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[[Image:Renowilson.jpg|right|300px|thumb|SHOW 'EM MY MOT-TO!]]
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'''Roy "Reno" Wilson''' (born [[January 20]], [[1970]]) is an American character actor, comedian and voice artist.  Some of his better known roles are as Sonny on ''Martin'', Howard on ''The Cosby Show'', Officer Carlton "Carl" MacMillan in ''Mike and Molly'', Orlando in ''Crank'' and ''Crank 2: High Voltage'', Thirst in the Sprite commercials, Killer Bee in ''Naruto Shippudden'', Sazh Katzroy in ''Final Fantasy XIII'' (alongside [[Troy Baker]]), and the Black Baron in ''MadWorld'' (which stars [[Steve Blum]] and [[John DiMaggio]]).  
'''Roy "Reno" Wilson''' (born [[January 20]], [[1969]]) is an American character actor, comedian and voice artist.  Some of his better known roles are as Officer Carlton "Carl" MacMillan on ''Mike and Molly'', Sonny on ''Martin'', Howard on ''The Cosby Show'', Orlando in ''Crank'' and ''Crank 2: High Voltage'', Thirst in the Sprite commercials, [[Hisao Egawa|Killer Bee]] in ''Naruto Shippudden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2'', [[Masashi Ebara|Sazh Katzroy]] in ''Final Fantasy XIII'' (alongside [[Troy Baker]]), and the Black Baron in ''MadWorld'' (which stars [[Steve Blum]] and [[John DiMaggio]]).  


His voice for Frenzy in the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] was apparently done real-time, without special editing to speed it up or modulate it.
His voice for Frenzy in the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] was apparently done real-time, without special editing to speed it up or modulate it.
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==Voice roles==
==Voice roles==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
===[[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' (2007)]]===
* [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]
* [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]


===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009)===
===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
* [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]
* [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]


===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011)===
===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''===
* [[Brains|Brains]]
* [[Brains]]
 
===''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''===
* Brains<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
 
===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''===
* [[Mohawk]]
* [[Sqweeks]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Apparently, as Mudflap, he was horrendously offensive to himself. That surprised him. <ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/transformers-jivetalking-_n_220005.html The Huffington Post's coverage of the furor over the Twins]</ref>
*Wilson was apparently surprised at Mudflap's interpretation as a racial stereotype; he explained that when he took the role, he was told that he and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] were "wannabe gangster types" whose understanding of human culture was filtered through the internet, comparing them to "posers" like {{w|Kevin Federline}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090626132026/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/transformers-jivetalking-_n_220005.html Transformers' Jive-Talking Robots Raise Race Issues - The Huffington Post]</ref>
*Wilson is the only actor in the series to play a different character in each movie.


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 13:42, 20 January 2026

SHOW 'EM MY MOT-TO!

Roy "Reno" Wilson (born January 20, 1969) is an American character actor, comedian and voice artist. Some of his better known roles are as Officer Carlton "Carl" MacMillan on Mike and Molly, Sonny on Martin, Howard on The Cosby Show, Orlando in Crank and Crank 2: High Voltage, Thirst in the Sprite commercials, Killer Bee in Naruto Shippudden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, Sazh Katzroy in Final Fantasy XIII (alongside Troy Baker), and the Black Baron in MadWorld (which stars Steve Blum and John DiMaggio).

His voice for Frenzy in the live-action movie was apparently done real-time, without special editing to speed it up or modulate it.


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  • Wilson was apparently surprised at Mudflap's interpretation as a racial stereotype; he explained that when he took the role, he was told that he and Skids were "wannabe gangster types" whose understanding of human culture was filtered through the internet, comparing them to "posers" like Kevin Federline.[2]
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