Patrick Warburton
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| Patrick Warburton | |
| Born | November 14, 1964 (age 42) Paterson, New Jersey, USA |
| Notable roles | David Puddy on Seinfeld Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove The Tick Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio Brock Samson on The Venture Bros. Joe Swanson on Family Guy Jeff on Rules of Engagement |
Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for playing David Puddy on Seinfeld. Warburton is the voice of "Kronk" in The Emperor's New Groove, the title role in The Tick live-action series, the evil Johnny Johnson on the final season of NewsRadio, the voice of bodyguard Brock Samson on The Venture Bros., and the voice of the wheelchair-bound neighbor of the Griffins, Joe Swanson, on Family Guy, amongst others.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Warburton was born in Paterson, New Jersey and grew up in Huntington Beach, California, moving there with his family when he was three years old. His father, John Warburton, is an orthopedic surgeon,[1] and his mother, Barbara Lord (born Barbara Jeannette Gratz), is an actress. He has three sisters, Mary, Lara and Megan. After graduating from high school, he studied marine biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, but dropped out to pursue modeling and acting.[2]
[edit] Career
In the mid to late 1990s, he was known for his role as David Puddy on Seinfeld, the indifferent boyfriend to Elaine Benes. He also starred in FOX's short-lived live-action series The Tick, in the title role. He appeared in the Australian film The Dish as a NASA official and on NewsRadio as Jimmy James's nemesis, Johnny Johnson. He had a role on the mid-1990s CBS sitcom Dave's World, and had a memorable turn as Mary Jo's hunky-but-dumb love interest on Designing Women, where he was brought back for the series' final episode. He also appeared as Officer Walter Kramitz in the 2002 movie Big Trouble and in the critically acclaimed art house film, The Civilization of Maxwell Bright.
Warburton has put his booming, authoritative voice to use for several animated films and TV programs, including a lead character in Game Over, and Buzz Lightyear in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. He plays Nick Sharp in 8 Simple Rules, and he voices Steve Barkin in the Disney Channel show Kim Possible. He joined the cast of Less Than Perfect in 2003. He returned to the role of Kronk for Kronk's New Groove (the sequel to the 2000 film, The Emperor's New Groove) and the subsequent TV series The Emperor's New School. His next major project was on the animated series The Venture Bros., under Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block; in it he voices Brock Samson, the Venture family's brutally effective bodyguard and former secret agent.
Warburton lent his voice talent to 2005's computer-animated feature film Hoodwinked - a comical take on the Little Red Riding Hood folktale. He played "the Wolf". He had a small role as the voice of the alien cop in 2005's Chicken Little. He is the voice of" Mr. X" in The X's, and the voice of "Ian the Buck" in the film Open Season.
Warburton is the voice in the Carrier Corporation commercials for their air-conditioning and HVAC units, and was the voice of Superman in The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman for American Express. He is the voice of "Lewis" in the "Clark & Lewis Expedition" radio commercials for Horizon Air with Richard Kind as "Clark".
Warburton is featured in the "preboarding" film shown to guests at Soarin' Over California (located in Disney's California Adventure Park). This same film is shown as Soarin, located in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. Warburton delivers all of the instructions in his typical deadpan style. Warburton appeared on GSN's Poker Royale Celebrities vs. the Pros tournament in 2005. He made it to the Grand Finale and won the $50,000 grand prize.
Warburton's enduring identification with his character in Seinfeld was in evidence on Saturday, January 13, 2007, during an AFC football broadcast. An advertisement for his new series, Rules of Engagement was played, and when the telecast returned to the broadcast booth, one of the announcers exclaimed, "Puddy!"
[edit] Personal life
Warburton has been married to Cathy Warburton since 1991; they have four children. In 2005, he supported Proposition 73, a California ballot initative that would require doctors in California to notify a parent or legal guardian 48 hours before an abortion is performed on their minor daughter, contributing video and audio endorsements to the site.[3].
