Phil LaMarr
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| Born | Phillip LaMarr January 24, 1967 Los Angeles, California United States |
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Phillip "Phil" LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. One of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv, he is also known for his voice acting on the animated series Futurama, Static Shock, Samurai Jack, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
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[edit] Early life
LaMarr was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood and Yale University, where he helped found the improv comedy group Purple Crayon. One of his biggest roles at Yale was the title character in the British comedy Trevor. After graduating in 1989, LaMarr became a member of the award-winning sketch and improv comedy group The Groundlings. He also studied improv at Second City and at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago with Del Close. He has also improvised with Cold Tofu and Off the Wall.
His early film jobs arose from connections from his improv and college years. For example, LaMarr appeared in the film It's Pat (1994), written by friends from the Groundlings, and he appeared in Bio-Dome because the director was a friend from college. However, his big break came in a small but memorable role in Pulp Fiction as Marvin. (He would later reprise the role in a MADtv sketch parodying the film.)
[edit] Career
[edit] MADtv
LaMarr, unlike most of the other original nine cast members of MADtv, had extensive television and film jobs experience when he joined the show. Even before college, he had voiced a character on the Mister T cartoon show.
Some of the recurring characters LaMarr performed on MADtv were Desperation Lee ("Funky Walker Dirty Talker"), Jaq the UBS Guy, "sexy player" Rick, talentless R&B singer Savante and Rocket Revengers star Lieutenant Abraham Jefferson (a.k.a. Lincoln Willis).
LaMarr impersonated celebrities such as Sammy Davis, Jr., Tommy Davidson, Louis Farrakhan, Michael Jackson, Vernon Jordan, Martin Lawrence, Spike Lee, Sidney Poitier, Colin Powell, Prince, Bill Maher, Ben Vereen, Chris Tucker, Michael Winslow, Rick James, Billy Crystal, Bobby Brown, Bernard Shaw, Sinbad, Kanye West, Don King, Johnnie Cochran, Nat King Cole, Sherman Hemsley, Chris Rock, Ice-T, and Ray Charles. He can impersonate Moe Howard from The Three Stooges very well, he once did the impression. While he was playing the African-American version of the actual stooge.
LaMarr left MADtv at the end of the fifth season (2000).
[edit] Samurai Jack
LaMarr gave voice to the title character in the Cartoon Network animated series Samurai Jack, which started in 2001 and was canceled in 2004. The show was about a time-displaced samurai living in a dystopian future.
[edit] Other television projects
LaMarr's television credits include a starring role on Justice League as Green Lantern, a major role as Hermes Conrad and various other characters on Futurama, the title roles on Static Shock, and guest starring roles on Cold Case, Eve, Reno 911!, the British version of Whose Line is it Anyway?, Without A Trace, Invader Zim, The Bernie Mac Show, NYPD Blue, Living Single, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Murphy Brown, and Family Guy. In season three of Mind of Mencia, he played the ghost of Johnnie Cochran. LaMarr reprised his role as Hermes Conrad in the Futurama movies Bender's Big Score, The Beast with a Billion Backs, Bender's Game, and Into the Wild Green Yonder. He also voices Jackie Khones, a recurring character in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Carver Descartes on The Weekenders, and several characters in the critically acclaimed Afro Samurai. He additionally voices Jazz, Omega Supreme, Oil Slick, and Jetstorm on Transformers: Animated. LaMarr's newest role will be voicing Gambit and Trask in the new animated tv show, Wolverine and the X-Men. Recently LaMarr provided the voice for Nautolan Jedi Master Kit Fisto in Star Wars : The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network; he also played Amit Noloff, a one time character, and a Tactical Droid. He also had a major role in Class of 3000 as Philly Phil.
[edit] Film and theatre projects
LaMarr's stage credits include The Tempest, As You Like It, Guys and Dolls, Asylum, South Coast Repertory's Make the Break and Sacred Fools Theater's inaugural production of The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Revue.
On the big screen, LaMarr has appeared in the comedies Kill the Man, Free Enterprise, Cherish, Pulp Fiction, and Manna from Heaven. He appeared in Speaking of Sex with Bill Murray and Catherine O'Hara, and Back by Midnight with Kirstie Alley, Rodney Dangerfield, and Randy Quaid. LaMarr had a cameo in Spider-Man 2 as a train passenger who catches Spider-Man before he falls.
