Bumper Robinson
Bumper Robinson | |
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Born |
Larry C. Robinson II June 19, 1974 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, voice artist, musician, singer |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) | Katherine Penton |
Children | 1 |
Larry C. "Bumper" Robinson II (born June 19, 1974) is an American actor, voice artist, musician and singer.[1] He is known for his roles as Dwight Conrad in Futurama, Bumblebee and Blitzwing in Transformers: Animated, Falcon in Avengers Assemble and Cyborg in Justice League: Doom.
Career
Robinson's first theatrical break came as the son of O. J. Simpson's character in Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983), a CBS television movie. Years later, he would be cast in the role of the young O. J. Simpson in The O. J. Simpson Story (1995).
In the 1980s, Robinson played Zammis in Enemy Mine, Clarence on NBC's Amen, Jonah Carver on Days of Our Lives, and a recurring role as Leon on NBC's Night Court. He has made appearances on The Jeffersons, Gimme A Break, Hill Street Blues, Matt Houston, Cagney & Lacey, Webster, Punky Brewster, The Facts of Life and Family Matters. He began his voice-over career on The Flintstone Kids as Philo Quartz, followed by work on Scooby-Doo, among others.
Robinson's career continued into the 1990s, with work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the Fox television movie Generation X, and shows like Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, The Client, Touched by an Angel, The Steve Harvey Show, Sister, Sister, and The John Larroquette Show. He earned rave reviews for his performance as Jackie Jackson in ABC's miniseries, The Jacksons: An American Dream, after which, he joined the cast of NBC's A Different World as Dorian Heywood. He also portrayed Jared Harris in Guys Like Us, Marcus Miller on The WB's Three, a recurring role as Ivan Ennis on Fox's Living Single and Marcus Wentworth on UPN's Grown Ups.
In 2001, Robinson starred alongside Phylicia Rashad in the PBS film The Old Settler. Not long after, he starred in an American-Chinese produced action series called Flatland, with Dennis Hopper which was filmed in Shanghai. He joined the cast of Sabrina The Teenage Witch in 2003, after which he headed to New Mexico to star in a cult classic, Death Valley.
He has appeared in CSI: NY, Bones, Jane Doe: Yes I Remember It Well, Roommates and Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. He has worked on the Fox production Alcatraz and BET's The Game.
In addition, Robinson is also a prominent voice actor, with roles in animated films and television shows such as Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, Pinky and the Brain, Futurama, Brother Bear and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also provided the voices of Bumblebee, Blitzwing, Porter C. Powell and Blackout on Transformers: Animated.
Filmography
Live-action
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Cocaine and Blue Eyes | Brennen's Son | Television film |
1985 | Enemy Mine | Zammis | |
1995 | The O. J. Simpson Story | Young O. J. Simpson | Television film |
White Man's Burden | Martin | ||
1996 | Generation X | Mondo | Television film |
2001 | The Old Settler | Husband | Television film |
Behind Enemy Lines | SCIF Technician | ||
2004 | Death Valley | Anthony | |
2006 | Jane Doe: Yes I Remember It Well | Jackson | Television film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | The Jeffersons | Artis | Episode: "And the Winner Is..." |
1983–84 | Hill Street Blues | Jimmy, Kid | 2 episodes |
Webster | Curtis | 3 episodes | |
1984 | Matt Houston | Nathaniel | 2 episodes |
Gimme a Break! | Boomer | Episode: "Breakdance" | |
1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Kevin Taggart | 2 episodes |
1985–86 | Night Court | Leon | 5 episodes |
1986 | North and South | Michael | Miniseries |
1987 | The Facts of Life | Todd | Episode: "Sweet Charity" |
Punky Brewster | Donald Sotta | Episode: "Best Friends" | |
1987–88, 1989 | Days of Our Lives | Jonah Carver | |
1988 | Day by Day | Warren | Episode: "Girl Wars" |
1990 | Molloy | Louis Duncan Jackson | 7 episodes |
1990–91 | Amen | Clarence | 9 episodes |
1990–92 | Family Matters | Daniel Wallace, Kyle | 4 episodes |
1992 | The Royal Family | Joe Correy | 2 episodes |
The Jacksons: An American Dream | Jackie Jackson (ages 12–16) | Miniseries | |
1992–93 | A Different World | Dorian Heywood | 23 episodes |
