Early life

LaMarche was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but his family moved to Timmins, Ontario, very soon after he was born. LaMarche's childhood was filled with his "own little world of cartoons and sixties television". It was not until his sophomore year of high school that he learned of the popularity his talent for mimicry could garner him. This realization came from a coincidental performance in a high school "variety night" when a couple of friends urged him to enter. The act he performed at the variety night was "celebrities as waiters" which he actually used all the way up until the end of his stand-up career.

Stand-up

At the age of 19, LaMarche took his high school act to an open mic night in New York City, performing to a reaction in which, as he describes, "they just totally ignored me". This reaction was coupled with the backlash LaMarche received from fellow Canadian comedians who LaMarche describes as discouraging him from pursuing a career outside of Canada.

Three years later, at the age of 22, LaMarche moved straight to Los Angeles to further his stand-up career. This move, LaMarche says, would always be something he regretted doing instead of moving to New York: "... in retrospect, I thought it was a mistake. I think that a couple of years in New York would have made me a stronger comedian."

Over the next five years, LaMarche's career would gradually progress, playing comedy clubs all over the U.S., with several appearances on Merv Griffin and "An Evening At The Improv", but in spite of such interest, LaMarche always believed that, while his impersonations and stage presence were strong, he needed to develop funnier comedy material. Despite being so critical of himself, LaMarche would be granted the opportunity of being part of the 1985 HBO production, Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special, on which also appeared Bob Saget, Rita Rudner, Louie Anderson, Yakov Smirnoff, and the breakout first appearance of Sam Kinison. Although he was received (and reviewed) favorably, in looking back on his own performance in that special, LaMarche believed he was "probably about five years away from going from being a good comedian to being a great comedian" and being the "only impressionist that actually comes from somewhere".

During his standup career, LaMarche opened for such acts as Rodney Dangerfield, George Carlin, Howie Mandel, David Sanborn and Donna Summer, usually in the main showrooms of Las Vegas and Atlantic City.

On March 9, 1987, LaMarche's father was murdered, shot to death by a lifelong friend in a Toronto hotel lobby, in front of dozens of witnesses. This sent LaMarche into depression and alcoholism for the next two years, effectively stalling his stand-up career. After getting sober on Inauguration Day in 1989, LaMarche embarked again into the world of his first love, standup comedy, in the early part of 1990. However, just as he was regaining lost momentum, tragedy struck once more, as his 18-year-old sister was killed in a car accident in September of that year. At this point, though he remained sober, LaMarche decided he just could not do standup comedy anymore. He says, "at that point I just threw up my hands and went, 'Oh, that’s it. I don’t have any funny left in me. I’m done.'"

Voiceover acting

LaMarche's first entrance into the voiceover industry was in 1980 in Easter Fever and Take Me Up to the Ball Game, two Canadian films from Nelvana. LaMarche did not venture into voiceover acting again until years later as a side endeavor during his full-time standup comedy career.

Television

LaMarche began on Inspector Gadget and went on to Dennis the Menace, Popeye and Son and The Real Ghostbusters. After The Real Ghostbusters, LaMarche became a regular mainstay of the voiceover industry appearing in such shows as Tiny Toon Adventures, GI Joe, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series, Taz-Mania, Where's Waldo, The Little Mermaid, Batman: The Animated Series, and Bonkers before landing perhaps his most recognized role in 1993 as The Brain on Animaniacs (and later its spin-off show Pinky and the Brain). Following this, LaMarche worked on The Critic, Freakazoid!, and The Tick before then reprising his role of Egon in Extreme Ghostbusters. The stretch of two years after this saw LaMarche portray characters in such shows as Hey Arnold! as Big Bob Pataki, Queer Duck, The Chimp Channel, and Sonic Underground as Sleet. During this time Maurice would become the voice actor for Mortimer Mouse whom he would voice in the television series Mickey Mouse Works and Disney's House of Mouse. It was at this time, 1999, that LaMarche began work on Futurama, and since Futurama LaMarche has continued to work steadily in television, including guest roles on The Simpsons (where he once again parodied Orson Welles). His most recent regular role came as Hovis the butler on the Nickelodeon series Catscratch. LaMarche was the voice of Victor in Playhouse Disney's Handy Manny Halloween episode.

