John DiMaggio

Not to be confused with Joe DiMaggio.

John William DiMaggio (/dɪˈmæʒioʊ/ dim-AZH-ee-oh; born September 4, 1968)^[1] is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken on Kim Possible, Hak Foo in Jackie Chan Adventures, The Scotsman on Samurai Jack, Brother Blood on Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Shnitzel on Chowder, Fu Dog on American Dragon: Jake Long, Hammerhead and Sandman on The Spectacular Spider-Man, Aquaman on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King Zøg on Disenchantment, Jocktopus on Fish Hooks, Wakka and Kimahri in Final Fantasy X, Rath in the Ben 10 franchise, Crosshairs, Leadfoot, Nitro Zeus, Transit and Stratosphere in the Transformers film franchise, and Gonza in the English version of Princess Mononoke.

John DiMaggio
DiMaggio at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2025
Born	John William DiMaggio (1968-09-04) September 4, 1968 (age 56) North Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Rutgers University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990s–present (as a voice actor)
Spouse	Kate Miller ​ (m. 2014)​

Early life and career

Born and raised in North Plainfield, New Jersey, DiMaggio graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1986 where he acted in theater productions.^[2] One of his schoolmates was political strategist Steve Schmidt.^[3]He attended Rutgers University, majoring in theater, although he dropped out his junior year. DiMaggio started doing stand up comedy, where he did impressions and decided to become a voice actor after befriending Zak Orth.^[4][5][6]

Career

DiMaggio is known for his roles as Bender in Futurama, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War franchise, Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time, Wakka and Kimahri in Final Fantasy X, and Niblet in Pound Puppies. He is a former comedian, appearing on stage as part of a comic duo named "Red Johnny and the Round Guy" and has several on-screen credits, such as Steve Ballmer in Pirates of Silicon Valley (the docudrama about the history of Apple Computer and Microsoft) and as Dr. Sean Underhill, a recurring character in Chicago Hope.^[7]

In 2013, DiMaggio was the executive producer and narrator of I Know That Voice, a documentary on voice acting, along with producer Tommy Reid and director Lawrence Shapiro.^[8]

In 2022, upon news that Futurama would be revived for a second time through Disney and Hulu, DiMaggio ran into conflict during negotiations while demanding more money to reprise the role of Bender, which he dubbed "#BenderGate".^[9] Fans supported DiMaggio's hold out for better pay, while DiMaggio stated that he felt the entire cast deserved better pay and that it reflected a corporate attempt to take advantage of voice actors. The effort also received support from DiMaggio's colleagues, including veteran voice actors Tara Strong, Kari Wahlgren, and Mark Hamill, while James Adomian noted that a casting call for a sound-alike of DiMaggio had been sent out by the studio.^[10] While it was initially reported that DiMaggio would not be returning to the role,^[11] he later announced his decision to return. DiMaggio revealed that though he did not succeed in negotiating a pay increase, he felt the attention to the issue of proper compensation in the voice acting industry was worthwhile.^[9]

Personal life

DiMaggio lives in Los Angeles and New York City.^[12] He has been married to actress Kate Miller since 2014.^[13][14]

Filmography

Film

Feature films

List of voice performances in feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	Wassup Fish, Mouse, Seeing Eye Dog	[15]
2006	Barnyard	Bud, Officer O'Hanlon	[15]
2007	Happily N'Ever After	Dwarf #1, Dwarf #2, Giant	[15]
	TMNT	Colonel Santino	[15]
	Underdog	Attack, Bulldog	[15]
	Bee Movie	Janitor, Bailiff	[15]
2008	Bolt	Saul	[15]
2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Leadfoot	[15]
2012	Wreck-It Ralph	Beard Papa	[15]
2014	Transformers: Age of Extinction	Crosshairs	[15][16]
2016	Zootopia	Jerry Jumbeaux Jr.	[15]
2017	Transformers: The Last Knight	Crosshairs, Nitro Zeus	[15]
2018	Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	Synth Skate Voice, Guard	[15]
	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Arthur	[15]
2020	Scoob!	Restaurant Owner	[15]
2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Uncle Arthur
	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	Stratosphere, Transit
2024	No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie	Bud Grouse, Flop, Henchman Mo	[15]
	Despicable Me 4	Carl the Bus Driver	[15]
TBA	Isla Monstro	Colonel Fergusen	[17][18]

