Kenneth Hudson Campbell (born June 5, 1962) is an American television and voice actor.

Early life

Campbell attended

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and

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. He began training in improvisation at the Players Worksop of

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in 1983. He then performed with the comedy group Contents Under Pressure before joining The Second City, performing with its National Touring Company. He then became a member of the Resident Company of the Northwest and E.T.C. companies, before moving to Hollywood.

Career

When a member of

, Campbell played a Santa impersonator in ''

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''. He then played "Animal" for three years on the

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television series ''

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''. He was Buckman in the 1996 submarine comedy film ''

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''. Campbell appeared in the ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'' episode "

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", where he played Ken, the husband of Susan's first cousin, Carrie. He played "Bruce", the owner of a bookstore in the 1997

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'' Under Wraps''. He appeared as oil driller Max Lennert in the film ''

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'', and as the "Man in Hall" in ''

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''. Campbell was the voice of Baby Bob in the CBS television series '' Baby Bob'' and commercial campaigns for Free Internet.com and

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. Campbell was the voice of the beaver

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along with Norm Macdonald in Canadian

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phone commercials and served as one of the imaging voices for

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adult hits station

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"106.5 The Lake." He is presently the primary voice heard on KYOT radio in Phoenix, Arizona. He voiced the bear, Boomer, in the animated film ''

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'' (2019).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1962 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Scottish descent People from Elmhurst, Illinois {{US-voice-actor-1960s-stub