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1->''"I either play an oaf or a thug. That's been my career."''
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3[[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Brad_Garrett_2209.jpg]]
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5Though probably best known for playing Robert Barone in ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' and Eddie Stark in ''Series/TilDeath'', the 6'9" (206 cm) Brad Garrett (born Brad H. Gerstenfeld on April 14, 1960, in Los Angeles, California) broke into television as a voice actor.
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7Noted for his deep voice, he voiced Trypticon in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' and also provided the animated voice of Wrestling/HulkHogan in ''WesternAnimation/HulkHogansRockNWrestling''.
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9His most famous voice work was probably his roles for Creator/{{Pixar}} as Dim in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', Bloat in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', and Gusteau in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'', as well as Chug in the Creator/DisneytoonStudios film ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}''. He was also the singing [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Hook Hand Thug]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''.
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11He also did turns in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse as Bibbo Bibbowski and ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (which he reprised for ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'') in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''. He also played Greasepit in ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'', Fufu Gauche in ''WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat'', Torque in ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', Grin in ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'', Phil (the Frankenstein Monster) in ''WesternAnimation/{{Toonsylvania}}'', The Big Dog in ''WesternAnimation/TwoStupidDogs'', Jellyroll the talking elephant on ABC's ''Creator/OneSaturdayMorning'', Wizard Whitebeard in the ''[[Literature/WheresWally Where's Waldo]]'' animated show, Obelix in the[[labelnote:*]]sadly [[NoExportForYou unreleased in the U.S.]][[/labelnote]] English dub of ''WesternAnimation/AsterixAndTheVikings'', and Eeyore in a couple of the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' CD-ROM games (including ''VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook: [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'') as well as in the 2018 film ''Film/ChristopherRobin''. He will next appear in the 2024 film ''WesternAnimation/{{Elio}}''.
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13He also appeared as an Literature/{{Aladdin}}-like character on [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ymM1w8iDXVY/S2IxC3APKlI/AAAAAAAABgM/2AJb11RwbcE/s640/ELO-Discovery-B%231.jpg the back cover]] of Music/ElectricLightOrchestra's ''Discovery'' album.
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15On the live-action side of things, Garrett has, in addition to the aforementioned ''Raymond'' and ''Til Death'' roles, made appearances in ''Series/{{Fargo}}'' and ''I'm Dying Up Here'' and received an Emmy nomination for his performance as Creator/JackieGleason in the TV movie ''Gleason''. He has also appeared in the feature films ''Film/SuicideKings'', '' Film/SweetAndLowdown'', ''Film/ThePacifier'', and ''Film/ChaChaRealSmooth''.

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