First appearance [16] Many Pinky and the Brain episodes are nods to Welles' career. I think that a couple of years in New York would have made me a stronger comedian. Much of his best known voicework is from Futurama where he voiced Zapp Brannigan's beleaguered assistant Kif Kroker, melodramatic soap acting unit Calculon, the Nero-esque Hedonismbot, Morbo the news anchor, and Lrrr, ruler of the planet Omicron Persei 8, among numerous others. Characters voiced by Maurice LaMarche. At the age of 19, LaMarche took his high school act to an open mic night in New York, performing to a reaction in which, as he describes, "they just totally ignored me. Three years later, at the age of 22, LaMarche moved to Los Angeles to further his stand-up career. This sent LaMarche into depression and alcoholism for the next two years, effectively stalling his stand-up career. Claim to fame [15] Voicing Brain gave LaMarche the opportunity to make use of his signature impersonation of Welles. "A Star Is Burns" is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you. 1, Voice Over Guy, Lodius, Humpback Whale, Lion, Oxpecker, Walrus, Yoshimo, Renal Bloodscalp, Chief Inspector Brega, Lloyd, Hendak, Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 17:42. In 2011, LaMarche reprised his role as Yosemite Sam in Cartoon Network's new series, The Looney Tunes Show, and its spin-off, New Looney Tunes. [11] He also was a regular voice performer on Toronto's pioneering cult TV hit The All-Night Show, which debuted in September 1980; a continuing feature had the lips of LaMarche inserted into a photograph of a famous person, and having LaMarche imitate that person to deliver a show promo or announcement. Freeze / Victor Fries. He is also well known for his work on Futurama, where he voices Kif Kroker, Morbo, Lrrr, Calculon, and many others. Maurice's first entrance into the voice-over industry was in 1980 in Easter Fever and Take Me Up To The Ballgame, two Canadian films (another film he did voicework for three years later was the animated cult classic Rock & Rule). In Mark Hamill's 2004 movie Comic Book: The Movie, LaMarche made a rare live appearance to be in the special features of the DVD alongside Pinky and the Brain co-star Rob Paulsen. At the age of 19, LaMarche took his high school act to an open mic night in New York, performing to a … [8], On March 9, 1987, LaMarche's father was murdered, shot to death by a lifelong friend in a Toronto hotel lobby, in front of dozens of witnesses. dark ride at Six Flags Over Texas, which opened in 1992. The show is centered on Philip J. Fry , a pizza-delivery boy in 1999 whose life is going nowhere fast. as Big Bob Pataki, Queer Duck, The Chimp Channel, and Sonic Underground as Sleet. His family moved to Timmins, Ontario, soon after he was born. LaMarche has also lent his voice to commercials. He said, "at that point I just threw up my hands and went, 'Oh, that's it. Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian American voice actor and occasional guest star on The Simpsons and The Simpsons Game. Born in Toronto, he became a mimic and stand-up comedian at an early age, later performing at major venues in Las Vegas and Atlantic City before his voiceover debut in pictures such as Easter Fever and Take Me Up to the Ball Game. [13] In creating the voice for Brain, LaMarche says he looked at a picture of the character and immediately thought of Orson Welles,[14] although the character was not modeled after Welles. The act he performed at the variety night was "celebrities as waiters" which he used until the end of his stand-up career.[3]. The film also starred Howie Mandel, Eileen Brennan, and Miles Chapin. George C. Scott Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users. Maurice LaMarche was born on March 30, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He gained major regular roles as Dr. Claw on Inspector Gadget and Egon Spengler on several series set in … LaMarche began on Inspector Gadget in 1983, and went on to Dennis the Menace, Popeye and Son and The Real Ghostbusters where he played Egon Spengler. LaMarche plays the character of The Brain in both Animaniacs and the spin-off. He has also done his Orson Welles impression on the show, winning a 2011 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy for his portrayal of Lrrr and Orson Welles in the episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences". [2] It was in his second year of high school that he learned of the popularity his talent for mimicry could garner him. © 2020 Wikisimpsons. "[6], Over the next five years, LaMarche's career would gradually progress, playing comedy clubs over the U.S., with several appearances on The Merv Griffin Show and An Evening At The Improv, but in spite of such interest, LaMarche believed that, while his impersonations and stage presence were strong, he needed to develop funnier comedy material. The film follows the story of a young standup comedian's attempt to break into the big-time on the L.A. comedy scene. [20], LaMarche has been married to Robin G. Eisenman since May 19, 1991; together they have a son, Jonathan. 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