JP Karliak | |
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| Born | John Paul Karliak[1] |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | The Boss Baby: Back in Business Wile E. Coyote[2] Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib |
| Spouse | Scott Barnhardt (m. 2021)[3] |
John Paul "JP" Karliak is an American actor and comedian.
He is known for voicing characters, such as Dante Crescendo in Trolls: TrollsTopia, Linus in The Stinky & Dirty Show, Wile E. Coyote in Wabbit/New Looney Tunes,[4] and Naysaya in the Disney XD animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil. He also voiced Bailey in Disney Infinity: 3.0. Edition, the Boss Baby in the Netflix television series, The Boss Baby: Back in Business and The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib,[5] and is the current voice of N. Tropy[6] in the Crash Bandicoot franchise.[1]
Early life
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre from University of Southern California.[7]
Career
He took a voice over class taught by Bob Bergen.[7] In 2008, Karliak made his voice-acting debut in the video game Tom Clancy's EndWar 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 2015, he voiced Wile E. Coyote in the Cartoon Network/Warner Bros. Pictures animated television series New Looney Tunes until its cancellation in 2020. In 2016, he provided the voice of Reese in the animated feature film Batman: The Killing Joke, featuring Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.[8] In 2017, he voiced Willy Wonka in the Tom and Jerry direct-to-video animated film Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.[9]
Starting from 2018, he voices the Boss Baby in The Boss Baby: Back in Business, a Netflix television series based on Marla Frazee’s book The Boss Baby 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.[6]
In 2021, he provided the English voice of S566 in the Netflix animated television series Eden,[10] and provided the voice of Green Goblin in the Disney Junior animated television series Spidey and His Amazing Friends.[11]
In February 2023, Karliak guest voiced Venomor, a Trandoshan mercenary leader, who works for the Empire, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[12]
Personal life
Karliak is gay. In July 2022, Karliak married his boyfriend Scott Barnhardt.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Premarital Six | Delivery Boy | Short film Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| Little Black Dress | Kevin | ||
| 2010 | Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | The Avenger (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| L.T.D. | John Paul | Short film Credited as John Paul Karliak | |
| 2011 | Retirement Press Conference | Orlando Martinez | Short film |
| 2014 | The Marvel Experience | Vision (voice) | |
| 2015 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Baron Strucker / Vision (voice) | [1] |
| 2016 | Holiday in | Easter | Short film |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | Reese (voice) | [1] | |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka (voice) | [1] |
| 2018 | Patty | Keith Jordan (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| Dorothy's Christmas in Oz | Tin Man (voice) | Short film | |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth | Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice) | Netflix version |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion | |||
| Millennium Actress | Scarface (voice) | English version | |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Additional Voices | ||
| 2020 | The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! | Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. (voice) | Short film |
| 2021 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway | Geise H. Hugest (voice) | Netflix version |
| Fate/Grand Order The Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Wandering; Agateram | Gawain (voice) | English version | |
| The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Additional Voices | ||
| Sing 2 | |||
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ringer | Party Planner | Credited as John Paul Karliak Episode: "She's Ruining Everything" |
| 2013 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Telegram Guy | Episode: "Backstabbers" Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Doc Samson (voice)[1] | Episode: "The Skaar Whisperer" | |
| 2015 | Funsplosion | Himself | Episode: "Kid Accountant" |
| 2015–16 | Sanjay and Craig | Puppet / Civilian #1 / Heavenly Voice | 17 episodes |
| 2015–20 | New Looney Tunes | Wile E. Coyote / Ninjas / Male Skunk / King Nutininkommen (voice)[13] | 17 episodes |
| 2016 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Naysaya (voice) | Episode: "Page Turner/Naysaya" |
| 2016–19 | The Stinky & Dirty Show | Linus / Lifty (voices) | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Boopy (voice) | Episode: "The Cloud/Booverty" |
| 2017–20 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | Tin Man / Nome King / Woozy / Larry Chigglewitz / Smith / Professor Wogglebug / Dr. Pipt / Tig / Jack Pumpkinhead / Prince Puzzleton / Ollie / Munchkin / Deuce / Schooler (voices)[1] | 75 episodes |
| 2018–21 | Castlevania | Additional Voices | 9 episodes |
| 2018–20 | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. / Worker Baby Chip (voice) | Main cast[14] |
| 2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Pistil Patrick (voice)[1] | Episode: "Three Trolls-keteers/The Helper" |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice)[1] | Netflix version |
