Wally Wingert
Wallace Eugene Wingert (born May 6, 1961)[1] is an American voice actor and former radio personality.[2] His roles include Almighty Tallest Red in Invader Zim, Renji Abarai in Bleach, Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger in Tiger & Bunny, The Riddler in the Batman: Arkham series, the mascot of H.H. Gregg, and Jon Arbuckle since 2007 and in The Garfield Show.
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 Wingert at the 2018 WonderCon | |
| Born | Wallace Eugene Wingert May 6, 1961 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | www |
Early life
Wingert was born in Des Moines, Iowa,[3] but soon moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In the early 1980s, he appeared as disc jockey "Dennis Jimenez" (Dennis the Menace) on KELO AM1320 in Sioux Falls.
Career
After moving to Los Angeles, California in 1987, Wingert's early work began with radio.[3] He was hired by the Westwood One Radio Network in the mid 1980s and worked as a radio personality on KTWV.[3] After five years in working with KTWV, he left the radio station and pursue a full time voice acting career in 1990.[3]
In 1989, Wingert parodied the Escape Club song "Wild, Wild West" on the Dr. Demento radio show as "Adam West", in response to the casting of Michael Keaton as the titular character for Batman.[3]
Wingert and his cat Spooky in 2009
Wingert was the announcer for the second incarnation of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (and its spin-off The Jay Leno Show) as well as the voice of Jon Arbuckle from The Garfield Show. He is also known for his roles as Almighty Tallest Red from Invader Zim (opposite Kevin McDonald), Ant-Man / Giant-Man from The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Riddler from the Batman: Arkham series, Renji Abarai from Bleach and Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger from Tiger & Bunny.
Personal life
Wingert currently works and lives in Los Angeles, California. He is not related to fellow voice actor Mick Wingert.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Can of Worms | The Loafer Alien | Television film[1] |
| 2000 | Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure | Raj Kangaroo | |
| 2002 | Return to Never Land | Pirates Patrick | |
| 2004 | Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Green Eyed Skeleton Brother | |
| 2005 | Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon | HippoGryphomon | English dub [1] |
| Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Additional Voices | [1] | |
| 2006 | Final Fantasy VII Advent Children | Rufus Shinra | English dub [1] |
| The Ant Bully | Wasp #3 | [1] | |
| 2007 | Garfield Gets Real | Jon Arbuckle, Mike | [1] |
| 2008 | Space Chimps | Pappy Ham, Splork, Infinity Probe | |
| Garfield's Fun Fest | Jon Arbuckle | [1] | |
| Bleach: Memories of Nobody | Renji Abarai | English dub | |
| 2009 | Garfield's Pet Force | Jon Arbuckle, Emperor Jon | [1] |
| Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion | Renji Abarai | English dub | |
| 2011 | Bleach: Fade to Black | ||
| 2012 | Bleach: Hell Verse | ||
| 2013 | Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning | Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger | |
| 2015 | Tiger & Bunny: The Rising [5] | ||
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Humpty Dumpty | |
| Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders | Riddler | ||
| 2017 | Batman vs. Two-Face | Riddler, King Tut | |
| Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Oskar Kokoshka, Mr. Hyunh | ||
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Additional Voices | |
| 2019 | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Almighty Tallest Red |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | References |
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| 1993 | Murphy Brown | Kelbo | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Brown" | |
| 1996–2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | Additional voices | ||
| 1997 | The Drew Carey Show | Parrot | Episode: "Man's Best Same Sex Companion" | |
| 1998 | Power Rangers in Space | Psycho Blue | 3 episodes | |
| 1998–99 | The Angry Beavers | Wolffe D. Wolf | [1] | |
| 1998–2005 | The Powerpuff Girls | Additional voices | ||
| 1999 | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy | Psycho Blue | Episode: "To the Tenth Power" | |
