James Urbaniak
Actor
- Born
- September 17, 1963 (age 63) · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
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.
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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.
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Known for
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- 2026The Last Temptation of Becky as Dr. Friedrich Metzger
- 2026My Love For You Is Deep But the Devil Loves Me Deeper
- 2026Play House as Mr. Morton
- 2026Puddysticks as Eustace the Boss
- 2026Grind
- 2025The Muppet Scriptmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge
- 2025Theatre People as Drama Teacher
- 2025Dead Media as Dr Sven Rendall
- 2025Every Heavy Thing as William Shaffer
- 2025Laws of Man as Proprietor Isaac
