J. P. Karliak
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JP Karliak | |
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 Karliak at the 2024 WonderCon | |
| Born | John Paul Karliak |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Morph in X-Men '97 Wile E. Coyote in New Looney Tunes |
| Spouse | Scott Barnhardt (m. 2022) |
John Paul Karliak is an American actor and comedian known for his voice-over roles as Morph in X-Men '97 and Wile E. Coyote in New Looney Tunes.
Early life
[edit]He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre from University of Southern California.[1]
Career
[edit]He took a voice over class taught by Bob Bergen.[1] 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 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 Wile E. Coyote in the Cartoon Network/Warner Bros. Pictures animated television series New Looney Tunes until its cancellation in 2020.[2] In 2016, he provided the voice of Reese in the animated feature film Batman: The Killing Joke, featuring Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
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,[7] and provided the voice of Green Goblin in the Disney Junior animated television series Spidey and His Amazing Friends.[8]
In February 2023, Karliak guest voiced Babwa Venomor, a Trandoshan mercenary leader, who works for the Empire, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Karliak is genderqueer.[10][11][12] In July 2022, Karliak married his boyfriend Scott Barnhardt.[13]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| 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) | [14] |
| 2016 | Holiday in | Easter | Short film |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | Reese (voice) | [14] | |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka (voice) | [14] |
| 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 | ||
| 2024 | No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie | ||
| 2025 | The Smurfs Movie | TBA[14] | In production |
Television
[edit]| 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)[14] | Episode: "The Skaar Whisperer" | |
| 2015 | Funsplosion | Himself | Episode: "Kid Accountant" |
| 2015–16 | Sanjay and Craig | Puppet / Civilian No. 1 / Heavenly Voice | 17 episodes |
| 2015–20 | New Looney Tunes | Wile E. Coyote / Ninjas / Male Skunk / King Nutininkommen (voice)[15] | 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)[14] | 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[16] |
| 2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Pistil Patrick (voice)[14] | Episode: "Three Trolls-keteers/The Helper" |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice)[14] | Netflix version |
| Costume Quest | Ruben / Monster Ruben / Ruben Centipede Monster / Caterpillar | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Valhalla Murders | Arnar (voice) | English version[17] |
| 2020–21 | Bless the Harts | Gene / Another Man (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Dante Crescendo / Caruthers (voice)[18] | Main cast |
| 2020–2024 | Looney Tunes Cartoons | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Lego City Adventures | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Loud House | Vic / Samuel (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Archibald's Next Big Thing is Here | Mr. Hackensack (voice) | Episode: "Robo-Family/The Phantom of Pointy Peak!" | |
| Eden | S566 (voice)[14] | 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 No. 3 / Dude / Grandfather / Citizen No. 3 / Citizen No. 4 / Citizen No. 5 / Museum Goer No. 1 / Museum Goer No. 2 / Museum Goer No. 3 / Picnic Goer No. 1 / Picnic Goer No. 2 / Art Store Employee (voice)[19] | |
| 2021 | Q-Force | Andrew (voice) | Episodes: "Greyscale" and "The Hole" |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Trandoshan / Alien Guard / Tao Planet Resident / Guard / Musha / Boatman Droid (voices) | English version 5 episodes |
| 2021–2022 | Dogs in Space | Happy / Bucky / Luke (voice)[14] | Recurring role |
| 2022–2023 | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. (voice) | Main cast[20] |
| 2022–present | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Scoop, Flowbot 3000, Additional Voices | Recurring cast |
| 2022 | Fate/Grand Carnival | Gawain (voice)[14] | English dub |
| 2023 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Babwa Venomor (voice)[14] | Episode: "Tribe" |
| 2023–present | Tiny Toons Looniversity | Merlin the Magic Mouse, Ralph Duck, Additional Voices (voice)[14] | Recurring cast |
| 2024 | Pupstruction | Adult Cat (voice) | Episode: "Pizza-struction/Baby Builders" |
| Family Guy | Additional Voices (voice) | Episode: "Teacher's Heavy Pet" | |
| 2024–present | Grimsburg | Funsville Guy, Trix Rabbit, Additional Voices (voice) | Recurring cast |
| Rock Paper Scissors | Convenient News Reporter, Additional Voices (voice) | Recurring cast[14] | |
| X-Men '97 | Morph / Mullet / Weasely Doctor / Intercom / Reverend Stryker / Hulk (voice)[21][14][22] | Recurring cast | |
| The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish | Dale Dimmadome (voice) | Recurring cast[23][non-primary source needed] | |
| The Tiny Chef Show | Argentinosaurus / Stegosaurus / Triceratops / Additional Voices (voices) | Recurring cast |
Video games
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Leader, Times (October 8, 2015). "Dunmore native J.P. Karliak voices Wile E. Coyote in Looney Tunes reboot on Cartoon Network". Times Leader.
