Patrick Warburton

Patrick Warburton
Warburton at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Patrick John Warburton November 14, 1964 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Servite High School Newport Harbor High School
Alma mater	Orange Coast College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Home town	Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Cathy Jennings (m. 1991)
Children	4
Parent(s)	John Charles Warburton, Jr. Barbara Jeanne Gratz (aka Barbara Lord)

Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. In television, he is known for playing David Puddy on Seinfeld,^[1] the title role on The Tick, Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, Jeb Denton on Less than Perfect, and Jeff Bingham on Rules of Engagement.^[2] His voice roles include Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove and its sequels, paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson on Family Guy, and bodyguard Brock Samson on The Venture Bros.^[3]

Early life

Warburton was born in Paterson, New Jersey,^[4] the son of orthopedic surgeon John Charles Warburton, Jr. and Barbara Jeanne Gratz (an actress credited as Barbara Lord).^[5][6][7] He and his three sisters, Mary, Lara, and Megan, were raised in a "very religious" and "conservative" Catholic family in Huntington Beach, California,^[8] where he attended Saints Simon and Jude Catholic School. He later attended Servite High School (in Anaheim, California), and later transferred to Newport Harbor High School (in Newport Beach, California). He studied marine biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, but dropped out to pursue modeling and acting.^[9]

Career

Warburton's acting roles often rely on his deep, booming voice and large physique. In the 1990s, he was known for his role as David Puddy on Seinfeld, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of Elaine Benes. He had a small role in the 2002 film Men in Black II as J's new partner, T. He starred in FOX's short-lived series The Tick, in which he held the title role. He played Nick Sharp in 8 Simple Rules and joined the cast of Less than Perfect in 2003, as anchorman Jeb Denton. He also played Jeff Bingham in Rules of Engagement,^[3] and Rip Riley in the FX series Archer.

Warburton in January 2007

Warburton has put his voice to use for several animated films and TV programs, including a lead character in Game Over, Buzz Lightyear and the Little Green Men in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove. Warburton reprised his role as Kronk for the direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove, and the subsequent TV series The Emperor's New School. He voices Steve Barkin in the Disney Channel show Kim Possible.

Warburton was also cast in The Venture Bros., in which he voices Brock Samson. He voices Joe Swanson on Fox's Family Guy and Detective Cash in The Batman. He lent his voice talent to the computer-animated feature films Hoodwinked, Chicken Little, Bee Movie, Open Season, and Tak (all three games),Tak and the Power of Juju. He was also the voice of Commander Blaine H. Tate on the Comedy Central animated series Moonbeam City in October 2015.

Warburton appeared on GSN's Poker Royale Celebrities vs. the Pros tournament in 2005. winning the tournament and the $50,000 grand prize. On November 8, 2009, Warburton appeared as the wild west character Cal Johnson on Seth & Alex's (Almost Live) Comedy Show, hosted by Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein, on Fox. He was also cast as the sheriff in the Cartoon Network series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.^[10] He appeared as Bowser in a video by CollegeHumor entitled "The Roast of Mario".^[11]

He appeared on the American version of Top Gear on February 21, 2012. He set the "Big Star, Small Car" lap record, beating previous record-holder Arlene Tur.^[12]

Commercial voice-over

In the commercial and advertising world, Warburton is the voice in the Carrier Corporation commercials for their air-conditioning and HVAC units, and was the voice of Superman in The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman for American Express. He is the voice of "Lewis" in the "Clark & Lewis Expedition" radio commercials for Horizon Air. In August 2009, Warburton played a high-end PC in a "Get a Mac" ad for Apple Inc.^[13] Warburton also became the spokesman for Japanese automaker Honda's "Good Reasons" advertising campaign in September 2011.^[14] He is also the voice in NAPA's "Can of Know How" commercial. In 2015, Warburton became the star of National Car Rental commercials "Be the Boss of You". He also became the voice in the current "Discover Fresh" radio ad campaign by Souplantation, a California-based buffet-style restaurant chain (the restaurant is known as "Sweet Tomatoes" in other markets).^[15]

