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JP Karliak
Karliak at the 2024 WonderCon
Born
John Paul Karliak[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • Years active2007–present
    Known forThe Boss Baby: Back in Business
    Wile E. Coyote[2]
    Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
    The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
    SpouseScott Barnhardt (m. 2022)[3]

    John Paul Karliak is an American actor and comedian.

    He is known for voicing characters such as Dante Crescendo in Trolls: TrollsTopia, Linus in The Stinky & Dirty Show, Wile E. CoyoteinWabbit/New Looney Tunes,[4] and Naysaya in the Disney XD animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil. He also voiced Bailey in Disney Infinity: 3.0. Edition, the Boss Baby in the Netflix television series, The Boss Baby: Back in Business and The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib,[5] and is the current voice of N. Tropy[6] in the Crash Bandicoot franchise.[1] and is the voice of The JokerinSuicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.

    Early life[edit]

    He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre from University of Southern California.[7]

    Career[edit]

    He took a voice over class taught by Bob Bergen.[7] In 2008, Karliak made his voice-acting debut in the video game Tom Clancy's EndWar as an unnamed character and others. Karliak also appears physically on-screen in live-action television series, such as Ringer and Real Husbands of Hollywood.

    In 2015, he voiced Wile E. Coyote in the Cartoon Network/Warner Bros. Pictures animated television series New Looney Tunes until its cancellation in 2020. In 2016, he provided the voice of Reese in the animated feature film Batman: The Killing Joke, featuring Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.[8] In 2017, he voiced Willy Wonka in the Tom and Jerry direct-to-video animated film Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.[9]

    Starting from 2018, he voices the Boss Baby in The Boss Baby: Back in Business, a Netflix television series based on Marla Frazee's book The Boss Baby and Tom McGrath's 2017 animated film of the same name. He then proceeded to reprise his role in the sequel series The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, which had aired on May 19, 2022.

    In the 2020 video game Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, he provided the voice of Doctor Nefarious Tropy.[6]

    In 2021, he provided the English voice of S566 in the Netflix animated television series Eden,[10] and provided the voice of Green Goblin in the Disney Junior animated television series Spidey and His Amazing Friends.[11]

    In February 2023, Karliak guest voiced Babwa Venomor, a Trandoshan mercenary leader, who works for the Empire, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[12]

    Personal life[edit]

    Karliak is genderqueer.[13][14][15] In July 2022, Karliak married his boyfriend Scott Barnhardt.[3]

    Filmography[edit]

    Film[edit]

    Year Title Role Notes
    2009 Premarital Six Delivery Boy Short film
    Credited as John Paul Karliak
    Little Black Dress Kevin
    2010 Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic The Avenger (voice) Direct-to-video
    L.T.D. John Paul Short film
    Credited as John Paul Karliak
    2011 Retirement Press Conference Orlando Martinez Short film
    2014 The Marvel Experience Vision (voice)
    2015 Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled Baron Strucker / Vision (voice) [1]
    2016 Holiday in Easter Short film
    Batman: The Killing Joke Reese (voice) [1]
    2017 Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka (voice) [1]
    2018 Patty Keith Jordan (voice) Direct-to-video
    Dorothy's Christmas in Oz Tin Man (voice) Short film
    2019 Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice) Netflix version
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
    Millennium Actress Scarface (voice) English version
    The Secret Life of Pets 2 Additional Voices
    2020 The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. (voice) Short film
    2021 Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway Geise H. Hugest (voice) Netflix version
    Fate/Grand Order The Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Wandering; Agateram Gawain (voice) English version
    The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf Additional Voices
    Sing 2
    2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru
    2025 The Smurfs Movie TBA[1] In production

    Television[edit]

