Danny Jacobs is an American actor and comedian who made his voice acting debut in 1999 with an uncredited role in '' Full Blast''. He began his role of King Julien (originally voiced by

Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral ...

) in ''

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'' (2008–2015) and had reprised his role in the

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special ''

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'' (2009), the

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short '' Madly Madagascar'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2014–2017). He also impersonated Cohen's character

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(as well as a

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as a Pirate with an Eye Patch) in ''

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'' (2007). Besides King Julien, his voice work includes the role of Rowdy Remington in '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' (2010–2012),

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in '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'' (2009) and '' Batman: Arkham City'' (2011), Special Agent Porter in '' Justice League: Doom'' (2012), Snake / Snakeweed in ''

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'' (2012), Grifter /

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in '' Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'' (2013),

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in '' Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6'' (2016) and

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in '' Avengers: Ultron Revolution'' (2016).

Career

In 1993, Jacobs originated the role of Chico Fernández in

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' comedy ''The Vast Difference'' at the Purple Rose Theatre. In 1996–97, he won acting awards in

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and

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for his portrayal of Aram in Richard Kalinoski's "Beast on the Moon." In 1999, Jacobs landed an uncredited voice role as Curt in '' Full Blast''. In the same year, he appeared in his first live-action role in ''Get the Hell Out of Hamtown''. In 2003, he began to tour the nation with "Triple Espresso: A Highly Caffeinated Comedy." Jacobs portrayed

and made a

as a Pirate with an Eye Patch in ''

'' (2007). When portraying the role of Borat, Jacobs did an impression of

. In 2008–2015, Jacobs was a substitute for Baron Cohen as the voice of

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in ''

'', again as an impression of Baron Cohen (Jacobs also provided additional voices in the series). In 2011, he won a

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for the role. Jacobs reprised his role in ''

'' (2009) and '' Madly Madagascar'' (2013). In 2014–2017, he returned to the role in ''

''. In ''

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'' (2014), Jacobs once again reprised his role as King Julien. He had also done voice-overs in various commercials. In addition to the jobs that led to ''All Hail King Julien'', Jacobs had been doing voice-over work for animated television series, including ''

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'' (in which he provided additional voices) and ''

'' (in which he voiced Snake / Snakeweed), as well as several video games. He had said that animation, much like the theatre, gives actors a chance to play a wide range of roles. He said, "I can play any character of any ethnicity, any age, even any gender. And that's a freedom the camera doesn't give you. It's an incredibly freeing thing." He also stated that King Julien is his favorite voice role and would gladly reprise his role if ever asked. Jacobs had received more recognition as King Julien than the character's predecessor Baron Cohen. In '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' (2012), Jacobs provided the singing voice of King Julien for the soundtrack. He had a voice role in '' Teen Titans Go!'' as

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Personal life

Jacobs is a devout

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of Lebanese descent. On July 13, 2015, Jacobs donated to Kids Kicking Cancer and had entertained some children with his

voice.

Awards and nominations

Jacobs was nominated for the 2010

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for Voice Acting in a Television Production for his voice role of

in ''

'' (2009), but lost the award to

Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...

. He won a 2011

and 2015

for his voice role of King Julien in ''

'' (2008–2015) and ''

'' (2014–2017). * 2010:

for Voice Acting in a Television Production – Nominated * 2011: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program – Won * 2015: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program – Won

Filmography

Film

* '' Full Blast'' as Curt (voice) (uncredited) (1999) * ''Get the Hell Out of Hamtown'' (1999) * ''Grounds Zero'' as Omar (2006) * ''The Mikes'' as Paramedic (2006) * ''

'' as

/ Pirate with Eye Patch (2007) * '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' as Tourist with

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T-shirt (voice) (2008) * '' Batman: Year One'' as Arnold John Flass' Attorney (voice) (2011) * '' Justice League: Doom'' as Special Agent Porter (voice) (2012) * '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' as King Julien XIII (singing voice in soundtrack only) / Croupier / Circus Master (voice) (2012) * '' Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'' as Grifter /

(2013) * ''

'' as King Julien XIII (voice) (2014)

Television

* ''

Olive, the Other Reindeer ''Olive, the Other Reindeer'' is a 1999 American 3D computer-animated Christmas comedy musical film written by Steve Young, based on the children's book by J. Otto Seibold, and directed by Academy Award-nominated animator Steve Moore. The featur ...

'' (voice) (1999) * ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years ...

'' as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) (1999) * ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its f ...