Warburton voices the forest ranger in a "Smokey Bear" radio ad campaign sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council.^[16] He is featured in the "preboarding" video shown to guests at Soarin' Over California in Disney California Adventure and Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort, where he explains the ride's requirements. He lent his voice to the droid G2-4T in the queue of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland.^[3]

Personal life

Warburton has been married to Cathy Jennings since 1991; they have four children – Talon Patrick (b. 1992), Alexandra Catherine (b. 1994), Shane (b. 1998), and Gabriel (b. October 2000).^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Dragonard	Richard Abdee
1991	Scorchers	Balford
1994	Dickwad	Charlie's Brother	Short film
1996	American Strays	Rookie Cop
1999	The Woman Chaser	Richard Hudson
2000	Scream 3	Steven Stone
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins	Little Green Men	Voice Direct-to-video
2000	The Dish	Al Burnett
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Kronk	Voice
2001	Camouflage	Horace Tutt, Jr.
2001	Dirt	Vincent
2001	Joe Somebody	Mark McKinney
2002	Run Ronnie Run	Head of Gay Conspiracy
2002	Big Trouble	Officer Walter Kramitz
2002	Men in Black II	Agent T
2002	Treasure Planet	Officer Robot
2004	Bob Steel	Rudy Buckmaster
2004	Home on the Range	Patrick	Voice
2005	The Civilization of Maxwell Bright	Max Bright
2005	Rebound	Larry Burgess
2005	Chicken Little	Alien Cop	Voice
2005	Sky High	Royal Pain	Voice
2005	Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story	Joe Swanson	Voice Direct-to-video
2005	Kronk's New Groove	Kronk	Voice Direct-to-video
2005	Hoodwinked!	The Wolf	Voice
2006	The Wild	Blag	Voice
2006	Open Season	Ian	Voice
2007	I'll Believe You	Dr. Seth Douglass
2007	Underdog	Cad
2007	Bee Movie	Ken	Voice
2007	Happily N'Ever After	Prince Charming	Voice
2008	Get Smart	Hymie
2008	Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control	Hymie	Direct-to-video
2008	Space Chimps	Titan	Voice
2009	Made for Each Other	Mack Mackenzie
2009	Rock Slyde	Rock Slyde
2009	The Action Hero's Guide to Saving Lives	Ace Mulligan
2010	Flicka 2	Hank	Direct-to-DVD
2010	Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back	Titan	Voice Direct-to-DVD
2010	Sophomore	Mr. McKee
2011	Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil	The Wolf	Voice
2011	The Little Engine That Could	Caboose	Voice
2012	Ted	Guy
2013	Movie 43	Steve
2013	Bad Milo	Phil
2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	King Agamemnon	Voice
2014	Playing It Cool	Dick
2014	Planes: Fire & Rescue	Pulaski	Voice
2014	School Dance	Prairie Puff Man
2014	The Extendables
2015	Hoovey	Jeff Elliot
2015	Divine Access	Bob
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	Captain Bryce
2015	Ted 2	Guy
2015	Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser	Foggle/Guardian Angel
2016	Lost in Austin	Chief Williams	Post-production
2016	Animal Crackers	Brock	Voice Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Paper Chase	Pool Boy	Episode: "Honor"
1990	Quantum Leap	Blaster	Episode: "The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) – April 7, 1970"
1991	Anything But Love		Episode: "The Torrid Zone"
1992	Grapevine	Billy	Episode: "The Lisa and Billy Story"
1992	Northern Exposure	Glenn	Episode: "Northwest Passages"
1992	Murphy Brown	Bo	Episode: "A Year to Remember"
1993	Mad About You	Sam	Episode: "Love Among the Tiles"
1993	Nurses	Chuck	Episode: "What Are Friends For?"
1993	Designing Women	Craig	3 episodes
1993	Love & War	Duane	Episode: "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing"
1995	Grace Under Fire	Meter Man	Episode: "A Night at the Opera"
1995	Ellen	Jack	3 episodes
1995–1997	Dave's World	Eric	34 episodes
1995–1998	Seinfeld	David Puddy	10 episodes
1998	House Rules	Dan	Episode: "Sex and Violence"
1998	Maggie Winters	Sonny	Episode: "Likable Maggie"
1998–1999	NewsRadio	Johnny Johnson	5 episodes
1998–1999	Hercules: The Animated Series	Lastrigon / Agamemnon	Voice 2 episodes
1999	The Apartment Complex	Morgan	Television film
1999–2003 2005–present	Family Guy	Joe Swanson	Voice
2000	Angels in the Infield	Eddie "Steady" Everett	Television film
2000	Teacher's Pet	Security Guard	Voice Episode: "Movin' on Pup/Escaping Dog Trick"
2000–2001	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Buzz Lightyear / Little Green Men	Voice 62 episodes
2001–2002	The Tick	The Tick	9 episodes
2002	Malcolm in the Middle	Burt Landon	Episode: "Company Picnic: Part 1"
2002	The Twilight Zone	Azoth the Avenger	Episode: "Azoth the Avenger is a Friend of Mine"
2002–2003	8 Simple Rules	Nick Sharpe	3 episodes
2002–2007	Kim Possible	Steve Barkin	Voice 35 episodes
2003	Happy Family	Bill Harris	Episode: "Bill's Back"
2003–2006	Less than Perfect	Jeb Denton	49 episodes
2003–present	The Venture Bros.	Brock Samson	Voice 55 episodes
2004	Game Over	Ripley "Rip" Smashenburn	Voice 6 episodes
2005–2006	The Batman	Cash Tankenson	Voice 2 episodes
2005–2006	The X's	Mr. X	Voice 20 episodes
2006–2008	The Emperor's New School	Kronk	Voice 52 episodes
2007	Biker Mice from Mars	A-Bomb	Voice Episode: "Here Comes the Judge"
2007	Robot Chicken	Big Jim / The Riddler / Seuss Dad	Voice Episode: "Endless Breadsticks"
2007–2008	Tak and the Power of Juju	Lok	Voice 15 episodes
2007–2013	Rules of Engagement	Jeff Bingham	100 episodes
2009	The Fairly OddParents	Agent #1 / Agent #2	Voice 2 episodes
2009–2010	The Cleveland Show	Joe Swanson	2 episodes
2010–2013	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Sheriff Bronson Stone	Voice 34 episodes[18]
2011	Archer	Rip Riley	Voice 3 episodes
2012	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange	Big Mike Watermelon	Voice Episode: "Generic Holiday Special"
2012	The Penguins of Madagascar	Elmer	Voice Episode: "Street Smarts/Nighty Night Ninja"
2014	The Soup	Actor	Episode: "Clips of Love and Passion"
2014	Sequestered	Governor Bennett	12 episodes
2015	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Ninja 2005	Voice Episode: "When Howie Met Randy"
2015	Moonbeam City	Commander Blade H. Tate	Voice Episode: "Quest for Aquatica"
2015	TripTank	Cop / Steve's Dad	Voice 6 episodes
2016	Crowded	Mike Moore	13 episodes
2016	A Series of Unfortunate Events	Lemony Snicket	Main role

