John DiMaggio

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Music Department
Producer

The Autobots are back with new friends and foes who, of course, transform into various animals and vehicles. 'Rise of the Beasts' is a prequel to the first five Transformer films and a sequel to Bumblebee, taking place seven years later in 1994 and picking up with new human pals after Bumblebee went off to reunite with Optimus Prime. Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback play Noah and Elena, archaeologists caught in the battle between the Autobots, Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons. But enough about humans, let's talk Bots! Joining Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are Mirage, a hologram-projecting spy, voiced by Pete Davidson, Arcee, a commando who turns into a motorcycle, voiced by Liza Koshy, and Wheeljack, the team's mechanic and scientist, voiced by Cristo Fernández. On their side are the Maximals, led by Optimus Primal, a robot gorilla, voiced by Ron Perlman, Airazor, a peregrine falcon warrior, voiced by 2023's Best Actress Oscar winner, Michelle Yeoh, Cheetor (Tongayi Chirisa), and Rhinox (David Sobolov). The Maximals' "Beast Wars" reptilian nemeses, the Predacons, form an alliance with the Terrorcons, who originally transformed into monsters in the series, but appear to be vehicles in this sequel. The Terrorcon leader is the trophy-hunting Scourge, an evil semi truck voiced by Peter Dinklage. His minions include Nightbird (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez), Transit (John DiMaggio), Battletrap (David Sobolov), and Freezer (Dana Snyder). And you can expect this furious fivesome to combine into the ultimate weapon, Abominus. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II), Rise of the Beasts is intended to launch a new Transformers trilogy for Paramount.

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John DiMaggio is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and producer from Plainfield, New Jersey. He is best known for voicing Bender on Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, King Zøg on Disenchantment, The Joker from Batman: Under the Red Hood and Jerry Jumbeaux Jr from Zootopia. He can also be seen in Better Call Saul, Mythic Quest, The Newsroom, Modern Family, The League, Historical Roasts on Netflix and The Little Fockers. John had his own comedy show on MTV named after his comedy duo called Red Johnny and the Round Guy, and did stand up at home and abroad in the 1990s, with the likes of Dave Chapelle, Jeff Ross, Dave Attell, Greer Barnes and Dane Cook. He has been married to actress Kate Miller since 2014. He resides in both New York and Los Angeles.

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Awards
- 18 wins & 21 nominations

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I Know That Voice Premiere Grauman's Egyptian Theatre November 2013

John DiMaggio in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

John DiMaggio in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

John Goodman, Peter Cullen, John DiMaggio, and Ken Watanabe in Transformers: L'âge de l'extinction (2014)

Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, John DiMaggio, Ken Watanabe, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: L'âge de l'extinction (2014)

Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Stanley Tucci, Peter Cullen, John DiMaggio, Bingbing Li, Ken Watanabe, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: L'âge de l'extinction (2014)

Sofía Vergara, John DiMaggio, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O'Neill, and Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family (2009)

Sofía Vergara, John DiMaggio, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family (2009)

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Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, David Sobolov, Tongayi Chirisa, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos, and Liza Koshy in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

6.0

Transit
Stratosphere(voice)

2023

Interview with the Vampire

7.2

TV Series

Alderman Fenwick

Perry Mason

7.6

TV Series

Frank Finnerty

Super Mario Bros. le film

7.0

Uncle Arthur(voice)

2023

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Actor

Teen Titans Go!
5.5
TV Series
- 50% Chad
- Brother Blood
- Toy Master (voice) ...
- 2013–2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
9.3
Video Game
- Heidegger (English version, voice)
- 2024
Bienvenue chez les Loud
7.0
TV Series
- Tyler
- Mr. Grouse
- Mait D' ...
- 2016–2024
Le fantôme et Molly McGee
7.5
TV Series
- Sir Alister
- Billy McGee
- Additional Voices (voice) ...
- 2021–2024
Krapopolis
6.3
TV Series
- Donny the Cyclops
- Traveler (voice)
- 2023
Warcraft Rumble
4.4
Video Game
- (voice)
- 2023
Futurama
8.5
TV Series
- Bender
- Simulated Bender
- Space Italian Cop (voice) ...
- 1999–2023
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
8.9
TV Mini Series
- Jake (voice)
- 2023
Désenchantée
7.2
TV Series
- King Zøg
- Freckles
- P.T. (voice) ...
- 2018–2023
Star Wars: Les Aventures des Petits Jedi
5.8
TV Series
- Ansen Strung
- Patron (voice)
- 2023
Justice League: Warworld
5.3
- Lobo (voice)
- 2023
Skull Island
6.6
TV Series
- Crybaby Merc
- Annie's Father
- Hat Merc (voice)
- 2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
6.0
- Transit
- Stratosphere (voice)
- 2023
Perry Mason
7.6
TV Series
- Frank Finnerty
- 2023
Super Mario Bros. le film
7.0
- Uncle Arthur (voice)
- 2023

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Official sites
- Facebook
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Alternative names
- John De Maggio
Height
- 1.92 m
Born
- September 4, 1968
- North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
Spouse
- Kate MillerOctober 22, 2014 - present
Other works
Plays Seth in "Turnaround" play by Roger Kumble (Coast Playhouse, West Hollywood, California, USA).

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Trivia
His inspiration for Bender was Slim Pickens from "Blazing Saddles" and his friend from college, who would do improvisations of an old man who liked sausage.