[edit] Voiceography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999- | Family Guy | Joe Swanson | |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Animated Series | Lastrigon | |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Buzz Lightyear | |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet (TV series) | Security Guard | |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Buzz Lightyear | video game |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Buzz Lightyear | |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Kronk | |
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Groove | Kronk | video game |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Mr. Steve Barkin | |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: The Secret Files | Mr. Steve Barkin | |
| 2003 | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | Moser | video game |
| 2003 | Venture Bros. | Brock Samson | |
| 2003 | Tak and the Power of Juju | Lok | |
| 2004 | A Uniform Used to Mean Something | Superman | short |
| 2004 | Game Over (TV series) | Ripley "Rip" Smashenburn | |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Patrick | |
| 2004 | Hindsight Is 20/20... | Superman | short |
| 2004 | Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams | Lok | video game |
| 2005 | Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story | Joe Swanson | |
| 2005 | Sky High (2005 film) | Royal Pain | |
| 2005 | Who Rules? The Game | Game Show Host | video game |
| 2005 | Tak 3: The Great Juju Challenge | Lok | |
| 2005 | Chicken Little (2005 film) | Alien Cop | |
| 2005 | Kronk's New Groove | Kronk | |
| 2005 | Rebound | Larry Burgess | |
| 2005 | Balto 3: Wings of Change | Kirby | |
| 2005- | The Batman | Cash Tankenson | |
| 2006 | The Emperor's New School | Kronk | |
| 2006 | Family Guy | Joe Swanson | video game |
| 2006 | Hoodwinked | Wolf W. Wolf | |
| 2006 | The Wild | Blag | |
| 2006 | Open Season | Ian | |
| 2007 | Happily N'Ever After | Prince Humperdink | |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Ken |
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Dragonard | Richard Abdee | |
| 1989 | Master of Dragonard Hill | Richard Abdee | |
| 1991 | Scorchers | Balford | |
| 1994 | Dickwad | Charlie's Brother | |
| 1996 | American Strays | Rookie Cop | |
| 1998 | Blind Men | ||
| 1999 | The Woman Chaser | Richard Hudson | |
| 2000 | Scream 3 | Steven Stone | |
| 2000 | The Dish | Al Burnett | |
| 2001 | Camouflage | Horace Tutt, Junior | |
| 2001 | Dirt | Vincent | |
| 2001 | Joe Somebody | Mark McKinney | |
| 2002 | Run Ronnie Run | Head of Gay Conspiracy | |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Officer Walter Kramitz Miami PD | |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Agent T | |
| 2003 | I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia | Jack | |
| 2004 | Bob Steel | Rudy Buckmaster | |
| 2005 | The Civilization of Maxwell Bright | Max Bright | |
| 2005 | Rebound | Larry Burgess | |
| 2006 | I'll Believe You | Dr. Seth Douglass | |
| 2007 | Underdog | Cad | filming |
[edit] Films
[edit] Television
- Quantum Leap, episode "The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) - April 7, 1970", 1990
- Anything But Love, episode "The Torrid Zone", 1991
- Grapevine, "The Lisa and Billy story", 1992
- Northern Exposure, episode "Northwest Passages", original air date September 29, 1992
- Murphy Brown, episode "A Year to Remember", 1992
- Mad About You, episode "Love Among the Tiles", 1993
- Nurses, episode "What Are Friends For?", 1993
- Designing Women, episodes "Gone with a Whim: Part 1", "Gone with a Whim: Part 2" and "Too Dumb to Date", 1993
- Grace Under Fire, episode "A Night at the Opera", 1995
- Dave's World", 1994-1997
- Ellen, episodes "Thirty Kilo Man: Part 1", "Thirty Kilo Man: Part 2" and "The Spa", 1995
- Seinfeld, 1995-1998
- House Rules, episode "Sex and Violence", 1998
- Maggie Winters, 1998
- NewsRadio, 1998-1999
- Family Guy, 1999-
- The Tick, 2001-2002
- Malcolm in the Middle, episode "Company Picnic: Part 1", 2002
- The Twilight Zone, episode "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine", 2002
- 8 Simple Rules, episodes "Queen Bees and King Bees" and "Goodbye: Part 1", 2003
- Less Than Perfect, 2003, 2006
- The Venture Brothers,Cartoon Network, voice of Brock Sampson., 2005-
- The X's, voice of Mr. X (Aaron Truman Extreme Sr.)., 2005-
- The Daily Buzz, episode dated 15 April 2005
- The Emperor's New School, 2006-
- 24, "FBI Agent" Season 6: Episode 5, January 22nd 2007
- Rules of Engagement, 2007-
[edit] Other
- Soarin' Over California theme park attraction at Disney's California Adventure, Patrick, Chief Flight Attendant, pre-loading video, 2001. A copy of the ride that opened in 2005 under the name Soarin' in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida uses the same video (with minor changes to the title).
- Family Guy video game voices Joe Swanson
- Tak: The Great Juju Challenge video game voice Lok
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://espn.go.com/page2/s/questions/warburton.html
- ^ http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/patrick-warburton/74594/biography
- ^ Kennedy, Maria Elena (4 November 2005). Yes on 73 - Press Release. Retrieved on March 6, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Patrick Warburton at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Warburton
- http://members.tripod.com/~stefan317/grape/ - Appeared in 1992 TV show Grapevine
- The Hardest Working Vocal Cords in Show Business, 2004 interview with filmcritic.com
- No More Silly Puddy, 1999 interview with reel.com
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Warburton, Patrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paterson, New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
| The Venture Bros. | |
|---|---|
| Characters Main | Secondary |
Hank Venture • Dean Venture • Dr. Thaddeus Venture • Brock Samson • H.E.L.P.eR. • Jonas Venture Junior Dr. Orpheus • Triana Orpheus • Pete White • Master Billy Quizboy • Molotov Cocktease • Myra Brandish The Monarch • Doctor Girlfriend • #21 • #24 • Baron Werner Ünderbheit • Phantom Limb |
| Organizations Prominent | Minor |
Team Venture/Venture Industries • Order of the Triad • Monarch Henchmen • Guild of Calamitous Intent |
| Cast and crew | Paul Boocock • Lisa Hammer • Steven Rattazzi • Michael Sinterniklaas • James Urbaniak • Patrick Warburton Jackson Publick • Doc Hammer • J. G. Thirlwell • World Leaders Entertainment |
| Episodes | Pilot • Season 1 • Season 2 • Specials • Phone Calls |
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