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3 | ->''"I was a real [[LargeHam ham]] as a child. I'd insist on dressing up as a cowboy whenever the family went out for dinner. In high school, I was a menace. I'd fake nose bleeds and fainting spells to panic my teachers."'' |
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5 | Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American actor and voice actor known for his roles as Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the space western television series ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and movie ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' and Wat in ''Film/AKnightsTale''. He co-stared on the ABC sitcom ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'' also had a starring role in the film ''Film/FortyTwo'' as Ben Chapman and voiced significant roles in the Disney animated films ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''. He's appeared in every Disney film since ''Wreck-It Ralph'', in fact, and commonly voices characters who play the role of the RedHerring. |
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7 | Primarily known for his comedic roles, he's made more of a mark with villainous roles in recent years. A good example would be the psychotic serial killer Carl "Alpha" Craft from ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', where Tudyk subverted the Wash persona that most Whedon fans best knew him for. |
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9 | !! Selected filmography: |
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11 | * ''Film/PatchAdams'' as Everton (1998) |
12 | * ''Film/TwentyEightDays'' as Gerhardt (2000) |
13 | * ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' as Todd Peterson (2000) |
14 | * ''Film/AKnightsTale'' as Wat (2001) |
15 | * ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1'' as Lenny (2002) |
16 | * ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown'' as Bear (2006) |
17 | * ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' as Hoban "Wash" Washburne (2002–2003) |
18 | * ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' as Steve the Pirate (2004) |
19 | * ''Film/IRobot'' as Sonny (2004) |
20 | * ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' as Hoban "Wash" Washburne (2005) |
21 | * ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' as Pastor Veal (2005; 2013) |
22 | * ''[[Film/ThreeTenToYuma2007 3:10 to Yuma]]'' as Doc Potter (2007) |
23 | * ''Film/KnockedUp'' as Jack (2007) |
24 | * ''Film/DeathAtAFuneral'' as Simon, ''very'' convincingly playing an Englishman (2007) |
25 | * ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' as Alpha (2009–2010) |
26 | * ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'' as Michael "Mickey" Crespo (2009) |
27 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' as Barry Allen (ComicBook/TheFlash) (2010–2011) |
28 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'' as ComicBook/GreenArrow (2010–2013) |
29 | * ''Film/TuckerAndDaleVsEvil'' as Tucker (2010) |
30 | * ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' as Dutch (2011) |
31 | * ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'' as Dr. Noah Werner (2011–2014) |
32 | * ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' as King Candy/[[spoiler:Turbo]] (2012) |
33 | * ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' as [=KnowsMore=] (2018) |
34 | * ''Film/FortyTwo'' as Ben Chapman (2013) |
35 | * ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' as Green Arrow |
36 | ** ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' (2013) |
37 | ** ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' as Green Arrow (2017) |
38 | * ''Series/{{Justified}}'' as Elias Marcos (2014) |
39 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' as the Duke of Weselton (2013) |
40 | ** ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' as the Duke of Weselton (archive footage), a Guard, a Northuldra Leader, and an Arendellian Soldier (2019) |
41 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' as Alistair Krei (2014) |
42 | * ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'' as Franchise/{{Superman}} (2014) |
43 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' as King River Butterfly and Ludo (2015–2019) |
44 | * ''WebVideo/ConMan'' as Wray Nerely (2015-2017) |
45 | * ''Film/{{Trumbo}}'' as Ian [=McLellan=] Hunter (2015) |
46 | * ''Film/{{Oddball}}'' as Bradley Slater (2015) |
47 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' as Duke Weaselton (2016) |
48 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ZootopiaPlus'' as Duke Weaselton [[note]] First Disney production to feature him sing.[[/note]] (2022) |
49 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' as Heihei the chicken (2016) |
50 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'' as the droid K-2SO |
51 | ** ''Film/RogueOne'' (2016) |
52 | ** ''VideoGame/StarWarsSecretsOfTheEmpire'' (2018) |
53 | * ''Series/{{Powerless|2017}}'' as Van Wayne (2017) |
54 | * ''Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency'' as Mr. Priest (2017) |
55 | * ''Series/{{The Tick|2016}}'' as Dangerboat (2017) |
56 | * ''Film/Deadpool2'' as a redneck who gets tased by Cable (2018) |
57 | * ''Series/{{Doom Patrol|2019}}'' as Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody (2019) |
58 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Harley Quinn|2019}}'' as ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Characters/BatmanClayface Clayface]], and Calendar Man (2019-) |
59 | * ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' as Iago (2019) |
60 | * ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'' as Todd H. Watson (2019) |
61 | * ''Series/ResidentAlien'' as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle (2021-) |
62 | * ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' as Tuk Tuk (2021) |
63 | * ''WesternAnimation/DevilMayCare'' as The Devil (2021) |
64 | * ''Podcast/BatmanTheAudioAdventures'' as Alfred (2021) |
