Barry Gordon (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and political

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host. He was the longest-serving president of the

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, having served from 1988 to 1995. He is perhaps best known as the original voice of

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and

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in the ''

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'' franchise.

Early life

Gordon was born in

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, United States. His stepfather, Bob Manning, was a

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of popular love songs in the 1940s and 1950s, most known for his rendition of

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s, and was among the first ...

's "

The Nearness of You "The Nearness of You" is a popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song debuted in the 1938 movie Romance in the Dark. It is also heard in the 1940 recording In the Mood by Glenn Miller and His Orche ...

Acting

Childhood career

Gordon began performing at age three; in his television debut, he won second place on Ted Mack's ''

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'' singing

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's "Cry". At six, Gordon recorded "

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". He was the youngest performer to hit a pre-Hot 100 ''

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'' chart when that song hit No. 6 in 1955. It sold over 1 million copies, and was awarded a

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. The next year, he charted his second and final single "Rock Around Mother Goose". In circa 1956,

Bill Haley William John Clifton Haley (; July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-sel ...

recorded a private demo recording "Six Year Olds Can Rock and Roll". He begins the recording (released in 1990) by dedicating it to Barry Gordon. As a child actor, Gordon also appeared on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Richard Diamond, Private Detective ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' is an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960. Radio Dick Powell starred in the ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective' ...

'', ''

The Danny Thomas Show ''The Danny Thomas Show'' (titled ''Make Room for Daddy'' for its first three seasons) is an American sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957 on ABC and from 1957 to 1964 on CBS. Starring Danny Thomas as a successful night club entertainer, the show ...

'', ''

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'' and ''Star Time'' with

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. Gordon was cast as Humberto in an episode of the sitcom ''Sally'', starring Joan Caulfield, and as Chopper in '' Leave It to Beaver'' (episode 119: "Beaver's House Guest"). Gordon guest starred on the sitcoms ''

The Ann Sothern Show ''The Ann Sothern Show'' is an American sitcom starring Ann Sothern that aired on CBS for three seasons from October 6, 1958, to March 30, 1961. Created by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf, the series was the second starring vehicle for Sothern, who ...

'' and '' Dennis the Menace''. In 1962, Barry played the part of the childhood version of "Patient" in ''Pressure Point''. At 13, Gordon began a career on Broadway as Nick in Herb Gardner's ''

A Thousand Clowns ''A Thousand Clowns'' is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. An adaptation of a 1962 play by Herb Gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric come ...

'', a role for which he earned a

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nomination. He later reprised that role in the film version opposite

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and

Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New Y ...

in 1965. The film gave him "introducing" billing, but he had actually been in several films already, most notably his actual film debut in 1956's '' The Girl Can't Help It'' as a newspaper boy in which he uttered the line after seeing

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: "If that's a girl, I don't know what my sister is." As a teen, Gordon starred alongside

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and

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in the 1967 comedy-horror film ''

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''. In the 1970s, Gordon appeared in the ''

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'' spin-off ''

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'', starring

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, and from 1973 to 1974 was a regular on ''

The New Dick Van Dyke Show ''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' is an American sitcom starring Dick Van Dyke that aired on CBS from 1971 to 1974. It was Van Dyke's first return to series television since ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''. Background CBS was so eager to have Dick Van ...

''. He also played a waiter in "Horror in the Heights", a 1974 episode of '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker''. In 1976, he appeared in an episode of ''

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''.

Character actor

Primarily as a character actor, Gordon became a familiar face in numerous feature films and television series. In the last two seasons of the sitcom ''

Archie Bunker's Place ''Archie Bunker's Place'' is an American television sitcom produced as a continuation of ''All in the Family''. It aired on CBS from September 23, 1979, to April 4, 1983. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough ...

'', Gordon had the recurring role of Gary Rabinowitz, Archie's Jewish attorney and love interest of Barbara Lee "Billie" Bunker (played by

Denise Miller Denise Miller (born July 17, 1963) is an American actress. She is noted for her appearances in the television sitcoms ''Archie Bunker's Place'' and '' Fish,'' as well as the made-for-television movie '' Sooner or Later''. Miller started her ...

). Gordon also had notable guest-starring roles on ''

'' as an embezzler, on ''

'' as a social worker, on ''

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'' as a

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businessman, and on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' as Ardon Broht, an alien publisher. More recently, Gordon has appeared as the Rabbi in

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's ''

Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televi ...

