Known For
Acting
Born
May 21, 1954
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
38 titles
Janice Karman
Biography
Janice Felice Karman (born May 21, 1954) is an American actress, film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologist Harvey Leroy Karman (born Harvey Walters). Her mother, Felice Karman, was also a psychologist. Karman played the role of Bunny in the 1975 film Switchblade Sisters (alternate title: The Jezebels), and Hank in the 1976 exploitation film Slumber Party '57. The focus of Bagdasarian Productions company is on creating albums, cartoons, and other products based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks characters, who were created by Bagdasarian's father Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., besides helping to produce the records and cartoons. Karman provides the singing voices of Theodore and the members of the female spin-off group The Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor (Dody Goodman also did the voice of Miss Beatrice Miller as well). In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Janice also got to play the role of La-Lu. She originally voiced Theodore in the live-action/computer-animated film adaptation, but for promotional reasons Theodore was re-recorded by the singer and actor Jesse McCartney. However, her singing was kept in. Karman and her husband have two children, a daughter Vanessa (1986) and a son Michael (b. January 18, 1990).
Known For
Filmography
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited)
Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks
Theodore Seville (voice) / Brittany Miller (voice) / Jeanette Miller (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Driving Dave Crazy
Theodore
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Batmunk
Theodore Seville, Brittany Miller, Jeanette Miller, Eleanor Miller
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Theodore (singing voice) (uncredited)
Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks
Lalu / Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Theodore Seville (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Bigger
Theodore /Brittany /Jeanette /Eleanore
On Dangerous Ground
Maggie Tanner
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Robomunk
Theodore /Brittany /Eleanore
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Easter Chipmunk
Theodore Seville (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Celebration
Theodore Seville
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason
Theodore Seville
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
Theodore/Brittany/Jeanette/Eleanor (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
Theodore / Grandma Seville (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Back to Alvin's Future
Theodore
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
Theodore / Brittany (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck: The Absolutely Last Frontier
Theodore Seville
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Batmunk
Theodore /Brittany
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Theodore (voice)
The Chipmunk Adventure
Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
Alvin Goes Back to School
Theodore (voice)
A Chipmunk Reunion
Theodore Seville / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
Christmas with The Chipmunks
Theodore, Grandma Seville (voice)
A Chipmunk Christmas
Theodore / Tommy's Sister (voice)
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Beth
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Beth
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
3rd Teacher
Slumber Party '57
Hank
Switchblade Sisters
Bunny
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
Prostitute (uncredited)
Freebie and the Bean
Teen (uncredited)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck
Theodore/Brittany/Jeanette/Eleanor (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Workin' On The Railroad
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