Patrick Warburton
Patrick Warburton | |
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 at San Diego Comic-Con International (July 2011) | |
| Born | Patrick John Warburton November 14, 1964 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | actor, voice artist |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse | Cathy Jennings (1991–present) |
| Children | 3 sons and 1 daughter |
Patrick John Warburton (sometimes credited as Pat Warburton, born November 14, 1964) is an American actor of television, film, and voice. He is known for his several TV roles, including the title role of The Tick, David Puddy on Seinfeld,[1] the evil Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, and anchorman Jeb Denton on Less than Perfect. As a voice actor, his distinctive deep voice has been heard in roles including Ken in Bee Movie, Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove and its sequels, bodyguard Brock Samson on The Venture Bros., paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson on Family Guy, Steve Barkin on Kim Possible, Buzz Lightyear in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV series, The Wolf in Hoodwinked, and Crystal Cove's sheriff, Sheriff Bronson Stone on Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, among others. He currently stars as macho married man Jeff Bingham in the CBS television program Rules of Engagement.[2]
Early life
Warburton was born in Paterson, New Jersey.[3] His mother, Barbara Lord (née Barbara Jeanne Gratz), is an actress, and his father, John Charles Warburton, Jr., is an orthopedic surgeon.[4][5][6] He has three sisters, Mary, Lara, and Megan. He was raised in a "conservative" Catholic family,[7] and grew up in Huntington Beach, California, where he attended Saints Simon and Jude Catholic School until high school. Warburton attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California, and Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California. He studied marine biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, but dropped out to pursue modeling and acting.[8]
Career
Warburton's acting roles often rely on his deep, booming voice and large physique. In the mid to late 1990s, he was known for his role as David Puddy on Seinfeld, the indifferent on-again, off-again boyfriend of Elaine Benes. Warburton also had a small role in the 2002 movie Men in Black II as J's new partner, T. He also starred in FOX's short-lived, live-action series, The Tick, in the title role. He played Nick Sharp in 8 Simple Rules and joined the cast of Less than Perfect in 2003, as anchorman Jeb Denton.
Warburton has put his voice to use for several animated films and TV programs, including a lead character in Game Over, Buzz Lightyear and the Little Green Men in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove. Warburton reprised his role as Kronk for the direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove, and the subsequent TV series The Emperor's New School. He is also the voice of Steve Barkin in the Disney Channel show Kim Possible. Warburton was also cast in The Venture Bros., under Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. In this show he voices Brock Samson, the Venture family's brutally effective bodyguard and former secret agent. Warburton voices Joe Swanson on Fox's Family Guy and Detective Cash in The Batman. Warburton lent his voice talent to the computer-animated feature films Hoodwinked, Chicken Little and Open Season. He also voices Lok in all 3 Tak games and Lok in Tak and the Power of Juju Nickelodeon series.
Warburton appeared on GSN's Poker Royale Celebrities vs. the Pros tournament in 2005. He made it to the Grand Finale and won the $1,000 grand prize. Warburton's enduring identification with his character in Seinfeld was evident on January 13, 2007, during an NFL football broadcast. An advertisement for his new series, Rules of Engagement was played, and when the telecast returned to the broadcast booth, one of the announcers exclaimed, "Puddy!"
Warburton played a cameo role as a car salesman in the video of the song "Online" by Brad Paisley.
On November 8, 2009, Warburton appeared as the wild west character Cal Johnson on Seth & Alex's (Almost Live) Comedy Show, hosted by Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein, on Fox. He was also cast as the sheriff in the Cartoon Network series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.[9] He appeared as Bowser in a video by CollegeHumor entitled "The Roast of Mario".[10]
He appeared on the American version of Top Gear on February 21, 2012. He set the "Big Star, Small Car" lap record, beating previous record-holder Arlene Tur.[11]
Advertising and theme parks
In the commercial and advertising world, Warburton is the voice in the Carrier Corporation commercials for their air-conditioning and HVAC units, and was the voice of Superman in The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman for American Express. He is the voice of "Lewis" in the "Clark & Lewis Expedition" radio commercials for Horizon Air with Richard Kind as "Clark". During the 1990s and early 2000s, Warburton appeared in several M&M's commercials with the "spokescandies." He appeared in another M&M's commercial about 10 years later when Pretzel M&M's were introduced.
In August 2009, Warburton played a high-end PC in a "Get a Mac" ad for Apple Inc. [12] Warburton also became the spokesman for Japanese automaker Honda's "Good Reasons" advertising campaign in September 2011.[13]
Warburton (in his typical deadpanned voice) plays the role of the forest ranger in a "Smokey Bear" radio ad campaign sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council.[14]
Warburton is featured in the "preboarding" film shown to guests at Soarin' Over California in Disney California Adventure and Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. He again, delivers all of the instructions in the same deadpan style. He lent his voice to the droid G2-4T in the queue of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland.