''.

Voice work

Gordon worked extensively as a voice actor. His most notable voice roles were

and

in ''

'', and as Jake "Razor" Clawson in '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'' (1993). Gordon's voice was also featured in other

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Mostly

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shows such as ''

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'' (as Clamhead), ''

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle ''Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle'' is an American animated series created by the Filmation studio for Saturday mornings on CBS, starting in 1976. This was the first animated series about the jungle hero. There are 36 episodes produced over four seas ...

'', ''

The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! ''The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!'' is an NBC Saturday-morning cartoon produced by Filmation Studios in 1981. The half-hour show included two cartoon stories, with a variety of live-action wraparound segments. ''Hero High'' featured a gro ...

'' (as

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), '' Meatballs & Spaghetti'' (as bassist Clyde), ''

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'' (as Inky), '' Mighty Orbots'' (as Robert Simmons), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Adventures of the American Rabbit'' (as the titular character), ''

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'', ''

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'' (as Junior Wetworth), '' Gravedale High'' (as Reggie Moonshroud), ''

Space Cats ''Space Cats'' is a 1991–1992 animated television series (with some live-action puppetry sequences) created by Paul Fusco, that aired on Saturday mornings on NBC. It is a comedy show about alien felines helping mankind. Charles Nelson Reilly ma ...

'', ''

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated mystery comedy series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is the eighth incarnation of the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise and depicts younger versions of the title character and his human companion ...

'' (as Englebert Newton), ''

Darkwing Duck ''Darkwing Duck'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series produced by Disney Television Animation (formerly Walt Disney Television Animation) that first ran from 1991 to 1992 on both the syndicated programming block ''The Disn ...

'' (as Dr. Fossil), ''

Tom & Jerry Kids ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' (formerly known as ''Tom & Jerry Kids Show'' in the first season) is an American animated comedy television series co-produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Entertainment Co., and starring the cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry a ...

'' and its spin-off ''

Droopy, Master Detective ''Droopy, Master Detective'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in association with Turner Entertainment, and a spin-off of '' Tom & Jerry Kids''. It debuted on Fox's Saturday morning block Fox Kids and ...

'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (as the Penguin's henchman Sheldrake), ''

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'', '' Timon & Pumbaa'', '' Fantastic Max'', and ''

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''. Gordon also provided the voice of "Quicky" the

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Bunny in

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for

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. In May 2009, Gordon played the Cocker Spaniel in the

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Pet of the Month Music Video for May 2009. Gordon reprised the roles as the original Donatello and Bebop in three seasons of Nickelodeon's ''

''. On April 20th, 2022, it was revealed that Gordon would reprise his role as Donatello for the video game, '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge''. This marks the first time that he would play Donatello for a video game and his first video game role in general.

Other pursuits

In his mid-30s, Gordon returned to school; he graduated summa cum laude as a political science major from California State University, Los Angeles and went on to Loyola Law School, receiving his J.D. in 1991. Gordon became the longest-serving president of the

, holding the office for seven years. In 1998, Gordon was the Democratic Party nominee for the

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from the Pasadena, California area. He was defeated by

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incumbent

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. In 2004, when the local

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affiliate in Los Angeles went off the air, for a then-unspecified period of time, Gordon started a live, call-in progressive political talk show on Pasadena's

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cable TV channel 56. It continues to be cablecast and webcast live In 2005, Gordon hosted a weekly radio talk show heard on

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in Los Angeles, California. In 2006 and early 2007, Gordon hosted ''Barry Gordon from Left Field'', a weekly talk show broadcast throughout the 25th largest U.S. radio market—the San Bernardino/Riverside region of Southern California—on

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Radio in Loma Linda, California. With live streams and podcast archives, the show was notable for featuring nationally known guests, including senators, congressmen, bestselling authors, and entertainment figures. Since 2007, Gordon has taught courses in politics and the media at the California State University, Los Angeles. In 2008, Gordon debuted his daily Internet talk show ''Left Talk'' on

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Personal life

Gordon married Sally Julin; the marriage ended in a divorce. He married Gail Schaper in 1993. They have two children.

Filmography

Film

*'' The Girl Can't Help It'' (1956) - Barry the Paperboy *''

Cinderfella ''Cinderfella'' is a 1960 American semi-musical comedy film adaptation of the classic ''Cinderella'' story, with most characters changed in gender from female to male and starring Jerry Lewis as Fella. It was released on November 22, 1960 by P ...

