Marty Grabstein
| Marty Grabstein | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Martin Clarence Grabstein November 28, 1954 Astoria, Queens, New York |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Occupation | Film, voice, television, actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Grabstein |
| Children | 2 |
Martin Clarence "Marty" Grabstein (born November 28, 1954) is an American actor and voice actor.
Career
Grabstein's career has included work in films, television series, live sketch comedy, theater and commercials. Grabstein’s film credits include Bury The Evidence and Apartment #5C. His television credits include parts on all three Law & Order series, Third Watch, and Conviction.
In addition to roles in several theater productions, Grabstein co-wrote and co-starred with Rick Mowatt for their sketch comedy act Lab Rats, which performed to rave reviews in comedy clubs throughout New York City.
Grabstein is well known for doing the voice of Courage in the popular Cartoon Network animated series, Courage the Cowardly Dog. Grabstein used a combination of paranoia and panic to make the voice of Courage authentic. In the first season of the cartoon, he actually said many spoken words as Courage, but for the rest of the series, Courage had far fewer lines and spoken words; Grabstein did almost all of its talking by gibberish and mumbling. This is because when viewing the first season of the show, the producers felt that Courage "talked too much" and wanted the dog to be more laconic.[1]
Personal life
Marty's father was an owner of Grabstein's Deli in Canarsie, Brooklyn.[2] Grabstein currently lives with his wife Nancy and two sons Matthew and Daniel.
Filmography
- Courage the Cowardly Dog: The Chicken from Outer Space (pilot episode; 1996) - Courage the Dog (voice)
- Law & Order (TV series; 1997, 2000, 2003) - Ackerman, Bob, Shlomo Fineberg (live-action) (3 episodes)
- Bury the Evidence (film; 1998) - The Nervous Man (live-action)
- Courage the Cowardly Dog (TV series; 1999–2002) - Courage the Dog (voice) (51 episodes)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series 2002) - Pomerantz (live-action) (1 episode)
- Dead Air (short; 2002) - Additional voices
- Apartment#5C (film; 2002) - Restaurant owner (live-action)
- Manhattan's Best Friend (short; 2003) - Additional voices
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series; 2003) - Ronny Ickles (live-action) (1 episode)
- Third Watch (TV series; 2004) - Ted (live-action) (1 episode)
- Wonder Showzen (TV series; 2005) - Singing Chest (live-action) (1 episode)
- Cartoon Network Racing (video game; 2006) - Courage the Dog (voice)
- Conviction (TV series; 2006) - Saul Mincheff (live-action) (1 episode)
- Hanging Plant (short; 2009) - Plant guy (live-action)
- FusionFall (video game; 2009) - Courage the Dog (voice)
- Cartoon Network 20th Anniversary (TV movie; 2012) - Courage the Dog (voice)
- Courage the Cowardly Dog: The Fog of Courage (special episode; 2014) - Courage the Dog (voice)
- A Cat's Tale (film; 2015) - Rob (live-action)