Patrick Warburton

Date of Birth
14 November 1964, Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name
Patrick John Warburton

Height
6′ 3″ (1.91 m)

Spouse
Cathy Jennings (February 1991 – present) 4 children

Trade Mark
Monotone, deep voice, massively-built frame, and nonchalant attitude often displayed in various characters he plays.


Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American television and voice actor. He is best known for the TV roles of David Puddy on Seinfeld, the title role of The Tick, the evil Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, and anchorman Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect. As a voice actor, his uniquely deep voice has been lent to well-known roles including Ken in Bee Movie, Kronk in The Emperor’s New Groove and its sequels, bodyguard Brock Samson on The Venture Bros., the wheelchair-using Joe Swanson on Family Guy, Steve Barkin on Kim Possible, and The Wolf in Hoodwinked, among others. He currently appears as macho married man Jeff Bingham in the CBS television program, Rules of Engagement.

Warburton was born in Paterson, New Jersey and grew up in Huntington Beach, California, moving there with his family when he was three years old. His father, John Warburton, is an orthopedic surgeon, and his mother, Barbara Lord (née Gratz), is an actress. He has three sisters, Mary, Lara, and Megan. Warburton attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California. He studied marine biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, but dropped out to pursue modeling and acting.

Trivia
Third child born. [1998]

Studied marine biology at Orange Coast College, where he met his wife, Cathi.

Was a model for Bugle Boy Clothes.

Fourth child born, October 2000.

Son of Barbara Lord.

Suffered through what may be the longest flogging in screen history in the 1987 movie, “Dragonard.” He plays a slave on a 17th-century Caribbean island who’s sentenced to 100 lashes across his back for insubordination to his master. The lashes are delivered in the public square, are counted out by enthusiastic spectators, and from start to finish consume about 3 minutes and 50 seconds of screen time.

Scene in A Mighty Wind (2003) was cut and is in the deleted scenes on the DVD.

Dropped the puck to start the game after the New Jersey Devils raised their 1995 Stanley Cup banner as the “face Painter” character from “Seinfeld” (1990).

Chosen for the title role on “The Tick” (2001), the short-lived, live-action series due to his size. The producers were astonished by the size of the “crater” he left in the couch when he came in to discuss the role.

Appeared in Big Trouble (2002) with Tim Allen. Both have voiced Buzz Lightyear.

Has done the voice of an animated Superman twice: Once during an episode of “Family Guy” (1999) and again for Jerry Seinfeld’s Seinfeld/Superman series of American Express commercials.

The Woman Chaser was the first feature film in which he played the lead character. He portrayed the role of a eccentric used car salesman who became a wannabe movie director. The film was nominated for the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.

Is the namesake of the “Patrick Warburton Manliest Man Award” given by the Dallas, TX radio show “Pugs and Kelly” on 105.3 FM.

Attended Servite High School Class of 1982 in Anaheim, California.

Father of Talon Patrick (b. 1992), Alexandra Catherine (b. 1994), Shane (b. 1998) and Gabriel (b. October 2000).

Where Are They Now
(2004) He is currently living in a Ventura County, California.

(June 2004) Being the “voice” of the Carrier Air Conditioner in the Carrier TV advertising.

(July 2004) Plays the role of “Patrick…your flight attendant” on the “Soarin’ Over California” ride at Disney’s California Adventure.

(2005) Plays “Patrick…your flight attendant” on Soarin’ at Walt Disney World’ EPCOT and Soarin’ Over California at Disney’s California Adventure

(2006) Voice of Brock Samson on Adult Swim’s “The Venture Bros”

(2006) Along with Richard Kind, starring in radio commercials portraying Lewis & Clark for Horizon Air (a smaller branch of Alaska Airlines), in the Seattle Area.