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
2000	Spider-Man	Hostage on "What If?" Mode
2001	The Emperor's New Groove: The Game	Kronk
2003	Metal Arms: Glitch in the System	Mozer
2003	Tak and the Power of Juju	Lok
2004	Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams	Lok
2005	Tak: The Great Juju Challenge	Lok
2006	Family Guy Video Game!	Joe Swanson
2006	Open Season	Ian
2007	Bee Movie Game	Ken
2007	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Additional Voices
2009	Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust	Damone
2010	Call of Duty: Black Ops	S.O.G. Operative
2011	League of Legends	Volibear, the Thunder's Roar
2011	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure	Flynn the Ballooner
2012	Skylanders: Giants	Flynn the Ballooner
2012	Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse	Joe Swanson
2013	League of Legends	Zac, The Secret Weapon
2013	Poker Night 2	Brock Samson
2013	Skylanders: Swap Force	Flynn the Ballooner
2014	Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff	Joe Swanson
2014–2015	Tales from the Borderlands	Hugo Vasquez / Rhysquez
2014	Skylanders: Trap Team	Flynn the Ballooner
2015	Nords: Heroes of the North	King Björn[19]
2015	Skylanders: SuperChargers[20]	Flynn[lower-alpha 1]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2001	Online Film and Television Association Award	Best Voice-Over Performance	The Emperor's New Groove	Nominated
	Annie Award	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production		Nominated
2005	New York VisionFest Outstanding Achievement Award	Acting – Male	The Civilization of Maxwell Bright	Won
2006	Boulder International Film Festival Award	Best Actor		Won
	Beverly Hills Film Festival Award	Best Male Performance		Won
2007	Annie Award	Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production	The Emperor's New School	Nominated
2008		Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Bee Movie	Nominated