'' (1960) - Young Fella *''

Hands of a Stranger ''Hands of a Stranger'' is a 1962 American horror film directed by Newt Arnold and is unofficially the fourth film adaptation of '' The Hands of Orlac''. Plot When the hands of pianist Vernon Paris are destroyed in a taxicab accident, he receiv ...

'' (1962) - Skeet *''

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'' (1962) - Boy Patient *''

'' (1965) - Nick Burns *''

'' (1967) - Steve Powell *''Double-Stop'' (1968) - Art Student *'' Out of It'' (1969) - Paul *'' Love at First Bite'' (1979) - Flashlight Vendor *''

Gallavants ''Gallavants'' is an American 1984 animated musical film produced by Marvel Productions, and released on home video. Plot Gallavants are ants living in their own fairy-tale land, Ganteville. The little ones have to go to school in preparation ...

'' (1984) - Edil, Bok, Gank (voices) *'' The Adventures of the American Rabbit'' (1986) - American Rabbit, Rob, Punk Jackal (voices) *'' Body Slam'' (1986) - Sheldon Brockmeister *''Repairs'' (1987) - Lew the Studio Exex *''Grüne Wüste'' (1999) - Alex *'' Losing Control'' (2011) - Frank

Television

*''

'' (1954–1961) - Child Jack Benny, Harry Johnson *''

'' (1956) - Herbie *''

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'' (1957) - Humberto *''

'' (1958) - Donald Carpenter *''

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'' (1959) - Etienne *''

'' (1959) - Tommy *''Start Time'' (1959) - Larry *''

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'' (1960) - Jamie *'' Leave It to Beaver'' (1960) - Chopper Cooper *''

'' (1960) - Aaron Gold, Ignace Kovacs *'' Dennis the Menace'' (1960) - Buzzy Hanson *''

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'' (1961) - Slip-Slip *''

The DuPont Show with June Allyson ''The DuPont Show with June Allyson'' (also known as ''The June Allyson Show'') is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from September 21, 1959, to April 3, 1961, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 12, 1961. The series wa ...

'' (1961) - Pepe *'' Dr. Kildare'' (1961) - Billy Hoffman *''

Arrest and Trial ''Arrest and Trial'' is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 pm Eastern. Overview The majority of episodes consists of two segments. Set in Los Angeles, the fi ...

'' (1963) - Bobby Randolph *'' Summer Playhouse'' (1964) - Kid *'' The Smothers Brothers Show'' (1966) - Lester *''

Love, American Style ''Love, American Style'' is an anthology comedy television series that aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974. The series was produced by Paramount Television. During the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, it was a part of ABC's Friday primetime lineup ...

'' (1969) - Bill *'' The Don Rickles Show'' (1972) - Conrad Musk *''

'' (1973–1974) - Dennis Whitehead *''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private in ...

'' (1974) - Todd Corvin *'' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (1974) - Barry the Waiter *''

The Bob Crane Show ''The Bob Crane Show'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC. The series starred Bob Crane as Bob Wilcox, a man in his 40s who quits his job as an insurance salesman to return to medical school. The series co-starred Patricia Harty as his wife ...

'' (1975) - Gordon *''

Good Heavens ''Good Heavens'' is an ABC comedy anthology series produced by Columbia Pictures Television that aired between February 29 and June 26, 1976. It ranked #17 in the Nielsen ratings during the 1975-76 television season. The main character was Mr. A ...

'' (1976) - Harold *''

'' (1976) - Clamhead (voice) *''

'' (1976) - Dr. Byron Fisk *''

'' (1976–1979) - Additional voices *''

'' (1977–1978) - Carlie Harrison *''

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'' (1979) - Harold Milburn *''

Supertrain ''Supertrain'' is an American science fiction-adventure-drama television series that ran on NBC from February 7 to May 5, 1979. Nine episodes were made, including a two-hour pilot episode. Premise The series takes place on the ''Supertrain'', a ...

'' (1979) - Billy *''

'' (1979–1982) - David Fingler, Stanley Fine *''

Three's Company ''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom '' Man About the House''. The story revolves around three single room ...

'' (1980) - Gilbert Larwin *''Mr. & Mrs. Dracula'' (1980) - Cousin Anton *''

Good Time Harry ''Good Time Harry'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from July 19, 1980, to September 13, 1980. Premise The series centered on Harry Jenkins, a sportswriter for the ''San Francisco Sentinel'' whose playboy escapades often got in the way of ...

