Chris Phillips (voice actor)
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Chris Phillips is an American voice actor, writer and singer. He studied at Stella Adler and attended Emerson College in Boston, Ma.
Chris might be best known as the voice of the Face
mascot on Nick Jr. Face
ran from 1994 until 2003. Phillips voiced many characters on the animated series Doug
, which aired on both ABC and Nickelodeon (In Disney's version, he also became the voice of Roger Klotz as Billy West
left.). Other Cartoons include PB&J Otter
for Disney, Beavis & Butthead for MTV, Generation Jets
for CBS and Bubble Guppies
for Nickelodeon. He also does regular voice work for the award winning PBS show Between The Lions
. He’s been in numerous “TV Funhouse
” episodes for Saturday Night Live
.
Animated film credits include The Felix the Cat Movie 1988 as the Professor, Roger Klotz and various voices in Doug's 1st Movie
1999 and various voices in Osmosis Jones
2001 directed by Bobby & Peter Farrelly.
Chris has voiced a number of computer games as well including Grand Theft Auto 3, Max Payne 1 & 2, Mafia: The City Of Lost Heaven and Red Dead Revolver.
His voice has appeared on TV and radio commercials for Comcast, eBay, Rolaids, Arby’s, Cocoa Puffs, Miller Lite, Lucky Charms, NY Lottery, Cingular, Fed Ex and Pepto Bismol to name a few.
He also appeared in the Denis Leary
special No Cure For Cancer
for Showtime and Lock & Load for HBO. Chris directed and appeared in the off Broadway version of No Cure For Cancer.
He was also in Learys' holiday special Merry F %$in' Christmas for Comedy Central, (Chris wrote and produced the title song). He will be appearing in the upcoming Leary special
Douchebags and Donuts
for Comedy Central. Phillips also writes all of Leary's songs with him as well as produces his CD's. He has received a platinum album for the single Asshole
.
Chris has written and produced music for American Motors Cars and Ethan Allen Furniture commercials. He co-wrote and performed the theme for Shorties Watching Shorties for Comedy Central and is in the house band for The Comedy Central specials Comics Come Home. Chris and his band The Enablers are the backup band for Denis Leary. They released their own CD entitled Everest. As a young boy, Chris and his sister Pam used to make comedy tapes with a recorder he received from his grandfather. It was then that he got the performing bug.
Chris might be best known as the voice of the Face
Face
The face is a central sense organ complex, for those animals that have one, normally on the ventral surface of the head, and can, depending on the definition in the human case, include the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyelashes, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, temple, teeth, skin, and...
mascot on Nick Jr. Face
Face
The face is a central sense organ complex, for those animals that have one, normally on the ventral surface of the head, and can, depending on the definition in the human case, include the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyelashes, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, temple, teeth, skin, and...
ran from 1994 until 2003. Phillips voiced many characters on the animated series Doug
Doug
Doug is an American animated sitcom created by Jim Jinkins and co-produced by his studio, Jumbo Pictures . Doug centers on the surreal and imaginative exploits of its title character, Douglas "Doug" Funnie, who experiences common predicaments while attending middle school. The series lampoons...
, which aired on both ABC and Nickelodeon (In Disney's version, he also became the voice of Roger Klotz as Billy West
Billy West
William Richard "Billy" West is an American voice actor. Born in Detroit but raised in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, Billy launched his career in the early 1980s performing daily comedic routines on Boston's WBCN. He left the radio station to work on the short-lived revival...
left.). Other Cartoons include PB&J Otter
PB&J Otter
PB&J Otter is an animated children's series which premiered on Playhouse Disney on March 15, 1998. A total of 65 episodes were produced during the course of its three season run, with the "farewell" episode airing on September 24, 2000. The series centered on the Otter family who lived in the rural...
for Disney, Beavis & Butthead for MTV, Generation Jets
Generation Jets
Generation Jets is a Saturday-afternoon animated children's television show created for the New York Jets. It airs Saturdays at 1 PM on WCBS-TV in New York City, and has won two day-time Emmy awards....
for CBS and Bubble Guppies
Bubble Guppies
Bubble Guppies is an American preschool children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series revolves around the underwater adventures of a group of mermaid-like preschoolers...
for Nickelodeon. He also does regular voice work for the award winning PBS show Between The Lions
Between the Lions
Between the Lions is a PBS Kids' puppet show designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and...