Notes

1. Skylanders roles are reprising for later releases.^[21]

References

1. "David Puddy". seinfeldonline.com. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
2. "Patrick Warburton Bio and Photos". TV Guide. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
3. Patrick Warburton at the Internet Movie Database
4. Yannis, Alex (October 8, 1995). "HOCKEY;The Devils, And Fans, Ignite First Match". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2007. Moments after the banner was raised, Patrick Warburton, the actor who portrayed a fanatic Devils' fan in a segment of the "Seinfeld" television show, was called upon to drop the puck. With his face painted in Devils red and black, the native of nearby Paterson dropped the puck, then stripped the Brodeur jersey he was wearing to display the letter D on his chest.
5. "10 Burning Questions For..... Patrick Warburton". ESPN.com (ESPN.com). Retrieved April 5, 2010.
6. "Gratz – Warburton". The New York Times. March 31, 1961.
7. "Warburton — Gratz". The New York Times. June 4, 1961.
8. "Patrick Warburton Awaits A New Series Of Options", Articles.philly.com (August 7, 1998); retrieved on July 25, 2012.
9. "Patrick Warburton biodata". Movies.aol.com. November 14, 1964. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
10. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated at the Internet Movie Database
11. The Roast of Mario (featuring Patrick Warburton). YouTube (December 20, 2010). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
12. 'Top Gear': Patrick Warburton Named His 1969 Dodge Charger After Angelina Jolie (VIDEO), Huffingtonpost.com, February 22, 2012; retrieved July 25, 2012.
13. Patrick Warburton is a 'top of the line' PC in the latest Mac ad. Aoltv.com (August 26, 2009). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
14. "New Ad Campaign Provides Plenty of 'Good Reasons' to Buy a New Honda", eon.businesswire.com, September 12, 2011; retrieved July 25, 2012.
15. Harper, R. (March 16, 2015). "Patrick Warburton is the New Voice of Souplantation and Fresh Produce is VERY Afraid". Souplantation. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
16. USDA Radio News: Smokey Bear Updates Part of New Ad Campaign. U.S. Dept of Agriculture. Retrieved on September 6, 2012.
17. Patty Martinez (August 2012). "Celebrity Q+A: Patrick Warburton". familycircle.com. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
18. "Pawn of Shadows". Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. Episode 25. – closing credits
19. "Plarium Launches Nords: Heroes of the North on Facebook". adweek.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
20. Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
21. "'Skylanders' to add vehicles in next game, 'Skylanders SuperChargers'". mercurynews.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015. The next "Skylanders" entry will also add 20 new characters to the roster of more than 300 heroes that have been released since the original "Spyro's Adventure."...Josh Duhamel, Neal McDonough and Brittney Snow are among the celebrities who will join longtime "Skylanders" voice actor Patrick Warburton for the latest adventure.

External links

• Patrick Warburton at the Internet Movie Database
• Fletch Takes On "The Puddy", 2004 interview by Clint Fletcher on filmmonthly.com; accessed October 31, 2014.