Personal life
Warburton has been married to Cathy Jennings since 1991; they have four children – Talon Patrick (b. November 29, 1992), Alexandra Catherine (b. July 9, 1994), Shane (b. 1998) and Gabriel (b. October 2000). They live in Camarillo, California.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Dragonard | Richard Abdee | |
| 1989 | Master of Dragonard Hill | ||
| 1991 | Scorchers | Balford | |
| 1994 | Dickwad | Charlie's Brother | |
| 1996 | American Strays | Rookie Cop | |
| 1999 | The Woman Chaser | Richard Hudson | |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Buzz Lightyear, Little Green Men (LGM) | |
| Scream 3 | Steven Stone | ||
| The Dish | Al Burnett | ||
| The Emperor's New Groove | Kronk | ||
| 2001 | Camouflage | Horace Tutt, Junior | |
| Dirt | Vincent | ||
| Joe Somebody | Mark McKinney | ||
| 2002 | Run Ronnie Run | Head of Gay Conspiracy | |
| Big Trouble | Officer Walter Kramitz, Miami PD | ||
| Men in Black II | Agent T | ||
| 2003 | I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia | Jack | |
| 2004 | Bob Steel | Rudy Buckmaster | |
| 2004 | Vacation Kids | Julio | |
| Home on the Range | Patrick | ||
| 2005 | The Civilization of Maxwell Bright | Max Bright | |
| Rebound | Larry Burgess | ||
| Chicken Little | Alien Cop | ||
| Sky High | Royal Pain Voice | ||
| 2006 | Hoodwinked! | The Wolf | |
| The Wild | Blag | ||
| Open Season | Ian | ||
| 2007 | I'll Believe You | Dr. Seth Douglass | |
| Underdog | Cad | ||
| Bee Movie | Ken | ||
| Happily N'Ever After | Prince Charming | ||
| 2008 | Get Smart | Hymie the Robot | |
| 2008 | Fall Down a School | Julio / Kid / 439-bus Motorist | Voice only |
| Space Chimps | Titan | ||
| 2009 | Made for Each Other | Mack Mackenzie | |
| Rock Slyde | Rock Slyde | ||
| 2010 | Sophomore[15] | Mr. McKee | |
| Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back | Titan | ||
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | The Wolf | |
| 2012 | Ted | Guy | |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Dad | |
| 2013 | A Many Splintered Thing | post-production |
Television films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Battle in the Erogenous Zone | Pool Boy |
| 1994 | Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story | |
| 1998 | Blind Men | |
| 1999 | The Apartment Complex | Morgan |
| 2000 | Angels in the Infield | Eddie "Steady" Everett |
| 2003 | These Guys | |
| 2002 | Less than Perfect | Jebb |
| 2009 | Wishology | M.E.R.F. agents |
Straight-to-DVD
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Joe Swanson | |
| Kronk's New Groove | Kronk | ||
| 2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | Hymie the Robot | |
| 2010 | Family Guy: It's a Trap! | Joe Swanson as Jabba the Hutt | |
| Flicka 2 | Hank | ||
| Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back | Titan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1997 | Dave's World | Eric | Regular role | |
| 1995, 1997–1998 | Seinfeld | David Puddy | Recurring role | |
| 1998–1999 | NewsRadio | Johnny Johnson | ||
| 1999–2002, 2005–present | Family Guy | Joe Swanson | Voice only | |
| 2000–2001 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Buzz Lightyear/L.G.M.'s | Regular role | Voice only |
| 2001–2002 | The Tick | The Tick | Regular role | |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Mr. Steve Barkin | Recurring role | |
| 2003–2006 | Less than Perfect | Jeb Denton | Regular role | |
| 2003–present | The Venture Bros. | Brock Samson | Voice only | |
| 2004 | Game Over | Rip Smashenburn | ||
| 2005-present | Robot Chicken | Various voices | ||
| 2005–2006 | The X's | Mr. X | ||
| 2006–2008 | The Emperor's New School | Kronk | ||
| 2007–2009 | Tak and the Power of Juju | Lok | Voice only | |
| 2007–2013 | Rules of Engagement | Jeff Bingham | Main role | |
| 2010–present | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Sheriff Bronson Stone | ||
| 2012 | The Eric Andre Show | George Clooney | ||
| 2012-TBA | Zenon: The Animated Series | Oscar |
Television guest appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Paper Chase | Honor | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Quantum Leap | Blaster | 1 episode: "The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) – April 7, 1970" |
| 1991 | Anything But Love | 1 episode: "The Torrid Zone" | |
| 1992 | Grapevine | Billy | 1 episode: "The Lisa and Billy story" |
| Northern Exposure | Glenn | 1 episode: "Northwest Passages" | |
| Murphy Brown | Bo | 1 episode: "A Year to Remember" | |
| 1993 | Mad About You | Sam | 1 episode: "Love Among the Tiles" |
| Nurses | Chuck | 1 episode: "What Are Friends For?" | |
| Designing Women | Craig | 3 episodes: "Gone with a Whim: Part 1", "Gone with a Whim: Part 2", "Too Dumb to Date" | |
