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Maurice LaMarche
Age: 51
Height: 6'
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Born: Mar. 30th, 1958
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TRIVIA:
- After a ten-year career in stand-up comedy, touring with such acts as 'Rodney Dangerfield' (qv), 'George Benson (II)' (qv), 'Kool & The Gang' (qv), 'George Carlin' (qv) and 'David Sanborn' (qv), and culminating in a breakout appearance on HBO's _The 9th Annual Young Comedians Special (1984) (TV)_ (qv), LaMarche abruptly retired from performing after the tragic murder of his beloved father in 1987. Since then, he is known to be a very private man and surprisingly, did a rare public performance at the San Diego Comic-Con International Convention in 2002. He and fellow voice actors 'Rob Paulsen' (qv) and 'Jess Harnell' (qv) did several skits, and Lamarche was greeted by thunderous applause when he did his most favorite incarnation, The Brain. He returned again for Comic Con 2003 for an encore.
- His most famous character, "The Brain," from the Emmy-winning _"Pinky and the Brain" (1995)_ (qv), is a take-off on actor 'Orson Welles' (qv) (the inspiration for his impression came from a recording of Orson ranting during the taping of a British frozen peas commercial).
- Dubbed the voice of 'Orson Welles' (qv) (played by 'Vincent D'Onofrio' (qv)) in the film _Ed Wood (1994)_ (qv), but was not credited.
- Went to elementary school with 'Mike Myers (I)' (qv) in Toronto, Canada. Although they were four grades apart, they both have brothers named Paul who were best friends and in the same class in their fourth grade year.
- Used to smoke Cuban cigars voraciously, as he believed they gave his voice the depth needed to play 'Orson Welles' (qv). However, he quit and has been completely smoke-free since July 17, 2007.
- Went to high school with 'Howie Mandel (I)' (qv) for a year, and even though they would become close friends as adults, they never met during the entire time they were in school together.
- Also does a variety of other voices besides 'Orson Welles' (qv). He has done the voice of Yosemite Sam in most recent Warner Bros. productions and did a dead-on 'Alec Baldwin' (qv) impression for _Team America: World Police (2004)_ (qv).
- Has played 'Orson Welles' (qv) three times, and arguably a forth time. The Brain's voice was based on 'Orson Welles' (qv). He voiced 'Orson Welles' (qv) on an episode of _"The Critic" (1994)_ (qv), in which Welles reads the video will of Jay's parents, and he provided his voice in _Ed Wood (1994)_ (qv). He portrayed Welles again in a segment on The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XVII in 2006. He also provided voices for the _"Transformers" (1984)_ (qv) series, the film of which was Welles' last performance.
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