Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass
Rodger Bumpass
	Bumpass at the San Diego ComicCon, 2009
Born	November 20, 1951; Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Other names	Roger Bumpass
Alma mater	Arkansas State University
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1977–present
Known for	Squidward Tentacles
Notable work	SpongeBob SquarePants
Spouse(s)	Angela VanZandt (m. 2019)

Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He voices several other characters on the show as well, including the Purple Doctor Fish and various anchovies.

He also voiced The Chief in the animated series Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, and Mr. Besser, the school principal in the animated series The Kids from Room 402. Bumpass has many other credits in animated films, animated television series, and video games.

Early life

Bumpass was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 20, 1951. He attended Little Rock Central High School where he received his first training in theater. He attended Arkansas State University where he majored in radio–TV and minored in theater. He worked at the campus radio station and also at Jonesboro's Raycom Media owned ABC-affiliated television station, KAIT-TV, where he had multiple duties as announcer, film processor, cameraman, audio technician, and technical director.[1]

While at KAIT, he also wrote, produced, and performed in a late-night comedy program called Mid-Century Nonsense Festival Featuring Kumquat Theater.[2] He graduated from A-State in 1976, and when encouraged by an A-State professor to consider professional theater, he went to New York in June 1977.[1]

Career

Rodger Bumpass with fellow SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor Bill Fagerbakke (the voice of Patrick Star)

In 1977 he won a role in the National Lampoon's music and comedy road show That's Not Funny, That's Sick and toured with them until 1978. That same year, he appeared in the TV special Disco Beaver from Outer Space for HBO. In 1979, Bumpass was cast as the leading role in a National Lampoon film to be called Jaws 3, People 0 in which he would have a love scene with Bo Derek. However, the film was canceled due to objections by the creators of the movie Jaws.[1] In 1980, Bumpass created the character of 'Fartman' to appear on the National Lampoon LP The White Album, which later inspired the Howard Stern character by the same name.[3]

Bumpass is best known to present-day viewers as the voice of Squidward Tentacles and various incidental characters on the Nickelodeon animated comedy series SpongeBob SquarePants.[4][5] He is also known for voicing The Chief from Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Hyenas on The Lion King, Dr. Light on Teen Titans, and Professor Membrane on Invader Zim.[1] Though he has been voicing and acting in films since the 60s, and had also appeared on stage through the mid 70s until the late 80s.[1][6][7] Bumpass has over 693 film credits, according to IMDb. In 2012, Bumpass received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Squidward on SpongeBob SquarePants.[8]

Personal life

On July 2019, Rodger married Angela VanZandt, his high school sweetheart of 50 years.[9]

Legal issues

On January 15, 2016, Bumpass was arrested for alleged DUI in Burbank, California. A police report of the incident alleged that officers of the Burbank Police Department found Bumpass in his blue Chrysler PT Cruiser in the middle of the road. He was said to have leaned against the car, and when officers walked up to Bumpass for questioning, he tried to walk away and lost his balance, nearly falling to the ground. He confessed to driving after drinking at a Burbank bar before cops spotted him, and he was soon handcuffed after failing a sobriety test. His blood alcohol levels were said to be more than twice the legal limit. He was later released on a $15,000 bail shortly the next morning.[10][11][12]

The incident was first reported by celebrity gossip website TMZ several days after the incident, on January 19. A day later, Bumpass alleged to the website that the police had lied about the DUI report, claiming that he was not leaning against his car when officers spotted him, and that he was being tailed and pulled over by the officers before his arrest, though he did confess again to the DUI charge. Nickelodeon representatives were notified of the incident by Bumpass, but did not release any immediate comments or actions regarding the matter.[13]

On January 25, 2016, ten days after the incident, Nickelodeon representatives confirmed to TMZ that Bumpass would remain on SpongeBob SquarePants for the foreseeable future. The representatives alleged that the network's morals clause for the show did not consider DUI charges to be an immoral act, and thus Bumpass was not legally subject to termination.[14]

Filmography

Live-action roles

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Escape from New York	Dancer	(credited as Roger Bumpass)
1984	Footlight Frenzy	Benny the Stage Manager, Johnny Chicago
1986	National Lampoon's Class of '86		[15]
1987	The Running Man	Phil Hilton
1996	Bio-Dome	Narrator
1999	Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure	Baby Huey (in-suit performer), Irv	Direct-to-video

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Disco Beaver from Outer Space		Television film
1981	Two Reelers	Roger	Television film[16]
1983	Wizards and Warriors	Prisoner	Episode: "The Dungeon of Death"
1984	Hot Flashes	Chuck Fodder	5 episodes[17]
1988	What Price Victory		Television film
1992	Silk Stalkings	Jack Fellman	Episode: "Shock Jock"
1994	Shadow of Obsession	Custodian	Television film
1995	Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart	Higgins	Television film
2002	Santa Jr.	Wally Fisk	Television film
2003	Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure	Lab Visitor, Plumber, Air Controller	Television film
2004	Just Desserts	Boz Roswell	Television film
2004	Murder Without Conviction	Patrick Talley, Jr.	Television film
2004	A Boyfriend for Christmas	Russell Parker	Television film
2007	Marco Polo	Rustigielo	Television film

