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'''Phillip "Phil" LaMarr''' (born [[January 24]], [[1967]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]], [[comedian]] and prolific [[voice actor]] as well as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series ''[[MADtv]]''.

== Biography ==
Phil LaMarr was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], [[USA]]. He is a graduate of [[Harvard-Westlake School]] in [[North Hollywood]] and [[Yale University]], where he helped found the improv comedy group [[Purple Crayon]]. After graduating in 1990, LaMarr became a member of the award-winning sketch and improv comedy group [[The Groundlings]]. He also studied improv at [[Second City]] and at the [[ImprovOlympic]] in [[Chicago]] with [[Del Close]]. Phil has also improvised with [[Cold Tofu]] and [[Off the Wall]].

His early film jobs arose from connections from his improv and college years. For example, LaMarr appeared in the film ''[[It's Pat]]'' ([[1994]]), written by friends from the Groundlings, and he appeared in ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' because the director was a friend from college. However, his big break came in a small but memorable role in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' as Marvin (the man whom [[Vincent Vega]] accidentally shoots in the face). (He would later reprise the role in a ''MADtv'' [[skit]] [[parody]]ing the film.)

==Career==
===''MADtv''===
[[Image:Despiration_Halley.jpg|200px|thumb|Phil LaMarr as Funky Walker Dirty Talker Desperation Lee with [[Halle Berry]]]]
LaMarr, unlike most of the other original nine cast members of ''MADtv'', had extensive television and film jobs under his belt. His experience served him well throughout his tenure and was crucial to the show's success.

The versatile LaMarr specialized in outrageous characters, including [[Jaq the UBS Guy]], the "sexy player" Rick, Funky Walker Dirty Talker Desperation Lee, the talentless [[R&B]] singer Savante or Rocket Revengers star Lt. Abraham Jefferson (a.k.a Lincoln Willis).

LaMarr also proved a gifted celebrity impressionist, lampooning political figures like [[Colin Powell]], [[Vernon Jordan]] and [[Louis Farrakhan]], and impersonating [[Sidney Poitier]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Spike Lee]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Tommy Davidson]] and [[Martin Lawrence]]. LaMarr's most celebrated impersonation was that of [[Chris Rock]] for the ''MADtv'' spoof video "Ain't No Blacks on the TV Screen," where he and [[Aries Spears]] humorously criticize major network television for not having enough positive [[African-Americans]] role models on prime time shows. LaMarr has since received numerous requests to impersonate Rock's voice for various comedy projects.

LaMarr decided not to renew his contract in [[2000]], and left at the end of the fifth season.

====MADtv characters====

* Bill (''Al Casdy'')
* Chance Cumulus (''News at Six'')
* Crazy-Fingered Freddy (''Shaunda'')
* Desperation Lee (''Funky Walker, Dirty Talker'')
* Jaq (''UBS Guy'')
* Justin Thomas (''Susan Whitfield'')
* Lincoln Willis/Lt. Abraham Jefferson (''Rocket Revengers'')
* Rick
* Robert (''That's My White Mama'')
* Savante
* Steve (''The Eracists'')

====MADtv impersonations====
LaMarr impersonated these celebrities for ''MADtv'':
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* [[Jason Alexander]]
* [[Bobby Brown]]
* [[Jim Brown]]
* [[Brian Burke]]
* [[LeVar Burton]]
* [[Ray Charles]]
* [[Johnny Cochran]]
* [[Nat King Cole]]
* [[Lee Cornwall]]
* [[Billy Crystal]]
* [[Tommy Davidson]]
* [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]
* [[Louis Farrakhan]]
* [[Morgan Freeman]]
* [[Sherman Hemsley]]
* [[Charlton Heston]]
* [[Moe Howard]]
* [[Ice-T]]
* [[Michael Jackson]]
* [[Rick James]]
* [[Vernon Jordan]]
{{col-2}}
* [[Montell Jordan]]
* [[DeForest Kelley]]
* [[Lenny Kravitz]]
* [[Ted Lange]]
* [[Martin Lawrence]]
* [[Spike Lee]]
* [[Bill Maher]]
* [[Nelson Mandela]]
* [[Howard McNear]]
* [[Sidney Poitier]]
* [[Colin Powell]]
* [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
* [[Chris Rock]]
* [[Tupac Shakur]]
* [[Bernard Shaw (journalist)|Bernard Shaw]]
* [[Sammy Sosa]]
* [[Chris Tucker]]
* [[Ben Vereen]]
* [[Barry White]]
* [[Michael Winslow]]
{{col-end}}

