After the release of Lilo & Stitch in 2002, filmmakers Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois signed a multi-picture deal with Walt Disney Pictures and were reported on working on a computer-animated film. A year later, they had a project titled American Dog that centered on a famous canine star named Henry, who one day finds himself stranded in the Nevada desert with a cranky one-eyed cat and an oversized, radioactive rabbit who are themselves searching for new homes. All while the dog still believes he’s still on TV. Following the acquisition of Pixar, John Lasseter and other directors attended 2 screenings of the film and gave Sanders suggestive notes on how to improve the story. While Ed Catmull stated, somewhere along the way, the plot had also come to include a radioactive, cookie-selling Girl Scout zombie serial killer. I’m all for quirky ideas, but this one had metastasized.” In December 2006, Sanders was removed from the project and would join Dreamworks the following year. At the same time, Disney had laid off 160 employees within its animation division. In February 2007, Lasseter tapped in Byron Howard and Chris William’s as the film’s directors. Henry was renamed Bolt and turned into a White Sheperd with a lightning-bolt patch running down the left side of his body. The radioactive rabbit and the oversized rabbit were replaced with a cranky black cat and an overenthusiastic renegade hamster who happens to be Bolt’s biggest fan. While Lasseter ordered that the story be set in anywhere but the American Southwest and that the film must be completed in 18 months. Bolt’s look was inspired by Edward Hopper paintings and Vilmos Zsigmond cinematography. While non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) was used to give it a distinct visual appearance. To give the backgrounds a hand-painted look, company artists used new patented technology specifically designed for this film. Upon its 2008 release, Bolt raked $310 million and rave reviews. It also was nominated for a bunch of awards but lost to WALL-E. Still, even though Bolt doesn’t hold a candle to WALL-E or many other Disney movies, it’s a solid film that helped instigate the rebirth of Walt Disney Animation Studios and kicked off a new era of other critically acclaimed films. And had it been released any other year, it would probably be much better known and a much bigger sensation. In this post, we’ll meet filmmaker Chris Williams, voice actor John DiMaggio, as well as the voices behind The Agent, The Director, Mindy Parker, Penny’s Mother, Tom, Assistant Director, and Carl Fredricksen from Up, which will be in my next post.

361. Greg Germann

Dates: 1958-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Houston, Texas. Started his career by appearing in several Broadway plays while in New York, including a role in 1982 alongside Matthew Broderick in Fancy This, in which Germann also co-wrote. Continued to have roles in plays before seeing a poster for wanted actors for a film in 1985. Later moved to Hollywood to find film success and got his first role in the teen comedy The Whoopee Boys in 1986.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008) as well as the series Phineas and Ferb.

Characters: The Agent

Also Known For: Actor best known as Richard Fish in Ally McBeal, Eric “Rico” Morrow in Ned and Stacey, Tom Koracick in Grey’s Anatomy, and Hades in Once Upon a Time. Film appearances include The Whoopee Boys, Miss Firecracker, Child’s Play 2, Once Around, The Night We Never Met, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Clear and Present Danger, Imaginary Crimes, I.Q., Jesus’ Son, The Last Producer, Sweet November, Down to Earth, Joe Somebody, Bigger Than the Sky, Down and Derby, Self Medicated, Kill Your Darlings, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Quarantine, Here Comes the Boom, Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?, Get Hard, Quitters, Someone Marry Barry, Fly Away, Answers to Nothing, The Con Artist, Heart of the Beholder, Friends with Money, Get a Job, Billy Boy, and 57 Seconds. TV appearances include ABC Afterschool Specials, Miami Vice, L.A. Law, Ellen, Sweet Justice, Jeopardy!, The Twilight Zone, The Bernie Mac Show, Listen Up, Desperate Housewives, Eureka, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Raising Hope, Hawaii Five-O, Drop Dead Diva, NCIS, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Blue Bloods, Aim High, House of Lies, About a Boy, How to Get Away with Murder, Limitless, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Friends from College, Station 19, Curb Your Enthusiasm, One Dollar, Firefly Lane, Will Trent, and Hell’s Kitchen. Stage appearances include Biloxi Blues, Assassins, Boeing-Boeing, and Meteor Shower.

Personal Life: Has a son with actress Christine Mourad named Asa who’s also an actor. Married to Martha Champlin since 2013. Although they have separated in 2025. Has stepchildren with her.

