Alex Désert is an American actor and musician, known for his roles in the TV series ''

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'', '' The Heights'' with Jamie Walters, ''

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, and Mr. Williams on ''

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'', as well as the voice of

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for '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' and '' Wolverine and the X-Men''. Désert has been seen in '' Mom'' and ''

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''. Other television credits include '' Tyler Perry's House of Payne'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2020, he started voicing Carl Carlson and Lou on ''

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'', replacing

Hank Azaria Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmer ...

Career

His motion picture credits include the independent hit '' Swingers'', '' Playing God'', ''

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'', ''Bob Funk'' and '' PCU'' with

Jeremy Piven Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ari Gold in the comedy series '' Entourage'', for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards. He also starred in the Britis ...

, David Spade and

Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau ( ; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''PCU (film), PCU'' (1994), ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Very ...

, and '' Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'', from Disney Studios. Désert has lent his voice to various animated series and video games, including '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' as Nick Fury; as Wise in the web series ''The LeBrons''; Crystal Dynamic's ''Tomb Raider''; and, ''Scarface: The World is Yours''. He also portrayed the auto-tuned pimp Zimos in the 2011 THQ release, ''Saints Row: The Third.'' Starting in the ''World of Warcraft'' expansion ''Battle for Azeroth'' he portrayed the loa Bwonsamdi. In addition to his acting career, Désert is one of the lead singers in Hepcat, a ska/reggae band that has toured the United States, Australia and Europe with bands such as

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and

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. Having released four albums, Hepcat's exposure has included national magazine features and an appearance on ''

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''. He also lends his vocal talents to the Los Angeles–based reggae collective The Lions. In 2020, he took over the role of Carl Carlson and Lou from

on ''

'' in light of the

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, starting with " Undercover Burns", which premiered on September 27, 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Official website for The Lions
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