LaMarche has done various voice work for many Warner Bros. Animation and DiC Entertainment cartoons. He also delivered the protracted belches for the "Great Wakkorotti" shorts on Animaniacs, in which Wakko Warner performed various pieces of music. In 2011, LaMarche reprises his role as Yosemite Sam in Cartoon Network's new series, The Looney Tunes Show.

Pinky and the Brain

LaMarche plays the character of The Brain in Pinky and the Brain. In creating the voice for Brain, LaMarche says he looked at a picture of the character and immediately thought of Orson Welles, although the character wasn't modeled after Welles. Voicing Brain gave LaMarche the opportunity to make use of his signature impersonation of Welles. Many Pinky and the Brain episodes are nods to Welles' career. LaMarche won an Annie Award for his role as the Brain, and was nominated for an Emmy. LaMarche would later use this accent to voice Father in Codename: Kids Next Door.

The Critic

While working on The Critic, LaMarche once voiced 29 characters in one 30-minute episode.

His time on The Critic also afforded LaMarche the opportunity to once again parody Orson Welles, this time after a video reading of a will (the Sherman family was so wealthy, they had hired Welles to narrate it) dissolves into a commercial for Mrs. Pells Fishsticks, as well as another for Rosebud Frozen Peas ("full of count-ry goodness and green pea-ness"), and another for Blotto Bros. wine.

Futurama

Much of his best known voicework is from Futurama where he voiced Zapp Brannigan's beleaguered assistant Kif Kroker, melodramatic soap acting unit Calculon, the Nero-esque Hedonismbot, Morbo the news anchor, and Lrrr, ruler of the planet Omicron Persei 8, among numerous others. He has also done his Orson Welles impression on the show, winning a 2011 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy for his portrayal of Lrrr and Orson Welles in episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences". He won another Emmy the following year for the Futurama episode "The Silence of the Clamps".

Heroes

LaMarche acted, voice only, in the second episode of the hit NBC show Heroes, "Don't Look Back", as the villain Sylar. His voice is heard in a chilling recorded phone conversation on Chandra Suresh's answering machine. The role of Sylar was later played by Zachary Quinto.

Film

LaMarche appeared in many films, including dubbing the voice of Orson Welles over Vincent D'Onofrio's on-camera performance in Ed Wood; Pepé Le Pew in Space Jam; supplying the voice of the Alec Baldwin puppet in Team America: World Police, and reprising his roles from Queer Duck and Futurama in the direct-to-video films Queer Duck: The Movie and Futurama: Bender's Big Score, respectively.

His one on-camera theatrical film performance was in the 1981 Canadian feature Funny Farm, not to be confused with a later Chevy Chase vehicle of the same name. The film follows the story of a young standup comedian's attempt to break into the big-time on the L.A. comedy scene. LaMarche played Dickie Lyons, an impressionist who befriends the main character, Mark Champlin. The film also starred Howie Mandel, Eileen Brennan, and Miles Chapin.

In Mark Hamill's 2004 movie Comic Book: The Movie, LaMarche made a rare live appearance to be in the special features of the DVD alongside Pinky and the Brain co-star Rob Paulsen. Among other gags, he re-enacted his impression of Orson Welles' famous frozen peas commercial outtake.

