John Cygan (April 27, 1954 – May 13, 2017)[2] was an American actor and comedian.
John Cygan
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| Born | (1954-04-27)April 27, 1954[1]
New York City, U.S.[1]
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| Died | May 13, 2017(2017-05-13) (aged 63)[1] |
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| Years active | 1990–2017 |
| Children | 2 |
Cygan was born in New York City to a large family of thirteen children, six of whom were his half-siblings. His parents never married.[3]
He attended West Babylon High SchoolonLong Island, and was active in church and school theatre while in high school. Highlights include his star performance as the insane brother in Arsenic and Old Lace and his lead performance in a high school production of Bye Bye Birdie, as the ever faithful agent Albert Peterson.[citation needed]
Cygan started acting on television in 1990, his notable work included Harlan Stone on Bob and Detective Paulie "Pants" Pentangeli on The Commish, as well as guest appearances on The X-Files and Modern Family.
He was also notable for his voice work on Video Games such as Dash Rendar on the Star Wars games, Solidus SnakeonMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Sandman on SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo, As well as in Animation such as TwitchonToy Story 3, Who on Horton Hears a Who!, Big Red (JTC Leader) on Monsters University, and various voices on Regular Show, Cars, Surf's Up, WALL-E, Up, The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, Inside Out, and posthumously on Despicable Me 3.[4]
Cygan died of cancer at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, on May 13, 2017, at the age of 63.[5][6][1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Crow's Nest | Mike Corsetti | |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Hedley | Voice[4] |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Male Molehog | Voice |
| Cars | Richard Clayton Kensington | Voice[4] | |
| Happily N'Ever After | Additional Voices | Voice[4] | |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Additional Voices | Voice[4] |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Who | Voice[4] |
| WALL-E | Axiom Passenger #3 | Voice[4] | |
| Ponyo | Additional Voices | Voice, English Dub | |
| 2009 | Up | Additional Voices | Voice[4] |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Macaroni Head Man | Voice[4] | |
| 2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Voice Cast | |
| Toy Story 3 | Twitch | Voice[4] | |
| Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Male Radio Caller / Gus | Direct-to-video Voice[4] | |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Additional Voice Talent | Voice, Short |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Additional Voices | Voice[4] |
| Partysaurus Rex | Additional Voices | Voice, Short | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Big Red (JTC Leader) | Voice[4] |
| Despicable Me 2 | Additional Voices | Voice[4] | |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Additional Voices | Voice[4] |
| Minions | Additional Voices | Voice[4] | |
| Fantastic Four | Voice Cast | ||
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Additional Voices | Voice, Final film role; posthumous release[4] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Babes | Episode: "Everything But Love" | |
| 1992-1993 | Bob | Harlan Stone | 25 episodes |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Sheriff Spencer | Episode: "Blood" |
| 1992-1996 | The Commish | Detective Paulie "Pants" Pentangeli | 35 episodes |
| 1996 | Frasier | Doug Harvey | Episode: "High Crane Drifter" |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred | Episode: "Roman Catholic Holiday" | |
| 1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Adam Embry | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
| 1998 | The Hughleys | Officer | Episode: "Keeping Romance Alive" |
| 2001 | Becker | Detective Cross | Episode: "Breakfast of Chumpions" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Tommy Dwyer | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Jeremy Cools | Episode: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" |
| 2004 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | TV Announcer / Man at Police Station (voice) | Episode: "Bearded Billy" |
| 2006 | The Shield | LAPD Chief of Police Johnson | Episode: "Of Mice and Lem" |
| 2007 | Ben 10 | Kangaroo Commando / Abel and Kane North (voice) | Episode: "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures"[4] |
| 2010 | A Good Knight's Quest | Charles | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Mater's Tall Tales | additional voices (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | The Don of the Flies | Husband / Junior / The Don (voice) | Also writer and director. |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Admissions Dean | Episode: "The Future Dunphys" |
| 2014 | Tales form Radiator Springs | Idle Threat (voice) | Episode: "The Radiator Springs 500 ½" |
| 2015 | Pickle & Peanut | Badger | Ep: Busted Arm |
| 2012-2016 | Regular Show | Main Bear / Roger / Archie the Archivist / various voices | 27 episodes[4] |
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