James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

Date of Birth:

Sep 17, 1963

Place of Birth:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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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.

filmography:

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002

The Sisters Rosensweig The Sisters Rosensweig

1970

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

2023

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

2018

B Movie B Movie

2004

The Last Romantic The Last Romantic

2006

The Nanny Diaries The Nanny Diaries

2007

Things Heard & Seen Things Heard & Seen

2021

Fortunes Fortunes

1970

Intern Intern

2000

The Book of Life The Book of Life

1998

No Such Thing No Such Thing

2001

Death of a President Death of a President

2006

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

2012

Tesla Tesla

2020

Beauty Beauty

2022

Daypass Daypass

2002

Gonzo Girl Gonzo Girl

2023

Invitation to a Murder Invitation to a Murder

2023

Indoor Baseball Indoor Baseball

2023

Electric City Electric City

2016

Chicago 10 Chicago 10

2008

The Rainbow Bridge The Rainbow Bridge

2024

The Diagnosis The Diagnosis

2008

Breakup Season Breakup Season

2024

Oppenheimer Oppenheimer

2023

Ride with the Devil Ride with the Devil

1999

The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?

2007

The Fabelmans The Fabelmans

2022

The Country Club The Country Club

2023

Puddysticks Puddysticks

2024

Taz: Quest for Burger Taz: Quest for Burger

2023

Condor's Nest Condor's Nest

2023

Where'd You Go, Bernadette Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019

Across the Universe Across the Universe

2007

Opera No. 1 Opera No. 1

1994

Upheaval Upheaval

2002

The Music Never Stopped The Music Never Stopped

2011

Bitter Orange Bitter Orange

2013

iSteve iSteve

2013

Such Good People Such Good People

2014

The Occupants The Occupants

2014

Beware the Gonzo Beware the Gonzo

2010

Teknolust Teknolust

2002

You Don't Know Jack You Don't Know Jack

2010

Sweet and Lowdown Sweet and Lowdown

1999

The Girl from Monday The Girl from Monday

2005

Henry Fool Henry Fool

1998

Wonderstruck Wonderstruck

2017

The Sticky Fingers of Time The Sticky Fingers of Time

1997

Drones Drones

2010

American Splendor American Splendor

2003

Ned Rifle Ned Rifle

2014

Rebel in the Rye Rebel in the Rye

2017

Advantageous Advantageous

2012

The Other Also The Other Also

1997

After Adderall After Adderall

2016

Dave Made a Maze Dave Made a Maze

2017

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003

Sound of My Voice Sound of My Voice

2011

NYC 3/94 NYC 3/94

1994

Manhattan Mixup Manhattan Mixup

2011

From the Head From the Head

2011

Advantageous Advantageous

2015

Plain Dirty Plain Dirty

2003

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

2015

The Boxtrolls The Boxtrolls

2014

Book of Christ Book of Christ

2014

Fay Grim Fay Grim

2006

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