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John Di Maggio

Age: 41
Height: 6' 3 1/2"

Birth Place: North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
Born: Sep. 4th, 1968

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John Di Maggio's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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TRIVIA:

Grew up in North Plainfield, NJ.
Provided the voices for two very memorable robot characters in two different Emmy-winning animated series'. "Bender" in _"Futurama" (1999)_ (qv) and "General Grievous" in _"Star Wars: Clone Wars" (2003)_ (qv).
Played 'Steve Ballmer' (qv) in _Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) (TV)_ (qv).
Not related to 'Joe DiMaggio (I)' (qv).
Is the only one of two actors to play the same fictional character (Bender Bending Rodriguez) on both _"The Simpsons" (1989)_ (qv) and _"Futurama" (1999)_ (qv) the other is Nancy Cartwrtight who played Bart in both, although several people (including 'Conan O'Brien' (qv), 'Leonard Nimoy' (qv), 'Nichelle Nichols' (qv), 'Stephen Hawking' (qv) and 'Dick Clark (I)' (qv)) have played themselves on both series.
Is a very talented beatboxer, as seen by some of his work on Futurama.
Once performed stand-up comedy at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem.
His inspiration for Bender was 'Slim Pickens (I)' (qv) from "Blazing Saddles" and his friend from college, who would do improvisations of an old man who liked sausage.

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