George Buza is an American-born Canadian actor who is best known for voicing Beast

Beast (comics)

Beast , Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy, is a comic book character, a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men...

 in the X-Men Animated Series.

Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

, he moved to Canada as a young man and became a Canadian citizen in 1998. He appeared as Chief Jake McKenna multiple times in the TV series Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

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. In addition, he portrayed the older brother of Sinbad, Doubar in The Adventures of Sinbad

The Adventures of Sinbad

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TV series. He also makes a small appearance as a trucker in 2000's X-Men movie

X-Men (film)

X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Bruce Davison, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijn, Ray Park and Tyler Mane...

. George is a former cast member of the Red Green Show. George was also in episode 11 of TVOntario's Read All About It

Read All About It!

Read All About It! was a Canadian educational television series produced from 1979 to 1983 by TVOntario that aired during the early to mid 1980s; It also aired in repeats in the 1990s. It starred David Craig Collard as Chris, Lydia Zajc as Lynne, Stacey Arnold as Samantha, and Sean Hewitt as...

, titled "Voices in the Park". He played Barry, an actor. George had a recurring role on the syndicated Mutant X

Mutant X (TV series)

Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Marvel Studios, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects...

. George Buza was also an extra in the movie Diary of The Dead by George Romero.

filmography

He was probably best known for voicing Beast

Beast (comics)

Beast , Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy, is a comic book character, a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men...

 in the X-Men Animated Series. He also reprised the role in the video game X-Men: Children of the Atom

X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)

is an arcade game that was produced by Capcom and released on the CPS-2 arcade system in 1994. It is the first fighting game produced by Capcom using characters under license from Marvel Comics, widely praised for its faithfulness in capturing the spirit of its namesake comics, by using colorful...

.

Voice Credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992 – 1997	X-Men Animated Series	Beast Beast (comics) Beast , Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy, is a comic book character, a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men...
1994	Spider-Man Spider-Man (1994 TV series) Spider-Man, also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated series starring the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. The show ran on Fox Kids from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998. The producer/story editor was John Semper, Jr. and production company was Marvel Films...	Beast Beast (comics) Beast , Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy, is a comic book character, a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men...
1994	Beyblade Beyblade is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan...	Grandpa

Film Credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	X-Men	Trucker

George has also provided character voices in other animated TV series such as Franny's Feet

Franny's Feet

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, Star Wars: Ewoks

Star Wars: Ewoks

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, Star Wars: Droids

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, Dog City

Dog City

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, Little Shop

Little Shop

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, Hammerman

Hammerman

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, The Adventures of Tintin

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, The Neverending Story

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, The Busy World of Richard Scarry

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, Babar

Babar (TV series)

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, Time Warp Trio

Time Warp Trio

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, Iggy Arbuckle

Iggy Arbuckle

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, