<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 1999 | Descent 3 | Additional Voices | |
| Fisher-Price: Outdoor Adventures: Ranger Trail | Ranger Rudy | ||
| 2000 | Duck Dodgers Starring Daffy Duck | Yosemite Sam<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue | Horace | ||
| Looney Tunes Racing | Yosemite Sam<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Looney Tunes: Space Race | |||
| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | Yoshimo, Renal Bloodscalp, Chief Inspector Brega, Lloyd, Hendak | ||
| Stupid Invaders | Etno Polino, Santa Claus, Computer | ||
| Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters | Yosemite Sam<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Sheep Raider | |||
| 2001 | Stupid Invaders | Etno Polino<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates | Additional Voices | ||
| 2002 | Taz Wanted | Yosemite Sam | |
| Disney Golf | Mortimer Mouse | ||
| 2003 | Freelancer | Additional Voices | |
| Futurama | Various Voices | ||
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Yosemite Sam, Blacque Jacque Shellacque | ||
| 2005 | Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt | The Brain, Igor | |
| Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E. | Father, Burly Candy Pirate<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2006 | Open Season | Boswell, Duck<ref name="btva" /> | |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Jack O'Lantern<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Xiaolin Showdown | Master Fung<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2007 | Catscratch | Hovis | |
| Guild Wars: Eye of the North | Vekk | Expansion pack | |
| Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal | Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| The Simpsons Game | William Shakespeare | ||
| 2008 | Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | Stan Freezoid, Azul Falcone, Inch High | |
| Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor | Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Crash: Mind over Mutant | Dr. Nitrus Brio<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Tak and the Guardians of Gross | Chief | ||
| 2009 | FusionFall | Father | |
| 2010 | Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet | Magneto<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2011 | Batman: Arkham City | Mr. Freeze, Calendar Man, Political Prisoner | |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | General Var Suthra<ref name="btva" /> | Grouped under "Additional Voices" | |
| 2012 | Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom | Horace | |
| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Medium Beagle Boy | ||
| 2013 | Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | Yoshimo, Renal Bloodscalp, Chief Inspector Brega, Lloyd, Hendak | |
| 2013–2015 | Skylanders series | Night Shift, Dive Clops | |
| 2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | Mr. Freeze, Cyrus Pinkney | Cold, Cold Heart DLC |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Nightshift | |
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Mr. Freeze | Season of Infamy DLC |
| 2016 | Batman: Arkham Underworld | ||
| Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | Medium Beagle Boy | ||
| 2017 | Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy | N. Brio, Lab Assistants<ref name="btva" /> | Excluding Warped |
| 2020 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Doctor Doom<ref name="btva" /> | Fantastic Four: Shadow of Doom expansion |
| 2021 | Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! | N. Brio | |
| 2023 | DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing | Boss Baby (Theodore Templeton)<ref name="btva" /> |
Live-action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show | Inspector Gadget | Episode: "Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn" |
| 2013 | I Know That Voice | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2018 | The Neighborhood | HandyRandy79 | Episode: "Welcome to the Repipe" |
| 2021 | Witness Infection | Mr. Miola | Independent film |
| 2023 | Murder, Anyone? | George |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Pinky and the Brain | Template:Nom |
| 1998 | Annie Awards | Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production | Template:Won | |
| 2000 | Male Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Wakko's Wish | Template:Nom | |
| 2011 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Futurama episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences" | Template:Won |
| 2012 | Futurama episode "The Silence of the Clamps" | Template:Won | ||
| 2020 | Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program | The Rocketeer | Template:Nom | |
| 2023 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Zootopia+ | Template:Won<ref name="Annie2023">Template:Cite web</ref> |
References
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