===Other television projects===
Aside from ''MADtv'', LaMarr has had many television, theatrical and movie roles. His television credits include a semi-regular role as the Jamaican bureaucrat Hermes Conrad and various other characters in ''[[Futurama]]'', and guest starring roles on ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[Eve (TV series)|Eve]]'', ''[[Reno 911!]]'', the British version of ''[[Whose Line is it Anyway?]]'', ''[[Without A Trace]]'', ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'', ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', ''[[Living Single]]'', ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', and ''[[Family Guy]].''

Lamarr will reprise his role as Hermes Conrad in the forthcoming Futurama movie.

===Film and theatre projects===
[[Image:Pulp Marvin.jpg|180px|thumb|Phil LaMarr with [[John Travolta]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] on the set of ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'']]

Phil LaMarr is an accomplished thespian, whose many stage credits include ''[[The Tempest]]'', ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'', ''[[Asylum]]'', [[South Coast Repertory]]'s ''[[Make the Break]]'' and [[Sacred Fools Theatre]]'s inaugural production of ''[[The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Revue]]''.

On the big screen, LaMarr has appeared in the comedies ''[[Kill the Man]]'', ''[[Free Enterprise]]'', ''[[Cherish]]'' and ''[[Manna from Heaven]]''. He also had featured roles in ''[[Speaking of Sex]]'' with [[Bill Murray]] and [[Catherine O'Hara]] and ''[[Back by Midnight]]'' with [[Randy Quaid]], [[Kirstie Alley]] and [[Rodney Dangerfield]]. LaMarr had a brief cameo in ''[[Spider Man 2]]''.

LaMarr most recent film appearances include ''[[Fronterz]]'' (2004) and [[Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman]] (2005). As of April 2006, LaMarr is filming ''[[Cook-Off!]]'', in which he will appear as Rev. Thaddeus Briggs, Esq.

===Voice acting projects===
LaMarr is also a prominent voice actor in [[animated television series|animated shows]] such as:
* [[Green Lantern]] / [[John Stewart (comics)|John Stewart]] (''[[Justice League (animated series)|Justice League]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'')
*[[Steel (John Henry Irons)]] (''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'')
* [[Static (superhero)|Static / Virgil Hawkins]] (''[[Static Shock]]'')
* Ozzy (''[[Ozzy & Drix]]'')
* [[Maxie Zeus]] (''[[The Batman]]'')
* Marcus Conner (''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'')
* [[Hermes Conrad]] on ''[[Futurama]]''
* Title character of ''[[Samurai Jack]]''
* Carver (''[[The Weekenders]]'')
* [[Black Vulcan]] (''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'')
* Poop Dogg, The Letter M, Shnooky (''[[Invader Zim]]'')
* Ollie Williams the Blaccuweather Forecaster and other various voices on ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Hector Con Carne (''[[Evil Con Carne]]'')
* [[Wilt (Foster's)|Wilt]], [[List of secondary characters in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends#Jackie Khones|Jackie Khones]], additional voices (''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'')
* Virgil "Bull" Sharkwowski (''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'')
* [[Dracula (Billy and Mandy)|Dracula]], [[Judge Roy Spleen]], Irwin's Dad, Irwin's Grandmama, additional voices (''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'')
* Various voices on ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
* Philly Phil (''[[Class of 3000]])''
* [[List of Avatar: The Last Airbender minor book 2 characters#The Earth King|The Earth King]] (''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'')
* Afro (teen) (''[[Afro Samurai]]'')

