Daran Norris is an American film, television and voice actor. He has
appeared or voiced characters in more than 400 films, video games, and
television programs, including: Gordy in Ned's Declassified School Survival
Guide; Cliff McCormack in Veronica Mars; the voices of Cosmo, Jorgen Von
Strangle, and Mr. Turner in the The Fairly OddParents; Buddha Bob in Big
Time Rush; and Knock Out in Transformers Prime.
Personal life Born in Ferndale, Washington, Norris
graduated from Ferndale High School in 1983, and married voice actress Mary
Elizabeth McGlynn in 1988. They then divorced each other in 2012.
Career Norris has been an actor since 1988,
beginning such work in television commercials, and moving into film, TV,
and voice work in early-mid 90s. = Live-action =
His live acting work began in film with Hobgoblins in 1988 and moved to
television work. Norris is known for the role as Gordy in
44 episodes of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Gordy is the "school's
lazy, wacky janitor" who always goads Ned into rash actions while acting as
Ned's go-to guy for advice. He also held the role of Cliff
McCormack, a Public Defender and Mars family friend, in 17 episodes of
Veronica Mars. The character of McCormack served as an ally to Keith and
Veronica Mars and a client of Mars Investigations.
Most recently, Norris recurs as Buddha Bob in the 2010 series Big Time Rush.
In 2015, it was announced that Norris will star as Phil Hartman in the film
biopic, directed by Jason Priestley. = Voice acting =
Among his voice projects, Norris voiced characters in 22 episodes of Codename:
Kids Next Door from 2002 through 2007, and 18 episodes of The Marvelous
Misadventures of Flapjack from 2008 through 2009. He is noted for voicing
the lead Dick Daring in 71 episodes of The Replacements from 2006 through 2009,
and for voicing Mr. Turner, Cosmo, and Jorgen Von Strangle, for The Fairly
OddParents franchise from 2001 to present, including 126 episodes of the
television series, six specials, and seven TV movies, as well as voicing
these same chararacters in the related Jimmy Timmy Power Hour trilogy: The
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour, The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide, and
The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators. In October 2010, Norris
voiced the Decepticon 'Knock Out' in The Hub TV network original series,
Transformers: Prime. He has also been a voice over in the popular anime show
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Most recently, Norris recurs as the
voice of The Chief and The Chameleon in the 2010 series T.U.F.F. Puppy. He also
does the voices of Barnyard Dawg and Wile E. Coyote in the new TV series, The
Looney Tunes Show. Norris also played Mr. Turner in the special live-action
television film A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!. He has recently done
commercials for Burger King. Filmography
= Live action roles = = Voice roles =
Animation Anime
Films Video games
References ^ a b c d e f "Daran Norris".
voicechasers.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
^ a b c d "Daran Norris Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved 18 December
2010. ^ a b c d "Daran Norris: Biography". TV
Guide. Retrieved 18 December 2010. ^ a b c Lloyd, Robert. "Nick's `Ned's'
got straight- A's all the way; The middle-school saga comes to an end, but
it leaves a yearbook filled with smart characters, fun gags and real advice".
Los Angeles Times. pp. E.27. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
^ Mary M. Dalton, Laura R. Linder. Teacher TV: sixty years of teachers on
television. Volume 320 of Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of
Education. Peter Lang. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8204-9715-0.
^ Mavis, Paul. "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field, Trips,
Permission Slips, Signs And Weasels". DVD Talk. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
^ Gutierrez, Albert. ""Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide":
Special Field Trip Edition DVD Review". dvdizzy.com. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
-phil-hartman-biopic-directed-jas-229222 ^ "A Quest for the Lost Mixamajig".
Mixels. Season 2. Episode 2. September 26, 2015. Cartoon Network.
^ Capcom. Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. Scene: Closing credits, 0:45 in, cast.
^ BioWare. Star Wars: The Old Republic. Electronic Arts, LucasArts. Scene:
closing credits, 9:50 in, English Cast. ^ Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final
Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional
Voices. External links
Daran Norris at the Internet Movie Database
Daran Norris at Anime News Network's encyclopedia