Later Life: Still actively working as of 2025.

Trivia: Has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Ally McBeal.

362. James Lipton

Dates: 1926-2020

Early Life and Career: Born Louis James Lipton in Detroit, Michigan. Mother was a teacher and librarian. Father was a journalist and beat poet Lawrence Lipton who’s known for writing Beat Generation chronicle The Holy Barbarians as well as served as a graphic designer and columnist for the Jewish Daily Forward and a publicity director for a movie theater. At 6, his father abandoned the family and his parents divorced. Due to family financial struggles, he started working at 13. While in high school, he worked as a newspaper copy boy for the Detroit Times and as an actor at the Catholic Theater in Detroit and in radio. Initially intended to become a lawyer. After graduating from Detroit’s Central High School, he attended Wayne State University for one year during the mid-1940s and enlisted in the US Air Force. During his legal studies, he often turned to acting to finance his education. From 1952 to 1962, he played Dr. Dick Grant in Guiding Light and eventually became head writer as well as wrote for several other soap operas during this time as well. Studied for 2 ½ years with Stella Adler, 4 years with Harold Cuman, and 2 years with Robert Lewis. Also studied voice and dance as well as choreographed a ballet for the American Ballet Theatre. Made Broadway debut in 1951.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008)

Characters: The Director

Also Known For: Writer, actor, talk show host, and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. Was executive producer, writer, and host of Inside the Actors Studio from 1994 until his retirement in 2018. Film appearances include Bewitched and Igor. TV appearances include Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, Armstrong Circle Theatre, CBS Television Workshop, You Were There, Guiding Light, The Goldbergs, The Simpsons, Arrested Development, Joey, According to Jim, Family Guy, Celebrity Apprentice, Glee, Saturday Night Live, and Suburbgatory. Worked as a writer on Guiding Light, The Edge of Night, The United States Steel Hour, The Doctors, Another World, The Best of Everything, Return to Peyton Place, Copacabana, and Capitol. 

Personal Life: Family’s original name was Lipschitz. Married 3 times. First wife was Shirley Blanc from 1947 until their divorce. Second wife was actress Nina Foch from 1954 to their divorce in 1959. Third wife was model, illustrator, and real estate broker Kedakai Turner, best known as the original cover model of Miss Scarlet on the boardgame Clue. They were married from 1970 until his death. Turner also illustrated and designed the cover for Lipton’s book, An Exaltation of Larks, The Ultimate Edition.

Later Life: Published a novel called Mirrors in 1981. Established the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in 2006. Retired in 2018. Died of bladder cancer at his home in 2020 at 93.

Trivia: Was a certified pilot in single engine airplanes since 1980 and had logged on over 1,000 hours of flight time. Also member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

363. Kari Wahlgren

Dates: 1977-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Hoisington, Kansas. Parents were teachers. Was inspired as a child by the Disney Princesses and other voices in animation. On her 11^th birthday while she and her family were in California and toured the building for Focus on the Family, she was asked to do a bit role for their radio drama Adventures in Odyssey as an 11-year-old character named Gloria McCoy. Graduated from the University of Kansas with Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 1999. Lived in Kansas City, Missouri where she did some radio spots before moving to Los Angeles in 2000 to work on her acting career. Because she didn’t get much on-camera work, Wahlgren decided to shift her energies to voice-over work. Her experience with dialogue and Shakespeare classes helped her a lot in landing roles involving various characters, some of which had accents or were from certain time periods. Breakthrough role was Haruko Haruhara in FLCL.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014), Frozen II (2019), and Onward (2020) as well as a couple of shorts, the direct-to-video Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings, various series, and the video game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