65 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' as Pico the toucan (2021) |
66 | * ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthspark'' as Optimus Prime (2022-) |
67 | * ''Film/{{Disenchanted|2022}}'' as The Talking Scroll (2022) |
68 | * ''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' as The Narrator, Radio Announcer 1, Leutenent Duffle (2022) |
69 | * ''Film/PeterPanAndWendy'' as Mr. Darling (2023) |
70 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' as Valentino the Goat (2023) |
71 | * ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' as the Mad Hatter (2023) |
72 | * ''WesternAnimation/PraisePetey'' as Alan Tudyk (2023) |
73 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Grimsburg}}'' as Dr. Rufis Pentos/Mr. Flesh (2024) |
74 | * ''Film/TheTroubleWithJessica'' as Tom (2024) |
75 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Creature Commandos|2024}}'' as Doctor Phosphorus (2024-) |
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77 | !!Tropes associated with him: |
78 | * CelebrityResemblance: To Creator/GerritGraham, due to their beaky and tall appearances (not to mention how Tudyk's default hairstyle resembles Graham's from the mid-1980s to today), their character actor abilities to play disparate comedic and serious roles and being associated with Disney more then once (Graham himself had voice roles in ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', had writing credit on the short cartoon ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceAndThePauper'' and had made his early acting debut at age eight in a Detroit Art Institute stage production of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'', which would later become a well-known Disney-owned franchise). Also, both he and Graham had a role in their resumes as a comedic zombie with Tudyk being the TheOtherDarrin for Creator/NathanFillion's Gary on ''Series/SantaClaritaDiet'' to Graham's Bud the Film/{{CHUD}} |
79 | * ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Invoked when voicing the chicken in ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' as he jokes, in between doing the sounds, about the fact that he went to Julliard. |
80 | * FakeBrit: His English accent in ''Film/DeathAtAFuneral'' is very convincing. [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Though it does momentarily vanish]] at "Eight hours of this?!" |
81 | ** He wasn't always as convincing: as Wat in ''Film/AKnightsTale'' (admittedly one of his earliest roles) his English accent was serviceable but wobbled a lot from scene to scene. Since then he's gotten a lot better. |
82 | * LargeHam: He can be very theatrical when he needs to be. |
83 | * ManOfAThousandVoices: |
84 | ** His Disney roles alone show he has an impressive vocal range, from King Candy, who sounds like Ed Wynn's [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Mad Hatter]], to the Duke of Weselton, who sounds like a British Creator/SteveBuscemi impression. He's even voiced a chicken. |
85 | ** Outside of his roles, he's shown in press interviews for ''Film/RogueOne'' that he can do a startlingly accurate impression of his costar Creator/DiegoLuna, slightly halting Mexican-accented English and all. |
86 | * PigeonholedVoiceActor: |
87 | ** At least in terms of his Disney roles, where he tends to play older, slimy, petty villains. This trend continues with his casting in ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' as [[WickedWeasel Duke Weaselton]]. Then, starting with ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', he's since gained a new type of pigeonhole in voicing animal sidekicks, which he continued in ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''. |
88 | ** Also, being put in Disney stuff in general -- after five consecutive roles, [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent he's effectively become the]] John Ratzenberger of the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. |
89 | * PlayingAgainstType: |
90 | ** On the other hand, he provides the voice of Heihei the Chicken from ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', who is the film's PluckyComicRelief animal sidekick. |
91 | ** Tudyk also features in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthspark'' as ''freaking '''OPTIMUS PRIME'''''. Let's face it, nothing says this trope more than a guy known for villain, comedy or side roles playing the BigGood. |
92 | * PlayingWithCharacterType: He's introduced in ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' as a very similar character to the one he became famous for in Joss Whedon's earlier ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' as Wash, and appears to be a harmless dolt. Then it turns out he's actually the rogue active "Alpha", a SerialKiller with a sci-fi version of multiple personality disorder. Later on he started playing similar BitchInSheepsClothing characters until that became a typecasting in itself, and was subverted the other way around in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' where he's set up to be the BigBad, but isn't. |
93 | * ThrowItIn: |
94 | ** According to Creator/GiancarloVolpe, he was prone to this as [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil Ludo]]. |
95 | ** In ''Film/RogueOne'', he ([=K-2SO=]) improvised smacking Cassian in the face ("And that's a fresh one if you mouth off again."). You can see Creator/DiegoLuna {{corpsing}} while he hides his face behind his hand while pretending he's holding his hurt jaw. |
96 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
97 | ** He auditioned for the part of [[Characters/TheOfficeUSMichaelScott Michael Scott]] on ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' before Creator/SteveCarell was cast. |
98 | ** He was the original actor for Rafe in ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' but left the project when his contract was voided when the original director, Amy Henning, quit. |
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100 | ->''"I am a leaf on the wind -- watch how I soar."'' |
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