George DelHoyo (born November 23, 1953), also known as George Deloy, is a Uruguayan-born American actor.

Theatre

DelHoyo, who was also raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, began performing in the theatre in

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during the 1970s. Working under the name George Deloy, he performed in plays and musicals at many of the major American regional theaters such as Seattle Repertory,

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in San Francisco,

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in San Diego, Cincinnati Playhouse,

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in Los Angeles and Huntington Theatre in Boston. His first big break came in 1976, playing Kyle Nunnery in the Broadway musical, '' The Robber Bridegroom''.

Television

In 1978, DelHoyo moved to Los Angeles and became a contract player for Universal Studios, under the screen name George Deloy. Much of his work was in television – one of his first characters was Bert in the episode "Breakout to Murder" of the

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crime drama series ''

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'' in 1978, followed in 1979 by the role of Dr. Gilbert Kent on the TV miniseries ''

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''. He starred alongside Brian Dennehy and Katherine Saltzberg in the 1982 sitcom '' Star of the Family'' playing sex-crazed Frank Rosetti. In 1986, DelHoyo landed a major role on the soap opera ''

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'', playing the villain

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. During the years of 1989-1991, DelHoyo landed the role of Rob Donnelly on the soap opera '' Generations''. During the 1980s and 1990s he was known primarily as a guest or recurring character on series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Nine to Five'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Superman: The Animated Series''. DelHoyo also played the role of a policeman in '' Tales from the Crypt''.

Games

For the 1996 PC video game and PlayStation port ''

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'', and its sequels ''

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'' and ''

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'', DelHoyo voiced the protagonist, the Material Defender.

Voice-over

DelHoyo has become noted as a

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, lending his voice to numerous Hollywood film trailers and network television promos. In 2008 he was featured in the book ''Secrets of Voice-Over Success'' by voice actress Joan Baker. The following trailers and promos include: * ''

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'' (1970) (2008 DVD reissue trailer only) * ''

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'' (1982) (2002 reissue trailer/TV Spots only) * '' Oliver & Company'' (1988) (2009 DVD reissue trailer only) * ''

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'' (1989) (

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promos only) * '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' (1992) (2005 DVD reissue trailer only) * '' The Swan Princess'' (1994) (2004 DVD reissue trailer/TV spots only) * ''

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'' (1995) (

promos only) * ''

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'' (1997) (TV spot only) * '' Wild Things'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Paulie'' (1998) * '' The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure'' (1998) (2004 DVD reissue trailer/TV spots only) * '' The Rugrats Movie'' (1998) (teaser trailer on several 1997

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VHS releases) * '' Muppets from Space'' (1999) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Pokémon: The First Movie'' (1999) (promotion part of the second theatrical trailer only) * '' My Dog Skip'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' The Princess Diaries'' (2001) * '' Big Fat Liar'' (2002) * '' The Hot Chick'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'' (2003) * '' Holes'' (2003) * '' Freaky Friday'' (2003) * '' Marci X'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' Ella Enchanted'' (2004) * '' Home on the Range'' (2004) (home entertainment TV spots only) * '' 13 Going on 30'' (2004) (trailers/TV spots only) * '' The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' The Polar Express'' (2004) * '' Because of Winn-Dixie'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'' (2006) * '' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Monster House'' (2006) (TV spots only) * '' The Ant Bully'' (2006) * '' Everyone's Hero'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) (TV spots only, trailers did not have any voice-over) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' TMNT'' (home entertainment TV spots only) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Surf's Up'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny'' (2007) (TV spots only) * ''

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'' (2007) (TV spots only) * '' Nim's Island'' (2008) * '' Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' (2008) * '' Four Christmases'' (2008) * '' The Pink Panther 2'' (2009) * '' Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' (2009) (TV spots only) * '' Up'' (2009) (Blu-ray/DVD TV spots and

promos only) * '' Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!'' (2010) * '' Despicable Me'' (2010) (

promos only) * '' Ramona and Beezus'' (2010) * '' Rango'' (2011) (Also the voice of Señor Flan in the film itself.) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Ice Age: Continental Drift'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013) (TV spots only) * '' Frozen'' (2013) (UK TV spots only) * '' Rio 2'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Dolphin Tale 2'' (2014) (TV spots only) * '' Monkey Kingdom'' (2015) * '' Ice Age: Collision Course'' (2016) * '' The Kid Who Would Be King'' (2019) (TV spots only) * ''

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'' (2019) * '' The Art of Racing in the Rain'' (2019) (TV spots only, trailers did not have any voice-over) * ''Bernie the Dolphin 2'' (2019) * '' Dolphin Reef'' (2020) (ultimately cancelled theatrical trailer as ''Dolphins'') * '' Ice Age: Scrat Tales'' (promos only, trailer did not have any voice-over)

Film

In 1998, DelHoyo starred in the romantic comedy '' Dead Letter Office''. He appeared in the

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-winning animated feature '' Rango'' (2011) produced by

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and released by

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Filmography

Television

Film

Video games

References

External links

* * George Del Hoyo at the Battlestar Wiki, an encyclopedia on the ''

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