Voice over roles

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Heavy Metal	Hannover Fiste / Dr. Anrak	credited as Roger Bumpass
1984	Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar	Mark Fury
1994	The Super Dave Superbowl of Knowledge	Additional voices	TV Movie
1995	Theodore Rex	Additional voices
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Frollo's Soldiers
1997	Hercules	Man pointing at Young Hercules
1997	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	Additional voices	Direct-to-video
1998	Quest for Camelot	Additional voices
1998	Mulan	Various People
1998	Rolie Polie Olie	Additional voices
1998	A Bug's Life	Harry Mosquito
1998	Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World	Additional voices	Direct-to-video
1998	Antz	Additional voices	uncredited
1999	Toy Story 2	Clerk
1999	The Iron Giant	Maine Man and Rick the Soldier
1999	Tarzan	Elephant #2 and David	credited as Roger Bumpass
1999	Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost	Perkins	Direct-to-video
1999	The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man	Dr. Octopus
2000	Titan A.E	Additional Vocals	Uncredited
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Male Villager #8 and Male Villager #1
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Mr. Hickenbottom and Chief of the Watch	ADR Group
2001	Spirited Away	Foreman	2002 English dub
2001	Monsters, Inc.	CDA and Yellow News Monster
2001	Osmosis Jones	Announcer for Nerve News Network
2002	Cinderella II: Dreams Come True	King's Guards	Direct-to-video
2002	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron	Colonel's Soldiers
2002	Treasure Planet	Turnbuckle / Police Robot #1
2002	Lilo & Stitch	Man
2003	Brother Bear	Male Bear #2
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Squidward Tentacles
2006	Curious George	Hunter #1
2006	Cars	Wide Chick Pity
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Various Mammals
2009	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto	Screaming Patron	Direct-to-video (credited as Roger Bumpass)
2010	Kung-Fu Magoo	General Smith, Driver
2013	Monsters University	Jerry Jablonski
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water[18]	Squidward Tentacles, various
2018	Incredibles 2	Officers
2019	Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus	Professor Membrane	Netflix Original
2020	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	Squidward Tentacles	In production[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Alvin and the Chipmunks	Additional voices	13 episodes
1985	The Jetsons	Additional voices	Ep. "Elroy in Wonderland"
1987	Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures	Additional voices	17 episodes
1989	Ring Raiders	Scorch	5 episodes
1989–1991	The Real Ghostbusters	Louis Tully	12 episodes
1991	TaleSpin	Dr. Axolotl	Ep. "Bullethead Baloo"
1991	Tiny Toon Adventures	Ronald Grump / Snowman	Ep. "Pollution Solution"
1991	The Toxic Crusaders	Toxie / Dr. Killemoff	13 episodes Credited as Roger Bumpass
1992	Petal to the Metal	Grumbles	Short
1992	Kurenai no buta	Blond Pirate	English dub
1992	Raw Toonage	Grumbles the Grizzly	13 episodes
1993	Batman: The Animated Series	Hoffman	Ep. "Paging the Crime Doctor"
1993	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	Robots	Ep. "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad" (uncredited)
1993	Problem Child	Additional voices	Television series short
1993–1994	Bonkers	Grumbles Grizzly	10 episodes
1994	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Titanus	3 episodes
1994–1999	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Chief	40 episodes
1995	Timon & Pumbaa	Savage Lion	Ep. "Russia Hour/You Ghana Join the Club"
1996	Quack Pack	Countdown Voice	Ep. "None Like It Hot"
1997	101 Dalmatians: The Series	Additional voices	Unknown episodes
1998	The Angry Beavers	Elephant / Sentry	Ep. "Lumberjacks' Delight/Zooing Time"
1998	CatDog	Pig	Ep. "CatDogPig"
1999–present	SpongeBob SquarePants	Squidward Tentacles / various	Main role
1999–2000	The Kids from Room 402	Mr. Besser the Principle	13 episodes
2000	Batman Beyond	Cop	Ep. "Betrayal"
2001	Time Squad	Socrates	Houdini Whodunnit!?/Feud for Thought"
2002	3-South	Additional voices	Ep. "College Material"
2001–2003	Invader ZIM	Professor Membrane / Others	18 episodes
2003–2005	Teen Titans	Doctor Light	3 episodes
2003–2008	ChalkZone	Biclops / Man	10 episodes
2005	What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Steve	Ep. "Gentalmen, Start Your Monsters"
2007–2008	Yin Yang Yo!	The Lesson	2 episodes
2008	Random! Cartoons	Lemurman	Ep. "Mind the Kitty"
2010	Chuggington	Additional voices	Unknown episodes
2012	Gravity Falls	Various	Unknown episodes
2013–2014	Teen Titans Go!	Doctor Light	Eps. "Caged Tiger" and "Mr. Butt"
2015	We Bare Bears	Theater Manager	Ep. "Shush Ninjas"
2015–2016	Mixels	Flamzer / Naut / Major Nixel ("Moon Madness") / Gate Keeper / Narrator / other	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1995	Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective	Chief
2000	Sacrifice	Gammel
2001	SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty	Squidward Tentacles
2001	SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge	Squidward Tentacles
2002	Blood Omen 2	Magnus / Additional Voices
	Command & Conquer: Renegade	Gen. Gideon Raveshaw
	SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month	Squidward Tentacles
	SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman	Squidward Tentacles
	Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon	Zirrelian Crew / Zirrelian Mayor / Arcturian Commander
2003	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom	Squidward Tentacles
2003	Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando	The Unknown, Inventor, Announcer
2004	X-Men Legends	Sentinel Scientist
2005	Teen Titans	Doctor Light
2005	SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!	Squidward Tentacles
2007	Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer	Additional voices
2018	Lego DC Super-Villains	Doctor Arthur Light

