Patrick Warburton
Patrick Warburton | |
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 Warburton in January 2007 | |
| Born | Patrick John Warburton |
| Occupation | Actor/Voice actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Cathy Warburton (1991-present) |
Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American television and voice actor. He is best known for the TV roles, including the title role of The Tick, David Puddy on Seinfeld, the evil Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, and anchorman Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect. As a voice actor, his uniquely deep voice has been lent to well-known roles including Ken in Bee Movie, Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove and its sequels, bodyguard Brock Samson on The Venture Bros., the wheelchair-using Joe Swanson on Family Guy, Steve Barkin on Kim Possible, and The Wolf in Hoodwinked, among others. He currently appears as macho married man Jeff Bingham in the CBS television program, Rules of Engagement.[1]
Early life
Warburton was born in Paterson, New Jersey[2] and grew up in Huntington Beach, California, moving there with his family when he was three years old. His father, John Warburton, is an orthopedic surgeon,[3] and his mother, Barbara Lord (née Gratz), is an actress. He has three sisters, Mary, Lara, and Megan. Warburton attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California. He studied marine biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, but dropped out to pursue modeling and acting.[4]
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 boyfriend of Elaine Benes. He also starred in FOX's short-lived, live-action series, The Tick, in the title role.
Warburton has put his voice to use for several animated films and TV programs, including a lead character in Game Over, and Buzz Lightyear in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, replacing Tim Allen. He played Nick Sharp in 8 Simple Rules, and he voiced Steve Barkin in the Disney Channel show Kim Possible. He joined the cast of Less Than Perfect in 2003, as anchorman Jeb Denton.
He played the voice of Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove, a role he reprised for Kronk's New Groove and the subsequent TV series The Emperor's New School. His next major project was on the animated series The Venture Bros., under Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block; in it he voices Brock Samson, the Venture family's brutally effective bodyguard and former secret agent. Warburton also voices Joe Swanson on Fox's Family Guy and Detective Cash on The Batman's episode JTV.
Warburton lent his voice talent to 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 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".
Warburton is featured in the "preboarding" film shown to guests at Soarin' Over California (located in Disney's California Adventure Park). A similar film is shown, albeit slightly edited (new intro), at Soarin located in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. Warburton delivers all of the instructions in his typical deadpan style.
Warburton appeared on GSN's Poker Royale Celebrities vs. the Pros tournament in 2005. He made it to the Grand Finale and won the $100,000 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.
In August 2009, Warburton played a high-end PC in a "Get a Mac" ad for Apple Inc.
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.
There is a current radio advertisement for the United States Forest Service in which Warburton plays a park ranger, delivered in his typical deadpanned voice. The commercial begins with a ringing phone and his voice, "Ranger station; ranger speaking." The adverstisement is sponsored by the Ad Council, along with the US Forest Service, and can be heard on WEEI's online radio broadcast.
Personal life
Warburton has been married to Cathy Warburton since 1991; they have four children - the oldest named Talon, 17. They live in Camarillo, California. According to the MySpace his friend set up for him,[5] he is Roman Catholic and a fan of the band Pearl Jam.[6]
Voiceography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Hercules: The Animated Series | Lastrigon | |
| Family Guy | Joe Swanson | Animation Series | |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | L.G.M.'s | |
| Teacher's Pet | Security Guard | ||
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Buzz Lightyear/L.G.M.'s | ||
| Spider-Man | Hostage on "What If?" Mode | Video game | |
| The Emperor's New Groove | Kronk | ||
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Groove: The Game | Kronk | video game |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Mr. Steve Barkin | |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: The Secret Files | Mr. Steve Barkin | |
| Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | Moser | video game | |