| 1999 | King of the Hill | Curator, Sheriff | Ep. "Love Hurts and So Does Art" | |
| 1999 | Rugrats | Goober, Additional voices | [1] | |
| 1999–2017 | Family Guy | Additional voices | [1] | |
| 2000–04 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | George Jetson, Various | [1] | |
| 2001–03 | Invader Zim | Almighty Tallest Red, Prisoner 777, others | [1] | |
| 2003 | All Grown Up! | Joe, Jock | Ep. "Bad Kimi" | [1] |
| 2003–05 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Phone, Abominatron, Hick, Additional voices | [1] | |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Jay Leno | Ep. "Stan of Arabia: Part 1" | [1] |
| 2005 | Higglytown Heroes | Waiter Hero | Ep. "Cry Baby Pookie/Wait for Me" | |
| 2009–2016 | The Garfield Show | Jon Arbuckle/additional voices | [1] | |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | Man | Ep. "The One About Friends" | |
| 2010 | Chowder | Crab, Repo Man, Shouting Dog Guard, Bus Driver | Ep. "The Prank" | [1] |
| 2010–12 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Hank Pym / Ant-Man / Giant-Man / Yellowjacket, MODOK | [1] | |
| 2011 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Alex the Lion | Ep. "The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole | [1] |
| 2014–17 | Sonic Boom | Cubot, Nominatus, others | [1] | |
| 2015 | DC Super Friends | Hal Jordan | [1] | |
| 2018 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Additional voices | Uncredited | |
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–95 | Sailor Moon | Yuuichirou Kumada | Viz Media dub |
| 1998 | Initial D | Nakazato Takeshi | Tokyopop dub |
| 2001 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Side Burn, Mirage | |
| 2002 | Tokyo Pig | Dad | Ep. "When Pigs Fly" |
| 2003 | Astro Boy | Dr. O'Shay, others | |
| 2005–07 | Zatch Bell! | Brago, Praying Mantis Joe, Ruku, Professor Dartagnan, Bari, Bern, Additional Voices | |
| 2005–07 | Naruto | Kaiza, Aoba Yamashiro | |
| 2006–14 | Bleach | Renji Abarai, Tsubaki, Hospital Hollow | |
| 2007 | Mega Man Star Force | Aaron Boreal | |
| 2007–08 | Digimon Data Squad | BanchoLeomon | |
| 2007–12 | Naruto: Shippuden | Aoba Yamashiro, Yaoki (Ep. 182), Kisuke Maboroshi (Ep. 193), Harusame | |
| 2008 | Blood+ | George Miyagusuku, Amshell, Nathan Mahler | |
| 2010 | Kekkaishi | Habuki | |
| 2012–13 | Tiger & Bunny | Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger | |
| 2019 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Kinshiki Otsutsuki |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | The Secret of Monkey Island | Biff the Ghost, Franklin, Herman Toothrot, Sword fighter Opponent #1 | |
| 1991 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | Herman Toothrot, Potman, Frank, Greg | |
| 1997 | Herc's Adventures | Jason, Bronze Guy, Big Soldier | |
| 1998 | Heretic II | D'Sparil, Dranor, Scout, Ssithar, The Guardian | |
| 2000 | Escape from Monkey Island | Herman Toothrot | |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Starfighter | Reti | |
| 2002 | Hot Wheels Velocity X | Gear Head, Meta Cog, Simon "Slick" Deluca | [1] |
| Maximo: Ghosts to Glory | Maximo | ||
| Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | Nym Pilot #3, Reti | ||
| Command & Conquer: Renegade | Nick "Havoc" Parker | ||
| X-Men: Destiny | Havok | ||
| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Additional Voices | |
| Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick | Various | ||
| Dino Crisis 3 | McCoy | [1] | |
| Tales of Symphonia | Lord Remiel | [1] | |
| The Hobbit | Balfor | [1] | |
| Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Big John | [1] | |
| Battlestar Galactica | Paulus | ||
| 2004 | Maximo vs. Army of Zin | Maximo | |
| Astro Boy | Dr. O'Shay, Blue Knight | English dub | |
| Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue | Carnifex, Red the Blue Healer | [1] | |
| EverQuest II | Additional Voices | ||
| Doom 3 | Dr. Cloud | ||
| 2005 | Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles | Brago, Bari | English dub |
| Madagascar | Alex the Lion | [1] | |
| Quake 4 | Various | ||
| Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury | Brago, Ruku, Bari | English dub | |
| 2005–08 | Soulcalibur series | Cervantes de Leon | Uncredited; English dub |
| 2005 | Neopets: The Darkest Faerie | Tormund Ellis, Brightvale Guard | [1] |