Direct-to-video and television films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1999	Princess Mononoke	Gonza	English dub	[15]
2000	Whispers: An Elephant's Tale	Tough Tusk, Fulla Bull		[15]
2001	Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust	Nolt, Machira, John Elbourne, Sheriff		[15]
2003	The Animatrix	Crew Man, Kaiser	English dub	[15]
	Castle in the Sky	Additional Voices	English dub	[15]
2004	Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster	Colin Haggart, Volunteer #1		[15]
	Van Helsing: The London Assignment	Coachman		[15]
2005	Pom Poko	Ryutaro, First Drunk	English dub	[15]
	Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry	Spike, J.W.		[15]
	Thru the Moebius Strip	Bodkus		[15]
2006	Asterix and the Vikings	Timandahaf		[15]
	Casper's Scare School	Stinkie, Frankengymteacher		[15]
2007	Futurama: Bender's Big Score	Bender		[19]
	Superman: Doomsday	Toyman / Winslow Schott		[15]
2008	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five	Crocodile #1, Gorilla Bandit		[15]
	Futurama: Bender's Game	Bender / Titanius Anglesmith, Igner / Ignus		[20]
2009	Wonder Woman	Deimos		[15][21]
	Dragon Hunters	Fat John		[15]
	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto	Burt the Spurt		[15]
	Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure	Minister of Autumn		[15]
2010	Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo	Amos the Groundskeeper		[15]
	Batman: Under the Red Hood	Joker		[15]
	Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back	Zartog, Human #1, Human #2		[15]
2011	All-Star Superman	Samson		[15]
	Mia and the Migoo	Jekhide		[15]
	Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur	Friz, GPS, Bikers, others		[15]
2012	Back to the Sea	Boss		[15]
	Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse	Little John		[15]
	Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings	Minister of Autumn		[15]
	Dino Time	Horace, Big Guard		[15]
2013	Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon	Mr. Hyde		[15]
	Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure	Meathead		[15]
2014	Stan Lee's Mighty 7	Chopper Pilot		[15]
	Batman: Assault on Arkham	King Shark		[15]
2015	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League	Deathstroke, Lex Luthor		[15]
	Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts	Killer Croc		[15]
	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom	Lex Luthor, Joker		[15]
2016	Batman: Bad Blood	Tusk		[15]
	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout	Deathstroke		[15]
	Batman: The Killing Joke	Carlos Francesco		[15]
	DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year	Vice-Principal Gorilla Grodd		[15]
	Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants	Killer Croc, General Sam Lane		[15]
2017	Batman and Harley Quinn	Alec Holland / Swamp Thing		[15]
2018	Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Aquaman, Mr. Freeze, Crimson Cloak		[15]
	Batman: Gotham by Gaslight	Harvey Bullock, Big Bill Dust		[15][22]
	Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High	Gorilla Grodd, Wildcat		[15]
2019	Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Mr. Freeze		[15]
2020	Justice League Dark: Apokolips War	King Shark. Trigon		[15]
	Batman: Death in the Family	Joker, Thomas Wayne, Reporter #2		[15]
	Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie	Four Arms, Phil Billings
2021	Batman: The Long Halloween	Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter		[23]
2022	Drifting Home	Yasuji Kumagaya	English dub	[24]
2023	Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham	Commissioner Gordon		[15]
	Justice League: Warworld	Lobo		[25]
2024	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three			[26]

