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'''Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr.''' was the 45th vice-president of the [[United States]] under [[Bill Clinton]]. After losing the [[United States Presidential Election, 2000|election in 2000]], he became a prominent advocate for [[global warming]], a passion he pursued even before taking office as vice-president. | '''Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr.''' was the 45th vice-president of the [[United States]] under [[Bill Clinton]]. After losing the [[United States Presidential Election, 2000|election in 2000]], he became a prominent advocate for [[global warming]], a passion he pursued even before taking office as vice-president. | ||
Already during | Already during [[season 1]] of ''[[Futurama]]'', Al Gore commented that he considered ''Futurama'' to be "his favourite show". It would seem no surprise that he was willing to lend his voice in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]" in [[season 2]] to provide the voice of [[Al Gore's head|himself]]. He returned in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]" in [[season 4]], an episode focusing on his passion, global warming. | ||
When ''Futurama'' was renewed for four [[films]], Gore returned to lend his voice in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', and he appeared in the [[Season 6]] episode "[[The Futurama Holiday Spectacular]]". | When ''Futurama'' was renewed for four [[films]], Gore returned to lend his voice in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', and he appeared in the [[Season 6]] episode "[[The Futurama Holiday Spectacular]]". | ||
His daughter, [[Kristin Gore]], was a writer on ''Futurama'' during the fourth season, who wrote the episode "[[Leela's Homeworld]]". | His daughter, [[Kristin Gore]], was a writer on ''Futurama'' during the fourth season, who wrote the episode "[[Leela's Homeworld]]". | ||
== Additional info == | |||
=== Trivia === | |||
[[File:An Inconvenient Truth.jpg|right|thumb|''An Inconvenient Truth''.]] | |||
*In the credits for "[[Anthology of Interest I]]", he is listed as "Vice President Al Gore". All other times, he is just "Al Gore". | |||
*Al Gore's 2006 documentary movie ''[[An Inconvenient Truth Trailer|An Inconvenient Truth]]'' had a ''Futurama'' style trailer. | |||
**On a related note, the movie ''An Inconvenient Truth'' has a clip from the episode "[[Crimes of the Hot]]" where they drop giant ice cubes into the ocean. | |||
**''See also [[in popular culture]].'' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 13 April 2011
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| Profession | Politician, Guest voice actor |
| IMDB profile | nm0330722 |
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| Category of characters voiced by Al Gore | |
- This article is about the voice actor. For the Futurama character he portrays, see Al Gore's head.
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. was the 45th vice-president of the United States under Bill Clinton. After losing the election in 2000, he became a prominent advocate for global warming, a passion he pursued even before taking office as vice-president.
Already during season 1 of Futurama, Al Gore commented that he considered Futurama to be "his favourite show". It would seem no surprise that he was willing to lend his voice in "Anthology of Interest I" in season 2 to provide the voice of himself. He returned in "Crimes of the Hot" in season 4, an episode focusing on his passion, global warming.
When Futurama was renewed for four films, Gore returned to lend his voice in Bender's Big Score, and he appeared in the Season 6 episode "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular".
His daughter, Kristin Gore, was a writer on Futurama during the fourth season, who wrote the episode "Leela's Homeworld".
Additional info
Trivia
- In the credits for "Anthology of Interest I", he is listed as "Vice President Al Gore". All other times, he is just "Al Gore".
- Al Gore's 2006 documentary movie An Inconvenient Truth had a Futurama style trailer.
- On a related note, the movie An Inconvenient Truth has a clip from the episode "Crimes of the Hot" where they drop giant ice cubes into the ocean.
- See also in popular culture.