He has also voiced for the following [[computer and video games|video games]]:
* Oscar the Fish (''[[Shark Tale]] (game adaptation))''
* [[Sig (Jak and Daxter character)|Sig]], Count Veger, and G.T Blitz (''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' series: ''[[Jak II]]'', ''[[Jak 3]]'', ''[[Jak X: Combat Racing|Jak X]]'')
* [[Vamp (character)|Vamp]] (''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'') and ("[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]")
* Gadon Thek (''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'')
* Chris Jacobs (''[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction|Mercenaries]]'')
* ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]''
* [[Uatu|Uatu the Watcher]] and [[Black Panther (comics)|The Black Panther]] (''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'')
* Reddas (''[[Final Fantasy XII]])''
* Marine (''[[Quake 4]])''
* Donald, and others (''[[Samurai Western]])''
* Dracula (''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (game)]]'')

==Trivia==
{{trivia|date=July 2007}}
* LaMarr was an extra in ''[[Spider-Man 2]]''. This is unusual as extras often have little to no acting experience, and this isn't the case for LaMarr. He is one of the people who catches Spider-Man as he starts to fall from the train. He can be seen all throughout the scene. He was not credited for his role.
* ''[[Static Shock]]'' and ''Justice League'' have had a few [[fictional crossover|crossovers]] where the characters Green Lantern and Static appear. As the voice of both [[superhero]]es, LaMarr literally talks to himself in some scenes.
* He was also a contestant on the British ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'' season that was filmed in [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]].
* In the video game ''[[Samurai Western]]'', he voiced Donald, the well-to-do but slow-to-catch-on sheriff of Cactus Gulch who was inspired to become a samurai. LaMarr also voiced a few other characters in the game.
* LaMarr appeared in a sexual harassment video for [[Perkins Restaurant and Bakery]].
* According to an audio interview with [[GameFAQs]] user Chris Ho, [[John Travolta]] was the one that came up with the idea of Marvin being shot in the face since the character was originally supposed to be accidentally shot in the throat and suffer in agony while [[John Travolta]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]]'s characters were asking each other what they should do about him, with the eventual conclusion about putting LaMarr's character out of his misery. Knowing that the intentional kill would make his character unlikeable, in rehearsal Travolta came up with this particular idea instead, and Tarantino agreed to it.
* According to the audio interview with GameFAQs user Chris Ho, LaMarr auditioned for Commander Scott Dolph and Peter Stillman before he got chosen to voice Vamp; in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''. and '' [[ Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots]]''
*In ''[[Static Shock]]'', LaMarr voiced the title character, an African American superhero with dreadlocks, and his best friend was a caucasian male with blonde hair voiced by [[Jason Marsden]]. Coincidentally LaMarr played an African American dreadlocked character named Carver in Disney's ''[[The Weekenders]]'', and Marsden voiced his blonde friend Tino.

==Filmography==
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
| '''Year''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Other notes'''
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| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight]]'' || Riverwind/Gilthanas ||
|-
| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Cook-Off!]]'' || Rev. Thaddeus Briggs, Esq. || Filming
|-
| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman]]'' || Pasang ||
|-[[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Shark Tale]]'' || Pawn shop owner ||

| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Fronterz]]'' || ||
|-
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' || Train Passenger || Extra{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
|-
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[AnniVersus]]'' || ||
|-
| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Creepy Freaks]]'' || Assorted Freaks ||
|-
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Jane White Is Sick & Twisted]]'' || Bert ||
|-
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Cherish]]'' || Yoga Instructor ||
|-
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Back by Midnight]]'' || Mile Away ||
|-
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Evil Alien Conquerors]]'' || Vel-Dan ||
|-
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Manna from Heaven]]'' || Asst. Casino Manager ||
|-
| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[The Assistant]]'' || Burton Salt ||
|-
| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[Speaking of Sex]]'' || Joel Johnson, Jr. ||
|-
| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[A Man Is Mostly Water]]'' || Testifier ||
|-
| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[Closing the Deal]]'' || ||
|-
| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Kill the Man]]'' || Marky Marx ||
|-
| [[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[Free Enterprise]]'' || Eric ||
|-
| [[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[Suicide, the Comedy]]'' || Erik ||
|-
| [[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[The Thin Pink Line]]'' || Jimmy 'Licorice Whip' Wilson ||
|-
| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[Eat Your Heart Out]]'' || Stage Manager ||
|-
| [[1996 in film|1996]] || ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' || Assistant ||
|-
| [[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[It's Pat]]'' || Stage Manager ||
|-
| [[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' || Marvin ||
|-
|}