Television

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1994–96	The Head	Various characters	First voice acting role	[15]
1997–2004	Johnny Bravo		2 episodes	[15]
1998	Rugrats	First Mate	Episode: "Submarine/Chuckie’s a Lefty"	[15]
1999	Todd McFarlane's Spawn	Various characters		[15]
1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present	Futurama	Bender, Yancy Fry Sr., Igner, Joey Mousepad, Robot Santa (2nd time), Barbados Slim (season 4-7), Elzar, Officer URL (season 1-7), Sal, Flexo, Mr. Panucchi, Randy Munchnik, various characters	Main Role	[27][28][29]
2000	Rocket Power	Mongo
2000–01	Zombie College	Zeke
2001–02	Lloyd in Space	Herb, Lou 2000	2 episodes
2001–05	Jackie Chan Adventures	Hak Foo
2001–17	Samurai Jack	The Scotsman, others		[15]
2002–07	Kim Possible	Dr. Drakken, Motor Ed		[30]
2002–05	Codename: Kids Next Door	Big Brother, Emperor Dave		[30]
2003	Star Wars: Clone Wars	General Grievous, Sha'a Gi		[15]
2003–05	Teen Titans	Brother Blood, Spike		[15]
2003–05	Duck Dodgers	Crusher, others		[15]
2004	Dave the Barbarian	Gagnar		[15]
	Static Shock	Tarmack	Episode: "Where the Rubber Meets the Road"	[15]
	The Powerpuff Girls	Various characters	2 episodes	[15]
2004–05	The Batman	Rhino, Mugsy		[15]
2005–14	The Simpsons	Bender	2 episodes	[15]
2005	Catscratch	Various characters		[15]
	Justice League Unlimited	Dreamslayer	Episode: "Shadow of the Hawk"	[15]
	Ben 10	Baron Highway, Vulkanus		[15]
2005–14	The Boondocks	Rich Partygoers, Steve Wilkos	2 episodes	[15]
2005–07	American Dragon: Jake Long	Fu Dog		[31][32]
2005	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Fu Dog, Dr. Drakken	2 episodes
2006	Korgoth of Barbaria	Stink, Skrotus, others		[15]
2006–08	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Actor Toph, Actor Iroh, Additional voices		[15]
2006–20	American Dad!	Various characters	15 episodes	[15]
2007	Afro Samurai	Brother 2, Ivanov	English dub	[15]
	SpongeBob SquarePants	Blackjack	Episode: "Blackjack"
	El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera	El Oso, others		[15]
	All Grown Up!	Hungarian Man	Episode: "O Bro, Where Art Thou?"	[15]
2007–09	Tak and the Power of Juju	Keeko, Husband Stone Head, Repulsive Juju, Monkey, various characters		[15][33]
2007–10	Chowder	Shnitzel, others		[15]
2008–11	Back at the Barnyard	Hilly Burford, Fred O'Hanlon, Bud, Various characters		[15]
2008–10	Ben 10: Alien Force	Rath, Vulkanus, Octagon Vreedle		[15]
2008–09	The Spectacular Spider-Man	Hammerhead, Sandman		[15]
2008–11	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Aquaman, Gorilla Grodd, Faceless Hunter, Black Adam, Black Mask, Toyman, Vigilante, Hellgrammite, Mr. Freeze, Captain Boomerang, Typhon, Enemy Ace, Ubu, Legionnaire		[15]
2008–15	Phineas and Ferb	Pinhead Pierre	2 episodes	[15]
	The Penguins of Madagascar	Rico, Bada, Burt, others		[15]
2009–12	Fanboy & Chum Chum	Yum Yum the Gum		[15]
2010–18	Adventure Time	Jake the Dog, others	Main cast	[15][34]
2010–14	Fish Hooks	Jocktopus		[35]
2010–13	Generator Rex	Bobo Haha, others		[15]
2010–12	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Aggregor, Dagon, Vulkanus, Rath, Zombozo, various characters		[15]
2010–13	Planet Sheen	Guard #2		[15]
2010–11	Sym-Bionic Titan	The King, General Julius Steel, Muculox, Adnon
2010	Transformers: Prime	Vogel		[15]
2010–13	Pound Puppies	Niblet, others		[15]
2010	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes	Eitri	Episode: "The Fall of Asgard"	[15]
2011–13	The Problem Solverz	Narrator, Teacher, The Mewmeoh, Jerry, Gary, Tux Dog, Badcat		[15]
2011–16	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Fung, Wall Eye, Bing, others		[15]
2012	Green Lantern: The Animated Series	Kothack		[15]
	Ultimate Spider-Man	Wrecker, Grizzly, others		[15]
	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange	Big Rock Candy Monster, others		[15]
	Kaijudo	Master Nigel Brightmore, Heller, Toji, Vorg, Lord Skycrusher, others		[15]
2012–16	Gravity Falls	Manly Dan, Harry Claymore, Love God		[15]
2012–15	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Hannibal McFist, others		[15]
2012	Ben 10: Omniverse	Various characters		[15]
2012–13	Brickleberry			[15]
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Pizzaface, Zeno, others		[15]
2013–15	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	Master Shake's Muscles, Dr. Zord	2 episodes	[15]
2013	Out There	Wayne		[15]
	The Animated Tales of GWAR	Beefcake the Mighty		[15]
2013–present	Teen Titans Go!	Brother Blood, Shazam (Billy Batson), Shazam (wizard)		[15]
2013–16	Sanjay and Craig	Penny Pepper, Noodman's Father, Noodman's Grandfather, others		[15]
2013	Avengers Assemble	Wrecker, Galactus		[15]
	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	Galactus, Firelord, Null, Obnoxio the Clown		[15]
	Turbo Fast	Various characters		[15]
2014	Breadwinners	Lava Moles		[15]
	TripTank	Various characters		[15]
	Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered	Lex Luthor, Joker		[15]
	All Hail King Julien	Jumping Rats	Episode: "One More Cup"	[15]
2014–18	Clarence	Mel Sumouski
2015–18	The Adventures of Puss in Boots	Mole King, others		[15]
2015	Transformers: Robots in Disguise	Groundpounder, Farnum		[15]
	Pig Goat Banana Cricket	Various characters		[15]
	Guardians of the Galaxy	Lunatik		[15]
	Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!	Various characters		[15]
	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	George Stephenson	Episode: "George Stephenson"	[15]
	Golan the Insatiable	Mayor of Oak Grove, Kruung		[36]
2016–present	The Loud House	Bud Grouse, Chunk, Flip, Patchy Drizzle, Pep, Tyler, others		[15]
2016	Morris and the Cow	Windy Joe		[15]
	Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures	Baash, others		[15]
	Ben 10	Four Arms, Maurice, Zombozo, others		[15]
2016–18	Skylanders Academy	Chef Pepper Jack, Bad Breath, Fisticuffs
2017	F Is for Family	Scoop Dunbarton		[15]
	We Bare Bears	Ralph	2 episodes
2017–19	Rick and Morty	Death Stalker Leader, Knight, Trandor, Bully #2, Gramuflack Reporter	4 episodes
2017–18	Spider-Man	Raymond Warren / Jackal		[37][15]
2018–23	Disenchantment	King Zøg, Freckles		[38]
2018–21	Final Space	Terk, Superior Stone, additional voices
2018	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Joey the Junkyard Dog	Episode: "Mascot Melee"
	Voltron: Legendary Defender	Tavo, Ozar
	DuckTales	Fisher, Clown, Strongbeard	3 episodes	[15]
2018–20	Tigtone	Memory Gnome, Bridge Smither, Lord Festus, Bard Sword, Festroll
2019–22	Amphibia	Stumpy		[15]
2019	Love, Death & Robots	Mike	Episode: "Ice Age"	[15]
2019	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Abraham Lincoln, Jebb		[15]
	Star Wars Resistance	Vranki the Blue	Episode: "The Voxx Vortex 5000"	[15]
	Cleopatra in Space	Gled	Episode: "Humility"
2020	It's Pony	Dave
	Spitting Image	Pope Francis, Elon Musk	Series regular
	The Casagrandes	Flip	Episode: "Cursed!"
2020–21	Animaniacs	The Incredible Gnome in People's Mouths	2 episodes
2021	Adventure Time: Distant Lands	Jake the Dog	Episode: "Together Again"
2021–22	Middlemost Post	Angus		[15]
	Inside Job	Glenn Dolphman		[39]
2022	The Boys Presents: Diabolical	Groundhawk	"Nubian vs Nubian"	[40][41]
2023	Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake	Jake the Dog		[15]
2024	Batman: Caped Crusader	Harvey Bullock		[15]
	Angry Birds Mystery Island	Scottish Pig
2025–present	Invincible	The Elephant, Various voices		[42]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1997	The Space Bar	Ni'Dopal, Click Snap Snap Rattle		[43]
1999	T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger	T'ai Fu		[15]
2001	Final Fantasy X	Wakka, Kimahri Ronso	English dub	[15]
2003	Crash Nitro Kart	Tiny Tiger		[15]
	Final Fantasy X–2	Kimahri Ronso, Wakka	English dub	[15]
	Futurama	Bender		[15]
	Spawn: Armageddon	Redeemer, Space Station Crew		[15]
2004	Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku	The Scotsman, The King, Announcer, The Tree Spirit		[15]
	X-Men Legends	Juggernaut, General William Kincaid		[15]
	Spider-Man 2	Rhino		[15]
	Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines	Smiling Jack		[44]
2005	Shadow of Rome	Additional voices		[15]
	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Juggernaut		[15]
2006	Yakuza	Osamu Kashiwagi	English dub	[15]
	Final Fantasy XII	Migelo, Gilgamesh	English dub	[15]
	Gears of War	Marcus Fenix		[15]
2007	Halo 3	Brute Chieftain		[15]
	Spider-Man: Friend or Foe	Rhino		[15]
	Crash of the Titans	Uka Uka		[15]
	The Simpsons Game	Bender
2008	Ben 10: Alien Force	Gorvan, Vulkanus		[15]
	Valkyria Chronicles	Gen. Georg von Damon	English dub
	Crash: Mind over Mutant	Uka Uka		[15]
	Gears of War 2	Marcus Fenix, Franklin Tsoko		[15]
	Tak and the Guardians of Gross	Keeko		[15]
2009	Afro Samurai	Brother 2		[15]
	MadWorld	Kreese Kreely		[15]
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Sideways, Maj. Lennox		[15]
2010	Final Fantasy XIII	Cocoon Inhabitants		[15]
	Batman: The Brave and The Bold - The Videogame	Aquaman, Gorilla Grodd		[15]
	Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks	Vilgax, Octagon Vreedle		[15]
	Valkyria Chronicles II	Drill Instructor		[15]
	Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions	Hammerhead		[15]
	Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction	Rath, Vulkanus, Zombozo, Octagon Vreedle, Will Harangue		[15]
	Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp	Dustin Planks
2011	Gears of War 3	Marcus Fenix		[15]
	Ben 10: Galactic Racing	Vilgax, Rath, Octagon Vreedle		[15]
	Generator Rex: Agent of Providence	Bobo Haha, Quarry		[15]
	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Nico Okarr
2012	Ben 10: Omniverse	Octagon Vreedle, Four Arms		[15]
	Guild Wars 2	Canach
	Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!	Jake the Dog		[15]
2013	Gears of War: Judgment	Marcus Fenix		[15][45]
	Ben 10: Omniverse 2	Watchmaker, Four Arms		[15]
2014	Destiny	Banshee-44, City Civilian		[46]
	Halo 2 Anniversary	Sesa 'Refumee	Terminals only	[47]
2015	Lego Dimensions	Jake the Dog
2016	Gears of War 4	Marcus Fenix		[15][48]
2017	Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy	Uka Uka, Tiny Tiger	Grouped under "Voice Actors"	[15]
	Halo Wars 2	Atriox		[49]
2018	Hearthstone	Dr. Boom		[50]
2019	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	Tiny Tiger, Uka Uka, Ebeneezer Von Clutch		[51]
	Gears 5	Marcus Fenix		[15]
	Freedom Finger	The Comrade, Pee Pants Dude		[52]
2020	Final Fantasy VII Remake	Heidegger		[53]
2021	Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!	Tiny Tiger, Uka Uka
2022	MultiVersus	Jake the Dog		[54]
2024	Final Fantasy VII Rebirth	Heidegger		[15]

