Danny Jacobs (actor)

Danny Jacobs
Born	Daniel C. Jacobs, Jr. July 7, 1968 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, singer, voice artist, comedian
Years active	1997–present

Daniel C. "Danny" Jacobs, Jr.^[1] (born July 7, 1968) is an American actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian, best known as the voice of King Julien in The Penguins of Madagascar (2008 – ), Merry Madagascar (2009), and All Hail King Julien (2014), substituting for Sacha Baron Cohen. In Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), he provided Julien's singing voice in the soundtrack. Jacobs even impersonated Baron Cohen's character Borat Sagdiyev in Epic Movie (2007).

Early life

Jacobs was born Daniel C. Jacobs, Jr. in Detroit, Michigan. He is the sixth of seven children. Jacobs attended St. Matthew Elementary School, Bishop Gallagher High School (which later merged with St. Florian High School to become Trinity Catholic High School), Wayne State University, and the University of Arizona (where he majored in musical theatre).

Personal life

Jacobs was a seminarian for the Catholic priesthood – apparently at St. John's Seminary – in November 2013 before giving up the vocation.^[2]

Awards and nominations

Jacobs was nominated for the 2010 Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Television Production for his voice role of King Julien in Merry Madagascar, but lost the award to Tom Kenny.^[3]

He won a 2011 Daytime Emmy Award for his voice role of King Julien in All Hail King Julien.

• 2010: Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Television Production – Nominated
• 2011: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program – Won
• 2015: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program – Won

Filmography

• Get the Hell Out of Hamtown as Himself (1999)
• Full Blast as Curt (voice) (uncredited) (1997)
• Grounds Zero as Omar (2006)
• The Mikes as Paramedic (2006)
• Epic Movie as Borat Sagdiyev / Pirate With Eye Patch (2007)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Tourist with New York T-shirt (voice) (2008)
• Batman: Year One as Arnold John Flass' Attorney (voice) (2011)
• Justice League: Doom as Special Agent Porter (voice) (2012)
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as King Julien XIII (singing voice in soundtrack only) / Croupier / Circus Master (voice) (2012)
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Grifter / Captain Cold (2013)
• Penguins of Madagascar as King Julien XIII (voice, replacing Sacha Baron Cohen)

Television

• Olive, the Other Reindeer as Additional Voices (voice) (1999)
• Futurama as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) (1999)
• Mad Men as Yoram Ben Shulhai (1 episode) (2007)
• The Penguins of Madagascar as King Julien XIII / Roy / Additional Voices (voice) (2008–2015)
• Phineas and Ferb as Additional Voices
• Merry Madagascar as King Julien XIII (voice) (2009)
• Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil as Rowdy Remington (voice) (2010–2012)
• Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Captain / Police Dispatch / Dr. Pervis (voice) (2012)^[4]
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Snake / Snakeweed (voice) (2012)
• Madly Madagascar as King Julien XIII (voice) (2013)
• Teen Titans Go! as George Washington (voice) (2014)^[5]
• All Hail King Julien as King Julien XIII / Pancho (voice) (2014–present)^[6]
• Miles from Tomorrowland as Admiral Watson / Additional Voices (voice) (2015)^[7]
• Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Barbershop Quartet / Cuddles, Jr. / Lasagna / Townperson #2 (voice) (2015)^[8][9]
• Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 as Baron Mordo (voice) (2016)^[10]

Video games

• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as King Julien XIII (voice) (2008)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum as Victor Zsasz / Frank Boles / Masked Guard #1 / Robert Sterling (voice) (2009)
• Madagascar Kartz as King Julien XIII (voice) (2009)
• The Godfather 2 as Hyman Roth (voice) (2009)
• Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet as Annihilus Bugs (voice) (2010)
• Batman: Arkham City as Victor Zsasz (voice) (2011)
• Madagascar 3: The Video Game as King Julien (voice) (2012)
• Skylanders: SuperChargers as Additional Voices (voice) (2015)^[11]

Discography

• "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)," performing as King Julien XIII's singing voice (2012)
• "Wannabe," performing as King Julien XIII's singing voice (2012)
• "Hot in Herre," performing as King Julien XIII's singing voice (2012)
• "Afro Circus/ I Like to Move It," performing as King Julien XIII's singing voice, along with Marty (Chris Rock) (2012)
• All songs featured here are attributed to the soundtrack of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

References

1. "Danny Jacobs (@DanielCJacobsJr)". Twitter. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
2. "Actor, business exec, surfers featured in new Vocations video". The Tidings. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
3. http://www.annieawards.org/consideration.html#20
4. Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Season 2 Episode 27 closing credits
5. "Money Grandma". Teen Titans Go!. Season 2. Episode 4. July 3, 2014. Cartoon Network.
6. "He Blinded Me with Science". All Hail King Julien. Season 1. Episode 7. April 3, 2015. Netflix.
7. "Ocean in Motion/Explorer Exchange". Miles from Tomorrowland. Season 1. Episode 2. February 6, 2015. Disney Junior.
8. "The Most Beautiful Cockroach in the World". Pig Goat Banana Cricket. Season 1. Episode 8. September 25, 2015. Nickelodeon.
9. "BananaLand". Pig Goat Banana Cricket. Season 1. Episode 13. November 13, 2015. Nickelodeon.
10. "Miles From Home". Ultimate Spider-Man. Season 4. Episode 3. February 28, 2016. Disney XD.
11. Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.

External links

• Danny Jacobs at the Internet Movie Database
• Danny Jacobs at the TCM Movie Database
• Danny Jacobs at Rotten Tomatoes
• Danny Jacobs on Twitter