| 2006 | God Hand | Mr. Gold, Mr. Silver | |
| 2006–present | Naruto series | Aoba Yamashiro, Mū, Jiryaia | English dub |
| 2006 | Resistance: Fall of Man | Additional Voices | |
| 2006–present | Bleach series | Renji Abarai | English dub |
| 2007 | Rogue Galaxy | Dario, Libra King | [1] |
| Blazing Angels 2 | Captain Christopher Roninson | ||
| Ratatouille | Additional Voices | ||
| Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction | Rusty Pete | [1] | |
| Power Rangers: Super Legends | Icthior, Red Lion Wild Force Ranger | ||
| The Golden Compass | Handsome Jim, Scholar, Tartar | [1] | |
| 2008 | Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty | Rusty Pete | [1] |
| Aion | Additional Voices | ||
| 2009–15 | Batman: Arkham series | Riddler | |
| 2009 | Stormrise | Spectre, Enforcer Soldier | |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Multiple Man, Yellowjacket | ||
| Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | Rusty Pete | [1] | |
| Brütal Legend | Sparkies | [1] | |
| Madagascar Kartz | Alex the Lion | ||
| Dragon Age: Origins | Prince Bhelan Aeducan | [1] | |
| Final Fantasy XIII | Additional Voices | English dub[1] | |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | Cubby | English dub[1] |
| 2010–present | Sonic the Hedgehog series | Cubot | |
| 2011–17 | Marvel vs. Capcom series | MODOK | |
| 2011 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2012 | Armored Core V | Chief | [6] |
| Kinect Star Wars | Generic Male #1 | ||
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Hank Pym, Mister Fantastic, Ikaris | |
| 2014 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Goddess's Disciple, Innkeeper, Outfitters | English dub [1] |
| 2014–15 | Skylanders series | Blastermind, Threatpack, Verl | |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Cubby | Archived footage; English dub |
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Additional Voices | |
| Disney Infinity 3.0 | Time | ||
| Lego Dimensions | Additional Voices | ||
| Lego Marvel's Avengers | Doctor Strange, Crimson Dynamo, Mighty Destroyer | [1] | |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Additional Voices | |
| Final Fantasy XV | English dub[1] | ||
| 2017 | LawBreakers | ||
| 2018 | Lego The Incredibles | [1] | |
| Lego DC Super-Villains | Riddler | [1] | |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | MODOK | [1] |
Live-action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Don Lewis | Episode: "Backstage Pass" |
| 2000 | The Bogus Witch Project | Zombie Chef | Segment: "In the Woods Segments" |
| 2002 | Just Shoot Me! | Club Owner | Episode: "The Boys in the Band" |
| 2003 | Uncle Davver's Really Scary Movie Show | Uncle Davver | Also writer |
| 2005 | Wannabe | Chain Gang Actor #1 | |
| 2006 | Goolians: A Docu-Comedy | Wally | Documentary film Also writer |
| 2007 | Livin' on a Prayer | Butch McGuire | Short film |
| 2007 | Real Hollywood Meeting | The Special Effects Artist | |
| 2009–10 | The Jay Leno Show | Announcer (voice) | 95 episodes |
| 2010–14 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 7 episodes | |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wacky Wally's Vintage Toys | Himself / Host | YouTube series; 4 episodes Also writer |
References
- "Behind The Voice Actors – Wally Wingert". Behind The Voice Actors. January 27, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2015. Green check mark indicates roles that have been verified by BTVA through closing credits screenshots.
- "Wally Wingert". The New York Times.
- http://www.wallyontheweb.com/home/biography/
- "Wally Wingert". Voice Chasers. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
No relation to Mick Wingert.
- "Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising 'New Driver' English Dub Clip Streamed". February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- "Armored Core V – PS3 Manual". Namco. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wally Wingert. |
- Official website
- Wally Wingert at IMDb
- Wally Wingert at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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| Preceded by Andy Richter |
The Tonight Show announcer 2010–2014 |
Succeeded by Steve Higgins |
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| The Tonight Show Band | |
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