Live-action

List of acting performances in film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1996	Law & Order	Bartender	Episode: "Charm City"
1996–1997	Chicago Hope	Dr. Sean Underhill	recurring role; 11 episodes
1997	Cracker	Simon	Episode: "Talk to Me"
1999	Pirates of Silicon Valley	Steve Ballmer	Television film
2006	My Name Is Earl	Officer Ross	Episode: "BB"	[55]
2008	Bones	Jim Dodd	Episode: "The Man in the Outhouse"
2012	Modern Family	Boat Captain	Episode: "Leap Day"	[56]
2013	I Know That Voice	Himself	Documentary Also narrator, writer and producer
	The Newsroom	Police Sergeant	Episode: "The Genoa Tip"
2018	Superior Donuts	Craig	Episode: "The Chicago Way"
2019	Historical Roasts	Angelo Dundee	Episode: "Muhammad Ali"	[57]
2020	Better Call Saul	Construction Foreman	Episode: "Dedicado a Max"
2020; 2025	Mythic Quest	Dan Williams	4 episodes
2022	Interview with the Vampire	Alderman Fenwick	3 episodes
2023	Perry Mason	Frank Finnerty	3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film/TV show	Results
2001	Annie Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production	Futurama	Won
2007	Interactive Achievement Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male	Gears of War[58][59]	Won
2011	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Screen Ensemble (shared with the entire cast)	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Nominated