'' as Yoram Ben Shulhai (1 episode) (2007) * ''

'' as King Julien XIII / Roy / Hornets / Additional Voices (2008–2015) * ''

'' as Additional Voices (voice) (2009–2013) * ''

'' as King Julien XIII (voice) (2009) * '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' as Rowdy Remington (voice) (2010–2012) * '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' as Captain / Police Dispatch / Dr. Pervis (voice) (2012) * ''

'' as Snake / Snakeweed (voice) (2012) * '' Madly Madagascar'' as King Julien XIII (voice) (2013) * '' Teen Titans Go!'' as

(voice) (2014) * ''

'' as King Julien XIII / Pancho (voice) (2014–2017) * ''

Miles from Tomorrowland ''Miles from Tomorrowland'' (also known as ''Miles from Tomorrow'' as an original production title and internationally) is an American CGI-animated children's television series created by Sascha Paladino. The series aired as shorts from January 1 ...

'' as Admiral Watson / Additional Voices (voice) (2015) * ''

Pig Goat Banana Cricket ''Pig Goat Banana Cricket'' (also abbreviated as ''PGBC'') is an American animated television series created by Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan for Nickelodeon. The show follows the interwoven adventures of the titular quartet. It premiered on July ...

'' as Barbershop Quartet / Cuddles, Jr. / Lasagna / Townperson #2 (voice) (2015) * '' Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6'' as

/ Additional Voices (voice) (2016) * '' Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures'' as Raam / Yeppau (voice) (2016) * '' Avengers: Ultron Revolution'' as

(voice) (2016) * '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' as Brother Gunter (voice) (2016) *''

Apple & Onion ''Apple & Onion'' is a British-American animated surreal comedy television series created by George Gendi for Cartoon Network and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The series focuses on its titular characters, an anthropomorphic apple and sp ...

'' as Hoagie (voice) (2018) *'' Blood of Zeus'' as King Periander / King Acrisius (voice) (2020) *''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, until ...

'' as Starbox (voice) (2020)

Video games

* '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' as King Julien XIII (voice) (2008) * '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'' as

/ Frank Boles / Masked Guard #1 / Robert Sterling (voice) (2009) * ''

Madagascar Kartz ''Madagascar Kartz'' is a racing game based on DreamWorks Animation's ''Madagascar''. It was released in 2009 for all seventh-generation platforms except the PlayStation Portable, as the second game on ''Madagascar''s spin-off series. The Ninten ...

'' as King Julien XIII (voice) (2009) * ''

The Godfather 2 ''The Godfather Part II'' is a 1974 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film is partially based on the 1969 novel ''The Godfather'' by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. ''Part II'' s ...

'' as

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(voice) (2009) * ''

White Knight Chronicles ''White Knight Chronicles'' is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is Level-5's first project for the system. As of August 8, 2009 it has s ...

'' as additional voices (voice) (2010) * ''

White Knight Chronicles 2 ''White Knight Chronicles II'' is a video game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan and Europe and by D3 Publisher in North America for the PlayStation 3. The game is a direct sequel to ''White Knight Chron ...

'' as Nanazel (voice) (2010) * '' Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet'' as

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Bugs (voice) (2010) * '' The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!'' as King Julien XIII (voice) (2011) * '' Batman: Arkham City'' as

(voice) (2011) * '' Madagascar 3: The Video Game'' as

and Stefano (voice) (2012) * ''

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'' series as Swarm and additional Voices (voice) (2015) * '' Avengers'' as

Hank Pym Dr. Henry Jonathan "Hank" Pym () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, the character first appeared in '' Tales ...

(2020)

Discography

* "

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" is a hit song by C+C Music Factory. It was released in late 1990 as the debut and lead single from their first album, ''Gonna Make You Sweat'' (1990). The song is sung by singer Martha Wash and rapper ...

," performing as King Julien XIII's singing voice (2012) * "

Wannabe "Wannabe" is the debut single by English girl group the Spice Girls. Written and composed by the group members in collaboration with Matt Rowe and Richard "Biff" Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produ ...

," performing as King Julien XIII's singing voice (2012) * "

Hot in Herre "Hot in Herre" is a song by American rapper Nelly, released as the first single from his second studio album ''Nellyville'' (2002). It was released on May 7, 2002, by Universal Records. It was written by Nelly, Charles Brown, and the producers ...

", performing as King Julien XIII's singing voice (2012) * " Afro Circus / I Like to Move It," performing as King Julien XIII's singing voice, along with Marty (

Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his work in comic film, television and stage, he has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards for best come ...

) (2012) * All songs featured here are attributed to the

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of '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''

References

External links

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