Jeff Bennett
American voice actor
Jeff Glen Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor. He voiced the titular character of Johnny Bravo, Dexter and Dee Dee's Dad in Dexter's Laboratory, Ace, Grubber, and Big Billy in The Powerpuff Girls, Peter Puppy in Earthworm Jim, Brooklyn in Gargoyles, Hämsterviel in the Lilo & Stitch franchise, Clay Bailey in Xiaolin Showdown, Petrie in The Land Before Time franchise, The Man with the Yellow Hat in Curious George, Clank in Tinker Bell and Kowalski in the Penguins of Madagascar series (replacing Chris Miller). In 2012, Bennett was awarded an Annie Award for his role in The Penguins of Madagascar and in 2016, he was awarded an Emmy Award for his role in Transformers: Rescue Bots. He has been listed among the top names in the voice-over field.
Early life
Bennett was born on October 2, 1962, in Houston, Texas. He got his acting training on the stage at the Alley Theatre in Houston, before moving to California with his family in 1990.
Career
Bennett's first role in the voice-over industry was Horace "I.Q." Boothroyd the Third in James Bond Jr..
Afterwards, more roles came which included Brooklyn in Gargoyles, Petrie in The Land Before Time series from the second film onward (replacing the late Will Ryan), Jitters A. Dog in Bonkers, Lord Camembert in Biker Mice from Mars, Roger Dearly, Lieutenant Pug and several others on 101 Dalmatians: The Series, and Dexter's Dad in Dexter's Laboratory.
In early 1995, he played what would be his best-known role, the title character in Johnny Bravo and Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women in What a Cartoon!. For the character, Bennett used an Elvis Presley impersonation, which was somewhere between the young and the older Presley.
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