John Paul "JP" Karliak is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing characters, such as Linus in '' The Stinky & Dirty Show'' and

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in '' Wabbit/New Looney Tunes'', Naysaya in the

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animated series ''

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''. He also voiced Bailey in '' Disney Infinity: 3.0. Edition'' and The Boss Baby in the

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television series, '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business'', & ''The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'' and the current voice of

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in the Crash Bandicoot franchise and Dante Crescendo in '' Trolls: TrollsTopia''.

Early life

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre from

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Career

He took a voice over class taught by

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. In 2008, Karliak made his voice-acting debut in the

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'' as an unnamed character and others. Karliak also appears physically on-screen in live-action television series, such as '' Ringer'' and ''

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''. In 2015, he voiced

in the

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animated television series ''

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'' until its cancellation in 2020. In 2016, he provided the voice of Reese in the animated feature film '' Batman: The Killing Joke'', featuring

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and

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. In 2017, he voiced

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in the

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direct-to-video animated film '' Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''. Starting from 2018, he voices The Boss Baby in '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business'', a

television series based on

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’s book ''

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'' and Tom McGrath’s 2017 animated film of the same name. He then proceeded to reprise his role in the sequel series ''The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'', which had aired on May 19, 2022. In the 2020 video game '' Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time'', he provided the voice of Doctor Nefarious Tropy. In 2021, he provided the English voice of S566 in the

animated television series '' Eden'', and provided the voice of

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in the

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animated television series ''

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''.

Personal life

Karliak is gay. In July 2021, Karliak married his boyfriend Scott Barnhardt.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Official website
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