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Jess Harnell

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Jess Harnell
An updated version of the 1990s animated series featuring a trio of wacky characters causing mayhem on the Warner Bros. studio lot.
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Animaniacs (2020–2023)
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Jess Harnell is an American actor and singer from New Jersey. He provided the voices of Wakko Warner from Animaniacs, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon from Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Scary Terry from Rick & Morty, Ki-Adi Mundi and Darth Maul from Star Wars video games, Captain Hero from Drawn Together, Ironhide from Transformers, Dr. Finkelstein from The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge and Kingdom Hearts, the Plumber from Ratchet & Clank and the announcer of America's Funniest Home Videos.
BornDecember 23, 1963
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BornDecember 23, 1963
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 15 nominations

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Animaniacs
Crash Bandicoot
Transformers: The Last Knight Barricade
Sofia The First
Rick and Morty
Rock Sugar
Jess Harnell in Big Time Rush (2009)
Jess Harnell in Big Time Rush (2009)
Jess Harnell in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Jess Harnell in Transformers (2007)
The Looney Tunes Show
Rick and Morty

Known for

Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.2
  • Ironhide(voice)
  • 2011
Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
Transformers
7.0
  • Ironhide
  • Barricade(voice)
  • 2007
Animaniacs (1993)
Animaniacs
7.9
TV Series
  • Wakko Warner
  • Additional Voices
  • Walter Wolf
  • Elvis Presley
  • P
  • Wayne Campbell
  • Alphonse
  • Alvey
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Award Presenter
  • Benjamin
  • Bill Boggs
  • Bird
  • Bob Hope
  • Cab Driver
  • Cabby
  • Car
  • Caroler #2
  • Chandler Bing
  • Cowboy #2
  • Crewman
  • Death
  • Dwarf #2
  • Ed Meisker III
  • Elvis P.
  • Flintser
  • Frank Sinatra
  • General
  • Hippie
  • Hot Dog Vendor
  • Humphrey Bogart
  • Hydrant
  • Internet Nerd
  • Ishmael
  • Jim Morrison
  • Keanu Reeves
  • King #3
  • Lew-Lew
  • Male Date
  • Michael Jordan
  • Morgan Freeman
  • Mr. Jenkins
  • Muttermouth
  • Newstand Owner
  • Norman Feinman
  • Pie Eating Man
  • Prince of Props
  • Reporter #1
  • Richard Nixon
  • Rick Blaine
  • Rock Singers
  • Rocket Rat
  • Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus (Jingle Boo)
  • Schnitzel
  • Sheggy
  • Singer
  • Skipper
  • Stagehand
  • The Prince
  • The Skipper
  • Tom Dover
  • Trudy's Cousin
  • Willy Rae Cyprus
  • Wolf Spritzer
  • Zombies(voice)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
6.8
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • George Washington
  • Bill Clinton
  • Isaac Newton
  • New York City Cop(voice)
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • Rahan
    • Sanga, Guna, Bakur (English version, voice)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Jungle Junction
    • Taxicrab (voice)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Yellowstone
    • Captain Hero (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Buddyman
    • Dave the Seller, Konrad Bukowski (voice)
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Avenging Justice
    • Anson Thymes Y, The Insanely Awesome (voice)
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Road of Vengeance
    • Katsu
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Pastacolypse (2023)
    Pastacolypse
    • Halfway
    • Lawyer
    • Newscaster 1
    • 2023
  • Lisa Kudrow, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Tony Hale, Sharon Horgan, Jason Mantzoukas, Greta Lee, Bresha Webb, and Sam Richardson in HouseBroken (2021)
    HouseBroken
    • Grapes
    • Malamute
    • Nic Cage (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • Animaniacs x MasterClass: The Brain Teaches World Domination (2023)
    Animaniacs x MasterClass: The Brain Teaches World Domination
    • Wakko Warner
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Animaniacs (2020)
    Animaniacs
    • Wakko Warner
    • Crowd Member
    • Teen Boy (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2023
  • Firebuds (2022)
    Firebuds
    • Ivan
    • Coach D (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Batwheels (2022)
    Batwheels
    • The Penguin (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Return to Monkey Island (2022)
    Return to Monkey Island
    • LeChuck (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Disney Dreamlight Valley (2022)
    Disney Dreamlight Valley
    • Maui (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Puppy Dog Pals (2017)
    Puppy Dog Pals
    • Yama
    • Alessandra
    • Surfer Dude ...
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • Harriet the Spy (2021)
    Harriet the Spy
    • (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022)
    Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • 2022
  • Baby Got Buns
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, and James Arnold Taylor in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)
    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
    • Skidd
    • Phantom
    • Additional Performers (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! (2021)
    Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!
    • Crash Bandicoot (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • Blaze and the Monster Machines (2014)
    Blaze and the Monster Machines
    • Dad
    • Bruce Moose
    • Grizzly Bear 2 (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2020

