Line #7 Creator/PhilLaMarr


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2	->''"So, what's your favorite performance in a cartoon, or video game?"''\
3	''"Phil [=LaMarr=], as everyone ever."''
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5	[[Film/PulpFiction Remember]] [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace Marvin]]? Apparently he's still alive and is doing voice-acting now.
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7	One of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series ''Series/{{MADtv\|1995}}'' (along with fellow voice actors, Creator/DavidHerman and Creator/NicoleSullivan[[note]]Creator/AlexBorstein and Andrew Bowen are other ''[=MADtv=]'' cast members-turned-voice actors -- Borstein plays Lois and her mother Babs on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and Bowen plays Johnny Cage in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' -- but Borstein was a part of the second wave of cast members brought in on the show during its third season while Bowen was only involved in the fourth season[[/note]]), Phillip [=LaMarr=] (born January 24, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is also known for his voice acting on the animated series ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' as Hermes Conrad and about a million minor recurring characters and background voices, ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' as Virgil "Static" Hawkins, the title character of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', [[BrainInAJar Hector Con Carne]] in ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'', Judge Brown and Blaccu-Weather meteorologist [[NoIndoorVoice Ollie Williams]] in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Franchise/GreenLantern John Stewart in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''Justice League Unlimited'', Wilt in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Carver Descartes in ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'', Reddas in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Jazz in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', and Vamp in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' & ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots 4]]''. And according to [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment one source]] "Evil UsefulNotes/BarackObama" in ''Make My Video C+C Music Factory''. He replaced Creator/ChrisRock's role, Film/OsmosisJones, from the film for the short-lived television series ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix''. He also had a minor role in ''Film/PulpFiction'', playing the character who was the TropeNamer for IJustShotMarvinInTheFace. As well as one of the commentators during the final fight in ''Film/RealSteel''.
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9	He has a very [[ManOfAThousandVoices versatile]] voice range. His range can be shown in ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'', where he voices both secondary and minor characters.
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11	On ''[=MADtv=]'', his most popular recurring characters included Desperation Lee (a DirtyOldMan who hosted a 1970s public access show called ''Funky Walker, Dirty Talker''), Jaq (an over-enthusiastic delivery man for UPS expy UBS with a surfer dude accent), Savante (an R&B singer with more sex appeal than talent), and Rick (a CasanovaWannabe). His celebrity impressions on the show included Music/{{Prince}}[[note]]known throughout his run on the show as "[[DoNotCallMePaul The Artist Formerly Known As Prince]]", which more than one parody poked fun at[[/note]], Moe Howard (on a ''[[Film/TheThreeStooges Three Stooges]]'' parody that had Moe, Larry, and Curly as drug-dealing gangsters[[note]]Larry and Curly were played by Creator/DebraWilson and Creator/OrlandoJones, respectively[[/note]]), Creator/SpikeLee, Creator/ChrisRock, Creator/ShermanHemsley (as George Jefferson from ''Series/TheJeffersons''), Creator/SammyDavisJr, Creator/BillMaher (in so much white make-up that no one knew it was him), Creator/BillyCrystal (also in so much white make-up that it was impossible to tell it was him)[[note]][[HilariousInHindsight coincidentally]], Creator/BillyCrystal himself was on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', playing Creator/SammyDavisJr, in so much black make-up that it was impossible to tell it was him[[/note]], Creator/ChrisTucker, Music/MichaelJackson, and Louis Farrakhan.
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13	!! Phil [=LaMarr=]'s roles include:
14	* Woody Daniels in ''WesternAnimation/MisterT'' (his debut role)
15	* Marvin from ''Film/PulpFiction''
16	* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''
17	* Donald from ''VideoGame/SamuraiWestern''
18	* Hermes Conrad, Preacherbot, Ethan "Bubblegum" Tate, Dwight Conrad ([[TheOtherDarrin whenever]] Creator/BumperRobinson [[TheOtherDarrin is unavailable]]), and various others from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' [[invoked]]
19	* Wilt, Jackie Khones, and Red from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''
20	* Franchise/GreenLantern John Stewart, Steel, S.T.R.I.P.E. and Angle Man from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''Justice League Unlimited''
21	* Virgil "Static" Hawkins from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock''
22	* Vamp in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' & ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots 4]]''
23	** Kevin Washington in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''
24	* Ollie Williams and Judge Brown from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
25	* Sig, Count Veger, Kaeden and G.T. Blitz/[[spoiler:Mizo]] from ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter''
26	* The cat in ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow Lost Cat]]''
27	* Dracula, Irwin's [[CrossDressingVoices Granmama]], Irwin's Dad, and Judge Roy Spleen from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' [[invoked]]
28	* Hector Con Carne from ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''
29	* Leroy from ''WebAnimation/MeetTheMillers''
30	* Carver Descartes from ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders''
31	* Reddas from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''
32	* Osmosis Jones in ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix''
33	* Jazz, Jetstorm, Omega Supreme and Oil Slick from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''
34	* Virgil "Bull" Sharkowski, Phineas Porpoise, and Endugu Elephant from ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey''
35	* Kotal Kahn from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''
36	** Geras in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''
37	* Jamie-O Johansen from ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''
38	* Numbuh Infinity from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''
39	* [[TheDanza Philly Phil]] from ''WesternAnimation/ClassOf3000'' [[invoked]]
40	* Bail Organa in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''. Kit Fisto in the former too.
