Profile of Patrick Warburton on Famous Like Me

Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964)

A mostly comic and mild mannered actor who was raised in Paterson, New Jersey, and studied Marine Biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California.

In the mid to late 1990s, he was best known for his role as David Puddy on Seinfeld, the indifferent and pompous boyfriend to Elaine Benes. He also starred in FOX's short-lived live-action series The Tick, in the title role.

He has also appeared in Australian film The Dish as a NASA official and on NewsRadio as Jimmy James's nemesis, Johnny Johnson. He had a role on the mid-1990s CBS sitcom Dave's World.

Warburton has put his booming, authoritative voice to use for several animated films and TV programs, including a lead character in Game Over, and Buzz Lightyear in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. He plays Mr. Barkin in the Disney Channel show Kim Possible, and also joined the cast of Less Than Perfect in 2003.

He also voices the role of disabled cop Joe Swanson on FOX's animated sitcom Family Guy, and the sorceress' slightly doltish assistant Kronk in Disney's The Emperor's New Groove, who happens to be able to speak and understand squirrel.

Turning deeper into the 20th century, his next major project was on William Street's The Venture Bros., under Cartoon Network's Adult Programming; in it he voices the Venture family's brutally effective bodyguard and former secret agent Brock Samson.

As Warburton is regarded as a handsome, muscular man, his roles (both vocal and visual) often have him parodying the stereotypical gung-ho, square-jawed, all-American who is usually a little short on brains, but overflowing with enthusiasm (or what his characters many times see as "patriotism"). His roles also often satirize his own body-builder looks and "official"-sounding voice.

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