==Television==
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
| '''Year''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Other notes'''
|-
| [[2005 in television|2005]] || ''[[Barbershop: The Series]] '' || Derrick ||
|-
| [[2005 in television|2005]] || ''[[Second Time Around]] '' || Myron ||
|-[2004] Shark Tale Pawn shop owner

| [[2005]] || ''[[Guardians of Luna]]'' || Alan Jedda ||
|-
| [[2004 in television|2004]], [[2005 in television|2005]] || ''[[Eve (TV series)|Eve]] '' || Coleman ||
|-
| [[2004 in television|2004]] || ''[[Reno 911!]]'' || Craps Guy ||
|-
| [[2004 in television|2004]] || ''[[Cold Case]]'' || Kiki Solis ||
|-
| [[2003 in television|2003]] || ''[[Without a Trace]]'' || Tom Lewis Jr. ||
|-
| [[2001 in television|2001]] || ''[[X-Chromosome]] '' || ||
|-
| [[2001 in television|2001]] || ''[[Philly (TV series)|Philly]] '' || Anthony ||
|-
| [[2001 in television|2001]] || ''[[NYPD Blue]] '' || Sidney Thompson ||
|-
| [[2000 in television|2000]], [[2001 in television|2001]] || ''[[Nikki (TV series)|Nikki]]'' || Richard ||
|-
| [[2000 in television|2000]], [[2001 in television|2001]] || ''[[Yes, Dear]]'' || Steve ||
|-
| [[2000 in television|2000]] || ''[[Evil Con Carne]]'' || Hector Con Carne ||
|-
| [[1999 in television|1999]] || ''[[The Happy Prince]]'' || Second Pigeon/New Mayor ||
|-
| [[1998 in television|1998]] || ''[[Lost Cat]]'' || Lost Cat ||
|-
| [[1995 in television|1995]] - [[2000 in television|2000]] || ''[[MADtv]]'' || Various Characters ||Sketch Comedy
|-
| [[1995 in television|1995]] || ''[[Sawbones]]'' || Stanley Johnson ||
|-
| [[1995 in television|1995]] || ''[[Living Single]]'' || Joe ||
|-
| [[1994 in television|1994]] || ''[[The George Carlin Show]]'' || Bob Brown ||
|-
| [[1994 in television|1994]] || ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' || Leonard Pickett ||
|-
| [[1993 in television|1993]] || ''[[Sex, Shock & Censorship]]'' || Butch Jones ||
|-
| [[1993 in television|1993]] || ''[[Mad About You]]'' || Marshall ||
|-
| [[1993 in television|1993]] || ''[[L.A. Law]]'' || Reporter #3 ||
|-
| [[1993 in television|1993]] || ''[[Wings (TV series)|Wings]]'' || Gil the Mechanic ||
|-
| [[1993 in television|1993]] || ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' || Edward ||
|-
| [[1992 in television|1992]] || ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'' || Assistant ||
|-
| [[1991 in television|1991]] || ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' || Ben Lawson ||
|-
|}

