Peter Kelamis (born December 11, 1967) is an Australian-Canadian actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He is known for playing Tail Terrier in ''

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'', Dr. Adam Brody in ''

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'',

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in Ocean's English dubs of the animated series ''

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'', and Rolf from ''

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''.

Career

Some of his appearances on television were in ''

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, The Outer Limits,

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, The Sentinel'', '' NCIS'' and ''

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''. Film appearances include; ''

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'', ''Fear of Flying'', ''

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'', '' Best in Show'', ''The Sport Pages: The Heidi Bowl'', and ''

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''. Kelamis also had a recurring role in '' Beggars and Choosers''. As a voice actor, he replaced

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as the voice of

during 1997 in

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/ Saban's short-lived original dub of ''

'', and also voiced Goku in

and

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's 1997-1998 dub of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' movies '' Dead Zone'', '' The World's Strongest'', and '' The Tree of Might''. During 2000, Kelamis reprised the role in an unrelated dub produced by Westwood Media and

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for the UK (and later Canada). He left in the middle of the

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arc, with

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voicing Goku for the remainder of the production. Kelamis has since stated he would have continued voicing Goku for the rest of the series, but was under the impression that the dub was ending, when it was in fact merely on a temporary recording hiatus. He has also famously voiced Rolf in ''

'' as well as

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in '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures''. Kelamis originally auditioned to play the Eds as well as the other male characters in ''

'' but did not land either role. Instead, Kelamis was encouraged by voice director

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to play the character of Rolf. He also voiced Reaper in the video game ''

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'' as well as provided the voice of Byrne in the CGI animation, '' Dreamkix''. Outside of acting, Kelamis also worked as a

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, he performed his very first stand-up comedy act in the fourth grade. Kelamis made his first stand-up comedy appearance at the Punchlines Comedy Club in

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Personal life

Kelamis is of Greek descent, and is Greek Orthodox Christian, having attended Saint George's Cathedral in Vancouver. In 2004, he married his second wife, Vancouver-born Canadian actress Alannah Stewartt. They have a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

* 2004 - Video Premiere Award for Best Animated Character Performance - Nominated * 2007 -

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for Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelamis, Peter Living people Australian emigrants to Canada Australian male comedians Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian male video game actors Australian male voice actors Australian people of Greek descent Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Greek descent Comedians from Sydney Comedians from Vancouver Male actors from Sydney Male actors from Vancouver 20th-century Australian male actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors 1967 births