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James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

Acting

September 17, 1963 (62 years old)
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Male
84 Movies
69 TV Shows

James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor. Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife Julie and their twins, son Severn Jerzy and daughter Esme Maeve. One of his first noteworthy roles was in the avant-garde playwright/director Richard Foreman's The Universe, for which Urbaniak won an Obie. He has also been acclaimed for his acting in the films Henry Fool and American Splendor, in the latter of which he played legendary illustrator R. Crumb. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his role in Thom Pain (based on nothing). He provides the voice for main character Dr. Thaddeus Venture on The Venture Bros. as well as the Doctor's brother Jonas Venture Junior and the super-villain Phantom Limb. In one of his lesser-known roles, Urbaniak played a pizza guy in the famous "Whassup?" television commercials for Budweiser. He also portrayed the moderator in "Human Centipede Anonymous", a Funny or Die short depicting three men who grapple with their past as a human centipede.

The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros.

The Venture Bros.

2004 7.8

as Dr. Venture (voice)

Age 40 (now 62)
81 eps
American Splendor
American Splendor

American Splendor

2003 7.2

as Robert Crumb

Age 39 (now 62)
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

2023 7.3

as Dr. Venture / Phantom Limb / Jonas Venture Jr. (voice)

Age 59 (now 62)
Sweet and Lowdown
Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

1999 6.8

as Harry

Age 36 (now 62)
Advantageous
Advantageous

Advantageous

2015 6.0

as Fisher

Age 51 (now 62)
Dave Made a Maze
Dave Made a Maze

Dave Made a Maze

2017 6.4

as Harry

Age 53 (now 62)
Henry Fool
Henry Fool

Henry Fool

1998 6.6

as Simon Grim

Age 34 (now 62)
Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

2017 6.1

as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father

Age 54 (now 62)
You Don't Know Jack
You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack

2010 7.0

as Jack Lessenberry

Age 46 (now 62)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019 6.6

as Agent Marcus Strang

Age 55 (now 62)
The Office
The Office

The Office

2005 8.6

as Rolf

Age 41 (now 62)
4 eps
Things Heard & Seen
Things Heard & Seen

Things Heard & Seen

2021 5.7

as Bram

Age 57 (now 62)
Fay Grim
Fay Grim

Fay Grim

2007 5.6

as Simon Grim

Age 43 (now 62)
Review
Review

Review

2014 7.5

as Grant Grunderschmidt

Age 50 (now 62)
22 eps
The Music Never Stopped
The Music Never Stopped

The Music Never Stopped

2011 7.2

as Mike Tappin

Age 47 (now 62)
The Boxtrolls
The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

2014 6.7

as Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice)

Age 50 (now 62)