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James Urbaniak  

Actor and Writer, Known for "The Venture Bros," "American Splendor" and "Henry Fool"

James Urbaniak was born on September 17, 1963 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for "The Venture Bros" and "Henry Fool."

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.

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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'The Walter White of Comedy': James Urbaniak on 'Review' and Rise ...
Andy Daly and James Urbaniak in Review. Hilarious but complicated, Review is an easy show to praise but a hard show to, well, review. The Comedy Central ...
Advantageous (2015) Pictures, Trailer, Reviews, News, DVD and ...
Starring. Jacqueline Kim; James Urbaniak; Freya Adams; Ken Jeong as Han; Jennifer Ehle as Isa Cryer; Samantha Kim; Olivia Horton; Troi Zee ...

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