Daran Morrison Nordland (born ), known professionally as Daran Norris, is an American actor. He has appeared or voiced characters in more than 400 films,

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s, and

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s, including: Gordy in '' Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'';

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in ''

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''; the voices of

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, Anti-Cosmo, and Mr. Turner in ''

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''; Buddha Bob in ''

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''; and

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in '' Transformers Prime''.

Career

Norris has been an actor since 1988, beginning such work in television commercials for Pop-Tarts, and moving into film, television, and voice work in the 1990s.

Live action

His first film was ''

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'' in 1988. Afterwards, he moved to television. 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. Norris recurred as Buddha Bob in the 2010 series ''

''. He portrayed

, a

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and family friend in the television drama ''

''. The character of McCormack served as an ally to

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and

and a client of Mars Investigations. He has known ''Mars'' creator Rob Thomas since he was three. He would reprise the role in the movie, released in 2014, and the fourth season, which debuted on

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in 2019. He would also recur on Thomas's subsequent series, '' iZombie'' as weatherman turned anchorman Johnny Frost, from 2015-2019. In 2015, it was announced that Norris would star as Phil Hartman in a film about him, directed by

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. As of 2022 the film has not been made.

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,

, and

, for ''

'' franchise from 2001 to present, including 126 episodes of the

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, six specials, and seven

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, as well as voicing these same characters in the related

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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''. Norris recurs as the voice of The Chief and The Chameleon in the 2010 series '' T.U.F.F. Puppy''. He also played Mr. Turner in the special live-action

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'' A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!''. He has done commercials for

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. He also is the voice of Jack Smith (Stan Smith's estranged father) on ''

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''.

Personal life

Born in 1964 in Ferndale, Washington, Norris graduated from Ferndale High School in 1983, and married

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Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in 1988. They divorced in 2012.

Filmography

Live action roles

Film

Television

Voice roles

Animation

Anime

Film

Video games

References

External links

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