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Francisco Javier Rivero Pichardo, known simply as Javier Rivero (born May 7, 1967) or "El Javo" is a Mexican broadcaster, voice actor and dubbing director. One of the more respected voice actors of his generation, Rivero has worked on a variety of project over the years. Anime fans know him for his various roles throughout the series, chief among them Gemini Saga and Unicorn Jabu, Cartoon Network fans remember him as Cow, Mung Daal, and Skips, while Jack Black fans know him as the voice of... Jack Black, in most of his live action movies.
His wife (Gaby Beltrán), ex-wife (Carla Padrón), and his daughter (Brenda Rivero) are voice actresses in their own right.
Anime Roles
- Bakugan: Drago
- Hajime no Ippo: Ryo Mashiba
- Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut: Victor
- One Piece: Mohji
- Rent-A-Girlfriend: Kazuo Kinoshita
- Saint Seiya: Gemini Saga (main voice), Unicorn Jabu (main voice), Perseus Argol, Tarantula Arachne, Phecda Gamma Thor
Film Roles
As the VA for Jack Black
- The Big Year: Brad Harris
- Gulliver's Travels (2010): Gulliver
- The Holiday: Miles
- King Kong (2005): Carl Denham
- Nacho Libre: Brother Ignacio/Nacho
- Armageddon (1998): Oscar Choi (Owen Wilson)
- Big Momma's House: Malcolm Turner/Big Momma (Martin Lawrence)
- The Breakfast Club (redub): Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall)
- Deadpool (2016): The Recruiter (Jed Rees)
- Donnie Brasco: Nicky Santora (Bruno Kirby)
- Dr. Dolittle: Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy)
- The Hateful Eight (redub): Joe Gage (Michael Madsen)
- Iron Man: James Rhodes (Terrence Howard)
- Meet Dave: Dave Ming Chang (Eddie Murphy)
- The Punisher (2004): Frank Castle/The Punisher (Thomas Jane)
- Saving Private Ryan: Stanley Mellish (Adam Goldberg)
- Saw II: Daniel Matthews (Erik Knudsen)
- Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best)
Live-Action TV series Roles
- Kamen Rider Ryuki: Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja (Takashi Hagino)
Western Animation Roles
- Anastasia: Bartok
- Camp Lazlo: Banano
- Cow and Chicken: Cow
- Chowder: Mung Daal
- Hercules: Pain
- I Am Weasel: Cow
- Iron Man: The Animated Series: The Mandarin
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998): Harold Smith
- Regular Show: Skips (replaced by Mauricio Perez after season 6)
- Robot Chicken: Chancellor Palpatine, Jar Jar Binks, Darth Vader, Garfield
- Shark Tale: Lenny Lino
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jar Jar Binks, Chancellor Palpatine
- Toy Story 2: Wheezy
