Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on ''

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'' and for his voice acting roles. His extensive voice-over work includes the original voice of

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from ''

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'', Shamless O’Scanty, Leslie P. Lilylegs, Elliott Sampson and Tad Tucker on ''

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'', the Taco Bell chihuahua in the

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commercials, Denzel Crocker, Juandissimo Magnifico, and Sheldon Dinkleberg on ''

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'',

Rocko Rocko Rama is the main protagonist of the animated television series '' Rocko's Modern Life'', the Netflix special Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, and the comic book series of the same name. Carlos Alazraqui provided the voice of the anthropo ...

and Spunky on ''

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'', Scooter on ''

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'', Lazlo, Clam, and other characters on '' Camp Lazlo'', Rikochet in ''

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'', Grandpapi Rivera in '' El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'', Carlos Casagrande, Sergio, Vito, and other characters on ''

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'', and Mr. Weed in '' Family Guy''. He is a weekly contributor on ''

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''.

Early life

Carlos Jaime Alazraqui was born in

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on July 20, 1962, to Argentine parents. He has Sephardic Jewish heritage from his father. He moved with his family to

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, at an early age. Alazraqui graduated from Concord High School. He attended college at

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from 1982 to 1986, where he began competing in open mic contests. *^a "...then attended school, college in Sacramento after two years of junior college playing soccer and running track. I decided to do four years at Sacramento State from 82-86." — 00:58-01:08. After winning in his fourth year, Alazraqui took his prize money and moved to

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Career

Stand-up comedy

Alazraqui originally began his career in stand-up comedy, he was the winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition in 1993. He beat out fellow comedians

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and

Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...

. In addition, Alazraqui joined Miller's Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour in 2014, playing some of the dates with Ward and he has a semi-regular segment on Miller's radio show ''Coffee with Carlos''.

Film and television

Alazraqui is known for his live-action work in ''

'', in which he portrayed Deputy James Garcia for five seasons (2003–08). He played the same role in the series' 2007 spinoff film '' Reno 911! Miami''. As a nod to this role, he also played a "bumbling" Reno cop in the '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' episode "

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". He has been a celebrity on the

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version of ''

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''. Alazraqui also wrote and starred in ''

The Last White Dishwasher ''The Last White Dishwasher'' is a 2008 mockumentary short film, based on an original concept by Carlos Alazraqui, and written and directed by Claudia Duran. It tells the story of the "last white dishwasher in America." It was featured at the Los ...

'', a short film. In 2020, Alazraqui reprised his role as Deputy James Oswaldo Garcia in the seventh season of ''Reno 911!'' which aired on

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. He also appeared in the 2021

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movie, ''Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon''. The eighth season of the series, now titled ''Reno 911! Defunded'', premiered on

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in February 2022.

Voice acting

Alazraqui has performed several voices for

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cartoons, including

on ''

'', as well as Denzel Crocker and Juandissimo Magnifico on ''

'', Winslow T. Oddfellow and Lube on ''

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'', and Scooter on ''

''. He also voiced several additional voices for the Cartoon Network shows, ''

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'', ''Kidscity: The Village Dome of Kids'', and ''

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'' during their runs in the mid-late 1990s. He also voiced Spyro in ''

''. He was later replaced by

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as Spyro in '' Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' and '' Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly''. In 1997, he voiced

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in a promotional ad for the game Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. He also voiced the Taco Bell chihuahua in the

commercials, Rikochet in the first two seasons of ''

'' and Mr. Weed (the head of the "Happy Go Lucky" toy factory) on '' Family Guy''. It is mentioned in the DVD commentary track that Alazraqui was reluctant to leave ''Family Guy''. In particular, Seth MacFarlane suggests that the death of Alazraqui's character took the actor by surprise. He also voiced Dr.

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in '' GoldenEye: Rogue Agent''. Carlos Alazraqui 2005

In 2005, he added the voices for two Cartoon Network series: ''

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'' where he played Monroe, a guardian dog with a

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and three characters in '' Camp Lazlo'': Lazlo, Clam and Chef McMuesli. In 2006, he added Salty Mike from ''

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'' and Walden in '' Wow Wow Wubbzy'' on Nick Jr. to his credits. He played Wisk in Glen Hill's 2000 film version of

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's ''

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''. He also provided the voice of Nestor in the ''

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'' films. And he currently voices

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, Mudsy the Funky Phantom and

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. Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, a storyboard writer for ''Rocko's Modern Life'', described Alazraqui's normal voice as bearing "no accent at all". Marsh describes Alazraqui's "Scottish accent" as "one of the best" and that he performs his other accents as "all very well". According to Marsh, Alazraqui uses various accents in his comedy routines. He had worked for the Disney Channel on ''

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'', where he provided the voice for Felipe, the bilingual Phillips-head screwdriver and for Abuelito, Manny's grandfather. He was the original "voice guy" on the '' Stephanie Miller Show''. His replacement was Jim Ward having previously substituted for him. In January 2008, Alazraqui returned to fill in briefly while Ward recovered from surgery. In 2014, he voiced Mesmo and Torts in '' Mixels''. He voices Tio Tortuga in ''

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''. He reprises his role as Denzel Crocker in live-action in '' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'', which premiered on Paramount+ in March 2022.

Web

In 2009, he collaborated with

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on the web series ''The Club'', which was released in November 2010. The series features Jill-Michele Meleán,

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, and

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. In 2013, Alazraqui starred as a drug dealer in one episode of the Melinda Hill web series ''Romantic Encounters''.

Personal life

Alazraqui resides in

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, with his wife and two daughters. One daughter, Rylee, is a voice actor as well. Rylee is the voice of Rohk-Tahk in the Paramount+ series '' Star Trek: Prodigy''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

* 2011 – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in a Television Production – Nominated

References

External links

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