    Year Title Role Notes
    2011 Ringer Party Planner Credited as John Paul Karliak
    Episode: "She's Ruining Everything"
    2013 Real Husbands of Hollywood Telegram Guy Episode: "Backstabbers"
    Credited as John Paul Karliak
    Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Doc Samson (voice)[1] Episode: "The Skaar Whisperer"
    2015 Funsplosion Himself Episode: "Kid Accountant"
    2015–16 Sanjay and Craig Puppet / Civilian No. 1 / Heavenly Voice 17 episodes
    2015–20 New Looney Tunes Wile E. Coyote / Ninjas / Male Skunk / King Nutininkommen (voice)[16] 17 episodes
    2016 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Naysaya (voice) Episode: "Page Turner/Naysaya"
    2016–19 The Stinky & Dirty Show Linus / Lifty (voices) 6 episodes
    2017 Home: Adventures with Tip &Oh Boopy (voice) Episode: "The Cloud/Booverty"
    2017–20 Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz Tin Man / Nome King / Woozy / Larry Chigglewitz / Smith / Professor Wogglebug / Dr. Pipt / Tig / Jack Pumpkinhead / Prince Puzzleton / Ollie / Munchkin / Deuce / Schooler (voices)[1] 75 episodes
    2018–21 Castlevania Additional Voices 9 episodes
    2018–20 The Boss Baby: Back in Business Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. / Worker Baby Chip (voice) Main cast[17]
    2018 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Pistil Patrick (voice)[1] Episode: "Three Trolls-keteers/The Helper"
    2019 Neon Genesis Evangelion Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice)[1] Netflix version
    Costume Quest Ruben / Monster Ruben / Ruben Centipede Monster / Caterpillar 2 episodes
    2020 The Valhalla Murders Arnar (voice) English version[18]
    2020–21 Bless the Harts Gene / Another Man (voice) 5 episodes
    2020–2022 Trolls: TrollsTopia Dante Crescendo / Caruthers (voice)[19] Main cast
    2020–2024 Looney Tunes Cartoons Additional Voices
    2020 Lego City Adventures 2 episodes
    2021 The Loud House Vic (voice) 3 episodes
    Archibald's Next Big Thing is Here Mr. Hackensack (voice) Episode: "Robo-Family/The Phantom of Pointy Peak!"
    Eden S566 (voice)[1] English dub
    2021–22 Madagascar: A Little Wild Todd (voice) Recurring role
    2021–present Rugrats Additional Voices
    2021–present Spidey and His Amazing Friends Green Goblin / Kite Flyin' Dude / Fruit Vendor / Old Pedestrian / Man No. 3 / Dude / Grandfather / Citizen No. 3 / Citizen No. 4 / Citizen No. 5 / Museum Goer No. 1 / Museum Goer No. 2 / Museum Goer No. 3 / Picnic Goer No. 1 / Picnic Goer No. 2 / Art Store Employee (voice)[20]
    2021 Q-Force Andrew (voice) Episodes: "Greyscale" and "The Hole"
    2021 Star Wars: Visions Trandoshan / Alien Guard / Tao Planet Resident / Guard / Musha / Boatman Droid (voices) English version
    5 episodes
    2021–2022 Dogs in Space Happy / Bucky / Luke (voice)[1] Recurring role
    2022–2023 The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. (voice) Main cast[21]
    2022–present Baby Shark's Big Show! Scoop, Flowbot 3000, Additional Voices Recurring cast
    2022 Fate/Grand Carnival Gawain (voice)[1] English dub
    2023 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Babwa Venomor (voice)[1] Episode: "Tribe"
    2023–present Tiny Toons Looniversity Merlin the Magic Mouse, Ralph Duck, Additional Voices (voice)[1] Recurring cast
    2023 Teen Titans Go! Snagglepuss (voice) Episode: "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary"[22]
    2024 Pupstruction Adult Cat (voice) Episode: "Pizza-struction/Baby Builders"
    Family Guy Additional Voices (voice) Episode: "Teacher's Heavy Pet"
    2024–present Grimsburg Funsville Guy, Trix Rabbit, Additional Voices (voice) Recurring cast
    Rock Paper Scissors Convenient News Reporter, Additional Voices (voice) Recurring cast[1]
    X-Men '97 Morph / Mullet / Weasely Doctor / Intercom / Reverend Stryker / Hulk (voice)[23][1][24] Recurring cast
    The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish Dale Dimmadome, Additional Voices (voice) Recurring cast[25][non-primary source needed]
    The Tiny Chef Show Argentinosaurus / Stegosaurus / Triceratops / Additional Voices (voices) Recurring cast

    Video games[edit]