41	* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''
42	* Baxter Stockman in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''
43	* Gambit and Bolivar Trask in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009''
44	* Kirk Langstrom in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedAnimalInstincts''
45	* Flurr, Chomly, and Tentro from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}''
46	* Ramza Beoulve from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' and ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015 Dissidia Final Fantasy NT]]''
47	* Pangolier from ''VideoGame/DOTA2''
48	* Creator/DenzelWashington, Announcer on ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''
49	* Gabe, Carny, and many male characters on ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaijudo}}''
50	* Doc Magnus, Lucius Fox, and Killer Moth on ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls''
51	* Various incidental characters on ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge''
52	* Goigoi on ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard''
53	* Mr. Goodsie the food critic and Murray the zombie on ''WesternAnimation/VampirinaBallerina''
54	* Doctor Spectrum, Dormammu and Baron Mordo on ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', repises Dormammu in ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'', ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'', ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''
55	* Cloak on ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012''
56	* Bernard Williams and Paintball Mike on ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek''
57	* Bolbi in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius''
58	* Krushauer and He-Lectrix in ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2''
59	* Temper in the ''WebAnimation/BestFiends'' webseries (replacing Creator/MarkHamill)
60	* Ma'alefa'ak in ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}''
61	* Barack Obama, Dwayne Johnson and [=LeBron=] James in the 2020 ''Series/SpittingImage'' revival
62	* Black Manta and Shark God in ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019''
63	* J.A.R.V.I.S. and Wonder Man in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''
64	* Teenage Afro in ''Anime/AfroSamurai''
65	* Marty the Zebra in most ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' tie-ins
66	* The Prawn Shop Owner in ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'', also voices Oscar in the video game.
67	* Black Panther and Utau the Watcher in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance''
68	* Alphabittle in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration''
69	* Franchise/SherlockHolmes in ''Moriarty: Radio/TheDevilsGame''
70	* Riddle Key in ''WesternAnimation/WheresWaldo2019''
71	* Noah Switzer in ''WesternAnimation/TheFreakBrothers''
72	* Professor Exclamation in ''WesternAnimation/HamsterAndGretel''
73	* Sam in ''WesternAnimation/SkullIsland2023''
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76	!!Tropes associated with Phil [=LaMarr=]:
77	* ActingForTwo: As Static and Green Lantern, especially in "Fallen Hero". He also voiced both Green Lantern (John Stewart) and Aquaman in ''VideoGame/Injustice2''.
78	* CreatorBacklash: He's made no secret of his disappointment with ''Series/{{MADtv\|1995}}'' giving up its ambitions to be the "alternative" ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as early as its second season to become "diet ''SNL''" instead.
79	* FullCirclePortraying: He's been TheOtherDarrin for Creator/ChrisRock as the title character of ''Film/OsmosisJones'' in the spin-off series ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'', Roger "Booda" Sack in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', and Marty in various ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' tie-in games.
80	* IAmNotSpock: Subverted. He has no problem being referred to as WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack because it was his favorite character to play (he's often joked that it was also [[TheSilentBob the easiest]]).
81	* ManOfAThousandVoices: His vocal range is broad and varied, from the soft and dulcet tones of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Ramza]] to the deep baritones of [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague John Stewart]]. ''Lost Cat'' is a shining example, as the manic title character basically has a different voice every other line. He even voiced a lot of characters with different tones in ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter''.
82	* PromotedFanboy: Since Phil [=LaMarr=]'s favorite voice actor is Creator/FrankWelker, he got excited to work with him on ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''.
83	* WrittenByCastMember: He co-wrote the ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'' episode "Hector, King Of The Britons".

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