Phil LaMarr
Phil LaMarr | |
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 Phil LaMarr at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010. | |
| Born | Phillip LaMarr January 24, 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Agent | DPN |
| Website | http://website.mac.com/phillamarr |
Phillip "Phil" LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor and voice actor. He was one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv, and has had an extensive voice acting career, with major roles spanning animated series Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, Futurama, Mercenaries series, Samurai Jack, Static Shock, and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, video games Metal Gear Solid 2 and 4, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the Jak and Daxter series, Darksiders, Final Fantasy XII, inFAMOUS, and Dead Island.
Early life
LaMarr was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Harvard High 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 The Second City and at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago with Del Close. He has also improvised with Cold Tofu and Off the Wall.
Career
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 has done impressions of celebrities such as
- Diddy
- 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
- Ray Charles
He has done impressions of Moe Howard from The Three Stooges while playing an African-American version of the character.
LaMarr left MADtv at the end of the fifth season (2000).
Sometimes, LaMarr fills in for Greg Proops on the Odd News small, 4 minute section on Yahoo.com. It features odd, but true recent news.
Voice acting work
LaMarr's voiceover credits include a starring role on Justice League/Justice League Unlimited as Green Lantern, a major role as Hermes Conrad and various other characters on Futurama, and the title roles on Samurai Jack and Static Shock. LaMarr reprised his role as Hermes Conrad in the Futurama movies Bender's Big Score, The Beast with a Billion Backs, Bender's Game, Into the Wild Green Yonder, and upon the series return in 2010. He also voices Wilt and other recurring characters in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Carver Descartes on The Weekenders, and he portrayed the character Osmosis Jones in the television series Ozzy & Drix. He additionally voices Jazz, Omega Supreme, Oil Slick, and Jetstorm on Transformers Animated. LaMarr portrayed 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. He portrayed Aquaman, and voiced other characters in Young Justice; he is the voice of Baxter Stockman in the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and voices JARVIS and Wonder Man in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
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 the Sacred Fools Theater Company's inaugural production of The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Revue.
On the big screen, LaMarr is most well known as Marvin from Pulp Fiction. He has appeared in Kill the Man, Free Enterprise, Cherish, 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'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.
LaMarr is playing Cowboy Curtis in the Broadway production of The Pee-wee Herman Show which begins performances Oct. 26th at the newly named Stephen Sondheim Theater. He played the role when the show was recently revived in Los Angeles. The character was originally portrayed on television by Laurence Fishburne. The Broadway production of The Pee-wee Herman Show was recently taped for special to be aired on HBO in April.
LaMarr also appeared in Spider-Man 2 as one of the riders standing behind Spidey, as he was trying to save the subway train.
Video game voiceover work
LaMarr performed 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 voiced the characters Reddas from Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII as well as Ramza in the PSP version of Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. He also did several voices, including Skelter, for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.
He also did the English voice acting for the parts of Sig and Count Veger 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 White/The Beast in the PS3 titles Infamous 1 and 2. Also, he plays the character Dr. Ragland in the game Prototype.
He also was the voice of the grumpy Kane in the game The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, and Marty in the video game tie-in of Madagascar. LaMarr also recently voiced the merchant "Vulgrim" in the new action/adventure hybrid Darksiders.
He played the role of "Mr. Sunshine" in the 2008 crime game Saints Row 2, and reprised his role in Saints Row IV in 2013.
He reprised his role as Kit Fisto for the video game: Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes. LaMarr voiced Rick Grimes in the animation film of The Walking Dead.[1]
He also voiced Sam B, one of the playable characters in Dead Island, and recently made his debut in the Kingdom Hearts series in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance as Phoebus, a character originally from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and voiced by Kevin Kline.