Characters: Mindy Parker and Patch

Also Known For: Voice actress best known as Haruko Haruhara in FLCL, Saya Otonashi in Blood+, Robin Sena in Witch Hunter Robin, Lavie Head in Last Exile, Fuu in Samurai Champloo, Rip Van Winkle in Hellsing, Scarlett in Steamboy, Pacifica Casull in Scrapped Princess, Michiru Satomi and Luca in Immortal Grand Prix, Kagami Hiiragi in Lucky Star, Saber in Fate/Zero, Celty Sturluson in the Durarara!! series, Little Suzy in Phineas and Ferb, Dorothy and Queen Ozma in Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Jessica and Diane in Rick and Morty, Baby Scrat in Ice Age: Scrat Tales, Ashe in Final Fantasy XII, Shelke in Dirge of Cerberus, and Raine Sage in Tales of Symphonia. Film appearances include The Wild, Shrek the Third, Aliens in the Attic, Hotel Transylvania 2, The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, Promare, Poupelle of Chimney Town, Beebo Saves Christmas, Luck, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, Ghost Cat Anzu, Neverland, and The Christmas Chronicles. TV appearances include Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Ben 10, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, Bunnicula, The Fairly OddParents, Bunsen Is a Beast, Winx Club, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SuperKitties, Maya & Miguel, Legion of Super-Heroes, Tak and the Power of Juju, Lil’ Bush, The Life & Times of Tim, The Penguins of Madagascar, Random! Cartoons, Wolverine and the X-Men, Back at the Barnyard, The Secret Saturdays, The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Archer, Regular Show, The Problem Solverz, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Bubble Guppies, DC Nation Shorts, Young Justice, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, TripTank, The Tom and Jerry Show, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Breadwinners, All Hail King Julien, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Avengers Assemble, Teen Titans Go!, Guardians of the Galaxy, Samurai Jack, Spirit Riding Free, Niko and the Sword of Life, Vampirina, Transformers: Titans Return, Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Spider-Man, Carmen Sandiego, DC Super Hero Girls, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, Green Eggs and Ham, The Rocketeer, Infinity Train, Cleopatra in Space, Solar Opposites, Animaniacs, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Spidey and His Amazing Friends, A Tale of Dark & Grim, The Ghost and Molly McGee, We Baby Bears, Velma, My Adventures with Superman, Tiny Toons Looniversity, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Criminal Minds, and Supergirl. Video game appearances include Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening, SWAT 4, Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, James Bond 007: From Russia with Love, Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Open Season, Justice League Heroes, Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, Guild Wars Nightfall, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Rogue Galaxy, Armored Code 4, Spider-Man 3, The Darkness, Jeanne d’Arc, Guild Wars: Eye of the North, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, Emergency Heroes, Ninja Gaiden II, Too Human, Valkyria Chronicles, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Prince of Persia, Afro Samurai, Prototype, Brutal Legend, Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, The Saboteur, White Knight Chronicles, BioShock 2, Resonance of Fate, Dead or Alive Paradise, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Singularity, Final Fantasy XIV, Tron: Evolution, X-Men: Destiny, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Saints Row: The Third, Resistance 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Asura’s Wrath, Kid Icarus: Uprising, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Secret World, Halo 4, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Marvel Heroes, The Last of Us, The Wonderful 101, Skylanders: Swap Force, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Fallout 4, King’s Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon a Climb, Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars, Minecraft: Story Mode, World of Final Fantasy, Injustice 2, Batman: The Enemy Within, Lego DC Super-Villains, Mortal Kombat 11, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Steven Universe: Unleash the Light, Legends of Runeterra, Cyberpunk 2077, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Gotham Knights, and Arknights.

Personal Life: Is currently in a relationship with Nitro drummer Bobby Rock. Has a son who was born in 2023.

Later Life: Still actively working as of 2025.

Trivia: Received a Children’s and Family Emmy for her voice acting work in SuperKitties.

364. Grey DeLisle

Dates: 1973-present

Early Life and Career: Born Erin Grey Van Oosbree in Fort Ord, California. Father was a truck driver. Mother was a singer. Maternal grandmother was a singer who performed with salsa musician Tito Puente. Parents split when she was young. Mother became a born-again Pentecostal when she was 11 and was later raised by her maternal grandmother. Attended Chula Vista High School. During her late teens, DeLisle began singing old gospel tunes and entered the world of comedy on a friend’s advice. In her comedy routine, DeLisle imitated voices. Her impressions earned a casting director’s attention and was encouraged to take up voice acting. Although she went back to her musical ambitions, DeLisle also took classes in voice-overs. Soon began to work for talent agent Sandy Schnarr.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008), Frozen II (2019), Onward (2020) as well as various series and a few direct-to-video installments.

