Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian voice actor and former stand up comedian. He is best known for his voice work in various cartoons, including voicing The Brain from Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain, Dizzy Devil from Tiny Toon Adventures, Kif Kroker, Morbo, and Calculon from Futurama, Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, Big Bob Pataki in Hey Arnold!, and Mortimer Mouse in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse. LaMarche was also the voice of Chief Quimby in the Inspector Gadget animated series, and would notably also portray Inspector Gadget himself in a live-action segment of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! before becoming the character's official voice actor in 1999. He is additionally the current voice of Yosemite Sam, whom he has voiced in various Looney Tunes-related productions since 1990.
Voice work in Christmas specials
Warner Bros. Animation
| Production | Year | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special" | 1992 | William Shatner |
| "'Twas the Day Before Christmas" | 1993 | The Brain Squit |
| "No Time for Christmas" | 1993 | Hugh Tazmanian Devil Daniel Platypus |
| "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas" | 1995 | The Brain |
| "The American Revolution - Part 1" | 1998 | George Washington |
| "Yule Be Sorry" | 1998 | The Brain |
| Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas | 2006 | The Ghost of Christmas Present (Yosemite Sam) |
| "A Christmas Carol" | 2012 | Yosemite Sam |
Other Christmas specials
| Production | Year | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Xmas Marks the Spot" | 1986 | Dr. Egon Spengler Bob Cratchit The Ghost of Christmas Present |
| Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas | 1992 | Chief Quimby |
| A Flintstones' Christmas Carol | 1994 | Additional voices |
| "Cave Kid Christmas" | 1996 | Snowman |
| "Arnold's Christmas" | 1996 | Big Bob Pataki |
| "Xmas Story" | 1999 | Morbo Inglis Raoul |
| The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus | 2000 | Mogorb Lord of Lerd Additional voices |
| "Mickey's Christmas Chaos" | 2000 | Mortimer Mouse |
| "A Tale of Two Santas" | 2001 | Morbo Elves The Hyper-chicken The Robot Devil |
| "Pete's Christmas Caper" | 2002 | Mortimer Mouse |
| "Clarabelle's Christmas List" | 2002 | Mortimer Mouse |
| "A Baby Blues Christmas Special" | 2002 | Additional voices |
| "Santa Claw" | 2003 | Inspector Gadget |
| "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" | 2010 | Transition announcer Barking snakes Abraham |
External links
- Maurice LaMarche at the Internet Movie Database