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'''John | '''John DiMaggio''' (born [[September 4]], [[1968]]) is an American actor and voice actor. Best known for playing Bender the drunken robot on ''Futurama'', his other voice credits include Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed on ''Kim Possible'', multiple aliens from the ''[[Ben 10]]'' franchise, Aquaman on ''Batman: The Brave & the Bold'', the Scotsman on ''Samurai Jack'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', and almost everything you've seen for the past 20 years or so growing up. | ||
Video game wise, he can be heard as Marcus Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Gilgamesh in ''Final Fantasy XII'', Kreese Kreely in ''Madworld'', Galactus in ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes'', the Hammer of Sauron in ''Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor'' among others. | |||
{{bigquote|Last Christmas I go to see some Christmas movie—me, my girlfriend and some of her family members—and we see a Transformers trailer, and at the end of it, as it’s dying down, it’s quiet in the theater, and I go, "Thanks [[Michael Bay]], you just ruined f***ing Christmas!" And the whole place exploded in laughter. Which is great, right? This was in L.A. at the Cinerama Dome or whatever. Literally three weeks later, I get a call saying, "Yeah, John, Michael Bay needs to see you in Santa Monica." So it turns out that I totally **** on the movie, and three weeks later I end up in it.|John DiMaggio<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/article/john-dimaggio-58555 "The AV Club interview"]</ref>}} | |||
==Voice over roles== | ==Voice over roles== | ||
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | ===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''=== | ||
* | *[[William Lennox]] | ||
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] | *[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] | ||
*Additional voices | *Additional voices | ||
===''Dark of the Moon''=== | ===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''=== | ||
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] | *[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] | ||
===Transformers: The | ===''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]''=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Vogel]] | ||
*[[ | |||
===''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''=== | |||
* [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] | |||
===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise (2015)]]''=== | |||
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] | |||
*[[Farnum]] | |||
===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''=== | |||
* Crosshairs | |||
*[[Nitro Zeus]] (See Notes) | |||
===''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''=== | |||
*[[Stratosphere]] | |||
*[[Transit (ROTB)|Transit]] (See Notes) | |||
==Notes== | |||
*He does a ''mean'' [[Scatman Crothers]] impression. | |||
*In alternate versions of ''The Last Knight'', [[Steven Barr]] originally recorded dialogue for Nitro Zeus in the "Pre-Release" version of the film, while for the "finished" version, Nitro Zeus was re-recorded by DiMaggio himself. A good amount of lines of dialogue were also changed. Some examples include: | |||
**During his introduction, the finished version has him say: "I know where you live, Enrique, say hello to your wife for me!" while the other, he says: "By the way, Enrique, Chad's sleeping with your wife!" | |||
**When the Decepticons arrive in the abandoned town, Barr's Nitro says: "I know they're close!" while DiMaggio's Nitro says: "Oh, I feel a fight comin'!" | |||
*A deleted scene for ''Rise of the Beasts'' had DiMaggio voicing Transit at the start of the film, but was then omitted in the final cut due to negative feedback from test audiences for its dark tone. Despite the character being removed, DiMaggio retains the Transit credit at the end. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0224007/ John DiMaggio at the Internet Movie Database] | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0224007/ John DiMaggio at the Internet Movie Database] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/TheJohnDiMaggio John DiMaggio's Twitter] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT: | {{DEFAULTSORT:DiMaggio, John}} | ||
[[Category:Activision]] | [[Category:Activision]] | ||
[[Category:English voice actors]] | [[Category:English voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:DreamWorks]] | [[Category:DreamWorks]] | ||
[[Category:Hasbro Studios]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:21, 10 June 2023
| The name or term "John" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see John (disambiguation). |
John DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American actor and voice actor. Best known for playing Bender the drunken robot on Futurama, his other voice credits include Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed on Kim Possible, multiple aliens from the Ben 10 franchise, Aquaman on Batman: The Brave & the Bold, the Scotsman on Samurai Jack, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, and almost everything you've seen for the past 20 years or so growing up.
Video game wise, he can be heard as Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Gilgamesh in Final Fantasy XII, Kreese Kreely in Madworld, Galactus in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, the Hammer of Sauron in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor among others.
| “ | Last Christmas I go to see some Christmas movie—me, my girlfriend and some of her family members—and we see a Transformers trailer, and at the end of it, as it’s dying down, it’s quiet in the theater, and I go, "Thanks Michael Bay, you just ruined f***ing Christmas!" And the whole place exploded in laughter. Which is great, right? This was in L.A. at the Cinerama Dome or whatever. Literally three weeks later, I get a call saying, "Yeah, John, Michael Bay needs to see you in Santa Monica." So it turns out that I totally **** on the movie, and three weeks later I end up in it. | ” |
—John DiMaggio[1] | ||
Voice over roles
[edit]- William Lennox
- Sideways
- Additional voices
- Crosshairs
- Nitro Zeus (See Notes)
- Stratosphere
- Transit (See Notes)
Notes
[edit]- He does a mean Scatman Crothers impression.
- In alternate versions of The Last Knight, Steven Barr originally recorded dialogue for Nitro Zeus in the "Pre-Release" version of the film, while for the "finished" version, Nitro Zeus was re-recorded by DiMaggio himself. A good amount of lines of dialogue were also changed. Some examples include:
- During his introduction, the finished version has him say: "I know where you live, Enrique, say hello to your wife for me!" while the other, he says: "By the way, Enrique, Chad's sleeping with your wife!"
- When the Decepticons arrive in the abandoned town, Barr's Nitro says: "I know they're close!" while DiMaggio's Nitro says: "Oh, I feel a fight comin'!"
- A deleted scene for Rise of the Beasts had DiMaggio voicing Transit at the start of the film, but was then omitted in the final cut due to negative feedback from test audiences for its dark tone. Despite the character being removed, DiMaggio retains the Transit credit at the end.