Characters: Penny’s Mother and Dewdrop

Also Known For: Voice actress and singer-songwriter. Albums include Bootlegger, Vol. 1, The Graceful Ghost, Iron Flowers, Loggerheads, and Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash. Film appearances include The Powderpuff Girls Movie, Clifford’s Really Big Movie, Asterix and the Vikings, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Dead Space: Downfall, Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Batman: Year One, The Book of Life, Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, When Marnie Was There, Bumblebee, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Loud House Movie, Luck, and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. TV appearances include Rugrats, Johnny Bravo, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, The Wild Thornberrys, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Powderpuff Girls, The Zeta Project, The Mummy, Samurai Jack, The Fairly OddParents, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, Codename: Kids Next Door, Duck Dodgers, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Clifford’s Puppy Days, Xiaolin Showdown, The Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Justice League Unlimited, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Danny Phantom, The Batman, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, W.I.T.C.H., Loonatics Unleashed, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, The Replacements, Afro Samurai, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Back at the Barnyard, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, WordGirl, Wolverine and the X-Men, The Super Hero Squad Show, The Penguins of Madagascar, The Garfield Show, Regular Show, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Mad, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Young Justice, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, The Looney Tunes Show, Winx Club, Pound Puppies, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Kaijudo, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ultimate Spider-Man, Brickleberry, Sanjay and Craig, Henry Hugglemonster, The Legend of Korra, Turbo Fast, The Boondocks, Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leagured, The Tom and Jerry Show, Robot Chicken, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, Star Wars Rebels, Dawn of the Croods, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, The Loud House, Puppy Dog Pals, Supernatural, Justice League Action, Harvey Girls Forever!, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, DC Super Hero Girls, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, Dreamworks Dragons: Rescue Riders, The Simpsons, Animaniacs, Teen Titans Go!, Star Trek: Prodigy, Kid Cosmic, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Invincible, The Legend of Vox Machina, The Boys, Pantheon, Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Sausage Party: Foodtopia, Goldie, Jellystone!, and That ‘70s Show. Video game appearances include Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles, Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Star Wars: Obi Wan, Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights, Run Like Hell, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, True Crime: Streets of LA, The Fairly OddParents: Breakin’ da Rules, Final Fantasy X-2, Doom 3, X-Men Legends, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, Robots, Scooby-Doo! Unmasked, Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island, Xiaolin Showdown, Happy Feet, X-Men: The Official Game, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, Mass Effect, Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Bayonetta, Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Clash of the Titans, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, Knights Contract, Nicktoons: MLB, Batman: Arkham City, Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion, Generation Rex: Agent of Providence, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Armored Core V, Play Station All-Stars Battle Royale, Diablo III, Sly Cooper: Thieves of Time, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Tomodachi Life, Broken Age, Infinite Crisis, Mortal Kombat X, Heroes of the Storm, Minecraft: Story Mode, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.

Personal Life: Aunt of YouTuber Anna Brisbin. Married 3 times. First husband was Christopher DeLisle from 1992 until their divorce in 1993 after she accidentally confessed to cheating on him. Second husband was Murry Hammond of the alt-country Old 97’s from 2002 to their divorce in 2010. Courtship and wedding was featured in an episode of Wedding Story. They have a son named Jefferson Texas “Tex” Hammond who was born in 2007. Third husband was Jared Griffin whom she met on Twitter. Married to him from 2012 to their divorce in 2017. They have a son named Harlan born in 2014 and a daughter Mariposa born in 2016.

Later Life: Still actively working as of 2025.

Trivia: As of 2024, she has voiced a total of 2,058 roles in 533 titles as well as dozens of bit parts in which she’s credited with “additional voices.” Was nominated for a Children’s and Family Emmy Award for her work in The Loud House. Was a high school classmate of Mario Lopez.

365. J. P. Manoux

Dates: 1969-present

Early Life and Career: Born Jean-Paul Manoux in Fresno, California as the oldest of 7 children. Grandparents fled the Armenian Genocide. Attended Thatcher School in Ojai, California and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Upon graduating and moving to Hollywood, Manoux studied improv and sketch comedy at L.A. Theatresports, ACME Comedy Theatre, The Groundlings School, and iO West. One of Manoux’s early roles was as a regular performer on The Wayne Brady Show. Went on from there to work extensively in TV and in commercials, including campaigns for Got Milk? and Fruit of the Loom.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008) as well as the direct-to-video Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, several series, and video games.

Characters: Tom

Also Known For: Actor, director, and writer best known for his work on multiple Disney series. Best known roles are S.T.A.N. in Aaron Stone, Curtis the Caveman and Vice Principal Hackett in Phil of the Future, and Emperor Kuzco in The Emperor’s New School. Film appearances include Inspector Gadget, Galaxy Quest, Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Scooby-Doo, Crazy as Hell, Malibu’s Most Wanted, EuroTrip, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, The Day After Tomorrow, Meet the Fockers, The Island, The Beach Party Threshold of Hell, Reno 911!: Miami, What We Do Is Secret, Knocked Up, Transformers, Finding Amanda, Weather Girl, Atlas Shrugged: Part 2, Scary Movie 5, Gridlocked, Nobody, My Neighbor Totoro, and Babylon. TV appearances include Spun Out, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, Jeopardy!, ER, 3^rd Rock from the Sun, Becker, Just Shoot Me!, The Drew Carey Show, Bull, The Norm Show, Nash Bridges, The King of Queens, The Wayne Brady Show, The Hughleys, Grounded for Life, Will & Grace, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The District, Birds of Prey, Charmed, Reno 911!,  Wife and Kids, Smallville, Unscripted, How I Met Your Mother, Scrubs, Crossing Jordan, The Replacements, Monk, Higglytown Heroes, Cavemen, Family Guy, The Good Guys, Warehouse 13, Raising Hope, Wilfred, Bones, NCIS: Los Angeles, Community, Suburgatory, Alien Mysteries, Men at Work, Modern Family, The League, Hot in Cleveland, Veep, The Magicians, The Librarians, Swedish Dicks, Shameless, Grey’s Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, CSI: Vegas, White House Plumbers, and Running Point. Video game appearances include Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland, Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders, Redneck Rampage, and Microshaft Windows 98. Web series appearances include Classroom, Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, and Turnt. Has appeared in commercials for Zima, Honda Civic, Circuit City, Cookie Crisp, Bud Light, Miracle Whip, Got Milk?, Fruit of the Loom, and Budweiser.

Personal Life: I can’t find anything about his personal life.

Later Life: Appeared in a Canadian court in 2015 after 2 people staying in his Toronto condo discovered a home security camera and reported it to the police. Although voyeurism charges were later dropped, he was convicted of mischief regarding the incident in 2017.

Trivia: Replaced John Kassir in the role of Ralph Wiley in a stage production of Reefer Madness.

366. John DiMaggio

Dates: 1968-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Plainfield, New Jersey. Graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1986. Attended Rutgers University.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008), Wreck-It-Ralph (2012), Zootopia (2016), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) as well as the direct-to-video Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure, and various series.

Characters: Saul, Beard Papa, Jerry Jumbeaux Jr., Woolter, Jesse, Moose Driver, and Pig Reporter

Also Known For: Actor best known as Bender in Futurama, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible, Hak Foo in Jackie Chan Adventures, The Scotsman in Samurai Jack, Brother Blood in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Shnitzel in Chowder, Fu Dog in American Dragon: Jake Long, Hammerhead and Sandman in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Aquaman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King Zog in Disenchantment, Jocktopus in Fish Hooks, Wakka and Kimahri in Final Fantasy X, Rath in the Ben 10 franchise, Crosshairs, Leadfoot, Nitro Zeus, Transit and Stratosphere in the Transformers film franchise, and Gonza in Princess Mononoke. Film appearances include Dr. Dolittle 2, Barnyard, Happily N’Ever After, TMNT, Underdog, Bee Movie, Scoob!, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie, Despicable Me 4, The Animatrix, Castle in the Sky, and Pom Poko. TV appearances include Law & Order, Cracker, My Name Is Earl, Bones, Modern Family, The Newsroom, Superior Donuts, Historical Roasts, Better Call Saul, Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, Interview with the Vampire, Perry Mason, Rugrats, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Duck Dodgers, Dave the Barbarian, Static Shock, The Powderpuff Girls, The Batman, The Simpsons, Justice League Unlimited, The Boondocks, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Afro Samurai, SpongeBob Squarepants, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, All Grown Up!, Tak and the Power of Juju, Back at the Barnyard, The Penguins of Madagascar, Generator Rex, Pound Puppies, The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, The Problem Solverz, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, Kaijudo, Brickleberry, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Avengers Assemble, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., TripTank, Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered, All Hail King Julien, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, The Loud House, Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, Skylanders Academy, Rick and Morty, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, Star Wars Resistance, Cleopatra in Space, Spitting Image, The Casagrandes, Inside Job, Angry Birds Mystery Island, and Invincible. Video game appearances include The Space Bar, T’ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger, Final Fantasy X, Crash Nitro Kart, Spawn: Armageddon, X-Men Legends, Spider-Man 2, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, Shadow of Rome, Yakuza, Final Fantasy XII, Halo 3, Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, Crash of the Titans, The Simpsons Game, Valkyria Chronicles, Crash: Mind over Mutant, Afro Samurai, MadWorld, Final Fantasy XIII, Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Generator Rex: Agent of Providence, Guild Wars 2, Destiny, Lego Dimensions, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Hearthstone, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, and MultiVersus.