'' (1980) - Stan *''

I'm a Big Girl Now ''I'm a Big Girl Now'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from October 31, 1980, until May 8, 1981. The series, from ''Soap'' creator Susan Harris and producers Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas, was created and developed as a star vehicle ...

'' (1981) - Jerry *''

'' (1981) - Freddy Freeman / Captain Marvel Jr. (voice) *''Warp Speed'' (1981) - David Ingalls *''Time Warp'' (1981) - M.U.D. (voice) *''The Perfect Woman'' (1981) - Emo *''

'' (1981–1983) - Gary Rabinowitz *'' Christmas Comes to Pac-Land'' (1982) - Inky (voice) *'' Meatballs & Spaghetti'' (1982–1983) - Clyde (voice) *''

'' (1982–1983) - Inky (voice) *'' Mighty Orbots'' (1984) - Robert Simmons (voice) *''

'' (1984) - Edil, Bok, Gauk (voice) *''

'' (1984) - Additional voices *''

'' (1984–1988) - Junior Wetworth (voice) *''

'' (1985) - Tiny Terror, Betting Machine, Lenny Lase, Mechanic, Sneak (voices) *''

'' (1985) - The Gamemaster, Additional voices *''Stark: Mirror Image'' (1986) - Lee Vogel *''

Throb ''Throb'' is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 6, 1986, to May 21, 1988. The series, created by Fredi Towbin, was produced by Procter & Gamble Productions in association with Taft Entertainment Television, and was dist ...

'' (1987) - Josh *''

'' (1987–1996) -

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'' (1988) - Additional voices *''

CBS Summer Playhouse ''CBS Summer Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots during the summer season. Overview Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid acted as hosts during the firs ...

'' (1988) - Newton Hobbs *''

A Family for Joe ''A Family for Joe'' is an American sitcom that starred Robert Mitchum in the title role. It started out as a television movie that aired NBC on February 25, 1990, before turning it into a series that lasted from March 24 until August 19, 1990. Nin ...

'' (1990) - Roger Hightower *'' His & Hers'' (1990) - Bruno Chernak *'' Gravedale High'' (1990) - Reggie Moonshroud (voice) *''

'' (1991) - Dr. Fossil (voice) *''

'' (1991) - Incidental characters (voices) *''

'' (1991) - Englebert Newton (voice) *''

Civil Wars A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...

'' (1992–1993) - Mel Wittnauer *''

'' (1992) - Additional voices *''

'' (1993) - Nava *'' L.A. Law'' (1993–1994) - Seth Shumay *''

'' (1993) - Additional voices *'' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1993) - Sheldrake (voice) *'' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'' (1993–1994) - Razor, Jake Clawson, Evil Razor (voices) *''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensembl ...

'' (1994–2000) - Preston Ross, Dr. Berger, Philip Fox *''

Empty Nest ''Empty Nest'' is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from October 8, 1988, to April 29, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of ''The Golden Girls'' by creator and producer Susan Harris, starred Ri ...

'' (1995) - Earl *''

The Pink Panther ''The Pink Panther'' is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic film '' The Pi ...

'' (1995) - Bongo Cereal Founder (voice) *''

'' (1997) - Nerdy Monster, Korbutokov (voices) *''

Over the Top Over the top may refer to: Music * "Over the Top", a 2017 song by Hey! Say! JUMP * ''Over the Top'' (Cozy Powell album), 1979 album by British drummer Cozy Powell * ''Over the Top'' (Infinite album), 2011 album by South Korean band Infinite * ...

'' (1997) - Marty *'' Caroline in the City'' (1998) - Rabbi Katz *'' Arli$$'' (1999) - Doctor *''

The Hughleys ''The Hughleys'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on UPN from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as ...

'' (1999–2000) - The Judge *'' Star Trek: Voyager'' (2001) - Arden Broht *'' Becker'' (2002) - Mr. Levin *'' Dragnet'' (2003) - Alan Sperry *''

'' (2004–2005) - Rabbi *'' Brothers & Sisters'' (2011) - Rabbi *''

'' (2012–2017) - '87 Donatello, '87 Bebop (voices) *''Forked Up'' (2015) - Mr. Goodman *''NewsRap'' (2018–2019) - Host

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*'' Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway'' - Donatello

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