The man

John DiMaggio is a voice actor, perhaps best known for his roles as the surly robot Bender and other characters from the animated series "Futurama", and Wakka and Kimahri Ronso from Square Enix's "Final Fantasy X" and its sequel. He has been in many other series, movies, and games including "Kim Possible", "Gears of War", "X - Men Legends", "Vampire the Masquarade: Bloodlines", and "Final Fantasy XII". He has also worked as a live actor, appearing as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in "Pirates of Silicon Valley", Dr. Underhill (a recurring character) on "Chicago Hope", and in the short "I Lost 20 Lbs. in Two Months, Ask Me How". Good news, everyone - "Futurama" is back! The third of four direct - to - DVD features, "Bender's Game", is slated for release 04 November 2008. Comedy Central has purchased the rights to air all four movies as sixteen brand new episodes, in addition to all four previous seasons. For more information, check out Got Futurama?

John with fellow "Futurama" castmates Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, and Phil LaMarr. Photo courtesy of billywest.com

Facts!

• Born 04 September, 1968 in North Plainfield, New Jersey.
• Stands 6'3" tall.
• Formerly a standup comic.
• Not related to baseball great Joe DiMaggio.
• A talented beatboxer ("Luck of the Fryrish", the opening credits of "A Pharaoh to Remember", and several commentaries).
• Bart and Bender are the only characters to crossover between The Simpsons and Futurama (not including the comics).
• John is represented by Vox, Inc.

Selected roles

7 - 10 Split . . . Bobby "Killer" O'Keefe
Adventure Time . . . Jake
American Dad . . . Various
American Dragon: Jake Long . . . Fu Dog
The Animatrix . . . Crewman / Kaiser
Asterix and the Vikings . . . Timandahaf
Barnyard . . . Bud the Cow / Officer O'Hanlon
The Batman . . . Rhino / Mugsy
Batman: The Brave and the Bold . . . Aquaman
Becker . . . Dr. Thalasinos
Bee Movie . . . Janitor / Bailiff
Ben 10 . . . Baron
Bones . . . Jim Dodd
Casper's Scare School . . . Stinkie
Chicago Hope . . . Dr. Sean Underhill
Chowder . . . Schnitzel
Crash: Mind Over Mutant . . . Uka-Uka (VG)
Crash Nitro Kart . . . Tiny Tiger (VG)
Crash of the Titans . . . Uka-Uka (VG)
CSI: NY . . . Mike Donelly
Dr. Doolittle 2 . . . Seeing Eye Dog / Mouse
Duck Dodgers . . . Frankenstein
Earth and Beyond . . . Loric (VG)
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera . . . El Oso / General Chapuza
Final Fantasy X . . . Wakka / Kimahri Ronso (VG)
Final Fantasy X - 2 . . . Wakka / Kimahri Ronso (VG)
Final Fantasy XII . . . Migelo / Gilgamesh (VG)
Futurama . . . Bender / Flexo / Elzar / Sal / others
Futurama . . . Bender (VG)
Futurama: Bender's Big Score! . . . Bender / various
Futurama: Bender's Game . . . Bender / various
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder . . . Bender / various
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs . . . Bender / various
Gears of War . . . Marcus Fenix (VG)
Gears of War 2 . . . Marcus Fenix (VG)
I Lost 20lbs in Two Months, Ask Me How . . . Bob
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto . . . Burt the Spurt
Halo 3 . . . Brute Chieftan
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction . . . Destroyer (VG)
Jackie Chan Adventures . . . Hak Foo
Justice League Unlimited . . . Dreamslayer
Kim Possible . . . Dr. Drakken
Kim Possible: Revenge of the Monkey Fist . . . Dr. Drakken (VG)
Kim Possible: The Secret Files . . . Dr. Drakken
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time . . . Dr. Drakken
Kim Possible: So the Drama . . . Dr. Drakken
Lilo and Stitch . . . Dr. Drakken
The Madagascar Penguins in: A Christmas Caper . . . Rico
My Name Is Earl . . . Officer Ross
The Penguins of Madagascar . . . Rico
Pirates of Silicon Valley . . . Steve Ballmer
Princess Mononoke . . . Gonza
The Replacements . . . Buck Spikes
Samurai Jack . . . The Scotsman
The Simpsons . . . Bender
Spawn . . . Bone
Spider - Man 2 . . . Rhino (VG)
The Spectacular Spider-Man . . . Hammerhead / Sandman
Superman: Doomsday . . . Toyman
Star Wars: Clone Wars . . . General Grievous
Tak & the Power of Juju . . . Keeko / Various
Teen Titans . . . Brother Blood
Thru the Moebius Strip . . . Bodkus
Underdog . . . Supershep, Bulldog
TMNT . . . Colonel Santino
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines . . . Smiling Jack (VG)
X - Men Legends . . . Juggernaut / General Kincaid (VG)
X - Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse . . . Juggernaut (VG)
X - Men: Next Dimension . . . Juggernaut (VG)