David Coburn (born October 31, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of Captain Planet in the TV series ''

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''.

Early life

Coburn was born in

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on October 31, 1969, the day of

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Career

At the age of ten, he made his acting career debut as Ted Loomis in the television series '' One Day at a Time'' (1979–1981). He went on to voice Captain Planet in the hit animated television series ''

'', which ran for 113 episodes. He reprised the role in the crossover episode of '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes''.

Personal life

He has lived in

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, since 2011.

Filmography

* 1979–1981: '' One Day at a Time'' (TV series) (Ted Loomis) * 1980: '' Facts of Life'' (Carl on the December 17, 1980 episode "Who Am I?") * 1980: ''

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'' (Jimmy) * 1980: ''

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'' (Bar Mitzvah Boy) * 1984: '' Pole Position'' (TV series) (voice of Dan Darret) * 1986: '' Born American'' (K.C.) * 1989: ''

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'' (Kid at Vet) * 1989: ''

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'' (voice) * 1989: ''

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'' (Doug) * 1990: ''

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'' (TV series) (voice; Nikko and

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) * 1990: ''

'' (David - 2 episodes) * 1990–1996: ''

'' (TV series) (voice; Captain Planet/Captain Pollution) * 1991: '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (Brower in " The Nth Degree") * 1991–1993: '' Harry and the Hendersons'' (TV series) Walter Potter * 1992: ''The Fountain Clowns'' (Boxer) * 1992: ''

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'' (TV short) (voice of Toolbox) * 1994: ''

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'' (TV Series) (voice of Lee Jordan) * 1994–1999: '' Sister, Sister'' (TV Series) (Claude) * 1995: ''

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'' (TV series) (Rick Evers) * 1995: ''

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'' (TV series) (voice of Captain Nemo) * 1996: ''Insomnia'' (Additional Voices) * 1998: ''To Hell with Love'' (Alan Rigatelli) * 1999: '' Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'' (TV movie) (Minbari Ranger) * 1999: ''

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'' (TV movie) (voice of Jarm) * 1999: ''Screenplay'' (TV Movie) (Bobby) * 2002: ''

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'' (voices; Carabiniere No. 1, Carabiniere No. 3, Undertaker Rabbit, Warder) * 2002: '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' (voice; Asterix) * 2003: ''

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'' (voice; Innocentz) * 2004: '' Def Jam: Fight for NY'' (voice; Cruz) * 2004: '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' (voice; Pedestrian) * 2006: ''

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'' (voices; Baalbisan, Annaeus Spirit, Darmon) * 2006: ''

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'' (Bartender in " Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request...") * 2011–2013: ''Platane'' (David Coburn, a film producer) * 2013: '' Beyond: Two Souls'' (video game) Stan, Ricky (voice & performance capture) * 2013: '' Mars: War Logs'' (video game) (voice; Roy) * 2014: ''Blue Estate: The Game'' (video game) (voices; Mauro, Various Gangsters) * 2015: ''

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'' (TV Series) (voices; Washington, Mitch) * 2016: ''

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'' (video game) (voice; The Scale) * 2017: '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' (TV series) (voice; Captain Planet) * 2018: '' Detroit: Become Human'' (video game) (voice; Richard Perkins) * 2019: '' Alice'' (Lawyer) * 2019: ''My Life in Versailles'' (voice; Mr. Angel) * 2019: ''

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'' (CIA Chief) * 2019: '' Blacksad: Under the Skin'' (video game) (voice; John Smirnov) * 2019: ''Alt-Frequencies'' (video game) (voice; Ennis B) * 2021: ''

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'' (video game) (voice; Nick Reyes) * 2022: '' Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong'' (video game) (Additional Voices)

References

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* 1969 births Living people American expatriates in France American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-voice-actor-1960s-stub