Personal Life: Married to actress Kate Miller since 2014.

Later Life: Currently lives in Los Angeles and New York City.

Trivia: Classmate to political strategist Steve Schmidt. Has won an Annie Award for his role as Bender in Futurama.

367. Daran Norris

Dates: 1964-present

Early Life and Career: Born Daran Morrison Nordland in Ferndale Washington. Graduated from Ferndale High School in 1983. Has been an actor since 1988 beginning with TV commercials for Pop-Tarts and moving into film, television, and voice work in the 1990s.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008) as well as the Stitch! and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder series.

Characters: Louie

Also Known For: Actor who’s appeared and voiced characters in more than 400 films, video games, and TV shows. Best known as Gordy in Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Cliff McCormick in Veronica Mars, Cosmo, Mr. Turner, Jorgen Von Strangle, and Anti-Cosmo in The Fairly OddParents franchise, Buddha Bob in Big Time Rush, Spottswoode in Team America: World Police, Knock Out in Transformers: Prime, Jack Smith in American Dad!, and Tasuki Mercurymon in Fushigi Yugi and Digimon Frontier. Film appearances include Hobgoblins, Vice Academy, Billy Frankenstein, In the Bedroom, Comic Book: The Movie, The Killer, Akira, Doomed Megaopolis, Meltdown, They Were Eleven, Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, The Little Polar Bear, Asterix and the Vikings, Escape from Planet Earth, and Seal Team. TV appearances include Mad TV, Becker, Grounded for Life, Ben 10: Race Against Time, Gym Teacher: The Movie, Party Down, Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union, Desperate Housewives, Dog with a Blog, iZombie, The Real O’Neals, The Thundermans, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Rocket Power, Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus, Time Squad, Oswald, Samurai Jack, The Powderpuff Girls, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Tutenstein, Johnny Bravo, Danny Phantom, Duck Dodgers, Loonatics Unleashed, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, The Replacements, W.I.T.C.H., Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Chowder, WordGirl, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, DC Super Friends, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Generator Rex, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Back at the Barnyard, The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Turbo Fast, Wabbit, Mixels, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, The Loud House, Bunsen Is a Beast, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Victor and Valentino, The Casagrandes, and Hailey’s On It!. Video game appearances include Dilbert’s Desktop Games, Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu, King’s Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity, Spider-Man, Ground Control, Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Mark of Kri, Minority Report, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Hobbit, Armed & Dangerous, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, Onimusha Blade Warriors, Tales of Symphonia, EverQuest II, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, Nicktoons Movin,’ Nicktoons Unite!, Doom 3, Madagascar, Kingdom of Paradise, Ratchet: Deadlocked,  Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, God Hand, Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island, Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, Bee Movie Game, Ninja Gaiden II, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors, Final Fantasy XIII, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Has also done voice work in Pop-Tarts and Burger King commercials.

Personal Life: Married twice and is bisexual with his spouses being different genders. First was to voice actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn from 1988 until their divorce in 2012. They have 2 children. Second and currently is to actor Ray Garcia since 2021.

Later Life: Lives in Bay City, Texas where he’s a board member and director of the Community Actors of South Texas.

Trivia: Was supposed to star as Phil Hartman in a movie but that project has yet to be in development as of 2022.