==Voice acting and video game appearances==
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| '''Year''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Other notes'''
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| [[2008]] || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' ||Vamp || Video Game
|-
| [[2007]] || ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' || Afro (teenager) || Announced
|-
| [[2007]] || ''[[Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]'' || Hermes Conrad, Additional Voices || Announced
|-
| [[2007]] || ''[[TMNT (film)|TMNT]]'' || Various Voices || Film
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' || [[The Earth King]] || Animated TV Series
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[Scarface Game]]'' || Drug Dealer ||
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[Class of 3000]]'' || [[Philly Phil]] || Animated TV Series
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[Drawn Together]]'' || [[N.R.A.y RAY|Ray-Ray]], [[Lost in Parking Space, Part One|UPS Man]] || Animated Comedy TV Series
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'' || [[Black Panther (comics)|T'Challa/Black Panther]] and [[Uatu the Watcher]] || Video Game
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' || Reddas || Video Game
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning]]'' || Kane || Video Game
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'' || Virgil "Bull" Sharkowski, additional voices || Animated TV series
|-
| [[2006]] || '' [[The Adventures of Brer Rabbit]]'' || Brer Gator || Video
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[The Batman]]'' || [[Maxie Zeus]] || Video
|-
| [[2006]] || ''[[Spawn: The Animation]]'' || ||
|-
| [[2005]] || '' [[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' || Drake Sypher || TV Series
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[50 Cent: Bulletproof]]'' || Bugs || Video Game
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[True Crime: New York City]]'' || || Video Game
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[The Matrix: Path of Neo]]'' || Operator/Ballard/SWAT Soldier || Video Game
|-
| [[2005]] || '' [[Jak X: Combat Racing]]'' || G.T. Blitz/Sig/Mizo/Kaeden/Thugs || Video Game
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[Robot Chicken ]]'' || [[Michael Jackson]] || Animated Comedy TV Series
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[The Proud Family Movie]]'' || Dr. Carver in Disguise/Board Member ||
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story]]'' || Ollie Williams/Additional Voices ||
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[Catscratch]]'' || Squeakus - Mouse || TV Series
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[Kim Possible: So the Drama]]'' || || TV Series
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'' || Marcus, Additional Voices || TV Series
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]]'' || Christopher Jacobs, News Correspondent 2 || Video Game
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[Samurai uesutan: Katsugeki samurai-dô]]'' || Donald/Thrower || Video Game
|-
| [[2005]] || ''[[Quake IV]]'' || Marines || Video Game
|-[[2000-2004 in television|2000-2004]] || ''[[The Weekenders]]'' || Carver ||TV series
| [[2004]] || ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]'' || Various Voices || Video Game
|-
| [[2004 in television|2004]] || ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' || Wilt, additional voices || TV series
|-
| [[2004]] || ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' || Mr. Phifer || TV series
|-
| [[2004]] || ''[[Ground Control II: Operation Exodus]]'' || || Video Game
|-
| [[2004]] || '' [[Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' || Angus Haggart/Volunteer #2 || Direct-To-Video
|-
| [[2004 in television|2004]] || ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' || Bolbi Stroganofsky || TV Series
|-
| [[2004 in television|2004]], [[2005 in television|2005]] || '' [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' || Black Vulcan || TV Series
|-
|-
| [[2004]] || ''[[Ground Control II: Operation Exodus]]'' || || Video Game
|-
|-
| [[2003]] || ''[[Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic]]'' || Gadon ||
|-
|-
| [[2001]] - [[2006]] || ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]/[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' || [[John Stewart (comics)|John Stewart/Green Lantern]] || Animated TV Series
|-
| [[2001]] - [[2006]] || ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' || Hector Con Carne /Irwin's Dad/Various ||
|-
| [[2002]] - [[2004]] || ''[[Ozzy & Drix]]'' || Osmosis Jones || Animated TV Series
|-
| [[2002 in television|2002]] - [[2004 in television|2004]] || ''[[King of the Hill]]'' || Various Characters || Animated Comedy TV Series
|-
| [[2002 in television|2002]] - [[2004 in television|2004]] || ''[[Kim Possible]]'' || Vinnie || Animated TV Series
|-
| [[2001]] - [[2004]] || ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' || Samurai Jack || Animated TV Series
|-
| [[2001]] || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' || [[Vamp (character)|Vamp]] || Video Game
|-
| [[1999 in television|1999]] - [[2005 in television|2005]] || ''[[Family Guy]]'' || Various Characters || Animated Comedy TV Series
|-
| [[1999 in television|1999]] || ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' || Jamie O ||
|-
| [[1999 in television|1999]]-[[2003 in television|2003]] || ''[[Futurama]]'' || Hermes Conrad/Additional Voices || Animated Comedy TV Series
|-
| [[1998 in television|1998]] || ''[[Zoomates]]'' || Warren, Solicitor, Guy #1 ||
|-
| [[1998 in television|1998]] || ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' || Tuku ||
|-
| [[1998 in television|1998]] || ''[[One Hand, Left]]'' || Narrator ||
|-
| [[1994 in television|1994]] || ''[[A Cool Like That Christmas]]'' || Harlan/Sockman ||
|-
| [[1983 in television|1983]] || ''[[Mister T (TV series)|Mister T]]'' || Woody ||
|}

