Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 17, 1963
Place of Birth
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Credits
148 titles
James Urbaniak
Biography
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
Filmography
Play House
The Last Temptation of Becky
Dr. Friedrich Metzger
Puddysticks
Eustace the Boss
Grind
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
Theatre People
Drama Teacher
Dead Media
Dr Sven Rendall
Every Heavy Thing
William Shaffer
Unconventional
Dr. Robert Montee
Laws of Man
Proprietor Isaac
Breakup Season
Kirby
Test Screening
Thelma the Unicorn
Confused Fan (voice)
Palm Royale
Palm Royale Manager
The Rainbow Bridge
Herb
Carol & the End of the World
(voice)
Gonzo Girl
Lionel
Indoor Baseball
Roy
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Dr. Venture / Phantom Limb / Jonas Venture Jr. (voice)
Oppenheimer
Kurt Gödel
Taz: Quest for Burger
Rocky (voice)
The Country Club
Victor Simmons
Invitation to a Murder
Gordon
History of the World: Part II
Roman Soldier
Condor's Nest
Heinrich Himmler
The Fabelmans
Grand View High School Principal
Beauty
Irv Merlin
Things Heard & Seen
Bram
Made for Love
Interviewer
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Del Close
Tesla
Professor Anthony
Close Enough
Commercial Bot (voice)
Stars in the House
Self
9-1-1: Lone Star
Imp
Just Add Magic: Mystery City
Pierce Hamilton
For All Mankind
Gavin Donahue
The Morning Show
Backstage Manager
Dickinson
Ophthalmologist
Ollie & Scoops
Dr. Toodles (voice)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Agent Marcus Strang
Too Old to Die Young
Stevie
Fam
Tom
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
The Trinket Man
FBI
Mike Holland
Lodge 49
Liza on Demand
Jeremy
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Professor Pyg (voice)
Wonderstruck
Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
Rebel in the Rye
Gus Lobrano
Dave Made a Maze
Harry