LaMarr's recent film appearances include Fronterz (2004) and Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman (2005). As of April 2006, LaMarr is filming Cook-Off!, in which he will appear as Rev. Thaddeus Briggs, Esq.
LaMarr made a cameo appearance in the Will Ferrell film Step Brothers in which he is viewing a house for sale with his wife.
LaMarr also was in the Yum Corp Sexual Harassment training videos.
[edit] Video game voiceover work
LaMarr did the English voice over work for Vamp, a villain of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Additionally, LaMarr did the voice over work for the character Reddas from SquareEnix's Final Fantasy XII. He also did several voices, including Skelter, for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.
He also did the English voice acting for the part of Sig in the Jak and Daxter video game series as well as voicing several characters in the game Marvel Ultimate Alliance, as well as the voice of Gadon Thek in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. As well as a featuring in the Sega CD game Make my video C+C Music Factory. He also was the voice of Chris Jacobs in both Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and its sequel, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. He plays the character John in the PS3 title Infamous.
[edit] Selected works
| Year | Film | Role | Type |
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| 1983 | Mister T | Woody | television series |
| 1991 | Murphy Brown | Ben Lawson | television series |
| 1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Assistant | television series |
| 1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Edward | television series |
| Wings | Gil the Mechanic | television series | |
| L.A. Law | Reporter #3 | television series | |
| Sex, Shock & Censorship | Butch Jones | television series | |
| Mad About You | Marshall | television series | |
| 1994 Film | TV |
A Cool Like That Christmas | Harlan Sockman |
voice only animated television movie |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Leonard Pickett | television series | |
| The George Carlin Show | Bob Brown | television series | |
| Pulp Fiction | Marvin | film | |
| It's Pat | Stage Manager | film | |
| 1995 | Living Single | Joe | television series |
| Sawbones | Stanley Johnson | television movie | |
| MADtv | Various Characters | 112 episodes ending in 2000 Sketch comedy television series |
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| 1996 | Bio-Dome | Assistant | film |
| 1998 Film | TV |
One Hand, Left | Narrator | voice only short film |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Tuku | television series | |
| Zoomates | Warren Solicitor Guy #1 |
voice only | |
| Suicide, the Comedy | Erik | film | |
| The Thin Pink Line | Jimmy 'Licorice Whip' Wilson | film | |
| Free Enterprise | Eric | film | |
| 1999 Film | TV |
Futurama | Hermes Conrad Additional Voices |
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| Hey Arnold! | Jamie O | animated series | |
| Family Guy | various characters | 27 episodes through 2007 animated series |
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| The Happy Prince | Second Pigeon New Mayor |
voice only animated |
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| Kill the Man | Marky Marx | ||
| 2000 Film | TV |
Static Shock | Virgil Ovid Hawkins/Static | ending in 2007 animated series |
| The Weekenders | Carver | animated series | |
| Nikki | Richard | role reprisal in 2001 television series |
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| Yes, Dear | Steve | role reprisal in 2001 television series |
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| Lost Cat | Lost Cat | ||
| Evil Con Carne | Hector Con Carne | ||
| Closing the Deal | |||
| Eat Your Heart Out | Stage manager | ||
| A Man Is Mostly Water | Testifier | ||
| 2001 Film | TV |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Vamp | video game |
| Samurai Jack | Samurai Jack | ending in 2004 animated series |
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| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Hector Con Carne Irwin's Dad Dracula Judge Roy Splean various |
ending in 2006 animated series |
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| Justice League/Justice League Unlimited | John Stewart/Green Lantern | ending in 2006 animated series |
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| NYPD Blue | Sidney Thompson | television series | |
| Philly | Anthony | television series | |
| X-Chromosome | |||
| Speaking of Sex | Joel Johnson, Jr. | film | |
| The Assistant | Burton Salt | television series | |
| 2002 Film | TV |
Kim Possible | Vinnie | 6 episodes through 2007 animated series |
| Manna from Heaven | Asst. Casino Manager | film | |
| Invader Zim | Poop Dawg, The Letter M | animated series | |
| Evil Alien Conquerors | Vel-Dan | film | |
| Back by Midnight | Mile Away | film | |
| Cherish | Yoga instructor | film | |
| Jane White Is Sick & Twisted | Bert | film | |
| 2003 Film | TV |
Ozzy & Drix | Osmosis Jones | animated series |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Gadon | video game | |
| Without a Trace | Tom Lewis Jr. | television series | |
