Dee Bradley Baker : biography
Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American actor, voice actor, singer, and comedian. He has voiced Klaus Heissler and Kisses in American Dad!, Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb, and other various characters including Squilliam Fancyson and Bubble Bass in the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants, Nightcrawler in X-Men: Legends and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. His voice-work also includes Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Codename: Kids Next Door, Cow and Chicken, Adventure Time with Finn and Jake, Batman: Arkham City, the Ben 10 franchise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo, Gears of War, Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead 2. He has played the roles of Elmer, Sanjay and Binky, in the Nickelodeon series, The Fairly OddParents.
Personal life
He resides with his wife Michelle and their two daughters Josie and Cora in Los Angeles.
Career
In addition to voice acting credits, Baker has appeared on game shows such as Legends of the Hidden Temple (which was also his debut role in voice acting (credited as "Dee Baker")) and Shop ’til You Drop. In 1999, he voiced the "Pig George" in the movie My Brother the Pig. In 2007, he is the voice of Captain Jack Sparrow’s talking parrot in the newly refurbished Pirates of the Caribbean rides at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom.
Baker is known for his role in the series Avatar: The Last Airbender as Appa, Momo and various other voices. He also came back for the sequel series The Legend of Korra as Naga, Pabu, Oogi, council member Tarrlok and United Nations commander Bumi.
Early life
Baker was born in Bloomington, Indiana, and grew up in Greeley, Colorado. He started performing at age 9 and steadily worked in musicals, operas, plays, and stand up until college. He graduated Colorado College in Colorado Springs, after studying Philosophy, Biology and German. He worked as a stage actor, stand-up comedian, and singer after college, which led him to Los Angeles where he established his career as a voice actor.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Porco Rosso (English version 2003) | Voice only | |
1995 | Repentance | Matthew | Short film |
No Smoking! | Dad | ||
1996 | Space Jam | Daffy DuckTazmanian DevilBull | Voice only |
1997 | A|Rat’s Tale}} | Monty Mad-Rat Jr. | Voice only |
1998 | The|Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story}} | BeeElephantBaboon | Voice onlyDirect-to-video |
Zoomates | ZookeeperVendorGuy #2 | Voice onlyShort film | |
The|Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly}} | Sundae | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film | |
An|All Dogs Christmas Carol}} | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | ||
1999 | The|Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island}} | Sundae | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film |
My Brother the Pig | Pig George | Voice only | |
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | Tour Guide | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
The|Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space}} | Sundae | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film | |
2000 | Tom Sawyer | Rebel | Voice onlyDirect-to-video |
2000 | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Cloak and Dagger | Voice onlyDirect-to-video |
2001 | The|Trumpet of the Swan}} | Louie | Voice only |
The|Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World}} | SundaeTV Monitor | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film | |
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Norad Officer | Voice only | |
2002 | The|Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Have Time, Will Travel}} | SundaeTV Monitor | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film |
Dan Danger | Dan Danger | Voice only | |
2003 | The|Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of McDonald-Land Loch}} | Sundae | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film |
George of the Jungle 2 | Water BuffaloLittle Monkey | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Stitch! The Movie | David Kawena | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
2004 | 50 First Dates | Man at the restaurant | uncredited |
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | 10,000 Volt GhostZombieRed Eye Skeleton | Voice only | |
My Generation G… G… Gap | Voice onlyShort film | ||
The|Spongebob SquarePants Movie}} | Man CopPhilPerch Perkins | Voice only | |
2005 | The|Toy Warrior}} | Voice only | |
Inside Walt’s Story Meetings | Perce Pearce | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Aloha, Scooby-Doo! | Tiny TikiSurfer on BikeCalifornia Surfer DudeLocal Guy #1Wild PigGeckoFlame Thrower | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | Chunk | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Thru the Moebius Strip | Talking Head | Voice only | |
2006 | Ultimate Avengers | Additional voices | Voice onlyDirect-to-video |
Asterix and the Vikings | DogmatixSMS | Voice onlyEnglish dub | |
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman | Bucky | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes | Willie ScrantonDoodlesCheddarBonnetCider | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film | |
Mickey Saves Santa and Other Mouseketales | Various | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Happy Feet | Maurice | Voice only | |
2007 | Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures | DoodlesBonnetCiderCoyoteSquirrelOwlRaccoon | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film |
TMNT | Additional voices | Voice only | |
Mickey’s Treat | Wise OwlOthers | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever | Willie ScrantonBonnetDoodlesCheddar | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film | |
2008 | Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight | Pyros | Voice onlyDirect-to-video |
My Friends Tigger & Pooh’s Friendly Tails | Buster | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Clone TroopersCaptain RexCody | Voice only | |
My Friends Tigger and Pooh: The Hundred Acre Wood Haunt | Buster | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Beethoven’s Big Break | Animal Voices | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
2009 | Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too | Buster | Voice onlyDirect-to-video |
G-Force | Mooch | Voice only | |
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn | SkrallBone HuntersVorox | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Mickey’s Adventures in Wonderland | Various | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
The|Haunted World of El Superbeasto}} | Nazi Zombie | Voice only | |
Astro Boy | Trashcan | Voice only | |
2010 | Waiting for Goldblum | Voice onlyShort film | |
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo | Sherman | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Astro Boy vs. The Junkyard Pirates | Trashcan | Voice onlyDirect-to-videoShort film | |
Furry Vengeance | Animal Voice Effects | Voice only | |
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | Ranger KnudsenWoodsmanFishman Specter | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Family Guy Presents: It’s a Trap | Klaus Heissler as Admiral Ackbar | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
2011 | Star Tours: The Adventures Continue | Boba Fett | Voice onlyShort film |
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Perry the PlatypusPerry the PlatyborgAdditional Voices | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
Abduction | ADR Cast | Voice onlyLive-action film | |
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure | Animal Sounds | Voice onlyDirect-to-video | |
2012 | Justice League: Doom | Officer in ChargeNewscaster | Voice onlyDirect-to-video |
Frankenweenie | PersephoneShellyColossusMr. Whiskers | Voice only | |
Khumba | Meerkat Father | Voice only |