. He’s been in numerous “TV Funhouse
TV Funhouse
Saturday TV Funhouse is the title of a recurring skit on NBC's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by longtime SNL writer Robert Smigel as well as a short-lived spinoff series TV Funhouse that ran on Comedy Central...
” episodes for Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
.
Animated film credits include The Felix the Cat Movie 1988 as the Professor, Roger Klotz and various voices in Doug's 1st Movie
Doug's 1st Movie
Doug's 1st Movie is a 1999 animated film based on the Disney version of the Nickelodeon television series Doug. The film was directed by Maurice Joyce, and stars the regular television cast of Tom McHugh, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Constance Shulman, Frank Welker, Alice Playten, and Guy Hadley...
1999 and various voices in Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones is a 2001 live-action/animated comedy film directed by Tom Sito and Piet Kroon for the animated segments and the Farrelly brothers for the live-action segments...
2001 directed by Bobby & Peter Farrelly.
Chris has voiced a number of computer games as well including Grand Theft Auto 3, Max Payne 1 & 2, Mafia: The City Of Lost Heaven and Red Dead Revolver.
His voice has appeared on TV and radio commercials for Comcast, eBay, Rolaids, Arby’s, Cocoa Puffs, Miller Lite, Lucky Charms, NY Lottery, Cingular, Fed Ex and Pepto Bismol to name a few.
He also appeared in the Denis Leary
Denis Leary
Denis Colin Leary is an Irish-American actor, comedian, writer and director. Leary is known for his biting, fast paced comedic style and chain smoking...
special No Cure For Cancer
No Cure for Cancer
No Cure for Cancer is one of Denis Leary's standup routines from the early 1990s. It was made into a television special, a book, and a compact disc, all with the same title...
for Showtime and Lock & Load for HBO. Chris directed and appeared in the off Broadway version of No Cure For Cancer.
He was also in Learys' holiday special Merry F %$in' Christmas for Comedy Central, (Chris wrote and produced the title song). He will be appearing in the upcoming Leary special
Douchebags and Donuts
Douchebags and Donuts
Douchebags and Donuts is a stand up DVD hosted by comedian Denis Leary, released by Comedy Central. The DVD was released by Comedy Central on January 18th 2011, containing speacial features, deleted scenes and all completely uncensored and uncut. It's a great movie, and we all like it. I was...
for Comedy Central. Phillips also writes all of Leary's songs with him as well as produces his CD's. He has received a platinum album for the single Asshole
Asshole
The word asshole, a variant of arsehole, which is still prevalent in British and Australian English, is a term used pejoratively to describe the anus.-History:...
.
Chris has written and produced music for American Motors Cars and Ethan Allen Furniture commercials. He co-wrote and performed the theme for Shorties Watching Shorties for Comedy Central and is in the house band for The Comedy Central specials Comics Come Home. Chris and his band The Enablers are the backup band for Denis Leary. They released their own CD entitled Everest. As a young boy, Chris and his sister Pam used to make comedy tapes with a recorder he received from his grandfather. It was then that he got the performing bug.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1988 | Felix the Cat: The Movie Felix the Cat: The Movie Felix the Cat: The Movie is a 1988 animated film based on the cartoon and comic strip character of the same name. It was made in Europe during 1986 and 1987, but was not officially released in the United States until 1991.-Plot:... |
Felix the Cat |
1990 | 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour | Animated Character - Opening Sequence |
1991 | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? is the title of several edutainment computer games in the Carmen Sandiego series that teach geography. The World games, often marketed as the flagship products of the Carmen series, were created by Brøderbund Software from 1985 to 1996 with another version... |
Character Voices |
1994 | Nick Jr. | Face |
1994 | The Ref The Ref The Ref is a 1994 American black comedy film directed by Ted Demme and starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey.-Plot:... |
Old Baybrook Policeman |
1995 | To Die For To Die For To Die For is a 1995 dark comedy film, made in a mockumentary format, directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Buck Henry, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard, which in turn was based on the Pamela Smart story. It stars Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, and Joaquin Phoenix... |
High School Soccer Player |
1996 | Doug Doug Doug is an American animated sitcom created by Jim Jinkins and co-produced by his studio, Jumbo Pictures . Doug centers on the surreal and imaginative exploits of its title character, Douglas "Doug" Funnie, who experiences common predicaments while attending middle school. The series lampoons... |
