James Urbaniak
Birthday: 1963-09-17 | Place of Birth: Bayonne - New Jersey - USAFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Grand Moff Tarkin
as Eustance the Boss
as Herb
as Kirby
as Proprietor Isaac
as Dr. Venture / Phantom Limb / Jonas Venture Jr. (voice)
as Gordon
as Heinrich Himmler
as Lionel
as Rocky (voice)
as Roy
as Victor Simmons
as Irv Merlin
as Bram
as Del Close
as Pierce Hamilton
as Agent Marcus Strang
as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
as Harry
as The Agent
as Arthur Tack
as Fisher
as Simon Grim
as Grant Grunderschmidt
