birth date | October 24, 1957 |
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birth place | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
occupation | Actor, voice actor, comedian |
years active | 1984–present |
spouse | Julie Benz (1998-2007; divorced) |
Kassir beat out both Michael Winslow and Charles Fleischer to become the voice of the Crypt Keeper.
As a standup comic, he has opened for the likes of Lou Rawls, Tom Jones, The Temptations and Four Tops on their TNT tour, Bobby Vinton, Richard Belzer, and Harry Blackstone, Jr. among others. John has also appeared on stage performing improvisation with Robin Williams, though Williams did not realize this was happening.
More recently, John has specialized in voice-over work for animation, video games, and other productions. Notable in this regard has been his acting the roles of Ray "Raymundo" Rocket on ''Rocket Power''. He also provided the voice for the mercenary Deadpool in the video games ''X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse'' and ''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'', as well as for Sauron and Pyro, two other well-known characters. He was also featured in the very first commercial for the Nintendo cornerstone video game series ''The Legend of Zelda'' in the United States in 1987.
A few of his many theater credits include: originating the role of Kenny in ''Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down'' (also starring Scott Bakula), for which he was nominated for both a Drama Desk and an Outer Critics Circle award. John also originated the role of Ralph in the musical ''Reefer Madness'', on stage and in the film version.
He provided the voice of the mischievous raccoon Meeko in Disney's 1995 animated feature ''Pocahontas'' and ''Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World''. Also, he provided the voice of Buster Bunny in four ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' cartoons (following Charlie Adler's departure from the role). He played the villainous Scuttlebutt in An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island. He also made one voice appearance in an episode of ''Ben 10'' as Zombozo. He voiced the character Adam MacIntyre and others in the video game ''Dead Rising''. Recently, his voice is featured in the game ''Shadows of the Damned''.
In February 2011, Kassir was cast in Bryan Singer's ''Jack the Giant Killer'' along with Bill Nighy as Fallon, the two-headed leader of the giants; Nighy will play the big head while Kassir will play the small head.
In 2011, he voiced Crazy Smurf in the film ''The Smurfs''.
During Ed McMahon's original ''Star Search'' Kassir had beaten Rosie O'Donnell and Sinbad in the talent competition, winning the $100,000.00 Grand Prize.
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name | Kimberly Oja |
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birth date | February 21, 1969 |
birth place | Arcadia, California |
occupation | Actress |
yearsactive | 1991 - present |
spouse | Ray Oja (1989–2006) |
awards | }} |
Kimberly Oja (born February 21, 1969 in Arcadia, California) is an American actress. She has appeared in TV series such as ''NCIS'', ''Frasier'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''Son of the Beach'', ''The O.C.'' and as Ice in the ''Justice League of America'' film. She starred in a romantic comedy, Channels (2008 film) with Nat Christian, Ed Asner, John Kassir, Joan Van Ark and Taylor Negron. She is sometimes credited as Kim Oja.
Married on January 8, 1989, Kim lived with her husband Ray Oja in Yorba Linda, California until December 1999, when they moved to Brentwood, California to be closer to her shooting locations. They divorced on February 27, 2006.
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birth name | Brad Taylor Negron |
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birth date | August 01, 1957 |
birth place | Glendale, California, U.S. |
yearsactive | 1979–present |
occupation | Actor }} |
Among his television appearances are guest star roles on ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Reno 911'', ''Friends'', ''Seinfeld'', ''ER'', and ''Party of Five''. He starred in the regular role of Manuelo the nanny in ''So Little Time'' with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
In 2008 he wrote ''The Unbearable Lightness of Being Taylor Negron – A Fusion of Story and Song'' directed by opera director David Schweitzer and co starring singer/songwriter Logan Heftel. The show debuted to critical acclaim in the Green Room at the ''Edinburgh Comedy Festival''. It ran also in the 2009 Best of New York Solo Festival at the SoHo Playhouse and at the Barrow Street Theater. Kate Copstick of The Scotsman wrote of it...
''"The underlying theme of this spellbinding hour seems to be Nietzschean - "that which does not destroy me makes me strong". And if that doesn't sound like out-and-out comedy, then that is good. Because the show is not out-and-out comedy. It is a mix of music, storytelling and comedy..."''
His comedy essays are currently published in the anthology ''Dirty Laundry'' (Phoenix Books) and ''Love West Hollywood: Reflections of Los Angeles'' (Alyson Books).
Director Justin Tanner recently revived Taylor’s Play ''Gangster Planet'' a four-character domestic comedy set during the Los Angeles Riots, Gangster Planet was chosen by the Los Angeles Times a Critics Choice. Of it they wrote...
''"If Aristophanes were alive today and had watched L.A. burn, Gangster Planet could be the result... acute cynicism with a clown’s humanism."''
Taylor’s New Play, ''Downward Facing Bitch'', a suspense comedy, is currently being developed with director ''Kiff Scholl''.
Taylor is a regular contributor to Wendy Hammer's Tasty Words, Jill Solloway's “Sit and Spin” and Hilary Carlip’s online magazine “Fresh Yarns” as well as the ''Huffington Post''
He performs regularly across the United States and is one of the original members of the Un-Cabaret, dubbed “The Mother Show of Alternative Comedy” by the Los Angeles Times, where Taylor fused standup, dada poetry and stream of consciousness storytelling to create some of the most artistic comedy ever.
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