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Jeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name, Kowalski in the Nickelodeon series The Penguins of Madagascar, and the current voice for Disney's Smee. When voicing Johnny, he made his voice sound like that of Elvis Presley.
Bennett also took over for two actors who played different characters in the Star Wars series: Jango Fett, who was originally portrayed by actor Temuera Morrison, and Count Dooku, who was originally played by Christopher Lee in Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter. Bennett also played Jango Fett for Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.
He started out his training on stage, performing in plays at the Alley Theatre in Houston, before moving to Burbank.
Bennett voices various characters in movies, TV shows, and video games. His best-known voice role is in Johnny Bravo as the main character of the same name and Kowalski in The Penguins of Madagascar.
John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, he is known for his iconic role as the robot, Bender on Futurama. He has also played such roles as Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War franchise, and Jake the Dog on Adventure Time. DiMaggio 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 the recurring character Dr. Sean Underhill on Chicago Hope.