Keith Ferguson
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| Keith Ferguson | |
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| Born | Keith James Ferguson February 26, 1972 [1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Keith Fergusen, Kieth Ferguson, Keith James Ferguson |
| Alma mater | University of the Pacific University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Voice actor, actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Notable credit(s) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends as Blooregard Q. Kazoo Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales as Lightning McQueen |
| Website | |
| http://www.whoiskeithferguson.com | |
Keith James Ferguson (born February 26 1972) is an American voice actor, well known as the voice of Blooregard Q. Kazoo (or "Bloo" for short) on the Cartoon Network animated series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. He also provides a number of "sound-alike" portrayals in the VO industry including Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Indiana Jones in Robot Chicken and the voice of Lightning McQueen in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales, filling in for Owen Wilson.
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Early life [edit]
Ferguson was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
Career [edit]
After studying theatrical performance and creative writing at the University of the Pacific and University of Southern California, Ferguson worked behind the scenes in daytime television production while occasionally finding time to perform in local theatre productions and improvisation groups.
Voice acting [edit]
Towards the end of his production career, he actively began his pursuit of a career in voice-over. In 1999, while working on what would turn out to be his last full-time position in TV production, a voice-over agent named Pat Brady, after discovering Ferguson the week prior in a voice-over workshop in Toluca Lake, California, and before even officially signing with him for representation, sent him out on what would be his first professional voice-over audition (a sound-alike for Keanu Reeves in a 60 second radio spot satirizing The Matrix for the former Hollywood Video movie-rental franchise). He ended up booking the role from this first VO audition, after which he officially signed with Pat Brady who, through two talent agencies, would continue to represent him to this day.
In 2000, Ferguson gained his first experience in animation voice-over alongside VO actors Rob Paulsen and David Sobolov having booked the role of "Ray" on a former, somewhat obscure CG animated web-series entitled Li'l Green Men featured on Warner Bros. former website "Entertaindom." After the next 3 years while building up his voice-over repertoire with various roles in commercial spots, video games, animation, and sound-alike voice-matching for various films, he would be cast in one of the first of his more notable roles being that of Blooregard Q. Kazoo, a.k.a. "Bloo" in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios and Boulder Media[2] by animator Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls. This was accompanied by other notable performances such as General "Thunderbolt" Ross in the animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Friend Owl in the feature Bambi II, as well as his recurring portrayal of Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Indiana Jones in Robot Chicken, the regular series along with its growing franchise of Star Wars parodies.
Amidst further various vocal appearances in animation, a few of which include credits on Family Guy, Adventure Time, Phineas and Ferb, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Legion of Super Heroes, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Ferguson also found a role in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales subbing as Lightning McQueen.[3]
Ferguson was also vocally featured as two differently styled race-announcers in two TV commercials for the sports beverage, Vitamin Water; one featuring race-car driver Carl Edwards with Ralph Macchio paying homage to his role in The Karate Kid, and the other a Super Bowl ad featuring Shaquille O'Neal as an unlikely victorious horse-race jockey.
Personal life [edit]
Ferguson's mother is a retired probate estate specialist, whilst his father was a well-known pianist who was one of Southern California's popular piano men until his death in 1999.
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | The Death of Batman | Voiceovers | Short |
| 2006 | Bambi II | Friend Owl [4] | |
| Ultimate Avengers | Additional Voices | Direct-to-video | |
| 2011 | Larry & Lydia | Larry | |
| Batman: Year One | Jefferson Skeevers | Direct-to-video |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004-2009 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Blooregard Q. Kazoo (Bloo) Additional Voices |
Main role Nominated - Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production |
| 2006 | Four Eyes! | Syler | |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Additional Voices | ||
| Codename: Kids Next Door | Numbuh 1-Love | Episodes: "Operation I.T." "Operation C.A.N.Y.O.N./Operation H.O.L.I.D.A.Y." |
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| Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Bill Ken Sebben | Episode: "Birdnapped" | |
| Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Additional Voices | TV movie | |
| 2007-present | Robot Chicken | Indiana Jones Han Solo Steve Martin Astro Boy Additional Voices |
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| 2007 | Family Guy | Jimmy Smits | Episode: "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One" "No Meals on Wheels" |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars | Han Solo C-3PO Imperial Probe Droid |
TV movie | |
| Legion of Super Heroes | Karate Kid Nemesis Kid |
Episode: "The Karate Kid" | |
| 2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Han Solo General Veers |
TV movie |
| Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination | Blooregard Q. Kazoo (Bloo) Captain Francis |
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| Phineas and Ferb | Additional Voices | Episode: "Out to Launch" | |
| 2008-present | Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales | Lightning McQueen | Main role |
| 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Han Solo | TV movie |
| 2010-present | MAD | Nicolas Cage Indiana Jones Edward Cullen Wolverine Lightning McQueen Sir Topham Hatt Han Solo Andy Samberg Beast Boy Blue Beetle Ryan Gosling Dave Seville Hal Jordan Anakin Skywalker Johnny Blaze Michael J. Fox Additional Voices |
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| Adventure Time | Frog Lenny Ripped Lumpy Mr. Candy Cane |
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| 2010-2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | General 'Thunderbolt' Ross | Episodes: "Hulk Versus the World" "Nightmare in Red" "The Deadliest Man Alive" |
| 2011 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Heavy Duty Hershel Dalton |
Episode: "Cousins" |
| 2012 | Cartoon Network 20th Anniversary | Blooregard Q. Kazoo (Bloo) | TV movie |
| Super Best Friends Forever | Superman Solomon Grundy |
Episodes: "Grounded" "Don't Fight Girls" |
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| Swampy's Underground Adventures | Swampy | Main role | |
| 2012-present | Gravity Falls | Deputy Durland | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld | Prince Topaz Skeleton |
Episodes: "Level One: Your Quest Begins" "Level Four: The Turquoise Cave" |
| Wander Over Yonder | Lord Hater | Main role |
Video games [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Keith Ferguson," Behind the Voice Actors, www.behindthevoiceactors.com/
- ^ Powerpuff Girls 10th Anniversary Interview With Creator Craig McCracken | Cold Hard Flash: Flash Animation News, Videos and Links
- ^ "Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends Voice Actor Biographies". Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ Amazon.com: Bambi II
- ^ X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Info - X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Release Date
- ^ Hell and Heaven Net // Final Fantasy XII // Voice Actors
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Keith Ferguson |
- Official website
- Keith Ferguson at the Internet Movie Database
- Keith Ferguson at VoiceChasers.com
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