Boomer Bledsoe, Larry the A.V. Nerd & Roger M. Klotz (Disney version, replacing Billy West Billy West William Richard "Billy" West is an American voice actor. Born in Detroit but raised in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, Billy launched his career in the early 1980s performing daily comedic routines on Boston's WBCN. He left the radio station to work on the short-lived revival... ) |
1998 | PB&J Otter PB&J Otter PB&J Otter is an animated children's series which premiered on Playhouse Disney on March 15, 1998. A total of 65 episodes were produced during the course of its three season run, with the "farewell" episode airing on September 24, 2000. The series centered on the Otter family who lived in the rural... |
Ernest Otter, Munchy Beaver, Cap'n Crane & Walter Raccoon |
1999 | Between the Lions Between the Lions Between the Lions is a PBS Kids' puppet show designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and... |
Cliff Hanger |
1999 | Doug's 1st Movie Doug's 1st Movie Doug's 1st Movie is a 1999 animated film based on the Disney version of the Nickelodeon television series Doug. The film was directed by Maurice Joyce, and stars the regular television cast of Tom McHugh, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Constance Shulman, Frank Welker, Alice Playten, and Guy Hadley... |
Roger Klotz, Boomer, Larry & Mr. Chiminy |
2001 | Max Payne Max Payne Max Payne is a BAFTA Award–winning third-person shooter video game developed by Finnish developers Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers in July 2001 for Microsoft Windows. Ports created later in the year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and the GameBoy Advance were published by... |
DEA Agent Alex Balder, Mercenary & Killer Suit |
2001 | Osmosis Jones Osmosis Jones Osmosis Jones is a 2001 live-action/animated comedy film directed by Tom Sito and Piet Kroon for the animated segments and the Farrelly brothers for the live-action segments... |
Additional Character Voice |
2001 | Grand Theft Auto 3 | El Burro & Marty Chonks |
2002 | Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven Mafia is a third-person shooter video game initially made for Microsoft Windows in . It was developed by Czech company Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering of Developers... |
Various voices |
2002 | The Lovers The Lovers The Lovers is the sixth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination.- Interpretation :... |
Unknown |
2003 | A Very Wompkee Christmas | Scout |
2003 | Generation Jets Generation Jets Generation Jets is a Saturday-afternoon animated children's television show created for the New York Jets. It airs Saturdays at 1 PM on WCBS-TV in New York City, and has won two day-time Emmy awards.... |
Willie, Spike & Blitz |
2003 | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - A Film Noir Love Story | Cleaner |
2004 | The Wrong Coast The Wrong Coast The Wrong Coast is a Canadian stop-motion animated television show. The show emulates a Hollywood gossip show with fake news and features, and includes many parodies on Hollywood movies, often utilizing the voices of real stars... |
Various Celebrity Voices |
2004 | Red Dead Revolver Red Dead Revolver Red Dead Revolver is a western third-person shooter video game published by Rockstar Games and developed by Rockstar San Diego. It was released in North America on May 4, 2004, for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.... |
Carnaby Peabody, Hanz Kenyan & Stagecoach Driver |
2004 | Davey & Goliath's Snowboard Christmas | Unknown |
2005 | Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
Unknown |
2005 | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Various |
2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 Neverwinter Nights 2 Neverwinter Nights 2 is a computer role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari. It is the sequel to BioWare's Neverwinter Nights, based on the Dungeons & Dragons pencil and paper fantasy role-playing game... |
Nolaloth, Thunderbelly & Lorne Starling |
2008 | Alone in the Dark Alone in the Dark Alone in the Dark is the title of several works of fiction:*Alone in the Dark, a series of video games*Alone in the Dark , a 1992 video game and the first in the series... |
Crowley |
2008 | Order Up! Order Up! Order Up! is a cooking simulation-styled mini-game compilation developed by SuperVillain Studios and published by Zoo Games and Funbox Media. It was released on July 22, 2008 in North America and October 24, 2008 in Europe for the Wii. An enhanced port titled Order Up!! will be released for the... |
Jimbo Jambo & Tex Porterhouse |
2009 | Rescue Me Rescue Me (TV series) Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004, and concluded on September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.The show... |
Rep. Gerard |
2011 | Bubble Guppies Bubble Guppies Bubble Guppies is an American preschool children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series revolves around the underwater adventures of a group of mermaid-like preschoolers... |
Various Voices |