| 1994 | Mike & Spike | Mark F. Pickles | 1 episode: "Person To Food" |
| 1995 | Grace Under Fire | Meter Man | 1 episode: "A Night at the Opera" |
| Ellen | Jack | 3 episodes: "Thirty Kilo Man: Part 1", "Thirty Kilo Man: Part 2", "The Spa" | |
| 1998 | House Rules | Dan | 1 episode: "Sex and Violence" |
| Maggie Winters | Sonny | Unknown episodes | |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Animated Series | Agamemnon/Lastrigon | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet | Security Guard | |
| 2002 | Malcolm in the Middle | Burt Landon | 2 episodes: "Company Picnic: Parts 1 and 2" |
| The Twilight Zone | Azoth the Avenger | 1 episode: "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine" | |
| 2003 | 8 Simple Rules | Nick Sharpe | 3 episodes: "Paul Meets His Match", "Queen Bees and King Bees", "Goodbye: Part 1", 2003 |
| 2005 | The Batman | Cash Tankenson | 2 episodes |
| The Daily Buzz | 1 episode | ||
| 2007 | Biker Mice from Mars | A-Bomb | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Cleveland Show | Joe Swanson | 2 episodes: "Pilot" "Beer Walk!" |
| 2011 | Archer | Rip Riley | 3 episodes: "Heart of Archness, Parts I-III" |
| 2012 | Top Gear | Himself | Set a record time in a celebrity event on the show |
| 2012 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Elmer | 1 episode |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Spider-Man | Hostage on "What If?" Mode |
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Groove: The Game | Kronk |
| 2003 | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | Mozer |
| Tak and the Power of Juju | Lok | |
| Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams | Lok | |
| 2005 | Who Rules? The Game | Game show host |
| Tak 3: The Great Juju Challenge | Lok | |
| Family Guy Video Game! | Joe Swanson | |
| 2006 | Open Season | Ian |
| 2007 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Additional voices (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust | Damone |
| Madden: Pro Bowl XX Years | ||
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | S.O.G. operative |
| 2011 | The Little Engine That Could | Caboose |
| Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | Flynn the Ballooner, extra voices | |
| League of Legends | Volibear | |
| 2012 | Skylanders: Giants | Flynn the Ballooner |
| 2012 | Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse | Joe Swanson |
| 2013 | Poker Night 2 | Brock Samson |
References
- ^ "David Puddy". seinfeldonline.com. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Patrick Warburton News, Patrick Warburton Bio and Photos". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ^ Yannis, Alex (October 8, 1995). "HOCKEY;The Devils, And Fans, Ignite First Match". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
Moments after the banner was raised, Patrick Warburton, the actor who portrayed a fanatic Devils' fan in a segment of the "Seinfeld" television show, was called upon to drop the puck. With his face painted in Devils red and black, the native of nearby Paterson dropped the puck, then stripped the Brodeur jersey he was wearing to display the letter D on his chest.
- ^ "10 Burning Questions For... Patrick Warburton". Page 2. ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ "Gratz -- Warburton". The New York Times. March 31, 1961.
- ^ "Warburton -- Gratz". The New York Times. June 4, 1961.
- ^ Patrick Warburton Awaits A New Series Of Options - Philly.com. Articles.philly.com (August 7, 1998). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
- ^ "Patrick Warburton – Biography – Moviefone". Movies.aol.com. November 14, 1964. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ^ Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated at IMDb
- ^ The Roast of Mario (featuring Patrick Warburton). YouTube (December 20, 2010). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
- ^ 'Top Gear': Patrick Warburton Named His 1969 Dodge Charger After Angelina Jolie (VIDEO). Huffingtonpost.com (February 22, 2012). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
- ^ Patrick Warburton is a 'top of the line' PC in the latest Mac ad. Aoltv.com (August 26, 2009). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
- ^ New Ad Campaign Provides Plenty of ‘Good Reasons’ to Buy a New Honda | EON: Enhanced Online News. Eon.businesswire.com (September 12, 2011). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
- ^ USDA Radio News: Smokey Bear Updates Part of New Ad Campaign. U.S. Dept of Agriculture. Retrieved on September 6, 2012.
- ^ Sophomore (2011) – IMDb
External links
- Patrick Warburton at IMDb
- Fletch Takes On "The Puddy", 2004 interview by Clint Fletcher on filmmonthly.com