| Tak and the Power of Juju | Lok | video game | |
| The Venture Bros. | Brock Samson | ||
| 2004 | A Uniform Used to Mean Something | Superman | short |
| Game Over | Ripley "Rip" Smashenburn | ||
| Home on the Range | Patrick | ||
| Hindsight Is 20/20... | Superman | short | |
| Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams | Lok | video game | |
| 2005 | Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story | Joe Swanson | |
| Who Rules? The Game | Game Show Host | video game | |
| Tak 3: The Great Juju Challenge | Lok | video game | |
| Chicken Little | Alien Cop | cameo | |
| Kronk's New Groove | Kronk | ||
| The Batman | Cash Tankenson | ||
| The X's | Mr. X | ||
| 2006 | The Emperor's New School | Kronk | |
| Family Guy | Joe Swanson | video game | |
| Hoodwinked | The Wolf | ||
| The Wild | Blag | ||
| Open Season | Ian | ||
| 2007 | Happily N'Ever After | Prince Humperdink | |
| Tak and the Power of Juju | Lok | ||
| Bee Movie | Ken | ||
| Underdog | Cad | ||
| 2008 | Space Chimps | Titan | |
| 2010 | Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil | The Wolf | |
| 2011 | Zenon: The Animated Series | Oscar |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Dragonard | Richard Abdee | |
| 1989 | Master of Dragonard Hill | Richard Abdee | |
| 1991 | Scorchers | Balford | |
| 1994 | Dickwad | Charlie's Brother | |
| 1996 | American Strays | Rookie Cop | |
| 1998 | Blind Men | ||
| 1999 | The Woman Chaser | Richard Hudson | |
| 2000 | Scream 3 | Steven Stone | |
| The Dish | Al Burnett | ||
| 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 | |
| 2005 | The Civilization of Maxwell Bright | Max Bright | |
| Rebound | Larry Burgess | ||
| 2007 | I'll Believe You | Dr. Seth Douglass | |
| Underdog | Cad | ||
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Ken | |
| 2008 | Get Smart | Hymie the Robot | |
| Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | Hymie the Robot | ||
| 2009 | Sophomore | Mr. McKee | |
| Rock Slyde | Rock Slyde |
Video games
- Spider-Man - The Hostage on What If? Mode
- Tak and the Power of Juju - Lok
- Metal Arms: Glitch in the System - Moser
- Family Guy - Joe Swanson
- The Emperor's New Groove - Kronk
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Madden: Pro Bowl XX Years - Dick Butkus
- Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust - Damone
Television
- Quantum Leap, episode "The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) - April 7, 1970", 1990
- Anything But Love, episode "The Torrid Zone", 1991
- Grapevine, "The Lisa and Billy story", 1992
- Northern Exposure, episode "Northwest Passages", original air date September 29, 1992
- Murphy Brown, episode "A Year to Remember", 1992
- Mad About You, episode "Love Among the Tiles", 1993
- Nurses, episode "What Are Friends For?", 1993
- Designing Women, episodes "Gone with a Whim: Part 1", "Gone with a Whim: Part 2" and "Too Dumb to Date", 1993
- Grace Under Fire, episode "A Night at the Opera", 1995
- Dave's World, 1994-1997
- Ellen, episodes "Thirty Kilo Man: Part 1", "Thirty Kilo Man: Part 2" and "The Spa", 1995
- Seinfeld, 1995; 1997-1998
- House Rules, episode "Sex and Violence", 1998
- Maggie Winters, 1998
- NewsRadio, 1998-1999
- Family Guy, 1999-2002, 2005-Present
- The Tick, 2001-2002
- Malcolm in the Middle, episode "Company Picnic: Part 1", 2002
- The Twilight Zone, episode "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine", 2002
- 8 Simple Rules, episodes "Paul Meets His Match" "Queen Bees and King Bees" and "Goodbye: Part 1", 2003
- Less Than Perfect, 2003-2006
- The Venture Bros., Cartoon Network, voice of Brock Samson., 2003-
- The X's, voice of Mr. X (Aaron Truman Extreme Sr.), 2005-2006
- The Daily Buzz, episode dated 15 April 2005
- The Emperor's New School, 2006-
- Rules of Engagement, 2007-
- Robot Chicken, assorted, 2007-
- Fairly OddParents:Wishology, as the MERF agents, 2009
Other
- Soarin' Over California theme park attraction at Disney's California Adventure, Patrick, Chief Flight Attendant, pre-loading video, 2001. A copy of the ride that opened in 2005 under the name Soarin' in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida uses the same video (with minor changes to the title).
- Voices the Cheese and Burger Society website
- Appeared in a "Mac Vs PC" commercial as PC's "Top of the Line"
References
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/patrick-warburton/169214
- ^ Yannis, Alex. "HOCKEY;The Devils, And Fans, Ignite First Match", The New York Times, October 8, 1995. Accessed 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."
- ^ ESPN.com - Page2 - Patrick Warburton
- ^ Patrick Warburton - Biography - Moviefone
- ^ http://animatedtv.about.com/od/gftriviaresources/a/warburton.htm
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/patrickwarburton
External links
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- No More Silly Puddy, 1999 interview with reel.com