John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey,[1] he is best known for his voice roles of Bender in Futurama, Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed in Kim Possible, Marcus Fenix in Gears of War and Gears of War 2, Rico in the Penguins of Madagascar series, and Wakka as well as Kimahri Ronso in Final Fantasy X.
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John DiMaggio is a former stand-up comedian, appearing on stage as part of a comic duo named "Red Johnny and the Round Guy" 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. However, DiMaggio is predominantly a voice actor, having been credited for roles in the following works:
- Duck Dodgers The Crusher, Long John Silver the twenty thrid
- Kilowog, King Great White
- Father of the Pride The Snout Brothers, Tom the Antelope
- American Dragon: Jake Long (Fu Dog)
- El Tigre, El Oso, General Chapuza
- Futurama (Bender, Flexo, Elzar, Sal, Randy, Igner, additional voices)
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 2 (General Grievous first appearance); did not return in Season 3.
- Catscratch (Tad and Lunk, two of the Chumpy Chumps)
- The Emperor's New School (Mr. Nadaempa in the episode "Attack Sub")
- Ben 10 and Ben 10: Alien Force (Vulkanus)
- 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)
- Justice League Unlimited (Dreamslayer)
- Celebrity Deathmatch (Additional voices in new episodes)
- Korgoth of Barbaria (Stink/Scrotus/various others)
- Adventure Time (Jake the dog, Iceclops)
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers ("Johnny Branch")
- The Spectacular Spider-Man (Flint Marko/Sandman, Hammerhead)
- Chowder (Shnitzel) (Additional Voices)
- The Simpsons (Bender in the episode "Future-Drama")
- Zombie College (Zik)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Blackjack SquarePants in the episode "Blackjack")
- The Boondocks (Various Characters)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (Actor portraying Iroh and actor portraying Toph In the episode 'The Ember Island Players')
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Aquaman and Gorilla Grodd and a Tiger Soldier)
- The Penguins of Madagascar (Rico) (Bada the Gorrila) (the other zoo worker) (Burt the Elephant) (Snake) (Robo Guide) (Countdown Voice) (Rat 2 in Roger Dodger) (Reporter 2) (Bitsy) (Security Guard)
- Static Shock (Tarmack)
- Phineas and Ferb (Pinhead Pierre in the episode "Out of Toon")
- Adventure Time with Finn and Jake (Jake the dog)
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John DiMaggio at the 2007 Comic Con in San Diego, California.
[edit] Video games
[edit] Personal life
John DiMaggio is a graduate of Rutgers University, as well as a member of Gamma Sigma (Rutgers).
He is also a highly skilled beatboxer, as can be heard in the Futurama episode "Luck of the Fryrish" as the character Noticeably F.A.T. and also in Bender's Big Score, and recorded an a cappella version of the theme for two episodes with Billy West. He also beatboxed with Coolio, as Kwanzaabot, on Bender's Big Score.
[edit] References
- ^ John DiMaggio profile, Disney Channel. Accessed October 20, 2007. "A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, DiMaggio celebrates his birthday September 4 and resides in Los Angeles."
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