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'''John DiMaggio''' was once a stand-up comedian before getting into voice acting. 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 Dreamworks film "Madagascar" and the accompanying Penguin Christmas Caper, Shnitzel from the tv show Chowder, and Final Fantasy 12 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}}''.
'''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}}''.


== Characters Voiced ==
== Characters Voiced ==

Revision as of 04:23, 13 May 2011

John DiMaggio
John DiMaggio.jpg
ProfessionVoice actor
Born4 September, 1968
IMDB profilenm0224007
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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.

Characters Voiced

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Trivia

  • John DiMaggio has won several beat-box competitions.
  • John DiMaggio voices Marcus Fenix in the popular Xbox 360 game, Gears of War.
  • John DiMaggio voices Wakka and Kihmahri in the PlayStation 2 game, Final Fantasy X.
  • John DiMaggio is also a voice of a marine and the Brute Chieftains in the Xbox 360 game, Halo 3. A few marine quotes are shared with and reference Bender.
  • John DiMaggio also plays Kreese Kreeley in the Wii game MadWorld. Kreese is an announcer, who along with his partner Howard "Buckshot" Holmes, makes amusing and off-color remarks about the player's progress, performance and choices during the game.
  • John DiMaggio currently voices BoBo HaHa on Cartoon Network's new show Generator Rex.
  • John DiMaggio is also Jake on Cartoon Network's hit show, 'Adventure Time (with Finn & Jake)

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