Denny Delk (born May 28, 1950) is an American actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Murray in the ''Monkey Island'' series as well as a range of voices in

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games.

Background and career

Delk learned a knack of acting from his mother, who read bedtime stories to him and had done all voices of characters. After getting education at

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, he worked as a disc jockey and later got in radio, and then into commercials. In the 1970s he worked with

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for first time, playing a minor role in ''

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'' for

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. He voiced the medical droid 2-1B in ''

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'', and later played roles for LucasFilm in '' Star Wars: Ewoks'' (the voice of Wicket in the second season) and in ''

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''. Then, in 1992, he became associated with

, voicing the "

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" version of ''

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''. He continued working for LucasArts as in-house actor, voicing many roles in their games, although players know Delk most for playing the talking skull Murray from ''Monkey Island'' series of quests. Delk tried to make the character a little more comical than he was and tried to give him a bit of himself. Delk is a freelance voice-over artist, but his name is mostly associated with LucasArts. He also has years of

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experience. Delk was also the

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for the long-running

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series of commercials.

Personal life

Delk lives in

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. His wife is writer and producer Karen Jones Delk.

Known works

Films

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delk, Denny Living people American male voice actors American radio DJs American businesspeople Alumni of the University of St Andrews 1950 births