John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''

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in the '' Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on '' Kim Possible'', Hak Foo in ''

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'', The Scotsman on ''

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on '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', King Zøg on ''

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'', Wakka and Kimahri in '' Final Fantasy X'', Rath in the ''

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Early life

Born and raised in

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. He is of Italian parentage, and was raised in the Catholic faith. He attended

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. One of his schoolmates was political strategist Steve Schmidt.

Career

DiMaggio is known for his roles as Bender on ''

'',

in the '' Gears of War'' franchise, Dr. Drakken on '' Kim Possible'',

on ''

'', Wakka and Kimahri in '' Final Fantasy X'', and Niblet on ''

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''. He is a former comedian, appearing on stage as part of a comic duo named "Red Johnny and the Round Guy" and has several on-screen credits, such as

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in ''

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) and as Dr. Sean Underhill, a recurring character on '' Chicago Hope''. In 2013, he was the executive producer and narrator of '' I Know That Voice'', a documentary on voice acting, along with producer Tommy Reid and director Lawrence Shapiro. In 2022, upon news that ''Futurama'' would be revived for a second time through

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, DiMaggio ran into conflict during negotiations while demanding more money to reprise the role of Bender, which he dubbed "#BenderGate". Fans supported DiMaggio's hold out for better pay, while DiMaggio stated that he felt the entire cast deserved better pay and that it reflected a corporate attempt to take advantage of voice actors. The effort also received support from DiMaggio's colleagues, including veteran voice actors

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, and Mark Hamill, while

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noted that a casting call for a sound-alike of DiMaggio had been sent out by the studio. While it was initially reported that DiMaggio would not be returning to the role, he later announced his decision to return. He revealed that though he did not succeed in negotiating a pay increase, he felt the attention to the issue of proper compensation in the voice acting industry was worthwhile.

Personal life

DiMaggio lives in

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. He has been married to actress Kate Miller since 2014.

Filmography

Television

Film

Feature films

Direct-to-video and television films

Video games

Live-action

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Awards and nominations

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, Worst Screen Ensemble (shared with the entire cast) , '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' , {{nom

References

Citations

{{Reflist, refs= {{cite web, url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/John-DiMaggio/ , title= John DiMaggio (visual voices guide) , website=Behind The Voice Actors , access-date=August 25, 2017, postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.

Book references

* {{ cite book , last=Beck , first=Jerry , author-link=Jerry Beck , title=The Animated Movie Guide , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rZg4AAAAQBAJ , publisher=Chicago Review Press , year=2005 , isbn= 9781569762226 , no-pp = y * {{cite book , ref={{harvid, Brooks & Marsh, 2009 , title = The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present , edition=9th , author-first1=Tim , author-last1=Brooks , author-link1 = Tim Brooks (television historian) , author-first2=Earle F. , author-last2=Marsh , isbn = 9780307483201 , publisher = Random House Publishing Group , year = 2009 , title-link = The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present * {{cite book , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aa0zAwAAQBAJ , title = America Toons In: A History of Television Animation , first =David , last=Perlmutter , publisher = McFarland , year = 2014 , isbn = 9781476614885 * {{cite book , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC , title = Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010 , edition=2d , first=Vincent , last=Terrace , isbn = 9780786486410 , publisher = McFarland , year = 2008 * {{cite book , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=71GuAwAAQBAJ , title = Internet Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Series, 1998–2013 , first=Vincent , last=Terrace , publisher = McFarland , isbn = 9781476616452 , year=2014

External links

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