- ^ "Dunmore native J.P. Karliak voices Wile E. Coyote in Looney Tunes reboot on Cartoon Network". Times Leader. October 8, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Goddard, Hunter (October 19, 2020). "Joke's On Us — A Review of 'Batman: The Killing Joke'". duclarion.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Tom and Jerry join Willy Wonka in Latest Warner Bros Home Video Original Release". criticalblast.com. June 26, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Moore, Kasey (August 18, 2020). "'The Boss Baby' Interactive Special Coming to Netflix in September 2020". whatsonnetflix.com. What's on Netflix?. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Alexander, Cristina (October 6, 2020). "Meet the Voice Actors of Crash 4's Voice Cast". twinfinite.com. TwinFinite. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 13, 2021). "Netflix's Eden Anime Reveals English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Avalos, Regina (August 19, 2021). "Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Season Two; Disney Junior Renews Animated Series". tvseriesfinale.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Karliak, JP [@jpkarliak] (February 1, 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 March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Conlin, Dan (March 26, 2024). "X-Men '97 Star Claps Back At Fan Backlash Over Nonbinary Character". Game Rant. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (March 24, 2024). "'X-Men '97' Morph Voice Actor On Backlash Over Describing Character As Non-Binary: "It Didn't Surprise Me At All"". Deadline. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Nunn, Jerry (March 22, 2024). "JP Karliak morphs into non-binary character for Disney+'s X-Men '97". Windy City Times. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "We are finally married!". instagram.com. Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "John Paul Karliak (visual voice guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved August 4, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Feature film adaptation of Wile E. Coyote named 'Coyote Vs. Acme'". animationxpress.com. Animation Xpress. July 15, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Jayme (March 7, 2018). "There's a Boss Baby Series Coming to Netflix Because Kids Get All the Good Stuff". mommyish.com. Mommyish. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "The Mystery of the Serial Murders in Iceland in 'The Valhalla Murders'". kompasiana.com. Kompasiana Beyond Blogging. February 1, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Avalos, Regina (November 6, 2020). "Trolls: TrollsTopia: Hulu Previews DreamWorks Animated Series". tvseriesfinale.com. TV Series Finale. Retrieved July 26, 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. June 21, 2021. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ Ewing, Jeff (May 22, 2022). "JP Karliak And Max Mittelman On Boss Baby: Back In The Crib, Video Games, And Anime - Exclusive Interview". looper.com. Looper. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "'X-Men '97' exclusive look reveals legacy costumes, Theo James casting". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Voice actor JP Karliak talks about being the voice of Morph on "X-Men '97"". CBS News. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Katai, Lindsay (May 23, 2024). "Eric and JP are confirmed in A New Wish!" – via Twitter.
- ^ @jpkarliak (March 5, 2024). "Becoming a professional psychopath takes years of practice. But—and listen close to your Auntie Joker—funny is something ya got... or ya ain't. #HAHAHA.See you on March 28th, kittens!🃏..#suicidesquadkillthejusticeleague #queernerd #voiceover". Instagram. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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