| Creepy Freaks | assorted freaks | direct-to-video film | |
| 2004 Film | TV |
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | video game | |
| Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Black Vulcan | role reprisal in 2005 television series |
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| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Bolbi Stroganofsky | television series | |
| Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster | Angus Haggart volunteer #2 |
direct-to-video | |
| Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | video game | ||
| The Fairly OddParents | Mr. Phifer | tv series | |
| Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Wilt additional voices |
tv series | |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines | various voices | video game | |
| 6teen | Wyatt Williams | television series | |
| Reno 911! | Craps guy | television series | |
| Cold Case | Kiki Solis | television series | |
| Spider-Man 2 | Train passenger | Extra | |
| Fronterz | |||
| Shark Tale | Pawn shop owner | animated film | |
| 2005 Film | TV |
Quake IV | Marines | video game |
| Samurai uesutan: Katsugeki samurai-dô | Donald Thrower |
video game | |
| Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction | Christopher Jacobs News Correspondent 2 |
video game | |
| The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Marcus additional voices |
television series | |
| Kim Possible: So the Drama | animated television movie | ||
| Catscratch | Squeakus - Mouse | television series | |
| Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story | Ollie Williams additional voices |
direct-to-video animated film | |
| The Proud Family Movie | Dr. Carver in Disguise board member |
animated television movie | |
| Robot Chicken | Ang Lee Squirrel Michael Jackson |
stop motion animated series | |
| Jak X: Combat Racing | G.T. Blitz Sig Mizo Kaeden Thugs |
video game | |
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | Operator Ballard SWAT Soldier |
video game | |
| True Crime: New York City | video game | ||
| 50 Cent: Bulletproof | Bugs | video game | |
| Loonatics Unleashed | Drake Sypher | animated series | |
| Guardians of Luna | Alan Jedda | ||
| Second Time Around | Myron | ||
| Barbershop: The Series | Derrick | television series | |
| 2006 Film | TV |
Spawn: The Animation | ||
| The Batman | Maxie Zeus | ||
| The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | Brer Gator | ||
| Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman | Pasang | ||
| My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Virgil "Bull" Sharkowski additional voices |
animated series | |
| The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning | Kane | video game | |
| Final Fantasy XII | Reddas | video game | |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | T'Challa/Black Panther Uatu the Watcher Marc Spector/Moon Knight Piorte Rasputin/Colossus |
video game | |
| Drawn Together | Ray-Ray UPS Man |
animated series | |
| Class of 3000 | Philly Phil | animated series | |
| Scarface: The World Is Yours | drug dealer | video game | |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | The 52nd Earth King Kuei | animated series | |
| Cook-Off! | Rev. Thaddeus Briggs, Esq. | ||
| 2007 Film | TV |
Afterworld | Col. Nixon | animated web series |
| TMNT | various voices | ||
| Futurama: Bender's Big Score | Hermes Conrad additional voices |
direct-to-video animated film | |
| Afro Samurai | Afro (teenager) | ||
| Power Eons: Super Legends | Umbreon (Operation Overdrive) | video game | |
| El Tigre:The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Raheem Captain Photon |
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| Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions | Ramza Beoulve | video game | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Pharmacist | television series | |
| Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight | Riverwind Gilthanas |
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| 2008 Film | TV |
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Vamp | video game |
| Mercenaries 2: World In Flames | Christopher Jacobs | video game | |
| Futurama-The Beast With A Billion Backs | Hermes Conrad and Additional voices | ||
| Transformers: Animated | Jazz Omega Supreme Oil Slick Jetstorm Alpha Trion |
animated series | |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Randy Robertson Joseph "Robbie" Robertson Fancy Dan/Ricochet |
animated series | |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | Remy LeBeau/Gambit Bolivar Trask |
animated series | |
| Condemned 2: Bloodshot | LeRue Bum |
video game | |
| Saints Row 2 | Mr. Sunshine | video game | |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Kit Fisto Bail Organa |
animated series |
| Preceded by Darius McCrary 2007 Live-Action Movie |
Voice of Jazz in Transformers 2008-2009 Transformers: Animated |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] External links
- Official web pages
- Phil LaMarr at the Internet Movie Database
- Phil LaMarr at TV.com
- Official MADtv site
- An Audio Interview with Phil LaMarr by SiDEBAR
- Phil LaMarr Interview w/ Legions of Gotham
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