He recently returned to the Metal Gear franchise as the voice of Kevin Washington in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
Webisode projects
LaMarr is set to appear as a regular character in the forthcoming major webisode series Naught for Hire produced by Jeffrey Berman and Farscape's Ben Browder. His character, Mark One, is described to be that of an elevator with mood-swings. It is unclear whether or not he will be solely the voice of this character or if he will appear in person similarly to that of Max Headroom, a concept which Browder has pulled from before when writing for Farscape episode John Quixote, which used an elevator displaying a talking human interface on a screen within.[2] A date has not yet been set for the series' release.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1983 | Mister T | Woody | Voice role Animated series |
| 1991 | Murphy Brown | Ben Lawson | Television series |
| 1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Assistant | Episode: "There'll Be Some Changes Made" |
| 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 | A Cool Like That Christmas | Harlan Sockman |
Voice role Animated television film |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Leonard Pickett | Television series | |
| The George Carlin Show | Bob Brown | Television series | |
| Pulp Fiction | Marvin | ||
| It's Pat | Stage Manager | ||
| 1995 | Living Single | Joe | Television series |
| Sawbones | Stanley Johnson | Television film | |
| 1995–2000 | MADtv | Various Characters | Sketch comedy television series 112 episodes |
| 1996 | Bio-Dome | Assistant | |
| 1998 | One Hand, Left | Narrator | Voice role Short film |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Tuku | Voice role Animated series | |
| Zoomates | Warren Solicitor Guy #1 |
Voice role Animated short film | |
| Suicide, the Comedy | Erik | ||
| The Thin Pink Line | Jimmy 'Licorice Whip' Wilson | ||
| Free Enterprise | Eric | ||
| 1999 | Hey Arnold! | Jamie O | Voice role Animated series |
| The Happy Prince | Second Pigeon New Mayor |
Voice role Animated television film | |
| Kill the Man | Marky Marx | ||
| 1999–2003, 2008–2013 | Futurama | Hermes Conrad Additional Voices |
Voice role Animated series |
| 1999–Present | Family Guy | Ollie Williams Judge Various characters |
Voice role Animated series 52 episodes |
| 2000 | The Weekenders | Carver | Voice role Animated series |
| Lost Cat | Lost Cat | ||
| Courage The Cowardly Dog | Eggplant | Voice role Animated series | |
| Evil Con Carne | Hector Con Carne | Voice role Animated series | |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Rocket Crocket Smeego Patron |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Eat Your Heart Out | Stage manager | ||
| A Man Is Mostly Water | Testifier | ||
| 2000–2001 | Nikki | Richard | Television series |
| 2000–2001 | Yes, Dear | Steve | Television series |
| 2000–2004 | Static Shock | Virgil Ovid Hawkins/Static | Voice role Animated series |
| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Vamp | Voice role Video game |
| NYPD Blue | Sidney Thompson | Television series | |
| Philly | Anthony | Television series | |
| Speaking of Sex | Joel Johnson, Jr. | ||
| The Assistant | Burton Salt | Television series | |
| 2001–2004 | Samurai Jack | Samurai Jack | Voice role Animated series |
| 2001–2006 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Hector Con Carne Irwin's Dad Dracula Judge Roy Splean various |
Voice role Animated series |
| 2001–2006 | Justice League/Justice League Unlimited | John Stewart/Green Lantern Steel |
Voice role Animated series |
| 2002 | Manna from Heaven | Asst. Casino Manager | |
| Invader Zim | Poop Dawg The Letter M Noogums/shnooky |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Evil Alien Conquerors | Vel-Dan | ||
| Back by Midnight | Mile Away | ||
| Cherish | Yoga instructor | ||
| Jane White Is Sick & Twisted | Bert | ||
| 2002-2004 | Fillmore! | Nelson Kelloch, MC, Elderly Man, Snooty Student | Voice role Animated series |
| 2002-2004 | Ozzy & Drix | Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones | Voice role Animated series |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Vinnie | Voice role Animated series |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Gadon | Voice role Video game |
| Without a Trace | Tom Lewis Jr. | Episode: "Kam Li" | |
| Creepy Freaks | Assorted freaks | Direct-to-video short film | |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Bolbi Stroganofsky | Voice role Animated series |
| Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster | Angus Haggart Volunteer #2 |
Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | Voice role Video game | ||
| The Fairly OddParents | Mr. Phifer | Voice role Animated series | |
| Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines | Various voices | Voice role Video game | |
| Reno 911! | Craps guy | Television series | |
| Cold Case | Kiki Solis | Episode: "Discretion" | |
| Shark Tale | Pawn shop owner | Voice role Animated | |
| Quake 4 | Marines | Voice role Video game | |
| Spider-Man 2 | Train Passenger | Uncredited | |
| 2004–2005 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Black Vulcan | Voice role Animated series |
| 2004-2009 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Wilt Additional voices |
Voice role Animated series |
| 2005 | Samurai uesutan: Katsugeki samurai-dô | Donald Thrower |
Voice role Video game |
| Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction | Christopher Jacobs News Correspondent 2 |
Voice role Video game | |
| The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Marcus Connor Additional voices |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Voice role Animated television film | ||
| Catscratch | Squeakus – Mouse | Voice role Animated series | |
| Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Ollie Williams Additional voices |
Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| The Proud Family Movie | Dr. Carver in Disguise Board member |
Voice role Animated television film | |
| Jak X: Combat Racing | G.T. Blitz Sig Mizo Kaeden Thugs |
Voice role Video game | |
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | Operator Ballard SWAT Soldier |
Voice role Video game | |
| True Crime: New York City | Voice role Video game | ||
| 50 Cent: Bulletproof | Bugs | Voice role Video game | |
| Loonatics Unleashed | Drake Sypher | Voice role Animated series | |
| Second Time Around | Myron | ||
