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 John DiMaggio on a panel for Futurama at the 2008 Comic Con in San Diego, California. |
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| Born | John William DiMaggio September 6, 1968 North Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
John William DiMaggio (born September 6, 1968) is an American voice actor. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey,[1] he is best known for his voice roles of Bender in Futurama, Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed in Kim Possible, Marcus Fenix in Gears of War and Gears of War 2, Rico in the Penguins of Madagascar series, and Wakka as well as Kimahri Ronso in Final Fantasy X.
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John DiMaggio is a former stand-up comedian, appearing on stage as part of a comic duo named "Red Johnny and the Round Guy" and has several on-screen credits, such as Steve Ballmer in Pirates of Silicon Valley (the docudrama about the history of Apple Computer and Microsoft) and as the recurring character Dr. Sean Underhill on Chicago Hope. However, DiMaggio is predominantly a voice actor, having been credited for roles in the following works:
John DiMaggio is a graduate of Rutgers University, as well as a member of Gamma Sigma (Rutgers).
He is also a highly skilled beatboxer, as can be heard in the Futurama episode "Luck of the Fryrish" as the character Noticeably F.A.T. and also in Bender's Big Score, and recorded an a cappella version of the theme for two episodes with Billy West. He also beatboxed with Coolio, as Kwanzaabot, on Bender's Big Score.
John is a big fan of American Jambands and has been a regular Master of Ceremonies at the Jam in the Dam festival in Amsterdam.
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File:John DiMaggio by Gage John DiMaggio on a panel for Futurama at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego, California. | |
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John William DiMaggio September 4, 1968 North Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey[1], he is known for his gruff, deep voice and New Jersey accent, which he uses to voice mainly villains and anti-heroes. He is best known for his voice roles of Bender in Futurama, Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed in Kim Possible, Marcus Fenix in Gears of War, Gears of War 2 and Gears of War 3, Rico in The Penguins of Madagascar, and Wakka as well as Kimahri Ronso in Final Fantasy X. He now participates in the animated child comedy Chowder as Shnitzel, Jake the dog in the new animated series Adventure Time with Finn and Jake, and The Joker in the eighth installment of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series Batman: Under the Red Hood. DiMaggio will voice a character in Pound Puppies starting Fall 2010, on The Hub.
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John DiMaggio is a former stand-up comedian, appearing on stage as part of a comic duo named "Red Johnny and the Round Guy" and has several on-screen credits, such as Steve Ballmer in Pirates of Silicon Valley (the docudrama about the history of Apple Computer and Microsoft) and as the recurring character Dr. Sean Underhill on Chicago Hope. However, DiMaggio is predominantly a voice actor, having been credited for roles in the following works:
John DiMaggio attended the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, for two years. He was a member of the Gamma Sigma fraternity (Rutgers).
He is also a highly skilled beatboxer, as can be heard in the Futurama episode "Luck of the Fryrish" as the character Noticeably F.A.T. and recorded an a cappella version of the theme for two episodes with Billy West. He also beatboxed with Coolio, as Kwanzaabot, on Bender's Big Score.
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