Sam Lavagnino
Sam Lavagnino | |
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Born | [1] | June 29, 2006
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 2012βpresent |
Parent(s) |
Sam Lavagnino (born June 29, 2006)[1] is an American child voice actor known for the role of Catbug in Bravest Warriors.[1][5][6][7]
Biography
Lavagnino was born to voice actress Hope Levy and screen writer Tom Lavagnino.[3] At 1 1/2 years old, he was on the cover of TIME magazine where he was dressed up as Albert Einstein.[8] He was cast for Bravest Warriors as the role of Catbug, "a creature thatβs half-cat, half-ladybug, whoβs actually a big draw for the series simply for the random comments he makes and the sound of his voice."[7] The series was broadcast in 2013, and he participated in the Cartoon Hangover panel for Comic-Con 2013 when he was seven years old,[9] as well as an autograph session for Catbug-related comics at Comic-Con 2014.[5]
He was also the voice of Mr. Muffin in the web short film asdfmovie7 produced by TomSka, and would participate in his followup, asdfmovie8. He had a role in the 2014 film The Boxtrolls.[10][11]
Filmography
- Film and television
- Bravest Warriors (2012βpresent) β Catbug[5]
- asdfmovie7 (2013 YouTube short) β Mr. Muffin[12]
- The 7D (2014) β Eenie (Ep. "New Shoe")[13]
- The Boxtrolls (2014)[10][11]
- asdfmovie8 (2014 YouTube short) β Mr. Muffin[14]
- Other media
References
- β 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Happy Birthday, Sam! Of all the ages to be". The Frederator Studios Tumblr. June 29, 2014.
- β "Hope Levy (Hopelevysings) on Twitter". Retrieved 2014-09-03.
Hope Levy is a singer songwriter & actress in Los Angeles! She is also the mom of Sam Lavagnino AKA Catbug on Bravest Warriors!
- β 3.0 3.1 "Hope Levy - News". HopeLevy.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- β "Whoβs the cutest bug? Catbug ββ DUH!". Frederator Times. Frederator. June 3, 2014.
- β 5.0 5.1 5.2 Aoki, Deb (July 31, 2014). "Manga Buzz is Strong at Comic-Con 2014". Publishers Weekly.
- β "Creators Celebrate Catbug In "Bravest Warriors 2014 Annual"". Comic Book Resources. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- β 7.0 7.1 Lovato, Chris (February 8, 2014). "Animated Web Series: Bravest Warriors & Homestar Runner". Kings River Life Magazine.
- β "A tip of the fedora to those of you". Frederator Studios Tumbr. March 11, 2014.
- β "Comic-Con 2013 Thursday Programs β Thursday, July 18 β’ 2:00pm β 3:00pm Cartoon Hangover: Bravest Warriors, Bee and Puppycat, and Friends". Comic-Con. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- β 10.0 10.1 "Is Sam Lavagnino in The Boxtrolls trailer?". Cartoon Hangover.com. July 24, 2013.
That is indeed his voice!
- β 11.0 11.1 "The Boxtrolls". Toni Collette Online. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- β TomSka (October 25, 2013). asdfmovie7 (YOUTUBE).
- β "The 8th D / New Shoe". The 7D. Episode 8. β closing credits
- β TomSka (October 10, 2014). asdfmovie8 (YOUTUBE).
- β "What's a Catbug Book?". Frederator Books. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- β "www.manofmissle.com: CATBUG". Retrieved September 30, 2014.
External links
- Cartoon Hangover (June 3, 2014). Voice of Catbug, Sam Lavagnino Interview and Dead End News! β Hungover with Cade (Ep. 26) (YOUTUBE).