Commercials

LaMarche has also lent his voice to commercials. He voiced Kellogg's Froot Loops spokesbird Toucan Sam, the animated Willy Wonka character in Nestlé's Willy Wonka Candy Company commercials, and the narrator for Lexus commercials.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1983	Rock & Rule	The Sailor	Voice only
1991	Felix the Cat: The Movie	The Grandfather	Voice only Direct-to-video Uncredited
1992	Cool World	Interrogator #2, Mash, Drunken Bar Patron, Dr. Vincent "Vegas Vinnie" Whiskers	Voice only
1994	Ed Wood	Orson Welles
1995	Napoleon	Snake and Frill-Necked Lizard
1996	Space Jam	Pepé Le Pew
	All Dogs Go to Heaven 2	Lost & Found Officer
1999	Wakko's Wish	Brain, Squit, Wakko (burping only)	Voice only Nominated: Annie Award for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production
	The Chimp Channel	Harry Waller, Bernard the Sarcastic Cockatoo	Voice only
	Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge	Inspector Gadget, Chief Quimby
2000	Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman	Mr Talbot, Wolfman
2002	Balto II: Wolf Quest	Balto	Voice only Direct-to-video
	Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge	Inspector Gadget
	Hey Arnold!: The Movie	Big Bob Pataki, Head of Security	Voice only
2002	Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring	Spike and Butch (credited as Alley Cat)	Voice only Direct-to-video
2003	101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	Horace
2004	Team America: World Police	Alec Baldwin	Voice only
	Balto III: Wings of Change	Balto	Voice only Direct-to-video
	Felix the Cat Saves Christmas	Rock Bottom
	Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers	Medium Beagle Boy, additional voices
	Comic Book: The Movie	Himself	Segment: "Behind the Voices" Special feature Live-action
	Pom Poko	Narrator	Voice only English dub
2006	Tekkonkinkreet	Fujimura
	Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas	Yosemite Sam	Voice only
	Casper's Scare School	Pirate, Thurdigree Burns
	Barnyard	Igg the Cow
	Queer Duck: The Movie	Oscar Wildcat	Voice only Direct-to-video
	Operation: Z.E.R.O.	Father	Voice only
2007	Futurama: Bender's Big Score	Kif Kroker, Morbo, Calculon, Lrrr, additional characters	Voice only Direct-to-video
2008	Futurama: Bender's Game	Various characters
	The Jewish Nudist Buddhist	God	Independent film
	Dead Space: Downfall	White, Bavaro	Voice only Direct-to-video
	Tripping the Rift: The Movie	Gus
	Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs	Kif Kroker, various characters
2009	Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder	Kif Kroker, DonBot, Clamps, Calculon, Morbo, Lrrr, various characters
2012	Wreck-It Ralph	Root Beer Tapper	Voice only
2013	Frozen	King of Arendelle
	I Know That Voice	Himself	Documentary
2014	The Boxtrolls	Sir Langsdale	Voice only
2016	Zootopia	Mr. Big / Woolter	Voice only
2016	Casper The Adventure Continues	The Brain / Vincent Price	Voice only

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
1980	Easter Fever	Don Rattles, Steed Martin, Peter Easter Bat	Voice only Television film
	Take Me Up to the Ball Game	Additional voices
1985-86	Inspector Gadget	Chief Quimby (second season only)	21 episodes
1986	Faerie Tale Theatre	Mockingbird Maurice	Episode: "The Princess Who Had Never Laughed"
	The Transformers	Six-Gun	Episode: "Thief in the Night"
	Popples	Puzzle
1986-91	The Real Ghostbusters	Egon Spengler, various voices
1987	The Facts of Life	Rod Sperling	Live action Episode: "Seven Little Indians"
	Popeye and Son	Popeye	Episode: "Attack of the Sea Hag/Happy Anniversary"
	DuckTales	Count Roy	Episode: "Duck in the Iron Mask"
1988	Beany and Cecil	Dishonest John	5 episodes
	Dennis the Menace	George Wilson, Henry Mitchell, Ruff
1989-92	G.I. Joe	Copperhead, Low-Light, Spirit, Serpentor, Destro, Big Ben
1990-91	Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series	Zoltan, Ketchuck, Tomato Guy	21 episodes
1990-95	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Verminous Skumm, Duke Nukum	16 episodes
	Tiny Toon Adventures	Dizzy Devil, Tasmanian Devil, Orsen Whales, Yosemite Sam
1991	TaleSpin	General Patton
1991-95	Taz-Mania	Hugh Tasmanian Devil Daffy Duck
1993-95	Bonkers	Mr. Blackenblue, March Hare, Smarts, Tuttle Turtle
1993-96	Rocko's Modern Life	Additional voices
1993-98	Animaniacs	Brain, Spartacus, Bob Hope, Squit, Michelangelo, Wakko (burping only)
1994	The Little Mermaid	Scuttle	2 episodes
1994-95	The Critic	Jeremy Hawke, Orson Welles, additional voices
1994-96	The Tick	Human Ton & Handy, Pigleg, Mr. Smartypants, various other characters
1995-present	The Simpsons	Various characters	21 episodes
1995	Rugrats	Store Clerk	9 episodes
1995-97	Freakazoid!	Longhorn, Dan, Captain "K", The Brain (Episodes: "Freakazoid is History" and "The Freakazoid")
1995-98	Pinky and the Brain	The Brain
	Gadget Boy and Heather	Boris, Mulch and Humus, Myron Dabble, Chief Strombolli, G9
1995-2001	The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries	Yosemite Sam, additional voices
1996	Dexter's Laboratory	Simion
	KaBlam!	Additional voices
	Hey Arnold!	Big Bob Pataki, additional characters
1997-2005	Space Goofs	Etno Polino
1997	Recess	Additional voices	6 episodes
	Extreme Ghostbusters	Egon Spengler
	The Wacky World of Tex Avery	Mooch, Emperor, Narrator, additional voices
1997-2004	Johnny Bravo	Dr. Alphonse, Squint Ringo, Fish Lips Malone, additional voices
1997-2006	Space Goofs	Etno Polino
1998	The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald	Dr. Quizzical, Burger Chef, Knight
1998-2000	Histeria!	George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Joseph Stalin, Groucho Marx, additional voices
1998-2005	The Powerpuff Girls	Additional voices
1999	Sonic Underground	Sleet, SWATbots, Athair (Great Grandfather of Knuckles)
	Queer Duck	Oscar Wildcat, Mr. Duckstein, other characters
1999-2000	Mickey Mouse Works	Mortimer Mouse
	Dilbert	The World's Smartest Garbageman
	Sabrina: The Animated Series	Additional voices
1999-2003 2008-13	Futurama	Kif Kroker, Morbo, Calculon, Lrrr, Horrible Gelatinous Blob, Walt, Hedonismbot, DonBot, additional characters
2000	Hard Drinkin' Lincoln	John Wilkes Booth
2000-03	Poochini's Yard	Dirt, additional voices
2001	Baby Felix & Friends	Master Cylinder
2001-02	The Oblongs	Tommy Vinegar
2001-03	The New Adventures of Lucky Luke	Joe Dalton, Buffalo Bill
	Gadget & the Gadgetinis	Lt. Gadget
	House of Mouse	Mortimer Mouse, Professor Ratigan, Basil of Baker Street, Robin Hood, Scuttle, March Hare
2001-04	Jackie Chan Adventures	Ikazuki, Cardiff Zendo, Tso Lan	4 episodes
2001-07	Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law	Azul Falcone, Stan Freezoid, Apache Chief, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Der Spuzmacher, Inch High, Speed Buggy, Hi-Riser, Doggie Daddy, Droopy, Quick Draw McGraw, Wally Gator, Morocco Mole, Garok, Cavey Jr., Magilla Gorilla, Mr. Peebles, Benny the Ball, Dum Dum, Shazzan, Atom Ant, Nitron	24 episodes
2001-02	What's With Andy?	Principal DeRosa (season one only)
2002-05	¡Mucha Lucha!	El Phantasmo, additional voices	Animated series
2002	Samurai Jack	The Boss	Episode: "Jack and the Gangsters"
2002-04	Teamo Supremo	Baron Blitz
2002-08	Codename: Kids Next Door	Father
2003	K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments	Omri and Amos
2003-04	Sabrina's Secret Life	Salem
2004-05	Duck Dodgers	K'chutha Sa'am, Masativo
2004-06	Xiaolin Showdown	Master Fung (only in season 2 and 3), Chucky Choo
	Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi	Additional voices
2004-09	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
2005	A.T.O.M.	Eel, Fender	2 episodes
	The Buzz on Maggie	Additional voices
	Loonatics Unleashed	Ophimius Sam
2005-07	Tripping the Rift	Gus
	Catscratch	Hovis, Additional voices
2005-08	Camp Lazlo	Additional voices
	My Gym Partner's A Monkey	Principal Poncherello Pixiefrog, Mr. Mandrill, Mr. Hornbill, Mr. Blowhole, additional voices
2006	Mickey Mouse Clubhouse	Mortimer Mouse
2006-09	Yin Yang Yo!	Additional voices
2006-07	Shuriken School	Mr. No, Naginata, Kubo Utamaro, Zumichito, Daisuke Togakame
2007	Chowder	Additional voices
	El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007-08	Tak and the Power of Juju	Chief
2007-09	Random! Cartoons	Klemp, Birdsdorf, Pickle Cop, Dog Catcher, Elecaptain Sam, Bjorn, Working Troll #1
2008	The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack	Additional voices
	The Mighty B!	Additional voices
	The Boondocks	Larry King, Donald Richards	Episode: "The S-Word"
2009	The Cleveland Show	Keith Leib	Episode: "Birth of a Salesman"
2009-11	Bob & Doug	Various characters
2010	Axe Cop Motion	Avocado Soldier	Webcomic
2010-12	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil	Additional voices
2010-13	Pound Puppies	Jean Luc Glaciaire, Agent Francois, Hench Grocer
2010-present	Regular Show	Additional voices
2011-14	Adventure Time	Grand Master Wizard, Weapon Head, Wizard Policeman, Stranson Doughblow, Various Criminals in Wizard Prison, Bella Noche	3 episodes
	The Looney Tunes Show	Yosemite Sam
2011-13	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Vincent Van Ghoul
2011-present	Transformers: Rescue Bots	Chief Charlie Burns, additional voices
2012	Dan Vs.	Gigando-Mart Customer, Governor of California, Reporter, Dock Worker, Mel Darwin	3 episodes
	Robot Chicken	Brain, Ricky Recycle Bin
	The Penguins of Madagascar	Various voices
	Hero Factory	Splitface
	Have a Laugh!	Mortimer Mouse
2012-14	The Legend of Korra	Equalist Announcer, Defence Attorney, Aiwei, additional voices
2012-15	Robot and Monster	Gart, Perry, Loudmouth
2012-present	Ultimate Spider-Man	Victor von Doom/Dr. Doom
	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	Dr. Doom	Episode: "Red Rover"
2013	Brickleberry	Kurt Thoreau, Native American Chief, Flamey the Bear, Donnie (Connie's Anti-Christ Baby)
2013-14	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Heilang, Lin Kuei	4 episodes
2013-present	Avengers Assemble	Victor von Doom/Dr. Doom
	Rick and Morty	Alien #2, Paramedic, Scary Olderson, Dog Accountant, Abradolf Lincler
2014	Nostalgia Critic	The Brain	Webseries Episode: "The Purge"
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Atilla the Frog, Rasputin the Mad Frog	Episode: "The Croaking"
2014-present	The 7D	Grumpy
	Turbo FAST	Tickula, additional voices
	Sonic Boom	Various characters
2015	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	King Pony Head
	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Narrator, Fredricks
2015-present	Harvey Beaks	Additional voices
	Gravity Falls	Additional voices
	Wabbit	Yosemite Sam
2016	The Powerpuff Girls	Man Boy	Episode: "Man Up"

