Jeffrey Glenn Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor who voiced Johnny Bravo in the eponymous television series, Dexter's Dad in ''

Dexter's Laboratory ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It follows Dexter, a short, enthusiastic boy-genius with a hi ...

'', Brooklyn in '' Gargoyles'' and

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in the ''

Penguins of Madagascar ''Penguins of Madagascar'' (also known as ''Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie'') is a 2014 American computer-animated spy action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Starring the voices of Tom McG ...

'' series (replacing Chris Miller). In 2012, Bennett was awarded an

Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally des ...

for his role in ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' and in 2016, he was awarded an

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for his role in '' Transformers: Rescue Bots''. He has been listed among the top names in the voice-over field.

Early life

Bennett was born in 1962, in

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. He got his acting training on the stage at the

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in Houston, before moving to

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with his family in 1990.

Career

Bennett's first role in the voice-over industry was Horace "I.Q." Boothroyd the Third in '' James Bond Jr.''. Afterwards, more roles came which included

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in '' Gargoyles'', Petrie in ''The Land Before Time'' series from the second film onward (replacing the late

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), Jitters A. Dog in '' Bonkers'', Lord Camembert in ''

Biker Mice from Mars ''Biker Mice from Mars'' is an American science fiction action animated series created by Rick Ungar. The series premiered in syndication the week of September 19, 1993. It consists of three seasons of 65 episodes, with the final episode airing ...

'', Roger Dearly, Lieutenant Pug and several others on '' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'', and Dexter's Dad in ''

''. In 1995, he played what would be his best-known role, the

title character The title character in a narrative work is one who is named or referred to in the title of the work. In a performed work such as a play or film, the performer who plays the title character is said to have the title role of the piece. The title of ...

in ''Johnny Bravo'' and ''Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women'' in '' The What a Cartoon Show!''. For the character, Bennett used an

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...

impersonation, which was somewhere between the young and the older Presley. In 1997, ''

Johnny Bravo ''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It is the second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, which aired from ...

'' was made into a television series. A cult hit show, it continued from 1997 to 2004, receiving praise and multiple Annie Award nominations, including one for Bennett. He has also provided various voices in the animated series ''

Freakazoid! ''Freakazoid!'' is an American superhero comedy animated television series created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and developed by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB. The series chronicles the adventures of the title cha ...

'', voicing characters such as The Huntsman, Cave Guy, Candle Jack, Lord Bravery, and many others. Later, he did the voices of Drixenol "Drix" Koldriliff in '' Ozzy and Drix'' (replacing

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), Clay Bailey on ''

Xiaolin Showdown ''Xiaolin Showdown'' is an American animated television series that aired on Kids' WB and was created by Christy Hui. Set in a world where martial arts battles and Eastern magic are commonplace, the series follows Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, and Clay ...

'', Mister Boss and Mister Fizz in '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', Raj on ''

Camp Lazlo ''Camp Lazlo'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network. The series follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey that goes to a camp called "Camp Kidney", a Boy Scout-like summer camp in Pimpleback M ...

'', Principal Luna and Jan Rongetes (janitor and Swedish air guitarist) on ''

Class of 3000 ''Class of 3000'' is an American animated musical television series created by André 3000 (best known as a member of the hip hop duo Outkast) for Cartoon Network. The series follows superstar and music teacher Sunny Bridges (voiced by 3000), ...

'', Azmuth in '' Ben 10 Alien Force'' and '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'', Smee and Bones on ''

Jake and the Never Land Pirates ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise) is an American animated musical and interactive preschool children's television series shown on Disney Junio ...

''. Since 2006, Bennett has voiced the role of The Man With the Yellow Hat and also voices neighborhood farmer Mr. Renkins in the

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TV series ''

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''. The series was awarded Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Children's Animated Program in 2008, 2010 and 2012. Bennett has also done the voices of the Joker and other characters on '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', Dorkus in ''

Planet Sheen ''Planet Sheen'' is an American CGI-animated television series. It is the third and final installment in the ''Jimmy Neutron'' franchise, the second and final spin-off television series of the film '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', and a spin-off ...

'', several characters (Keswick, Larry and Ollie) on ''

T.U.F.F. Puppy ''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It premiered on October 2, 2010, on Nickelodeon along with ''Planet Sheen'', which premiered a half hour earlier. ''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' is Hartma ...

'',

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on ''

Young Justice Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen ...

'', and

, Chuck Charles and the team's computer in ''

The Penguins of Madagascar ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is an American computer-animated television series co-produced by DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated film ''Madagascar'': the penguins Skipper ( Tom McGrath), ...

''. In 2012, he was awarded the

for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in a Television Production for his role as Kowalski. He was also nominated for a

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for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program, but lost to

June Foray June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress. She was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Lucifer from Disney ...

. In 2016, Bennett won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for his performance as Mayor Lusky on '' Transformers: Rescue Bots''.

Personal life

Bennett has been married to Susan E. Welby since 1988 and has one daughter born in 1998. A legal separation was filed in 2016, but they later reconciled.

Filmography

Film

Animation

Anime

Video games

Live-action

AudioBooks

Advertising

Other

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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