Chris Diamantopoulos (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series ''

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'' and starred in the film ''

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'', and the TV series ''

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''. He currently voices Mickey Mouse in the eponymous television series and ''

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''.

Early life

Diamantopoulos grew up splitting his time between

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and

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. He is of Greek descent, a practicing member of the

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, and a fluent Greek speaker.

Career

Diamantopoulos worked on television commercials and professional theatre productions at the age of nine. By the time he turned eighteen, he left home to partake in a series of American national tours. A short time later, he worked on

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, where he played leading parts in ''

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'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2003). Diamantopoulos attended

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. He played

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in ''Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy'' alongside

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. He has guest-starred in several series, including ''

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'', '' Charmed'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Boston Legal''. He played the

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in the miniseries '' The Starter Wife''. He had a recurring role on '' State of Mind'' and guest-voiced on '' American Dad!'' in 2009. On the eighth season of '' 24'', he played U.S. president Allison Taylor's Chief of Staff Rob Weiss. He played Frank Sinatra in '' The Kennedys''. Diamantopoulos played

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in the 2012 film ''

''. Since 2013, Diamantopoulos voiced Mickey Mouse, as well as the

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and a

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in '' Mickey Mouse'', and its follow-up series ''

'', in which he also voiced a laughing fish and a weasel. Although

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has voiced Mickey in most media after

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, Diamantopoulos voices the character in retro-styled productions, giving Mickey Mouse a voice similar to that of

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. He had recurring roles on the

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sitcoms '' Up All Night'', as Maya Rudolph's on and off lover, Julian; ''

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'', as Brian, a former member of the show's documentary film crew (alongside

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), and on ''

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'', as Marky, Lindsay's face-blind environmentalist boyfriend. He appeared in the television sitcom ''

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'' playing the part of TV network boss Castor Sotto, and Mr. Chris in the television adaptation of '' About a Boy''. In 2017, Diamantopoulos starred in the musical ''

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'' on Broadway. On October 11, 2018, it was revealed by

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that he would have a role in the spin-off pilot for the situation comedy '' The Middle'' playing Sue Heck's mercurial, charming and rich boss Nick. Diamantopoulos voiced

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in the 2021 animated film ''

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'', released on

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Personal life

He met

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at a subway station in

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. They married in 2005. Newton gave birth to their first child, a boy, in November 2010. In 2014, they had a girl.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Video games

Theme park attractions

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diamantopoulos, Chris 1975 births Living people Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Canadian male comedians Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Greek descent Comedians from Toronto Eastern Orthodox Christians from Canada Male actors from Toronto Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors