James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

1963-09-17

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Also appears in

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

8.1

The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

6.7

Thelma the Unicorn

Thelma the Unicorn

7.1

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

5.7

The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans

7.6

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

7.1

The Nanny Diaries

The Nanny Diaries

6.4

Invitation to a Murder

Invitation to a Murder

5.6

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

7.1

Tesla

Tesla

5.8

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

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

7.3

Condor’s Nest

Condor’s Nest

5.6

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

6.7

Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

6.0

Things Heard & Seen

Things Heard & Seen

5.7

Rebel in the Rye

Rebel in the Rye

6.6

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

6.6

Intern

Intern

3.2

You Don’t Know Jack

You Don’t Know Jack

7.1

Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

6.3