Video games

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1994	The Great Math/Word/Reading Adventure	Stinky the Skunk
	Storybook Weaver	Toucan Sam, Willy Wonka	Segment: Horton Hatches the Egg
1995	Battle Beast	Toadman
	Full Throttle	Nester
1997	Nightmare Creatures	Narrator	Commercial narrator
	Animaniacs Game Pack	The Brain, Foreman, Wakko's Belches
1999	Descent 3	Additional voices
2000	102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue	Horace
	Looney Tunes Racing	Yosemite Sam
	Looney Tunes: Space Race	Yosemite Sam
	Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	Yoshimo, Renal Bloodscalp, Chief Inspector Brega
	Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters	Yosemite Sam
	Stupid Invaders	Etno Polino
2001	Sheep, Dog 'n' Wolf	Yosemite Sam
2002	Taz Wanted	Yosemite Sam
	Disney Golf	Mortimer
2003	Looney Tunes: Back in Action	Yosemite Sam, Pepé Le Pew, Blacque Jacque Shellacque
2004	Storybook Weaver Deluxe	Toucan Sam, Willy Wonka	Segment: Horton Hatches the Egg
2005	Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt	Brain, Igor
	Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.	Father, Burly Candy Pirate
2006	Open Season	Boswell, Duck
	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Jack O'Lantern
	Xiaolin Showdown	Master Fung
2007	Guild Wars: Eye of the North	Vekk, Lork	Expansion pack
	Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal	Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam
	The Simpsons Game	William Shakespeare
2008	Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law	Azul Falcone, Stan Freezoid, Inch High Private Eye, additional voices
	Crash: Mind over Mutant	Doctor Nitrus Brio
	Tak and the Guardians of Gross	Chief
2010	Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet	Magneto
2011	Batman: Arkham City	Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze, Julian Day/Calendar Man
	Star Wars: The Old Republic	General Var Suthra, Lox, The Wheezer
2012	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance	Medium Beagle Boy
2013	Skylanders: Swap Force	Night Shift
	Batman: Arkham Origins	Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze	Downloadable content: "Cold, Cold Heart"
2014	Skylanders: Trap Team	Night Shift
2015	Skylanders: SuperChargers	Night Shift, Dive Clops
	Batman: Arkham Knight	Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze	Downloadable content: "Season of Infamy"

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