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James Urbaniak
James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor. Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife Julie and their twins, son Severn Jerzy and daughter Esme Maeve.
One of his first noteworthy roles was in the avant-garde playwright/director Richard Foreman's The Universe, for which Urbaniak won an Obie. He has also been acclaimed for his acting in the films Henry Fool and American Splendor, in the latter of which he played legendary illustrator R. Crumb. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his role in Thom Pain (based on nothing). He provides the voice for main character Dr. Thaddeus Venture on The Venture Bros. as well as the Doctor's brother Jonas Venture Junior and the super-villain Phantom Limb.
In one of his lesser-known roles, Urbaniak played a pizza guy in the famous "Whassup?" television commercials for Budweiser. He also portrayed the moderator in "Human Centipede Anonymous", a Funny or Die short depicting three men who grapple with their past as a human centipede.
As actor
Puddysticks
Grind
Play House
Laws of Man
Every Heavy Thing
Theatre People
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
Dead Media
The Rainbow Bridge
Breakup Season
Thelma the Unicorn
Test Screening
Taz: Quest for Burger
Oppenheimer
Indoor Baseball
Invitation to a Murder
Gonzo Girl
The Country Club
Condor's Nest
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
The Fabelmans
Beauty
Things Heard & Seen
Tesla
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Rebel in the Rye
Dave Made a Maze
Wonderstruck