John William DiMaggio ( dim-AJ-oh; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for voicing Bender in Futurama and Jake the Dog in Adventure Time.
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Early life
DiMaggio was born on September 4, 1968, and raised in North Plainfield, New Jersey. DiMaggio graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1986 where he acted in theater productions. One of his schoolmates was political strategist Steve Schmidt. He attended Rutgers University, majoring in theater, although he dropped out his junior year. DiMaggio started doing stand up comedy, where he did impressions and decided to become a voice actor after befriending Zak Orth.
Career
DiMaggio is known for his roles as Bender in Futurama, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War franchise, Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time, Wakka and Kimahri in Final Fantasy X, and Niblet in Pound Puppies. He is a former comedian, appearing on stage as part of a comic duo named "Red Johnny and the Round Guy" and has several on-screen credits, such as Steve Ballmer in Pirates of Silicon Valley (the docudrama about the history of Apple Computer and Microsoft) and as Dr. Sean Underhill, a recurring character in Chicago Hope.
