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'''Maurice LaMarche''' is the talented Emmy award winning<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Voice-Over%20Performance Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2011 - Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]</ref> actor who gives voice to [[Calculon]], [[Kif Kroker]], [[Walt]], and many other [[characters]]. He has done voice work for an incredible array of series, including the Brain on ''{{w|Pinky and the Brain}}'', Egon Spengler in ''{{w|The Real Ghostbusters}}'', and [http://cleveland.wikia.com/wiki/Keith_Lieb Keith Lieb] on ''{{w|The Cleveland Show}}''. LaMarche was also the third person to voice {{w|Popeye}} in the history of the character. According to him, "[[Morbo]], [[Horrible Gelatinous Blob|H. G. Blob]], and [[Lrrr]] are ''not'' the same voice". Maurice is also well known for his impression of {{w|Orson Welles}}, which he has [[Orson Welles' head|used on ''Futurama'']] and other places including ''{{w|The Critic}}'', ''{{w|Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood}}'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]''. In 2011, LaMarche received a Primetime Emmy | '''Maurice LaMarche''' is the talented Emmy award winning<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Voice-Over%20Performance Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2011 - Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]</ref> actor who gives voice to [[Calculon]], [[Kif Kroker]], [[Walt]], and many other [[characters]]. He has done voice work for an incredible array of series, including the Brain on ''{{w|Pinky and the Brain}}'', Egon Spengler in ''{{w|The Real Ghostbusters}}'', and [http://cleveland.wikia.com/wiki/Keith_Lieb Keith Lieb] on ''{{w|The Cleveland Show}}''. LaMarche was also the third person to voice {{w|Popeye}} in the history of the character. According to him, "[[Morbo]], [[Horrible Gelatinous Blob|H. G. Blob]], and [[Lrrr]] are ''not'' the same voice". Maurice is also well known for his impression of {{w|Orson Welles}}, which he has [[Orson Welles' head|used on ''Futurama'']] and other places including ''{{w|The Critic}}'', ''{{w|Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood}}'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]''. In 2011, LaMarche received a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his performances as Lrrr and Orson Welles' head in "[[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences]]". | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, 16 September 2011
| Maurice LaMarche | |
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| Profession | Voice actor |
| Born | 30 March, 1958 |
| IMDB profile | nm0005606 |
| Wikipedia has information unrelated to Futurama | |
| Category of characters voiced by Maurice LaMarche | |
| Category of commentaries in which Maurice LaMarche participated | |
Maurice LaMarche is the talented Emmy award winning[1] actor who gives voice to Calculon, Kif Kroker, Walt, and many other characters. He has done voice work for an incredible array of series, including the Brain on Pinky and the Brain, Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, and Keith Lieb on The Cleveland Show. LaMarche was also the third person to voice Popeye in the history of the character. According to him, "Morbo, H. G. Blob, and Lrrr are not the same voice". Maurice is also well known for his impression of Orson Welles, which he has used on Futurama and other places including The Critic, Ed Wood and The Simpsons. In 2011, LaMarche received a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his performances as Lrrr and Orson Welles' head in "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences".
Characters voiced
The characters played by Maurice LaMarche in The Beast with a Billion Backs, as seen in the ending credits.
Recurring characters
- Calculon, star of All My Circuits
- Kif Kroker, an officer of the Nimbus
- Walt, one of Mom's three sons
- Morbo, the Channel √2 News monster
- Horrible Gelatinous Blob
- Lrrr, ruler of the planet Omicron Persei 8
- Donbot
- Clamps
- Destructor
- The Scary Door narrator
- Hedonism Bot
- Dr. Perceptron
- Raoul Inglis
- Transition Announcer
One-time characters
- Fishy Joe in "The Problem with Popplers" (2ACV15) and "The Prisoner of Benda" (6ACV10)
- The Organ Dealer in Little Neptune (1ACV07)
- The Horny Scientist, Docuporn feature The Garbage Crisis of 2000 (1ACV08)
- The croupier at Bender's craps table (1ACV10)
- The Neutral President (2ACV02)
- iHawk (2ACV17)
- The Robot Devil, when Dan Castellaneta was unavailable (3ACV03)
- The Mad Hatterbot (3ACV11)
- Patchcord Adams (3ACV13)
- Aracneon (3ACV14)
- The Osirian High Priest (3ACV17)
- The Πkea Robot (4ACV04)
- The Pain Monster (4ACV05)
- The Grumpy Snail, growling (4ACV18)
- Leelu (BBS)
- Leroy (BBS)
- Harold Zoid (TBWABB)
- The Morcs (BG)
- Leonardo da Vinci (6ACV05)
- Orson Welles' head (6ACV11)
- Erwin Schrödinger (6ACV16)
- The small rock alien (6ACV20)
- The Borax Kid (6ACV20)