| Costume Quest | Ruben / Monster Ruben / Ruben Centipede Monster / Caterpillar | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Valhalla Murders | Arnar (voice) | English version[15] |
| 2020–21 | Bless the Harts | Gene / Another Man (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2020–present | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Dante Crescendo / Caruthers (voice)[16] | Main cast |
| 2020–present | Looney Tunes Cartoons | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Lego City Adventures | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Loud House | Vic (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Archibald's Next Big Thing is Here | Mr. Hackensack (voice) | Episode: "Robo-Family/The Phantom of Pointy Peak!" | |
| Eden | S566 (voice)[1] | English dub | |
| 2021–22 | Madagascar: A Little Wild | Todd (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2021–present | Rugrats | Additional Voices | |
| 2021–present | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Green Goblin / Kite Flyin' Dude / Fruit Vendor / Old Pedestrian / Man #3 / Dude / Grandfather / Citizen #3 / Citizen #4 / Citizen #5 / Museum Goer #1 / Museum Goer #2 / Museum Goer #3 / Picnic Goer #1 / Picnic Goer #2 / Art Store Employee (voice)[17] | |
| 2021 | Q-Force | Andrew (voice) | Episodes: "Greyscale" and "The Hole" |
| 2021–present | Star Wars: Visions | Trandoshan / Alien Guard / Tao Planet Resident / Guard / Musha / Boatman Droid (voices) | English version Episode: "The Duel" |
| 2021–present | Dogs in Space | Happy / Bucky / Luke (voice)[1] | Recurring role |
| 2022–present | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. (voice) | Main cast[18] |
| 2022 | Fate/Grand Carnival | Gawain (voice)[1] | English dub |
| 2023 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Venomor (voice) | Episode: "Tribe" |
| Tiny Toons Looniversity | Merlin the Magic Mouse (voice) | Episode: "Extra, So Extra" | |
| Teen Titans Go! | Snagglepuss (voice) | Episode: "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary"[19] |
Video games
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "John Paul Karliak (visual voice guide)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ Karliak, JP [@jpkarliak] (18 September 2015). "The latest #Wabbit promo has a moment of me as Wile E. getting "winded." On #BoomerangTV next month! #SuperGenius" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 1 2 "We are finally married!". www.instagram.com. Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
- ↑ "Dunmore native J.P. Karliak voices Wile E. Coyote in Looney Tunes reboot on Cartoon Network". Times Leader. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (18 August 2020). "'The Boss Baby' Interactive Special Coming to Netflix in September 2020". www.whatsonnetflix.com. What's on Netflix?. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 Alexander, Cristina (6 October 2020). "Meet the Voice Actors of Crash 4's Voice Cast". www.twinfinite.com. TwinFinite. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- 1 2 timesleader.com
- ↑ Goddard, Hunter (19 October 2020). "Joke's On Us — A Review of 'Batman: The Killing Joke'". duclarion.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ "Tom and Jerry join Willy Wonka in Latest Warner Bros Home Video Original Release". criticalblast.com. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (13 May 2021). "Netflix's Eden Anime Reveals English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ Avalos, Regina (19 August 2021). "Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Season Two; Disney Junior Renews Animated Series". tvseriesfinale.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ Karliak, JP [@jpkarliak] (1 February 2023). "Squeee! I'm Commander Venomor on today's episode of The Bad Batch! As someone who has been obsessed with Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Bad Batch since the beginning, getting to voice a character in this canon is unreal" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Feature film adaptation of Wile E. Coyote named 'Coyote Vs. Acme'". www.animationxpress.com. Animation Xpress. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ Kennedy, Jayme (7 March 2018). "There's a Boss Baby Series Coming to Netflix Because Kids Get All the Good Stuff". www.mommyish.com. Mommyish. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ "The Mystery of the Serial Murders in Iceland in "The Valhalla Murders"". www.kompasiana.com. Kompasiana Beyond Blogging. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ Avalos, Regina (6 November 2020). "Trolls: TrollsTopia: Hulu Previews DreamWorks Animated Series". www.tvseriesfinale.com. TV Series Finale. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ "My Spidey-senses are tingling 🕸 … because you can catch me as the Green Goblin in "Spidey and his Amazing Friends!" Shorts from the show are premiering on Disney Channel and Disney Jr. starting TODAY and continuing on through this week! I'll be all tangled up in Spidey's webs when the full series premieres later this summer, but for now, join me and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in the "Meet Spidey and his Amazing Friends" shorts. #Spiderman #Disney #disneyjr #spideyandhisamazingfriends #voiceover #animation #lgbtq #nerd #queernerd". jpkarliak. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021 – via Instagram.
- ↑ Ewing, Jeff (22 May 2022). "JP Karliak And Max Mittelman On Boss Baby: Back In The Crib, Video Games, And Anime - Exclusive Interview". www.looper.com. Looper. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ Graves, Sabina (20 September 2023). "Holy Mega Animation Cross-Over for WB 100 on Teen Titans Go!". www.gizmodo.com. Gizmodo. Retrieved 10 October 2023.