{{sequence|
prev=None</small>|
next=[[Pat Kilbane]]<br><small>[[1997]]-[[2000]]</small>|
list=[[MADtv]]'s [[Spishak]] <br> Spokesman <br><small>[[1995]]-[[1997]]</small>|
}}

==External links==
* [http://homepage.mac.com/phillamarr Official web pages]
* {{imdb name|id=0482851|name=Phil LaMarr}}
* {{tvtome person|id=6208|name=Phil LaMarr}}
* {{voice actor|id=1300|name=Phil LaMarr}}
* [http://www.madtv.com Official MADtv site]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamarr, Phil}}

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Phil LaMarr
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Phillip "Phil" LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and prolific voice actor as well as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv.

Biography

Phil LaMarr was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood and Yale University, where he helped found the improv comedy group Purple Crayon. After graduating in 1990, LaMarr became a member of the award-winning sketch and improv comedy group The Groundlings. He also studied improv at Second City and at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago with Del Close. Phil has also improvised with Cold Tofu and Off the Wall.

His early film jobs arose from connections from his improv and college years. For example, LaMarr appeared in the film It's Pat (1994), written by friends from the Groundlings, and he appeared in Bio-Dome because the director was a friend from college. However, his big break came in a small but memorable role in Pulp Fiction as Marvin (the man whom Vincent Vega accidentally shoots in the face). (He would later reprise the role in a MADtv skit parodying the film.)

Career

MADtv

File:Despiration Halley.jpg
Phil LaMarr as Funky Walker Dirty Talker Desperation Lee with Halle Berry

LaMarr, unlike most of the other original nine cast members of MADtv, had extensive television and film jobs under his belt. His experience served him well throughout his tenure and was crucial to the show's success.

The versatile LaMarr specialized in outrageous characters, including Jaq the UBS Guy, the "sexy player" Rick, Funky Walker Dirty Talker Desperation Lee, the talentless R&B singer Savante or Rocket Revengers star Lt. Abraham Jefferson (a.k.a Lincoln Willis).

LaMarr also proved a gifted celebrity impressionist, lampooning political figures like Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan and Louis Farrakhan, and impersonating Sidney Poitier, Michael Jackson, Spike Lee, Prince, Sammy Davis Jr., Tommy Davidson and Martin Lawrence. LaMarr's most celebrated impersonation was that of Chris Rock for the MADtv spoof video "Ain't No Blacks on the TV Screen," where he and Aries Spears humorously criticize major network television for not having enough positive African-Americans role models on prime time shows. LaMarr has since received numerous requests to impersonate Rock's voice for various comedy projects.

LaMarr decided not to renew his contract in 2000, and left at the end of the fifth season.

MADtv characters

  • Bill (Al Casdy)
  • Chance Cumulus (News at Six)
  • Crazy-Fingered Freddy (Shaunda)
  • Desperation Lee (Funky Walker, Dirty Talker)
  • Jaq (UBS Guy)
  • Justin Thomas (Susan Whitfield)
  • Lincoln Willis/Lt. Abraham Jefferson (Rocket Revengers)
  • Rick
  • Robert (That's My White Mama)
  • Savante
  • Steve (The Eracists)

MADtv impersonations

LaMarr impersonated these celebrities for MADtv:

Other television projects

Aside from MADtv, LaMarr has had many television, theatrical and movie roles. His television credits include a semi-regular role as the Jamaican bureaucrat Hermes Conrad and various other characters in Futurama, and guest starring roles on Cold Case, Eve, Reno 911!, the British version of Whose Line is it Anyway?, Without A Trace, The Bernie Mac Show, NYPD Blue, Living Single, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Murphy Brown, and Family Guy.

Lamarr will reprise his role as Hermes Conrad in the forthcoming Futurama movie.

