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'''Maurice LaMarche''' is an Emmy | '''Maurice LaMarche''' is an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]]-winning<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Voice-Over%20Performance Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2011 - Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]</ref> [[voice actor|actor who gives voice]] to [[Calculon]], [[Kif Kroker]], [[Walt]], and many other [[characters]]. He has done voice work for an incredible array of series, including the Brain on ''{{w|Pinky and the Brain}}'', Egon Spengler in ''{{w|The Real Ghostbusters}}'' (and the short-lived [[1990s]] companion, ''Extreme Ghostbusters''), and [http://cleveland.wikia.com/wiki/Keith_Lieb Keith Lieb] on ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''. LaMarche was also the third person to voice {{w|Popeye}} in the history of the character. According to him, "[[Morbo]], [[Horrible Gelatinous Blob|H. G. Blob]], and [[Lrrr]] are ''not'' the same voice". Maurice is also well known for his impression of {{w|Orson Welles}}, which he has [[Orson Welles' head|used on ''Futurama'']] and other places including ''{{w|The Critic}}'', ''{{w|Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood}}'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]''. LaMarche has received two Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance on ''Futurama'', one in [[2011]] for his performances as Lrrr and Orson Welles' head in "[[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences]]", and a second in [[2012]] for his performances as Clamps, Donbot, Hyper-Chicken, Calculon, Hedonismbot and Morbo in "[[The Silence of the Clamps]]". | ||
== Characters voiced == | == Characters voiced == |
Revision as of 23:01, 9 November 2013
Maurice LaMarche is an Emmy Award-winning[1] actor who gives voice to Calculon, Kif Kroker, Walt, and many other characters. He has done voice work for an incredible array of series, including the Brain on Pinky and the Brain, Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters (and the short-lived 1990s companion, Extreme Ghostbusters), and Keith Lieb on The Cleveland Show. LaMarche was also the third person to voice Popeye in the history of the character. According to him, "Morbo, H. G. Blob, and Lrrr are not the same voice". Maurice is also well known for his impression of Orson Welles, which he has used on Futurama and other places including The Critic, Ed Wood and The Simpsons. LaMarche has received two Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance on Futurama, one in 2011 for his performances as Lrrr and Orson Welles' head in "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", and a second in 2012 for his performances as Clamps, Donbot, Hyper-Chicken, Calculon, Hedonismbot and Morbo in "The Silence of the Clamps".
Characters voiced
Recurring characters
- Calculon, star of All My Circuits
- Kif Kroker, First Officer of the Nimbus
- Walt, one of Mom's three sons
- Morbo, the Channel √2 News monster
- Horrible Gelatinous Blob
- Lrrr, ruler of the planet Omicron Persei 8
- Donbot
- Clamps
- Destructor
- The Scary Door narrator
- Hedonism Bot
- Dr. Perceptron
- Raoul Inglis
- Transition Announcer
- Fishy Joe
- Yuri, The Organ Dealer
One-time characters
- The Horny Scientist, Docuporn feature The Garbage Crisis of 2000[1ACV08]
- The croupier at Bender's craps table[1ACV10]
- The Neutral President[2ACV02]
- iHawk[2ACV17]
- The Robot Devil, when Dan Castellaneta was unavailable[3ACV03]
- The Mad Hatterbot[3ACV11]
- Patchcord Adams[3ACV13]
- Aracneon[3ACV14]
- The Osirian High Priest[3ACV17]
- The Πkea Robot[4ACV04]
- The Pain Monster[4ACV05]
- The Grumpy Snail, growling[4ACV18]
- Leelu[BBS]
- Leroy[BBS]
- Harold Zoid[TBwaBB]
- The Morcs[BG]
- Leonardo da Vinci[6ACV05]
- Orson Welles' head[6ACV11]
- Erwin Schrödinger[6ACV16]
- The small rock alien[6ACV20]
- The Borax Kid[6ACV20]
- Flamo[7ACV18]
- Ultra Guy[7ACV26]