Patrick John Warburton is an American actor and voice actor, who is recognized for his distinctive deep voice. He is best known for his role as the titular character of the 2001 Fox sitcom The Tick, his recurring roles as David Puddy in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1995–1998), Jeff Bingham in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement (2007–2013), and for his voice roles as Joe Swanson in the Fox animated sitcom Family Guy (since 1999), Tucker X in the Nickelodeon series The X's, Lok in the Tak and the Power of Juju video game franchise and television series of the same name, Flynn in the Skylanders video game franchise and its spin-off TV series Skylanders Academy, and Brock Samson in the Adult Swim series The Venture Bros. (since 2003). He is also well-known for voicing Ian the mule deer in Sony Pictures' Open Season, Ken and Agamemnon in DreamWorks' Bee Movie and Mr. Peabody & Sherman (respectively), Titan in Space Chimps and its 2010 sequel, and Wolf W. Wolf in Hoodwinked! and its 2011 sequel. Additionally, he played the titular character of the Netflix TV series adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
For Disney, he has done many voice roles, but his most notable roles are Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove, its 2005 sequel, and the TV series, as well as the titular character of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. He also portrayed Officer Walter Kramitz in the 2002 Touchstone Pictures film Big Trouble, Patrick in the pre-show videos of Soarin' Over California, and Cad Lackey in the 2007 live-action adaptation of Underdog. Additionally, he played General Stoner in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Warburton was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and is the son of orthopedic surgeon John Charles Warburton, Jr. and actress Barbara Jeanne Gratz (credited as Barbara Lord). He and his three sisters, Mary, Lara, and Megan, were raised in a "very religious" and "conservative" Catholic family in Huntington Beach, California, where he attended Saints Simon and Jude Catholic School. He later attended Servite High School (in Anaheim, California), then transferred to Newport Harbor High School (in Newport Beach, California). He studied marine biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, but dropped out to pursue modeling and acting.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Film | Character | Studio | Notes |
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2000 | Angels in the Infield | Eddie Everett | Walt Disney Television | Television film |
2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Buzz Lightyear/Little Green Men | Walt Disney Television Animation | Replaced Tim Allen's voice in the TV edit |
2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Kronk | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Voice |
2002 | Big Trouble | Officer Walter Kramitz | Touchstone Pictures | |
2004 | Home on the Range | Patrick | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Voice |
2005 | Chicken Little | Alien Cop | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Voice |
2005 | The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove | Kronk | Disneytoon Studios | Voice/Straight-to-video |
2005 | Sky High | Royal Pain | Walt Disney Pictures | Voice |
2006 | The Wild | Blag | C.O.R.E. Walt Disney Pictures |
Voice |
2007 | Underdog | Cad | Spyglass Entertainment Walt Disney Pictures |
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2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Pulaski | Disneytoon Studios | Voice |
Television[]
Year(s) | Show | Character | Studio | Network | Notes |
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2000 | Teacher's Pet | Security Guard | Walt Disney Television Animation | ABC | Voice |
2000–2002 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Buzz Lightyear/Little Green Men/Evil Buzz Lightyear | Walt Disney Television Animation Pixar Animation Studios |
ABC | Voice |
2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Steve Barkin | Walt Disney Television Animation | Disney Channel | Voice |
2003–2006 | Less Than Perfect | Jeb Denton | Wass/Stein Productions Touchstone Television |
ABC | |
2006–2008 | The Emperor's New School | Kronk | Walt Disney Television Animation | Disney Channel/ABC | Voice |
2015 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Ninja of 2005 | Walt Disney Television Animation | Disney XD | Voice |
2017 | Puppy Dog Pals | Captain Dog/Worker | Walt Disney Television Animation | Disney Jr. | Voice |
2018, 2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Rick Stoner | Marvel Television | ABC |
Theme park attractions[]
Year | Attraction | Character | Park | Notes |
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2001 | Soarin' Over California | Patrick | Disney California Adventure | |
2005 | Soarin' | Patrick | Epcot | |
2011 | Star Tours: The Adventures Continue | G2-4T | Disneyland Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Voice |
2012 | Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom | Kronk | Magic Kingdom | Voice |
Video games[]
Year | Video Games | Character | Notes |
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2000 | The Emperor's New Groove (video game) | Kronk | Voice |