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John won an Annie Award in 2001 for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production as the voice of Bender in Futurama.
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John voiced Marcus Fenix in Gears of War.
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John provided his voice for Kingdom Hearts II.
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John was tubist with the Razorback Band for five years.
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He attended the University of Arkansas.
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He has a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
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John has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
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John was a member of the Southwind Drum and Bugle. It was the summer of '96.
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He was in the Phantom Regiment, it was the Drum and Bugle Corps, which was in the summer of '94, '95, '98, and '99.
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He's a Sinfonian, a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Which is said to be a professional fraternity for males who love music.
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His height is 6' 3½".
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He is the only one of two actors to play the same fictional character, Bender Bending Rodriguez, on both The Simpsons and Futurama.
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He voiced Gonza in the anime movie, Princess Mononoke.
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He voiced Ryutaro on Pom Poko.
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He voiced various characters in the PS2 video game, Kingdom Hearts II.
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He voiced Enode in Kaena: The Prophecy.
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He voiced BFW Soldier #1 in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
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He was in Golgo 13: Queen Bee as the voice of Golgo 13, Duke Togo, and Informant.
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He was in Whispers: An Elephant's Tale as the voice of Tough-Tusk and Fulla Bull.
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Has also appeared in some on screen roles such as, Steve Ballmer in the docudrama about the history of Microsoft-Apple Computer, Pirates of Silicon Valley, and as the recurring character Dr. Sean Underhill on Chicago Hope.
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He is not related to baseball star, Joe DiMaggio.
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John voiced various characters in the video game Ultimate Spider Man.
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He went with smaller TV series appearances on Law & Order, NYPD Blue, and Chicago Hope among others, after his stand up tour.
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He auditioned for Princess Mononoke, The Animatrix, Kim Possible,, Samurai Jack, and Final Fantasy X.
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He appeared on Caroline's Comedy Hour, Evening at the Improv, MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour, Apollo Comedy Club, and MTV - Kamikaze.
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John started his career as a stand-up comedian, and once performed stand-up comedy at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem.
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John voiced Juggernaut in the X-Men Legends video game.