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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