John Cygan
| John Cygan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 27, 1954 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
May 13, 2017 (aged 63) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice artist, comedian |
| Years active | 1990–2017 |
| Children | 2 |
John Cygan (April 27, 1954 – May 13, 2017) was an American actor, voice artist,[1] and comedian.
Early life
Cygan was born in New York City to a large family of thirteen children, six of them being half-siblings. His parents never married.[2]
He attended West Babylon High School in Long Island and was active in the church and school theatre while in high school, including a star performance as the insane brother in Arsenic and Old Lace and the lead performance in a high school production of Bye Bye Birdie, as the ever faithful agent Albert Peterson.
Career
Cygan is notable for his television work (The Commish, The X-Files) and his voice work (Star Wars games, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo games).
Death
Cygan died at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles on May 13, 2017 due to cancer.[3] He was 63.[4][5]
Filmography
Television
- Babes
- Becker – Detective Cross
- Ben 10 – Kangaroo Commando/Abel North, Kane North
- Bob – Harlan Stone
- Crow's Nest – Mike Corsetti
- Diagnosis: Murder – Dr. Adam Embry
- Frasier – Doug Harvey
- Mater's Tall Tales – Additional Voices
- Modern Family – Admissions Dean
- Nothing Sacred
- NYPD Blue – Tommy Dwyer
- Judging Amy – Jeremy Cools
- Regular Show – Various Voices
- The Commish – Detective Paulie Pentangeli (1991–1992; 1994–1995)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – TV Announcer
- The Hughleys – Officer
- The Shield – LAPD Chief of Police Johnson (episode 5.11)
- The X-Files – Sheriff Spencer (Episode: "Blood")
Films
- Cars – Additional Voices
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – Additional Voices
- Despicable Me 2 – Additional Voices
- Despicable Me 3 – Additional Voices
- Happily N'Ever After – Additional Voices
- Horton Hears a Who! – Who, Additional Voices
- Ice Age: The Meltdown – Additional Voices
- Inside Out – Additional Voices
- Minions – Additional Voices
- Monsters University – Big Red (JTC Leader)
- Ponyo – Additional Voices
- Surf's Up – Additional Voices
- The Lorax – Additional Voices
- Toy Story 3 – Twitch
- Treasure Planet – Hedley
- Up – Additional Voices
- WALL-E – Additional Voices
Video games
- Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits – Droguza
- Broken Age – Spoon[6]
- Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Col. Jeremy Barnsby
- Call of Juarez: Gunslinger – Silas Greaves
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel – Michael Duke, Additional Voices
- Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight – Additional Voices
- Dark Chronicle – Master Uten
- Dead Island – Dr. West, Additional Voices
- Destroy All Humans! – General Armquist
- EverQuest II – Concordium (High Elf), Apprentice Kalimar, Archivist Jindlefog, Neophyte Jhanov, Guard Rellin'thir, Wisp of Marr, Arqis the Mage, Biddy Bobick, Broker Algernon, Royal Accountant Fowler, Janus Fieri
- Final Fantasy XV – Additional Voices
- Grandia II – Melfice, Client, Brother 1
- Grand Theft Auto V – The Local Population
- Halo 4 – Additional Voices
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – Agarth
- Lair – Koba Kai
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – Makunga
- Mafia II – Pepé
- Mafia III – Additional Voices
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance – Iron Man, Warstar
- Medal of Honor: Vanguard - Sgt. John Magnuson
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Solidus Snake
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance – Solidus Snake
- Ninja Gaiden 3 – Captain Heinlein
- Painkiller – Sammael
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands – Malik
- Rise of the Argonauts – Captain Idas
- Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown – Little John
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault – Sandman
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo – Sandman
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 – Sandman
- Spec Ops: The Line – Officers, Damned Officer
- Star Wars: Dark Empire Radio Trilogy – Luke Skywalker
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds – Dash Rendar, General Rand Talor, Quarren Thug
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Canderous Ordo[7]
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords – Mandalore the Preserver
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire – Dash Rendar
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance – Dash Rendar, Civilian Pilot
- The Darkness II – Leo, Additional Voices
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Farin
- The Punisher – Tony Stark, Iron Man, Carlo Duka, Gnuccu
- The Sopranos: Road to Respect – Additional Voices
- Toy Story 3: The Video Game – Twitch
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse – Iron Man, Ka-Zar
References
- ↑ "John Cygan". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ "An Interview With John Cygan". The Gaming Liberty. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike (May 15, 2017). "John Cygan, Actor on 'The Commish,' Dies at 63". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Pereira, Chris (May 15, 2017). "Metal Gear's Solidus Snake Voice Actor Passes Away At 63". GameSpot. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Staff (May 15, 2017). "John Cygan (1954 - 2017)". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Haas, Pete (September 1, 2013). "Double Fine's Broken Age Cast Includes Jack Black, Jennifer Hale". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Nostalgia: 'Knights of the Old Republic' still enjoyable". The Daily Campus. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017.
External links
- John Cygan on IMDb
- John Cygan at the TCM Movie Database
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