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| Tim Blaney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Timothy Patrick Blaney (1959-04-23) April 23, 1959 (age 65) Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Puppeteer, Voice actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Timothy Patrick Blaney (born April 23, 1959) is an American puppeteer and voice actor. He has provided the voices for Frank the Pug in Men in Black, Men in Black II, and Men in Black: International, and the self-aware robot "Johnny 5" in Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Hugga Bunch | Additional puppeteer | TV movie |
| 1986 | Short Circuit | Number 5/"Johnny Five" | Puppeteer / voice |
| 1986 | Flight of the Navigator | Puppeteer / Puckmaren | Voice |
| 1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Johnny 5 | voice |
| 1989 | The Abyss | Puppeteer | |
| 1994 | Muppet Classic Theater | Additional Muppet Performer | voice |
| 1997 | Men in Black | Puppeteer / Frank the Pug | voice |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Puppeteer | |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Puppeteer | voice |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Frank the Pug | voice |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Goofy Goober (voice) | Singing "Goofy Goober Theme Song" |
| 2004 | Team America: World Police | Puppeteer | |
| 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Puppeteer | voice |
| 2008 | Studio DC: Almost Live | Puppeteer | voice |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Puppeteer | |
| 2011 | The Muppets | Additional Muppet Performer | voice |
| 2012 | Casa de mi padre | Puppeteer | |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Worm | Voice |
| 2013 | Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Additional Muppet Performer | Voice |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | LA Muppet Performer | Voice |
| 2017 | Soylent Scrooge: Or, Christmas Is Made of People | Fezziwig | Voice |
| 2018 | It's A Tell-Tale Valentine, Eddie Poe! | Edgar Allan Poe / Snooby the Anthropomorphic Bassett Hound / Woodraven the Woodraven | Voice |
| 2018 | The Happytime Murders | Additional puppet performer | |
| 2018 | The Tragicall Historie of Plan the IX | The Ruler | Voice |
| 2018 | Do Rabbots Dream of Electric Cheepz? | Mr. Marigold | Voice |
| 2018 | It's the Great Spaghetti Squash, Eddie Poe! | Snooby the Anthropomorphic Bassett Hound / Woodraven the Woodraven | |
| 2019 | Albert Kitschschlock Presents: The Films That Blew Too Much | Narrator | Voice |
| 2019 | Men in Black: International | Frank the Pug | Voice |
| 2019 | The Legend of Joan of Arc | Ladvenu | Voice |
| 2020 | It's the Masque of the Polychrome Death, Eddie Poe! | Snooby the Anthropomorphic Basset Hound | Voice |
| 2020 | The Young Witchfinder | Mauldrix / Goobley | TV movie |
| 2021 | It's A Mystery Trip to the Rue Morgue, Eddie Poe! | Edgar Allan Poe / Snooby / Woodraven | Voice |
Short film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island | Long John Silver / Captain Smollett | Voice |
| 2002 | MIB ADR | Self | |
| 2002 | Creature Featurettes | Self | |
| 2009 | The Macabre World of Lavender Williams | Puppeteer | Voice |
| 2014 | Pillywags Mansion | Greg | |
| 2020 | Life After the Navigator | Self |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Puppeteer | Episode #1.3 |
| 1984-1994 | McDonaldland | Puppeteer | Voice |
| 1994 | Dinosaurs | Additional Dinosaur Performer | "Earl's Big Jackpot" (1994) |
| 1996–1997 | Muppets Tonight | Additional Muppets (voice) | "Cindy Crawford" (1996) Season 2 (1996-1997) episodes 1, 5, 6, 7 |
| 2004 | Angel | Puppeteer / Grufus | "Smile Time" |
| 2006 | Still Standing | Jess Milton | "Still Eighteen" |
| 2013 | Community | Puppeteer | "Intro to Felt Surrogacy" |
| 2013–2017 | Uncle Grandpa | Emperor Krell, Additional Voices | "Space Emperor" (2013) "Nickname" (2013) |
| 2017–2018 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Gypsy (puppeteer) |
Events
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Muppets Take the Bowl | Additional Muppet Performer | Voice, live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 8–10 |
| 2018 | The Muppets Take the O2 | Additional Muppet Performer | Voice, live show at the O2 Arena, Jul. 13-14 |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Male Argonians / Usha - Dragonborn DLC | Voice |
| 2011 | Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster | Voice | |
| 2012 | Asura's Wrath | Kagebosh | Voice: English version |
| 2012 | Men in Black: Alien Crisis | Frank the Pug / Archeologist / C-YA Programmer Riddick | Voice |
| 2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Vlast | Voice |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Ben Urich | Voice |
| 2017 | Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire | Vlast | Voice |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Voice | |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Kingpin | Voice |
| 2022 | Men in Black: First Assignment — VR Experience | Frank the Pug | Voice: English version |
References
- "Men in Black: International cast and who has returned since Men In Black 3?". Metro. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- "The story behind MIBII's scene-stealing dog". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- "Everything You May Have Forgotten About Emma Thompson's Intimidating 'MIB' Character". Bustle. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- "'Men in Black: International': 10 Connections To The First Three Movies". Complex. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- "Vlast was played by …". 26 September 2017.
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External links
- Tim Blaney at IMDb
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