John DiMaggio
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John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, he is known primarily for playing the robot Bender in the 20th Century Fox animated series Futurama, and for the voice of Marcus Fenix in the 2006 hit videogame Gears of War. DiMaggio is confirmed to reprise his role of Bender for the new 2008 season of Futurama.
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John DiMaggio is a former stand-up comedian and has several on-screen credits, such as Steve Ballmer in Pirates of Silicon Valley (the docudrama about the history of Apple Computer and Microsoft) and as the recurring character Dr. Sean Underhill on Chicago Hope. DiMaggio is one of two actors that have played the same character in both Futurama and The Simpsons, the other being Nancy Cartwright (as Bart Simpson). However, he is predominantly a voice actor, having been credited for roles in the following works:
[edit] Animated series
- El Tigre, El Oso
- Futurama (Bender, Elzar; also minor characters)
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume I (General Grievous' first appearance); did not return in Volume II.
- Catscratch (Tad and Lunk, two of the Chumpy Chumps)
- The Emperor's New School (Mr. Notaempa in the episode "Attack Sub")
- Ben 10 (Volcanus in the episode "The Galactic Enforcers")
- Jackie Chan Adventures (Hak Fu)
- Samurai Jack (the Scotsman)
- Where My Dogs At? (Dog Catcher and additional voices)
- Kim Possible (as the voices of Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed)
- Teen Titans (Mechanic, Brother Blood)
- American Dragon: Jake Long (Fu Dog)
- Justice League Unlimited (Dreamslayer)
- Celebrity Deathmatch (Additional voices in new episodes)
- Korgoth of Barbaria (Stink/Scrotus/various others)
- Adventure Time (Jake the dog, Iceclops)
[edit] Animated films and anime
- The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (Rico)
- Asterix and the Vikings (English dubbing: Timandahaf)
- Princess Mononoke (English dubbing: Gonza)
- Casper's Scare School (Stinky and frankengymteacher)
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (several voices)
- Golgo 13: Queen Bee (Golgo13)
- TMNT (Colonel Santino)
[edit] Video games
- Gears of War as the voice of Marcus Fenix
- Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2, as the English voice of Wakka of Besaid and Kimahri Ronso
- Final Fantasy XII as the English voice of Migelo and Gilgamesh
- Spider-Man 2 (the voices of Rhino and Jack)
- Ultimate Spider-Man (additional voices)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (the voice of Smiling Jack)
- Crash Nitro Kart (Tiny Tiger)
- Kingdom Hearts II (additional voices for Jacoby (Undead Pirate B))
- The Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (additional guard voices)
- X-Men Legends (Juggernaut, General Kinkaid)
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (Juggernaut)
[edit] External links
- John DiMaggio at the Internet Movie Database
- John DiMaggio at the Voice Chasers Database
- Interview on PMPNetwork (RealAudio audio file)
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