Film and theatre projects

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Phil LaMarr with John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson on the set of Pulp Fiction

Phil LaMarr is an accomplished thespian, whose many stage credits include The Tempest, As You Like It, Guys and Dolls, Asylum, South Coast Repertory's Make the Break and Sacred Fools Theatre's inaugural production of The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Revue.

On the big screen, LaMarr has appeared in the comedies Kill the Man, Free Enterprise, Cherish and Manna from Heaven. He also had featured roles in Speaking of Sex with Bill Murray and Catherine O'Hara and Back by Midnight with Randy Quaid, Kirstie Alley and Rodney Dangerfield. LaMarr had a brief cameo in Spider Man 2.

LaMarr most recent film appearances include Fronterz (2004) and Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman (2005). As of April 2006, LaMarr is filming Cook-Off!, in which he will appear as Rev. Thaddeus Briggs, Esq.

Voice acting projects

LaMarr is also a prominent voice actor in animated shows such as:

He has also voiced for the following video games:

Trivia

  • LaMarr was an extra in Spider-Man 2. This is unusual as extras often have little to no acting experience, and this isn't the case for LaMarr. He is one of the people who catches Spider-Man as he starts to fall from the train. He can be seen all throughout the scene. He was not credited for his role.
  • Static Shock and Justice League have had a few crossovers where the characters Green Lantern and Static appear. As the voice of both superheroes, LaMarr literally talks to himself in some scenes.
  • He was also a contestant on the British Whose Line Is It Anyway? season that was filmed in Hollywood.
  • In the video game Samurai Western, he voiced Donald, the well-to-do but slow-to-catch-on sheriff of Cactus Gulch who was inspired to become a samurai. LaMarr also voiced a few other characters in the game.
  • LaMarr appeared in a sexual harassment video for Perkins Restaurant and Bakery.
  • According to an audio interview with GameFAQs user Chris Ho, John Travolta was the one that came up with the idea of Marvin being shot in the face since the character was originally supposed to be accidentally shot in the throat and suffer in agony while John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson's characters were asking each other what they should do about him, with the eventual conclusion about putting LaMarr's character out of his misery. Knowing that the intentional kill would make his character unlikeable, in rehearsal Travolta came up with this particular idea instead, and Tarantino agreed to it.
  • According to the audio interview with GameFAQs user Chris Ho, LaMarr auditioned for Commander Scott Dolph and Peter Stillman before he got chosen to voice Vamp; in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots
  • In Static Shock, LaMarr voiced the title character, an African American superhero with dreadlocks, and his best friend was a caucasian male with blonde hair voiced by Jason Marsden. Coincidentally LaMarr played an African American dreadlocked character named Carver in Disney's The Weekenders, and Marsden voiced his blonde friend Tino.

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2006 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Riverwind/Gilthanas
2006 Cook-Off! Rev. Thaddeus Briggs, Esq. Filming
2005 Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman Pasang
2004 Fronterz
2004 Spider-Man 2 Train Passenger Extra[citation needed]
2004 AnniVersus
2003 Creepy Freaks Assorted Freaks
2002 Jane White Is Sick & Twisted Bert
2002 Cherish Yoga Instructor
2002 Back by Midnight Mile Away
2002 Evil Alien Conquerors Vel-Dan
2002 Manna from Heaven Asst. Casino Manager
2001 The Assistant Burton Salt
2001 Speaking of Sex Joel Johnson, Jr.
2000 A Man Is Mostly Water Testifier
2000 Closing the Deal
1999 Kill the Man Marky Marx
1998 Free Enterprise Eric
1998 Suicide, the Comedy Erik
1998 The Thin Pink Line Jimmy 'Licorice Whip' Wilson
1997 Eat Your Heart Out Stage Manager
1996 Bio-Dome Assistant
1994 It's Pat Stage Manager
1994 Pulp Fiction Marvin