    Year Title Voice role Notes
    2008 Tom Clancy's EndWar Additional Voices Credited as John Paul Karliak
    Aion
    2010 H.A.W.X. 2
    2013 Marvel Heroes Iron Fist Non-playable character
    2014 Skylanders: Trap Team Wolfgang
    2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 Bailey [1]
    Skylanders SuperChargers Wolfgang
    2016 Lego Marvel's Avengers Wiccan [1]
    Marvel Avengers Academy Vision / Wiccan / J.A.R.V.I.S. [1]
    World of Final Fantasy Shivalry English version[1]
    Skylanders Imaginators Wolfgang, Sal
    2018 Lego DC Super-Villains Adam Strange / Music Meister / Plastic Man / Creeper [1]
    Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population [1]
    2019 Kingdom Hearts III Additional Voices [1]
    2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake English version
    Pixel Ripped 1995 Greg
    Exos Heroes Zeon English version
    The Last of Us Part II Additional Voices [1]
    Star Wars: Squadrons Pilot [1]
    Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Dr. Nefarious Tropy[6]
    Spider-Man: Miles Morales Additional Voices [1]
    2021 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Junk Bot / Nefarious Troopers / Additional Voices [1]
    Halo Infinite Additional Voices
    2022 Star Ocean: The Divine Force Neyan Khezal [1]
    2023 Star Trek: Resurgence Chovak [1]
    Spider-Man 2 Additional Voices [1]
    2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League The Joker [26][non-primary source needed]
    Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Additional Voices [1]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "John Paul Karliak (visual voice guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved August 4, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • ^ Karliak, JP [@jpkarliak] (September 18, 2015). "The latest #Wabbit promo has a moment of me as Wile E. getting "winded." On #BoomerangTV next month! #SuperGenius" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  • ^ a b "We are finally married!". instagram.com. Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  • ^ "Dunmore native J.P. Karliak voices Wile E. Coyote in Looney Tunes reboot on Cartoon Network". Times Leader. October 8, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  • ^ Moore, Kasey (August 18, 2020). "'The Boss Baby' Interactive Special Coming to Netflix in September 2020". whatsonnetflix.com. What's on Netflix?. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  • ^ a b c Alexander, Cristina (October 6, 2020). "Meet the Voice Actors of Crash 4's Voice Cast". twinfinite.com. TwinFinite. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  • ^ a b Leader, Times (October 8, 2015). "Dunmore native J.P. Karliak voices Wile E. Coyote in Looney Tunes reboot on Cartoon Network". Times Leader.
  • ^ Goddard, Hunter (October 19, 2020). "Joke's On Us — A Review of 'Batman: The Killing Joke'". duclarion.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  • ^ "Tom and Jerry join Willy Wonka in Latest Warner Bros Home Video Original Release". criticalblast.com. June 26, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  • ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 13, 2021). "Netflix's Eden Anime Reveals English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  • ^ Avalos, Regina (August 19, 2021). "Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Season Two; Disney Junior Renews Animated Series". tvseriesfinale.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  • ^ Karliak, JP [@jpkarliak] (February 1, 2023). "Squeee! I'm Commander Venomor on today's episode of The Bad Batch! As someone who has been obsessed with Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Bad Batch since the beginning, getting to voice a character in this canon is unreal" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
  • ^ Conlin, Dan (March 26, 2024). "X-Men '97 Star Claps Back At Fan Backlash Over Nonbinary Character". Game Rant. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  • ^ Tinoco, Armando (March 24, 2024). "'X-Men '97' Morph Voice Actor On Backlash Over Describing Character As Non-Binary: "It Didn't Surprise Me At All"". Deadline. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  • ^ Nunn, Jerry (March 22, 2024). "JP Karliak morphs into non-binary character for Disney+'s X-Men '97". Windy City Times. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  • ^ "Feature film adaptation of Wile E. Coyote named 'Coyote Vs. Acme'". animationxpress.com. Animation Xpress. July 15, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  • ^ Kennedy, Jayme (March 7, 2018). "There's a Boss Baby Series Coming to Netflix Because Kids Get All the Good Stuff". mommyish.com. Mommyish. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  • ^ "The Mystery of the Serial Murders in Iceland in 'The Valhalla Murders'". kompasiana.com. Kompasiana Beyond Blogging. February 1, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  • ^ Avalos, Regina (November 6, 2020). "Trolls: TrollsTopia: Hulu Previews DreamWorks Animated Series". tvseriesfinale.com. TV Series Finale. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  • ^ "My Spidey-senses are tingling 🕸 ... because you can catch me as the Green Goblin in "Spidey and his Amazing Friends!" Shorts from the show are premiering on Disney Channel and Disney Jr. starting TODAY and continuing on through this week! I'll be all tangled up in Spidey's webs when the full series premieres later this summer, but for now, join me and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in the "Meet Spidey and his Amazing Friends" shorts. #Spiderman #Disney #disneyjr #spideyandhisamazingfriends #voiceover #animation #lgbtq #nerd #queernerd". jpkarliak. June 21, 2021. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021 – via Instagram.
  • ^ Ewing, Jeff (May 22, 2022). "JP Karliak And Max Mittelman On Boss Baby: Back In The Crib, Video Games, And Anime - Exclusive Interview". looper.com. Looper. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  • ^ Graves, Sabina (September 20, 2023). "Holy Mega Animation Cross-Over for WB 100 on Teen Titans Go!". gizmodo.com. Gizmodo. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  • ^ "'X-Men '97' exclusive look reveals legacy costumes, Theo James casting". Entertainment Weekly.
  • ^ "Voice actor JP Karliak talks about being the voice of Morph on "X-Men '97"". CBS News. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  • ^ Katai, Lindsay (May 23, 2024). "Eric and JP are confirmed in A New Wish!" – via Twitter.
  • ^ @jpkarliak (March 5, 2024). "Becoming a professional psychopath takes years of practice. But—and listen close to your Auntie Joker—funny is something ya got... or ya ain't. #HAHAHA.See you on March 28th, kittens!🃏..#suicidesquadkillthejusticeleague #queernerd #voiceover". Instagram. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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