Lloyd Floyd (also known as The Man of 1,036 Voices) is an American voice actor who has been a

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member since 1982.

Early life

As a child, he booked his first audition for Stephen DeAngelis of

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for a

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commercial. Years later he would go on to perform his first paid stand-up comedy gig at the local Ground Round on Route 9 W. He went on to advertise for several other products, including Curad Bandaids, North Eastern Electric at Howard Schwartz Recording, Intellivision with

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, Hi-C with Brian Bloom, a

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PSA, also with Brian Bloom who he appeared with in an episode of "As The World Turns," and an on-camera commercial for the "Return of The Jedi" board game. He also auditioned for and made it to the third round of callbacks for The Goonies, The Toy, and The NeverEnding Story. In freshman year of high school, Lloyd quit acting to pursue a career in rock 'n' roll. He fronted a number of bands between the years 1987 and 1997, most notably among them Shadow Harvest, The Tao, and Juan Von Michaelangelo. At 30 years old, he gave up on rock 'n' roll and entered the world of stand-up comedy and the

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's Art Stars scene in

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Career

As a voice actor, Lloyd Floyd works primarily in video games. His gaming credits include multiple characters in the ''

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'' series. As of 2016, he has appeared in more ''Grand Theft Auto'' games and Rockstar games than any other actor. He was the voice of DJ Hans Oberlander in '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' and Larry Joe, the main host of the show ''Bait and Switch'' on VCPR in '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories''. He also voices the recurring characters Gordon Moorehead and Pablo in ''Gordon Moorehead Rides Again'', Dick in ''Republican Space Rangers'', and characters in ''Princess Robot Bubblegum''. Other

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credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Bully'' as the

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jock Juri, and the Lieutenant of the Rogues in '' The Warriors'' video game. He is the voice of

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for

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video games and starred as Luke Skywalker in the movie '' Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out'', along with appearing in '' Disney Infinity 3.0''. Lloyd Floyd's film credits include '' Chicago 10'' and ''The Great Easter Egg Escapade''. He looped lines for

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in the film ''

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''. He plays 15 characters in the 2002 cult classic '' Don't Ask Don't Tell''. His television credits include a two-year stint as a spokesman for

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cameras as well a numerous commercials. He is currently the voice of

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restaurants, and he voices Gary Guitar, Fungus and Diego in ''

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''. He was a recurring actor in the television series ''The Adventures of Electra Elf'', produced and directed by

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, in which he has played such characters as Super Ulcer, Tom Carvel and the voice of Neuter, a talking dog. He is also the voice of

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in ''

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'' online. His podcast, ''The Lloyd Floyd Show'', is currently on

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. Lloyd Floyd has lent his voice to several Fisher-Price toys, including Rico of ''

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''. His one-man show ran in 2009 and 2010 at the

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in New York City.

Personal life

His wedding to Rachel Cleary was featured on the TLC show ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

* ''Davey & Goliath's Snowboard Christmas'' - Additional Voices * '' Don't Ask Don't Tell'' - Chief Mussolino, Ziggy Freud, Nurse Bendover, Tom & Tim Truelock, Lucy The Librarian * ''Electra Elf: The Beginning Parts One & Two'' - Goth Flunky #1 * ''

Kung Fu Magoo ''Kung-Fu Magoo'' is a 2010 animated action comedy film based on the '' Mr. Magoo'' character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. It was also produced by ...

'' - Tan Gu * '' Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out'' -

* ''

Phantom Boy ''Phantom Boy'' is a 2015 animated fantasy film directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol and written by Alain Gagnol. The film stars Édouard Baer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Audrey Tautou, Jackie Berroyer, Gaspard Gagnol and Noa Bernaoui-Savr ...

'' - Additional Voices * ''

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'' - The Fallen

TV series

* ''

'' - Joker * ''

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'' - Buffalo, Lions * ''in-nyc'' - host, Himself * ''

'' - Gary Guitar, Fungus * ''

The Wrong Coast ''The Wrong Coast'' is a stop-motion adult animated television series. The series emulates a Hollywood gossip show with fake news and features, and includes many parodies on Hollywood movies, often utilizing the voices of real stars. It was produc ...

'' - Various Celebrity Voices

Video games

* '' 1979 Revolution: Black Friday'' - Additional Voices * ''

Alan Wake ''Alan Wake'' is an action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The story follows best-selling thriller novelist Alan Wake as he tries to uncover the mystery behind his wife's disappearance during a vacation in the small fictional ...

'' - The Hitchhiker, Tor Anderson, Walter Snyder, Night Springs Narrator * ''

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'' - Tor, Narrator * '' Bully'' - Juri Karamazov * '' Conflict: Vietnam'' - Lieutenant * ''CT Special Forces: Fire for Effect'' - Additional Voices * '' Disney Infinity 3.0'' - Luke Skywalker * ''

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'' - Additional Voices * ''

Grand Theft Auto IV ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', and the ...

'' - The Crowd of Liberty City, Dick * '' Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony'' - Master Hentai, Sword Boy, Talking Plant, Dick, Robot, Intellectual Alien * '' Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' - Dick, Robot, Intellectual Alien, Master Hentai, Sword Boy, Talking Plant * ''

Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

'' - The Local Population, Gordon Moorehead, Russian, Pablo, Dirk, Canadian, Uberman, Master, Sword Boy, Dick, Sir Everly Malcontent, Various Brits, The Lab Imaging * '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' - DJ Hans Oberlander, Pedestrian * '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' - Larry Joe, Gordon Moorehead, Pablo * ''

'' - Skinz * ''

'' - The Local Population * ''

Neverwinter Nights 2 ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' is a role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari Interactive. It is the sequel to BioWare's ''Neverwinter Nights (2002 video game), Neverwinter Nights'', based on the ''Dungeons & ...

'' - Wolf Thug, Shadow Priest, Bug Bear * ''

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'' - Mako Sho, Sweet Tooth, Russell Sprouts, Generic Patron * ''

'' - Curly Shaw, Sandy Dodge, Bandits #1 * '' Saints Row: The Third'' - Radio Voices * '' Star Wars: Empire at War'' - Luke Skywalker * '' Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption'' - Luke Skywalker * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition'' - Luke Skywalker * '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' - Additional Voices * '' The Warriors'' - Diego, Additional Soldier

Shorts

* ''Cesar Salad'' - Pepe And Radio Host * ''Hipster Vice'' - Ice-T

Documentaries

* '' Chicago 10'' - Robert Pierson, Arthur Aznavoorian, Police Officer * ''

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'' - Arthur Aznavoorian, Police Officer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Floyd, Lloyd Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people American male video game actors American male voice actors