1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Extortionist | Episode: "Jumping Off the Wagon" |
1994 | Thea | Cliff Clover | Episode: "Danesha Project" |
Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Doug Parker | Episode: "Bayside Story" | |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Jem'Hadar | Episode: "The Abandoned" | |
1994–96 | Sister, Sister | Bellboy, Mike, Jesse | 3 episodes |
1995 | Touched by an Angel | Matthew Mackey | Episode: "The Hero" |
On Our Own | Nat | 2 episodes | |
The Client | Jimmy Roland | Episode: "Them That Has..." | |
1995–97 | Living Single | Ivan Ennis | 8 episodes |
1996 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Eddie | Episode: "Increase the Peace" |
The Steve Harvey Show | Lawrence | Episode: "The Play's Not the Thing" | |
1997–2003 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | James, Clifford Weaver | 11 episodes |
1998 | Three | Marcus Miller | 13 episodes |
1998–99 | Guys Like Us | Jared Harris | 13 episodes |
1999–2000 | Grown Ups | Marcus Wentworth | 7 episodes |
2000 | Linc's | Benjamin | Episode: "People Like Us" |
Son of the Beach | Prince Vidor | Episode: "Day of the Jackass" | |
The Parkers | Bradley | Episode: "The Oddest Couple" | |
2002 | Flatland | JT Dunnit | 22 episodes |
2004 | Eve | Mark | Episode: "Dateless in Miami" |
2005 | CSI: NY | Mike Prineman | Episode: "Hush" |
2007–15 | The Game | Juvon Glenn | 21 episodes |
2009 | Bones | Micah Strutt | Episode: "The Girl in the Mask" |
Roommates | Russell | Episode: "The Trash 'N Treasures" | |
2012 | Alcatraz | Bobby | Episode: "Pilot" |
2015–16 | Black-ish | Marcus Montgomery | 2 episodes |
Voice acting
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | Jamal Williams | Television film |
2003 | Brother Bear | Chipmunks | |
2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Cool Cat, Dog Killa, Slim, Cat Spy Analyst (voices) | |
2012 | Justice League: Doom | Victor Stone / Cyborg | Direct-to-video |
2014 | Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery | Ruben | Direct-to-video |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986–88 | The Flintstone Kids | Philo Quartz | |
1995–96 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Carter | |
1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Teen Cop, Henchman | Ep. "Mean Seasons" |
Pinky and the Brain | Tyrone Spellbinder | Ep. "Dangerous Brains" | |
Godzilla: The Series | Looter #2 | Ep. "Hive" | |
2000 | Batman Beyond | Zack | Ep. "Payback" |
2000–04 | Static Shock | Derek Barnett / D-Struct, Heavy C / Slipstream Royce Axelrod, Chainlink, Troy |
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2001–07 | What's with Andy? | Danny Pickett | |
2002 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Cap N' Robbie, Native Bearer | Ep. "Safari, So Goodi!" |
2002–03 | Futurama | Dwight Conrad | |
2005 | Teen Titans | Hot Spot | |
2006 | The Batman | Man at the Bank | Ep. "Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind" |
2007 | All Grown Up! | Buster Carmichael, Ty | Ep. "In the Family's Way" |
2007–08 | Legion of Super Heroes | Star Boy, Ontir | |
2007–09 | Transformers: Animated | Bumblebee, Blitzwing, Porter C. Powell, Blackout | |
2009–10 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Black Lightning | |
2010–12 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine | |
2012–14 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Rook Blonko, Bloxx, Terraspin, Jury Rigg, Corvo, Ball Weevil, Doc Saturday, Punchinello, Crujo, Alan Albright, Parallelogram Vreedle |
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2012 | Motorcity | Rayon | Ep. "Julie and the Amazons" |
2013 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload | Falcon, S.H.I.E.L.D. Sentry | Television special |
2013–present | Avengers Assemble | Falcon, Human Cannonball | |
2014 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Falcon | |
Mixels | Footi, Glurt, Wizwuz | Ep. "Mixed Up Special" | |
2015 | Curious George | Mr. Berg | |
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Falcon | Television special | |
2017 | Lost In Oz | Smith, Tinker | |
2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Ryan Kinkade | |
Video games
References
- ↑ "Bumper Robinson". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
Preceded by Mark Ryan |
Voice of Bumblebee 2007-2009 |
Succeeded by Mark Ryan |
Preceded by Ed Gilbert |
Voice of Blitzwing 2007-2009 |
Succeeded by incumbent |