Patrick John Warburton is an American actor.
He is known for his several television roles, including the title role on The Tick, David
Puddy on Seinfeld, Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, Jeb Denton on Less than Perfect, and Jeff
Bingham on Rules of Engagement.
His distinctive deep voice has been heard in roles including Kronk in The Emperor's
New Groove and its sequels, paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson on Family Guy, and bodyguard
Brock Samson on The Venture Bros..
Warburton has also appeared in Bee Movie, Kim Possible, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command,
Hoodwinked, and Scooby-Doo!
Mystery Incorporated, among others.
Early life Warburton was born in Paterson, New Jersey,
the son of surgeon John Charles Warburton, Jr. and actress Barbara Jeanne Gratz.
He and his three sisters, Mary, Lara, and Megan, were raised in a "very religious" and
"conservative" family in Huntington Beach, California, where he attended Saints Simon
and Jude Catholic School.
He later attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California and Newport Harbor High School
in Newport Beach, California.
He studied marine biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, but dropped
out to pursue modeling and acting.
Career Warburton's acting roles often rely on his
deep, booming voice and large physique.
In the 1990s, he was known for his role as David Puddy on Seinfeld, the indifferent on-again,
off-again boyfriend of Elaine Benes.
He had a small role in the 2002 film Men in Black II as J's new partner, T. He starred
in FOX's short-lived series The Tick, in which he held the title role.
He played Nick Sharp in 8 Simple Rules and joined the cast of Less than Perfect in 2003,
as anchorman Jeb Denton.
He also played Jeff Bingham in Rules of Engagement.
Warburton has put his voice to use for several animated films and TV programs, including
a lead character in Game Over, Buzz Lightyear and the Little Green Men in Buzz Lightyear
of Star Command, and Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove.
Warburton reprised his role as Kronk for the direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove,
and the subsequent TV series The Emperor's New School.
He is also the voice of Steve Barkin in the Disney Channel show Kim Possible.
Warburton was also cast in The Venture Bros., under Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming
block.
In this show he voices Brock Samson, the Venture family's brutally effective bodyguard and
former secret agent.
Warburton voices Joe Swanson on Fox's Family Guy and Detective Cash in The Batman.
Warburton lent his voice talent to the computer-animated feature films Hoodwinked, Chicken Little and
Open Season.
He also voiced Lok in all 3 Tak games and Lok in Tak and the Power of Juju Nickelodeon
series.
Warburton appeared on GSN's Poker Royale Celebrities vs. the Pros tournament in 2005.
He made it to the Grand Finale and won the $1,000 grand prize.
On November 8, 2009, Warburton appeared as the wild west character Cal Johnson on Seth
& Alex's Comedy Show, hosted by Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein, on Fox.
He was also cast as the sheriff in the Cartoon Network series Scooby-Doo!
Mystery Incorporated.
He appeared as Bowser in a video by CollegeHumor entitled "The Roast of Mario".
He appeared on the American version of Top Gear on February 21, 2012.
He set the "Big Star, Small Car" lap record, beating previous record-holder Arlene Tur.
Advertising and theme parks In the commercial and advertising world, Warburton
is the voice in the Carrier Corporation commercials for their air-conditioning and HVAC units,
and was the voice of Superman in The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman for American Express.
He is the voice of "Lewis" in the "Clark & Lewis Expedition" radio commercials for Horizon
Air with Richard Kind as "Clark".
During the 1990s and early 2000s, Warburton appeared in several M&M's commercials with
the "spokescandies."
He appeared in another M&M's commercial about 10 years later when Pretzel M&M's were introduced.
In August 2009, Warburton played a high-end PC in a "Get a Mac" ad for Apple Inc.
Warburton also became the spokesman for Japanese automaker Honda's "Good Reasons" advertising
campaign in September 2011.
He has also provided the voice of the "NAPA Know How" can in a series of television commercials
for the company that began to air in early 2013.
Warburton plays the role of the forest ranger in a "Smokey Bear" radio ad campaign sponsored
by the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council.
Warburton is featured in the "preboarding" film shown to guests at Soarin' Over California
in Disney California Adventure and Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.
He again, delivers all of the instructions in the same deadpan style.
He lent his voice to the droid G2-4T in the queue of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland.
Personal life Warburton has been married to Cathy Jennings
since 1991.
They have four children: Talon Patrick Warburton, Alexandra Catherine Warburton, Shane Warburton,
and Gabriel Warburton.
Filmography Film
Television Video games
Web References
External links Patrick Warburton at the Internet Movie Database
Fletch Takes On "The Puddy", 2004 interview by Clint Fletcher on filmmonthly.com