Television

Year Title Role Other notes
2005 Barbershop: The Series Derrick
2005 Second Time Around Myron
2005 Guardians of Luna Alan Jedda
2004, 2005 Eve Coleman
2004 Reno 911! Craps Guy
2004 Cold Case Kiki Solis
2003 Without a Trace Tom Lewis Jr.
2001 X-Chromosome
2001 Philly Anthony
2001 NYPD Blue Sidney Thompson
2000, 2001 Nikki Richard
2000, 2001 Yes, Dear Steve
2000 Evil Con Carne Hector Con Carne
1999 The Happy Prince Second Pigeon/New Mayor
1998 Lost Cat Lost Cat
1995 - 2000 MADtv Various Characters Sketch Comedy
1995 Sawbones Stanley Johnson
1995 Living Single Joe
1994 The George Carlin Show Bob Brown
1994 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Leonard Pickett
1993 Sex, Shock & Censorship Butch Jones
1993 Mad About You Marshall
1993 L.A. Law Reporter #3
1993 Wings Gil the Mechanic
1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Edward
1992 Jake and the Fatman Assistant
1991 Murphy Brown Ben Lawson

Voice acting and video game appearances

Year Title Role Other notes
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Vamp Video Game
2007 Afro Samurai Afro (teenager) Announced
2007 Futurama: Bender's Big Score Hermes Conrad, Additional Voices Announced
2007 TMNT Various Voices Film
2006 Avatar: The Last Airbender The Earth King Animated TV Series
2006 Scarface Game Drug Dealer
2006 Class of 3000 Philly Phil Animated TV Series
2006 Drawn Together Ray-Ray, UPS Man Animated Comedy TV Series
2006 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance T'Challa/Black Panther and Uatu the Watcher Video Game
2006 Final Fantasy XII Reddas Video Game
2006 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Kane Video Game
2006 My Gym Partner's a Monkey Virgil "Bull" Sharkowski, additional voices Animated TV series
2006 The Adventures of Brer Rabbit Brer Gator Video
2006 The Batman Maxie Zeus Video
2006 Spawn: The Animation
2005 Loonatics Unleashed Drake Sypher TV Series
2005 50 Cent: Bulletproof Bugs Video Game
2005 True Crime: New York City Video Game
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Operator/Ballard/SWAT Soldier Video Game
2005 Jak X: Combat Racing G.T. Blitz/Sig/Mizo/Kaeden/Thugs Video Game
2005 Robot Chicken Michael Jackson Animated Comedy TV Series
2005 The Proud Family Movie Dr. Carver in Disguise/Board Member
2005 Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story Ollie Williams/Additional Voices
2005 Catscratch Squeakus - Mouse TV Series
2005 Kim Possible: So the Drama TV Series
2005 The Life and Times of Juniper Lee Marcus, Additional Voices TV Series
2005 Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Christopher Jacobs, News Correspondent 2 Video Game
2005 Samurai uesutan: Katsugeki samurai-dô Donald/Thrower Video Game
2005 Quake IV Marines Video Game
2004 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Various Voices Video Game
2004 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Wilt, additional voices TV series
2004 The Fairly OddParents Mr. Phifer TV series
2004 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus Video Game
2004 Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster Angus Haggart/Volunteer #2 Direct-To-Video
2004 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Bolbi Stroganofsky TV Series
2004, 2005 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Black Vulcan TV Series
2004 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus Video Game
2003 Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic Gadon
2001 - 2006 Justice League/Justice League Unlimited John Stewart/Green Lantern Animated TV Series
2001 - 2006 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Hector Con Carne /Irwin's Dad/Various
2002 - 2004 Ozzy & Drix Osmosis Jones Animated TV Series
2002 - 2004 King of the Hill Various Characters Animated Comedy TV Series
2002 - 2004 Kim Possible Vinnie Animated TV Series
2001 - 2004 Samurai Jack Samurai Jack Animated TV Series
2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Vamp Video Game
1999 - 2005 Family Guy Various Characters Animated Comedy TV Series
1999 Hey Arnold! Jamie O
1999-2003 Futurama Hermes Conrad/Additional Voices Animated Comedy TV Series
1998 Zoomates Warren, Solicitor, Guy #1
1998 The Wild Thornberrys Tuku
1998 One Hand, Left Narrator
1994 A Cool Like That Christmas Harlan/Sockman
1983 Mister T Woody
Preceded by
None 		MADtv's Spishak
Spokesman
1995-1997 		Succeeded by
Pat Kilbane
1997-2000
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