| Barbershop: The Series | Derrick | Television series | |
| 2005–2008 | Robot Chicken | Ang Lee Squirrel Michael Jackson Buddy Love |
Voice role Stop motion animated series |
| 2006 | The Batman | Maxie Zeus | Voice role Animated series |
| The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | Brer Gator | Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman | Pasang | Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Virgil "Bull" Sharkowski Additional voices |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Tekkonkinkreet | Dusk | Voice role | |
| The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning | Kane | Voice role Video game | |
| Final Fantasy XII[3] | Reddas | Voice role Video game | |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | T'Challa/Black Panther Colossus Moon Knight Uatu the Watcher |
Voice role Video game | |
| Drawn Together | Ray-Ray UPS Man |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Class of 3000 | Philly Phil | Voice role Animated series | |
| Scarface: The World Is Yours | Drug dealer | Voice role Video game | |
| Cook-Off! | Rev. Thaddeus Briggs, Esq. | ||
| 2007 | Afterworld | Col. Nixon | Voice role Animated web series |
| TMNT | Various voices | Voice role Animated | |
| Futurama: Bender's Big Score | Hermes Conrad Additional voices |
Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| Afro Samurai | Afro (teenager) Brother 1 Brother 3 Brother 5 |
Voice role Animated miniseries | |
| El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Raheem Captain Photon |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions | Ramza Beoulve | Voice role Video game | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Pharmacist | Television series | |
| Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight | Riverwind Gilthanas |
Voice role Animated | |
| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Vamp | Voice role Video game |
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | Christopher Jacobs | Voice role Video game | |
| Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | Hermes Conrad Additional voices |
Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| Transformers Animated | Jazz Oil Slick Jetstorm Alpha Trion Omega Supreme |
Voice role Animated series | |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Randy Robertson Joseph "Robbie" Robertson Fancy Dan/Ricochet |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | Remy LeBeau/Gambit Bolivar Trask |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Condemned 2: Bloodshot | LeRue Bum |
Voice role Video game | |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Tour Guide | Voice role Animated | |
| Saints Row 2 | Mr. Sunshine | Voice role Video game | |
| Phineas and Ferb | Street Performer Bango Ru Security Guard Additional Voices |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Kit Fisto Bail Organa Orn Free Taa |
Voice role Animated series | |
| 2009 | Castle | Dr. Holloway | Television series |
| F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | Cedric "Top" Griffin | Voice role Video game | |
| [PROTOTYPE] | Dr. Bradley Rangland | Voice role Video game | |
| inFAMOUS | John White | Voice role Video game | |
| Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | Hermes Conrad and other voices |
Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| 2010 | Darksiders | Vulgrim | Voice role Video game |
| Mass Effect 2 | Mouse, Rukar | Voice role Video game | |
| Big Time Rush | Hawk | Television film | |
| Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge | Captain Dread Woody the Woodsman Governor Phatt's Guard Skeleton[4] |
Voice role Video game | |
| Young Justice | Arthur Curry/Aquaman Dubbilex L-Ron Green Beetle |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Spike Policeman |
Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes[5] | J.A.R.V.I.S. Wonder Man |
Voice role Animated series | |
| 2011 | inFAMOUS 2 | John White | Voice role Video game |
| G.I. Joe: Renegades | Scrap-Iron Doc |
Voice role Animated series | |
| Dead Island | Sam B. | Voice role Video game | |
| Real Steel | ESPN Boxing Commentator | ||
| X-Men: Destiny | Gambit Forge |
Voice role Video game | |
| Night of the Hurricane | Ollie Williams | Voice role Television special | |
| 2012 | Happy Endings | Phil | Episode: "Makin' Changes" |
| Napoleon Dynamite | Gorilla Lead Singer | Voice role Animated series | |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | J.A.R.V.I.S. | Voice role Animated series | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Baxter Stockman | Voice role Animated series | |
| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Phoebus | Voice role Video game | |
| Darksiders II | Vulgrim | Voice role Video game | |
| Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters | Gabriel Wallace, Cyber Lord Finbarr, Carny | Voice role Animated series | |
| 2013 | |||
| Dead Island Riptide | Sam B. | Voice role Video game | |
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Kevin Washington | Voice role Video game | |
| Injustice: Gods Among Us | Aquaman Green Lantern (John Stewart DLC Skin) |
Voice role Video game | |
| Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon | Spider | Voice role Video game | |
| Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Blade Gambit War Machine |
Voice role Video game | |
| Saints Row IV | Mr. Sunshine | Voice role Video game | |
| Turbo FAST | Smoove Move | Voice role Animated series | |
| Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Spike (characters) | Voice role Direct-to-video animated film | |
| Khumba | Elder #2 the Zebra | Voice role Animated | |
| 2014 | The Simpsons | Hermes Conrad | Voice role Episode: "Simpsorama" |
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Dormammu | Voice role Animated series |
References
- ^ "TV: It's a 'Walking Dead' Bonanza! Featuring, a Motion Comic, Contests and More!". BloodyDisgusting.
- ^ http://www.naughtforhire.com/officesite/office.html
- ^ Final Fantasy XII credits
- ^ The Secret of Monkey Island 2 Special Edition - Credits
- ^ Busch, Jenna (2010-02-08). "AVENGERS Animated Assembling w/ Phil Lamarr". Newsarama. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
External links
- Official website
- Phil LaMarr at IMDb
- Phil LaMarr at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Phil LaMarr @ BehindTheVoiceActors
- An Audio Interview with Phil LaMarr by SiDEBAR
- Phil LaMarr Interview w/ Legions of Gotham
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