John Cygan
John Cygan | |
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Born |
New York City, New York, U.S. | April 27, 1954
Died |
May 13, 2017 63) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor, voice artist, comedian |
Years active | 1990–2017 |
Children | 2 |
John Cygan (April 27, 1954 – May 13, 2017) was an American actor, voice artist[1] and comedian.
Early life
Cygan was born in New York City to a large family of thirteen children, six of them being half-siblings. His parents never married.[2]
He attended West Babylon High School in Long Island and was active in the church and school theatre while in high school, including a star performance as the insane brother in Arsenic and Old Lace and the lead performance in a high school production of Bye Bye Birdie, as the ever faithful agent Albert Peterson.
Career
Cygan was notable for his television work (The Commish, The X-Files) and his voice work (Star Wars games, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo games).
Death
Cygan died at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles on May 13, 2017 due to cancer.[3] He was 63.[4][5]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Babes | Episode: "Everything But Love" | |
1992 | Crow's Nest | Mike Corsetti | Television film |
1992-1993 | Bob | Harlan Stone | 25 Episodes |
1994 | The X-Files | Sheriff Spencer | Episode: "Blood" |
1992-1996 | The Commish | Detective Paulie "Pants" Pantangeli | 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"[1] |
2010 | A Good Knight's Quest | Charles | 2 Episodes |
2011 | Mater’s Tall Tales | Additional Voice Talent | 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 Threath (voice) | Episode: "The Radiator Springs 500 ½" |
2012-2016 | Regular Show | Various Voices | 23 Episodes[1] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Treasure Planet | Hedley | [1] |
2006 | Cars | Additional Voices | [1] |
Ice Age: The Meltdown | [1] | ||
2007 | Happily N'Ever After | [1] | |
Surf's Up | [1] | ||
2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Who / Additional Voices | [1] |
WALL-E | Axiom Passenger #3 / Additional Voices | [1] | |
Ponyo | Additional Voices | English Dub | |
2009 | Up | [1] | |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | [1] | ||
2010 | Toy Story 3 | Twitch | [1] |
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Male Radio Caller / Gus | Direct-to-video[1] | |
2011 | Small Fry | Additional Voices | Short |
2012 | The Lorax | [1] | |
Partysaurus Rex | Short | ||
2013 | Monsters University | Big Red (JTC Leader) / Additional Voices | [1] |
Despicable Me 2 | Additional Voices | [1] | |
2015 | Inside Out | [1] | |
Minions | [1] | ||
2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Final film; posthumous release[1] | |
Video games
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 "John Cygan". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ "An Interview With John Cygan". The Gaming Liberty. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike (May 15, 2017). "John Cygan, Actor on 'The Commish,' Dies at 63". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Pereira, Chris (May 15, 2017). "Metal Gear's Solidus Snake Voice Actor Passes Away At 63". GameSpot. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Staff (May 15, 2017). "John Cygan (1954 - 2017)". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Nostalgia: 'Knights of the Old Republic' still enjoyable". The Daily Campus. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017.
- ↑ Haas, Pete (September 1, 2013). "Double Fine's Broken Age Cast Includes Jack Black, Jennifer Hale". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
External links
- John Cygan on IMDb
- John Cygan at the TCM Movie Database