John Paul Karliak is an American voice actor known for his voice-over roles as Morph in ''

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'', Wolfgang in the ''

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'' film.

Early life

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre from

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Career

He took a voice over class taught by

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. In 2008, Karliak made his voice-acting debut in the video game ''

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'' as an unnamed character and others. Karliak also appears physically on-screen in live-action television series, such as '' Ringer'' and '' Real Husbands of Hollywood''. In 2014, he voiced Wolfgang in the video game '' Skylanders: Trap Team'', a role he would reprise in '' Skylanders: SuperChargers'' and '' Skylanders: Imaginators'' in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In 2015, he voiced

in the

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animated television series ''

'' until its cancellation in 2020. In 2016, he provided the voice of Reese in the animated feature film '' Batman: The Killing Joke'', featuring

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. In 2017, he voiced

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in the ''

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'' direct-to-video animated film '' Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''. Starting from 2018, he voices the Boss Baby in '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business'', a

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television series based on

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's book ''

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'' and Tom McGrath's 2017 animated film of the same name. He then proceeded to reprise his role in the sequel series '' The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'', which had aired on May 19, 2022. In the 2020 video game '' Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time'', he provided the voice of Doctor Nefarious Tropy. In 2021, he provided the English voice of S566 in the

animated television series '' Eden'', and provided the voice of

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in the

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''. In February 2023, Karliak guest voiced Babwa Venomor, a Trandoshan mercenary leader, who works for the Empire, in '' Star Wars: The Bad Batch''.

Personal life

Karliak is

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. In July 2022, Karliak married his boyfriend Scott Barnhardt.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Official website
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