368. Jenny Lewis

Dates: 1976-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mother was a professional singer. Father was a member of the Harmonica Gang. Made her professional debut in a Jell-O commercial. Later appeared in commercials for Mattel’s Barbie and Baby Skates, Toys “R” Us toy stores, the Black & Decker popcorn maker, and Kellogg’s Corn Pops among others. Was featured in the sitcom Life with Lucy in 1986 as well as small roles on various TV shows. Formed Rilo Kiley with Dave Rock, Pierre De Reeder and then-boyfriend Blake Sennett in 1998.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008)

Characters: Assistant Director

Also Known For: Singer-songwriter, musician, and actress who was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Has also been a member of Jenny and Johnny and Nice as Fuck. Film appearances include Trading Hearts, Troop Beverly Hills, The Wizard, Big Girls Don’t Cry…They Get Even, Foxfire, Little Boy Blue, and Pleasantville. TV appearances include Baby Makes Five, The Twilight Zone, Life with Lucy, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Golden Girls, Mr. Belvedere, Growing Pains, Baby M, Roseanne, Baywatch, Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter, Brooklyn Bridge, Daddy, Murder, She Wrote, Runaway Daughters, Talk to Me, Get Real, American Dad!, Comedy Bang Bang, and A Very Murray Christmas. Albums include Rilo Kiley, Take-Offs and Landings, The Execution of All Things, More Adventurous, Under the Backlight, Rkives, Rabbit Fur Coat, Acid Tongue, The Voyager, On the Line, Joy’All, I’m Having Fun Now, and Nice as Fuck.

Personal Life: She’s had a couple boyfriends named Blake Sennett and Jonathan Rice whom she’s collaborated with in her music career and not much else.

Later Life: Still actively working as of 2025.

Trivia: Two of her songs are featured on Bolt’s soundtrack.

369. Chris Williams

Dates: 1968-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Missouri. But spent the first 25 years of his life in Kitchener, Ontario in Canada. Father was director of Counseling Services at the University of Waterloo, where Williams graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. Later enrolled in the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville. Was recruited by Disney and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Sheridan.

Movies and Cartoons: Bolt (2008), Frozen (2013), and Frozen II (2019) as well as a few shorts.

Characters: Oaken

Also Known For: American-Canadian animation film director, screenwriter, and voice actor. Has worked behind the scenes of Mulan (1998), The Emperor’s New Groove (2000), Lilo & Stitch (2002), Brother Bear (2003), Chicken Little (2005), Meet the Robinsons (2007), Bolt (2008), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Tangled (2010), Winnie the Pooh (2011), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), Zootopia (2016), Moana (2016), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Frozen II (2019), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), and Moana 2 (2024) as well as several shorts. Non-Disney projects include The Willoughbys, Nimona, and The Sea Beast.

Personal Life: Has been married to Ashley Sealey since 2004. They have 2 children.

Later Life: Left Disney in 2018 to join Netflix.

Trivia: None.

370. Ed Asner

Dates: 1929-2021

Early Life and Career: Born Eddie Asner in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. Parents were Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Lithuania. Father ran a second-hand shop and junkyard. Attended Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas and the University of Chicago where he studied journalism until a professor advised him that there was little money to be made in the profession so he switched to drama. Later debuted as the martyred Thomas Becket in a campus production of Murder in the Cathedral. Eventually dropped out of school, worked as a taxi driver, steel worker, on the assembly line for General Motors, and other odd jobs before being drafted into the military in 1951. Served in the US Army Signal Corps from that year to 1953 during the Korean War and appeared in plays that toured Army bases in Europe. Following his military service, Asner helped found the Playwrights Theatre Company in Chicago but left for New York City before company members regrouped as the Compass Players in the mid-1950s. Later made frequent guest appearances with the successor to Compass, The Second City. Made his TV debut in 1957 and scored his first Broadway role in 1960. Made his film debut in 1962.

Movies and Cartoons: Up (2009) as well as the shorts George and AJ, Dug’s Special Mission, and Carl’s Date, various series, several direct-to-video installments, and a few video games.

