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

Johnnie Ray John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blu ...

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

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

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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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'', ''

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'', ''

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 f ...

'', ''

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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

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, 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 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 Yo ...

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 ''

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

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

'' as an embezzler, on ''

'' as a social worker, on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' as a Ferengi 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''.

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 sea ...

'', ''

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 gr ...

'' (as

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), '' Meatballs & Spaghetti'' (as bassist Clyde), '' Pac-Man'' (as Inky), ''

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'' (as Robert Simmons), '' Pole Position'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Adventures of the American Rabbit ''The Adventures of the American Rabbit'' (released in the UK as simply ''The American Rabbit'') is a 1986 animated film directed by Fred Wolf and Nobutaka Nishizawa. It was released by Clubhouse Pictures. Plot The story begins just after the ...

'' (as the titular character), ''

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'', ''

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'' (as Junior Wetworth), ''

Gravedale High ''Gravedale High'' (also known as '' Rick Moranis in Gravedale High'') is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC Productions (the latter company owns all rights to the series). The series premiered in the fall of 1990 on NBC and laste ...

'' (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 mad ...

'', ''

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'' (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 ''

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'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (as

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's henchman Sheldrake), ''

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'', '' Timon & Pumbaa'', ''

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'', 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

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nominee for the

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from the Pasadena, California area. He was defeated by Republican Party 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

*''

'' (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 recei ...

'' (1962) - Skeet *''

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'' (1962) - Boy Patient *'' A Thousand Clowns'' (1965) - Nick Burns *''

'' (1967) - Steve Powell *''Double-Stop'' (1968) - Art Student *'' Out of It'' (1969) - Paul *''

Love at First Bite ''Love at First Bite'' is a 1979 American comedy horror film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker. It stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, and Arte J ...

'' (1979) - Flashlight Vendor *'' Gallavants'' (1984) - Edil, Bok, Gank (voices) *''

'' (1986) - American Rabbit, Rob, Punk Jackal (voices) *''

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'' (1986) - Sheldon Brockmeister *''Repairs'' (1987) - Lew the Studio Exex *''Grüne Wüste'' (1999) - Alex *''

Losing Control ''Losing Control'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Valerie Weiss about a female scientist who wants proof that her boyfriend is "the one." ''Losing Control'' was released theatrically on March 23, 2012 in ...

'' (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 *'' Thriller'' (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 *''

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'' (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 ''Summer Playhouse'' is a 30-minute CBS television anthology series. It was a summer replacement series made up of unsold pilots for projected regular series, airing sporadically from 1964 to 1967. It was produced by Don Fedderson, and among its ...

'' (1964) - Kid *''

The Smothers Brothers Show ''The Smothers Brothers Show'' is an American fantasy sitcom featuring the Smothers Brothers that aired on CBS on Friday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET from September 17, 1965, to April 22, 1966, co-sponsored by Alberto-Culver's VO5 hairdressing ...

'' (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 *''

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'' (1972) - Conrad Musk *''

'' (1973–1974) - Dennis Whitehead *'' Mannix'' (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. ...

'' (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'' (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 vehi ...

'' (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 *'' Archie Bunker's Place'' (1981–1983) - Gary Rabinowitz *''

Christmas Comes to Pac-Land ''Christmas Comes to Pac-Land'' is a 1982 animation, animated Christmas by medium, Christmas television special and spin-off (media), spin-off of the Saturday morning animated series ''Pac-Man (TV series), Pac-Man'' based on the Pac-Man, video gam ...

'' (1982) - Inky (voice) *'' Meatballs & Spaghetti'' (1982–1983) - Clyde (voice) *'' Pac-Man'' (1982–1983) - Inky (voice) *''

'' (1984) - Robert Simmons (voice) *'' Gallavants'' (1984) - Edil, Bok, Gauk (voice) *'' Pole Position'' (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 dis ...

'' (1987) - Josh *''

'' (1987–1996) -

, Additional voices *''

'' (1988) - Additional voices *'' CBS Summer Playhouse'' (1988) - Newton Hobbs *'' A Family for Joe'' (1990) - Roger Hightower *'' His & Hers'' (1990) - Bruno Chernak *''

'' (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 *'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993) - Nava *''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...

'' (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 ensemble c ...

'' (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 Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...

'' (2002) - Mr. Levin *'' Dragnet'' (2003) - Alan Sperry *'' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2004–2005) - Rabbi *'' Brothers & Sisters'' (2011) - Rabbi *''

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

Video games

*'' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge'' -

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

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