Langdon Cobb
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| Tertiary character | |
| Langdon Cobb | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Quantum Lichen Person |
| Profession | Actor[2] |
| First appearance | "The Thief of Baghead" (7ACV04)  |
| Voiced by | Maurice LaMarche |
Langdon Cobb is an actor[2] who wears a suit with an ascot (complete with a stickpin) and a bread bag over his head [1] (7ACV04).
Biography
Langdon Cobb is, apparently, the "world's greatest actor", but always keeps his bread bag over his head, as he wants to be known for his acting and not for his looks. The truth is, that Cobb is actually a Quantum Lichen, an alien species that feeds on the attention of others. Looking upon a Quantum Lichen's face, even a photograph, instantly drains a living being's life force, which is the real reason Cobb hides his face. Unlike the rest of his species, who travel from planet to planet to expose their faces and feed, Cobb discovered that simply the attention he gets from being an actor on earth is enough to sustain him.
When Bender managed ot photograph his face, Cobb begged him not to show it to anyone, even offering to pay Bender. Nonetheless, Bender showed the foto to Fry, Amy and Hermes. Farnsworth claims that the only way to restore them to normal is to take their life forces back from Cobb's ego. However, it needs to be sufficiently weakened first. Luckily, both Cobb and, Calculon entered the World Acting Championship, participating for the title of "world's greatest actor".
Production
In May 2012, Countdown to Futurama introduced him through a character design (released on 21 May),[1] revealed some information about him through the third Futurama podcast (released on 22 May)[2] and revealed that Zoidberg and Farnsworth would break into his estate to find some dirt on him through the fourth Futurama podcast (released on 29 May).[2]
Additional information
Trivia
- Langdon Cobb is named after Langdon Coburn, the son of a friend of Futurama writer Dan Vebber. The character's surname was changed from Coburn to Cobb due to the fact that the Futurama staff "thought [it] sounded too much like James Coburn" and "Cobb is [their] favourite salad."[2]
Appearances
References
- ^ a b c Matt Tobey (21 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Langdon Cobb. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 21 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Comedy Central (22 May 2012). iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 3). (iTunes Store.) Retrieved on 23 May 2012.