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'''John William DiMaggio''' is an [[American]] actor and comedian who is one of the primary voice actors on ''[[Futurama]]'', voicing [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] and [[:Category:Characters voiced by John DiMaggio|dozens of secondary and one-time characters]]. Before getting into acting he was a stand-up comedian in the comedy duo "Red Johnny and the Round Guy", and today works mostly as a voice actor. | '''John William DiMaggio''' is an [[American]] actor and comedian who is one of the primary voice actors on ''[[Futurama]]'', voicing [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] and [[:Category:Characters voiced by John DiMaggio|dozens of secondary and one-time characters]]. Before getting into acting he was a stand-up comedian in the comedy duo "Red Johnny and the Round Guy", and today works mostly as a voice actor. | ||
Outside of ''Futurama'', he can be heard doing voices in ''{{w|Jackie Chan Adventures}}'', ''{{w|Samurai Jack}}'', ''{{w|Kim Possible}}'', and ''{{w|Teen Titans}}'', as well as ''{{w|The Animatrix}}'' and ''{{w|Princess Mononoke}}''. Recent work includes playing Rico the Penguin in the {{w|Madagascar (franchise)|''Madagascar'' franchise}}, Shnitzel from the TV show ''{{w|Chowder (TV series)|Chowder}}'', and ''{{w|Final Fantasy XII}}'' as the voice for Gilgamesh. He also provided the voice for {{sw|Grievous}} and {{sw|Sha'a Gi}} for {{sw|Clone Wars Chapter 20|Chapter 20}} of ''[[Star Wars]]: {{sw|Star Wars: Clone Wars|Clone Wars}}''. | Outside of ''Futurama'', he can be heard doing voices in ''{{w|Jackie Chan Adventures}}'', ''{{w|Samurai Jack}}'', ''{{w|Kim Possible}}'', and ''{{w|Teen Titans}}'', as well as ''{{w|The Animatrix}}'' and ''{{w|Princess Mononoke}}''. Recent work includes playing Rico the Penguin in the {{w|Madagascar (franchise)|''Madagascar'' franchise}}, Shnitzel from the TV show ''{{w|Chowder (TV series)|Chowder}}'', and ''{{w|Final Fantasy XII}}'' as the voice for Gilgamesh. He also provided the voice for {{sw|Grievous}} and {{sw|Sha'a Gi}} for {{sw|Clone Wars Chapter 20|Chapter 20}} of ''[[Star Wars]]: {{sw|Star Wars: Clone Wars|Clone Wars}}''. He was also the voice of the character Jake in the cartoon show Adventure Time. | ||
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| Profession | Voice actor |
| Born | 4 September, 1968 |
| IMDB profile | nm0224007 |
| Wikipedia has information unrelated to Futurama | |
| Category of characters voiced by John DiMaggio | |
John William DiMaggio is an American actor and comedian who is one of the primary voice actors on Futurama, voicing Bender Bending Rodríguez and dozens of secondary and one-time characters. Before getting into acting he was a stand-up comedian in the comedy duo "Red Johnny and the Round Guy", and today works mostly as a voice actor.
Outside of Futurama, he can be heard doing voices in Jackie Chan Adventures, Samurai Jack, Kim Possible, and Teen Titans, as well as The Animatrix and Princess Mononoke. Recent work includes playing Rico the Penguin in the Madagascar franchise, Shnitzel from the TV show Chowder, and Final Fantasy XII as the voice for Gilgamesh. He also provided the voice for Grievous and Sha'a Gi for Chapter 20 of Star Wars: Clone Wars. He was also the voice of the character Jake in the cartoon show Adventure Time.
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Additional Info
Trivia
- John DiMaggio has won several beat-box competitions, and demonstrated his skill by beat-boxing the Futurama theme for "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television".
- During the period after the Fox Broadcasting Company canceled Futurama, DiMaggio reprised the role of Bender for the episode "Future-Drama" of The Simpsons.
External links
- John DiMaggio at Voice Chasers
- John DiMaggio on Twitter