Characters: Carl Frederickson

Also Known For: Actor best known as Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant. Other roles include Santa Claus in several films (most notably Elf), J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and Uncle Ben in The Spectacular Spider-Man. Film appearances include El Dorado, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, JFK, Too Big to Fail, Kid Galahad, The Slender Thread, The Venetian Affair, Gunn, Change of Habit, Halls of Anger, Gus, O’Hara’s Wife, Pinocchio and the Emperor of Night, Happily Ever After, Moon over Parador, The Fanatics, Hard Rain, Love and Action in Chicago, The Bachelor, Perfect Game, The Animal, Sheeba, The Heart Specialist, Christmas Is Here Again, Channels, Gigantic, Not Another B Movie, Witness Insecurity, Foodfight!, Audrey, The Games Maker, Yamasong: March of the Hollows, The Parting Glass, The Garden Left Behind, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Altered Reality. TV appearances include Studio One, Route 66, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Alcoa Premiere, Dr. Kildare, The Untouchables, The Eleventh Hour, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Virginian, Naked City, Ben Casey, The Outer Limits, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Slattery’s People, Gunsmoke, Profiles in Courage, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Burke’s Law, The Fugitive, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ironside, The F.B.I., The Wild Wild West, Mission: Impossible, CBS Playhouse, The Mod Squad, Police Story, Rhoda, The Wide World of Mystery, Hawaii Five-O, Roots, The Practice, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Good Wife, Cobra Kai, Briarpatch, Working Class, Dead to Me, Great Performances, Saturday Night Live, Off the Rack, The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible, The Bronx Zoo, Tall Tales & Legends, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, The Trials of Rosie O’Neill, Fish Police, Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, Dinosaurs, Spider-Man, Thunder Alley, Freakazoid!, Hearts Afire, Duckman, Roseanne, The Magic School Bus, The Story of Santa Claus, The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, Mad About You, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, The Angry Beavers, Life with Louie, The New Adventures of Zorro, The Closer, More Tales of the City, Superman: the Animated Series, The Simpsons, Touched by an Angel, The Wild Thornberrys, Johnny Bravo, Max Steel, The Huntress, Family Guy, Dharma & Greg, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Ellen Show, King of the Hill, John XXIII: The Pope of Peace, Teamo Supremo, The Man Who Saved Christmas, ER, Duck Dodgers, Center of the Universe, The Boondocks, W.I.T.C.H., CSI: NY, WordGirl, The Sarah Silverman Program, The Cleveland Show, American Dad!, Young Justice, Royal Pains, Michael: Every Day, The Middle, Hot in Cleveland, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Regular Show, Maron, The Glades, Mom, Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, Murdoch Mysteries, SpongeBob SquarePants, Bones, Forgive Me, MacGyver, Grace and Frankie, Doom Patrol, Modern Family, Blue Bloods, Central Park, Teen Titans Go!, and Muppets Haunted Mansion. Video game appearances include Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and X-Men Legends.

Personal Life: Raised Orthodox Jewish and his Hebrew name was Yitzhak. Married twice. First wife was Nancy Lou Sykes from 1959 to their divorce in 1988. They had 3 children: twins Matthew and Liza, and Kate. Had a son named Charles in 1987 with Carol Jean Vogelman, which may give one an idea why his first marriage ended in divorce. Has at least one child and one grandchild with autism. Second wife was produce Cindy Gilmore from 1998 until their divorce in 2015. Had 10 grandchildren. Son Matt and daughter-in-law Nava Paskowitz founded the Ed Asner Family Center in 2017, which provides arts and vocational enrichments, counseling services, and support groups and camps to special needs individuals and their families.

Later Life: Was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1981 to 1985. Was on the Entertainment Board of Directors for The Survivor Mitzvah Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing direct emergency aid to elderly and impoverished Holocaust survivors in Eastern Europe. Was also a member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund a free speech organization that is dedicated to protecting comic book creators and retailers from prosecutions based on content. Served as an advisor to the Rosenburg Fund for Children an organization founded by the children of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, which provides benefits for the children of political activists. Was a board member for Defenders of Wildlife and sat on the advisory board of Exceptional Minds, a non-profit school and a computer animation studio for young adults on the autism spectrum. Supported Humane Borders, an organization based in Tucson, Arizona, which maintains water stations in the Sonoran Desert for use by undocumented migrants, with the goal of preventing deaths by dehydration and exposure. Was the master of ceremonies at that organization’s volunteer dinner in fall 2017. Served as a board member and adviser for Aspiritech, a nonprofit organization that trains high-functioning autistic persons to test software and perform quality-assurance services for companies. In 2021, Asner traveled to Monte Rio, California to support reopening, revitalization, and shifted focus of the local Monte Rio Theater. Died from natural causes in 2021 at his home in the Tarzana neighborhood in Los Angeles at 91. Buried in Sheffield Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.

Trivia: One of the most honored male performers in TV history, having won 7 Primetime Emmys and 5 Golden Globes. Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.