Music Department

  • Karl Urban and Zaris-Angel Hator in The Sea Beast (2022)
    The Sea Beast
    • singer: Sea Chanty Singers
    • 2022
  • Jeff Bergman, Kristen Wiig, and Kwesi Boakye in The Looney Tunes Show (2011)
    The Looney Tunes Show
    • vocals: additional song
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • John Carroll Lynch, Drew Carey, Diedrich Bader, Craig Ferguson, Kathy Kinney, Christa Miller, and Ryan Stiles in The Drew Carey Show (1995)
    The Drew Carey Show
    • performer: Elvis' recordings
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Pat Morita, George Takei, Ming-Na Wen, Julianne Buescher, June Foray, Donny Osmond, Tom Amundsen, Arminae Austen, Mary Kay Bergman, Susan Boyd, Steve Bulen, Corey Burton, Mitch Carter, Robert Clotworthy, David Cowgill, Sally Dworsky, Beth Fowler, Donald Fullilove, Jack Gilpin, James Hong, Richard Steven Horvitz, Linda Kerns, Matthew Labyorteaux, Conan Lee, Dana Lee, Miriam Margolyes, Marni Nixon, Soon-Tek Oh, Elisa Gabrielli, Lea Salonga, Freda Foh Shen, James Shigeta, Jerry Tondo, Gedde Watanabe, Frank Welker, Matthew Wilder, and Sandie Hall in Mulan (1998)
    Mulan
    • vocal contractor
    • 1998
  • Animaniacs (1993)
    Animaniacs
    • performer: main title (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1998

Additional Crew

  • The Cannonball Run
    • loop group
    • In Development
  • Dominic Purcell, Olivia Swann, Shayan Sobhian, Nick Zano, Matt Ryan, Adam Tsekhman, Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, and Lisseth Chavez in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
    DC's Legends of Tomorrow
    • vocal impersonator: Elvis
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Matthew McConaughey in Sing (2016)
    Sing
    • additional voices
    • 2016
  • The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
    The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
    • additional voices
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Kathy Najimy, John Ratzenberger, Andrew Stanton, Lori Alan, Bob Bergen, Ben Burtt, John Cygan, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Jeff Garlin, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Kim Kopf, Sherry Lynn, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Jeff Pidgeon, Jim Ward, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, and Niki McElroy in WALL·E (2008)
    WALL·E
    • additional voices
    • 2008
  • Pet Alien (2004)
    Pet Alien
    • voice director
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005
  • Frankie Muniz in Racing Stripes (2005)
    Racing Stripes
    • additional voices
    • 2005
  • Willem Dafoe, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Elizabeth Perkins, John Ratzenberger, Geoffrey Rush, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries, Bill Hunter, Vicki Lewis, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, Joe Ranft, Jordan Ranft, Stephen Root, Bruce Spence, Erik Per Sullivan, Alexander Gould, Erica Beck, LuLu Ebeling, and Nicholas Bird in Finding Nemo (2003)
    Finding Nemo
    • additional voices
    • 2003
  • Fly Away Home (1996)
    Fly Away Home
    • loop group
    • 1996

Videos69

Exclusive Clip: "Shoes of Doom"
Clip 1:04
Exclusive Clip: "Shoes of Doom"
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
Clip 1:16
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
Clip 1:07
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
Drawn Together: Season One
Clip 2:14
Drawn Together: Season One
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Clip 1:01
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
A Tribute to John Chambers
Clip 6:23
A Tribute to John Chambers
Season 3 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:43
Season 3 Official Trailer
Season 2 Trailer
Trailer 1:59
Season 2 Trailer
Season 2 - Date Announcement
Trailer 0:32
Season 2 - Date Announcement
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Game Launch Trailer
Trailer 1:30
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Game Launch Trailer
Animaniacs
Trailer 2:09
Animaniacs
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (VG)
Trailer 0:32
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (VG)

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Official Facebook
    • Official Twitter
  • Alternative names
    • Dwayne Barker
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • December 23, 1963
    • Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouse
    • Cara Harnell November 19, 2019 - present
  • Parents
      Joseph Harnell
  • Other works
    Voice talent on Troops, a short film spoofing Star Wars and COPS, as voice of Captain Jyanix.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He states in "Animaniacs Live" in the special features of Volume 1 of the DVDs that for Wakko Warner he did a John Lennon voice, then when he saw the picture of Wakko and how small he was, he changed the voice by making it more high pitched, like a small John Lennon.
  • Quotes
    [on creating the voice of Wakko for Animaniacs (1993)] I at first did a John Lennon impression and then they showed me a picture and I saw that Wakko was kind of a little guy so I just made my voice a little smaller.
  • Trademarks
      Voice of Wakko in Animaniacs (1993).

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