
James Urbaniak
Biography
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James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor. Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife Julie and their twins, son Severn Jerzy and daughter Esme Maeve.
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.
In one of his lesser-known roles, 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.
Acting (73 movies)

B Movie
2004

The Nanny Diaries
2007

Fay Grim
2007

The Girl from Monday
2005

Sweet and Lowdown
1999

You Don't Know Jack
2010

Henry Fool
1998

Taz: Quest for Burger
2023

Ride with the Devil
1999

Drones
2010

Plain Dirty
2003

The Sticky Fingers of Time
1997

Teknolust
2002

Beware the Gonzo
2010

The Music Never Stopped
2011

The Last Romantic
2006

Upheaval
2002

Daypass
2002

Oppenheimer
2023

Electric City
2012

Opera No. 1
1994

Indoor Baseball
2023

Bitter Orange
2013

iSteve
2013

The Occupants
2014

Invitation to a Murder
2023

Chicago 10
2008

Such Good People
2014

American Splendor
2003

Gonzo Girl
2023

Ned Rifle
2015

The Rainbow Bridge
2024

The Fabelmans
2022

The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007

The Country Club
2023

Advantageous
2015

From the Head
2011

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live
2015

Breakup Season
2024

Puddysticks
2024

Condor's Nest
2023

The Boxtrolls
2014

NYC 3/94
1994

The Other Also
1997

Advantageous
2012

Thelma the Unicorn
2024

Rebel in the Rye
2017

Dave Made a Maze
2017

Wonderstruck
2017

Sound of My Voice
2011

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003

Across the Universe
2007

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019

No Such Thing
2002

The Book of Life
1998

Intern
2000

Death of a President
2006

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012

Beauty
2022

Tesla
2020

Fortunes
2005

Things Heard & Seen
2021

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020

Test Screening
2024

Laws of Man
2025

Road
2005

Maclunkey Treasure Island
2025

Every Heavy Thing
2025

Snake 'n' Bacon
2009

Theatre People
2025
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