Jonathan Joss (born December 22, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the voice of

John Redcorn John Redcorn III (born October 17, 1961) is a fictional character in the Fox animated series ''King of the Hill''. He is invariably addressed or referred to as "John Redcorn" or "Mr. Redcorn" by every character in the series, and is never address ...

from season 2 to 13 of the animated series ''

King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...

'', replacing the original actor

Victor Aaron Victor Aaron Ramirez (September 11, 1956 – September 4, 1996) was an American actor of Yaqui descent. He was the original voice of John Redcorn on ''King of the Hill'', which was taken over by Jonathan Joss in the show's second season followin ...

after his death in 1996. He is also known for his recurring role as Chief Ken Hotate in ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 ...

''. Joss was born in

San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= U.S. state, State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , s ...

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, where he attended

McCollum High School Dillard McCollum High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas, United States in the Harlandale Independent School District. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). In 2017, the school was rat ...

, and later enrolled at

Texas State University–San Marcos Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos, Texas. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin metropolitan area and the fifth largest university ...

(then Southwest Texas State University) but left before graduating. Joss later attended

San Antonio College San Antonio College (SAC) is a public community college in San Antonio, Texas. It is part of the Alamo Colleges District and the oldest public two-year college in Texas. The college has an average semester enrollment of 22,028 credit students an ...

, before graduating from

Our Lady of the Lake University Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU), known locally as the Lake, is a private Catholic university in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Divine Providence, a religious institute originating in Lorraine, France, duri ...

with a degree in theater and speech. Joss is also a musician, and performs as part of The Red Corn Band, a reference to the character he played in ''King of the Hill''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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