Awards and nominations

2012 – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program – Nominated

References

"Rodger Bumpass (1951–)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
"Reports of Death of Squidward's "Voice" Premature". KAIT. August 28, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
Dawson, Jim (1999). Who Cut the Cheese?: A Cultural History of the Fart (illustrated ed.). Ten Speed Press. p. 134. ISBN 9781580080118. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
Cavazos, Norma (August 23, 2001). "Television Q&A". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
"SpongeBob SquarePants". Boxoffice Prophets. November 19, 2004. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
Drake, Sylvie (April 2, 1987). "Low Moan Farce Almost Nimble Bumbles In `Footlight Frenzy'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
Churnin, Nancy (September 19, 1989). "Old Globe Gets 24 Nominations From Critics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
"The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award Nominations" (PDF). Emmy Award. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
"Angela VanZandt and Rodger Bumpass's Wedding Website". www.theknot.com.
staff, ABC7 com (January 20, 2016). "Rodger Bumpass from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' arrested for suspicion of DUI, police records say". ABC7 Los Angeles.
"Rodger Bumpass, voice of Squidward on 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' arrested for alleged DUI". EW.com.
"'SpongeBob SquarePants voice of Squidward held on suspicion of DUI". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 2016.
"'SpongeBob SquarePants' Squidward Tentacles -- Claims Cops Lied in DUI Arrest". TMZ. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
"'SpongeBob SquarePants' -- DUI Bust Won't Cost Squidward His Job". TMZ. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
Bruckner, D. J. R. (May 25, 1986). "LAMPOON'S 'CLASS OF '86'". New York Times. paragraph 6. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
"Friday". St. Petersberg Times. August 26, 1981. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
"National Lampoon's Hot Flashes". Ocala Star-Banner. June 12, 1984. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
Gallagher, Brian (July 11, 2013). "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie 2 Sets Up Shop in Savannah, Georgia - MovieWeb.com". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
Davis, Brandon (January 23, 2019). "'SpongeBob SquarePants 3' Begins Production". Comicbook. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

External links

Rodger Bumpass on IMDb

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[EAHC-1] "Rodger Bumpass (1951–)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[KAIT-2] "Reports of Death of Squidward's "Voice" Premature". KAIT. August 28, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[3] Dawson, Jim (1999). Who Cut the Cheese?: A Cultural History of the Fart (illustrated ed.). Ten Speed Press. p. 134. ISBN 9781580080118. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[4] Cavazos, Norma (August 23, 2001). "Television Q&A". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[5] "SpongeBob SquarePants". Boxoffice Prophets. November 19, 2004. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[6] Drake, Sylvie (April 2, 1987). "Low Moan Farce Almost Nimble Bumbles In `Footlight Frenzy'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[7] Churnin, Nancy (September 19, 1989). "Old Globe Gets 24 Nominations From Critics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[8] "The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award Nominations" (PDF). Emmy Award. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[9] "Angela VanZandt and Rodger Bumpass's Wedding Website". www.theknot.com.

[10] staff, ABC7 com (January 20, 2016). "Rodger Bumpass from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' arrested for suspicion of DUI, police records say". ABC7 Los Angeles.

[11] "Rodger Bumpass, voice of Squidward on 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' arrested for alleged DUI". EW.com.

[12] "'SpongeBob SquarePants voice of Squidward held on suspicion of DUI". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 2016.

[13] "'SpongeBob SquarePants' Squidward Tentacles -- Claims Cops Lied in DUI Arrest". TMZ. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[14] "'SpongeBob SquarePants' -- DUI Bust Won't Cost Squidward His Job". TMZ. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[15] Bruckner, D. J. R. (May 25, 1986). "LAMPOON'S 'CLASS OF '86'". New York Times. paragraph 6. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[16] "Friday". St. Petersberg Times. August 26, 1981. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[17] "National Lampoon's Hot Flashes". Ocala Star-Banner. June 12, 1984. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[18] Gallagher, Brian (July 11, 2013). "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie 2 Sets Up Shop in Savannah, Georgia - MovieWeb.com". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.

[19] Davis, Brandon (January 23, 2019). "'SpongeBob SquarePants 3' Begins Production". Comicbook. Retrieved January 23, 2019.