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Jeff Bennett
Born
Jeffrey Glenn Bennett

(1962-10-02) October 2, 1962 (age 62)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Other namesJeff Glenn Bennett
Jeff Glen Bennett
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1984–present[1][dubious – discuss]

Jeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor, best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name. When voicing Johnny, he made his voice sound like that of Elvis Presley. He is also famous for voicing Petrie in The Land Before Time series from the second film onward.

Bennett also took over for two actors who played different characters in the Star Wars series: as Jango Fett who was originally portrayed by actor Temuera Morrison and as Count Dooku who was originally played by Christopher Lee in Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter. Bennett also played Jango Fett for Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.

Bennett has been listed "among the top names in the voice-over field".[2]

He is currently the voice of Dorkus in Planet Sheen, the spin-off series of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Kowalski in The Penguins of Madagascar, the spin-off series of Madagascar (2005 film).

Early life

Bennett was born Jeffrey Glenn Bennett in Burbank, California on October 2, 1962.

Career

Bennett voices various characters in movies, TV shows, and video games. His best-known voice role is in Johnny Bravo as the main character of the same name. When voicing Johnny, Bennett impersonates Elvis Presley.

He also had guest roles in live action shows, including Freddy's Nightmares and Married...with Children.

As of 2010, he is voicing the Joker and other characters on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Dorkus on Planet Sheen, Keswick, Larry and Ollie on T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Dr. Beeman on The Secret Saturdays.

Filmography

Animated roles

Live-action roles

Film roles

Video game roles

References

  1. ^ Jeff Bennett at IMDb
  2. ^ Dini, Paul; Kidd, Chipp (1998). Batman Animated. New York: HarperEntertainment. p. 32. ISBN 006107327X. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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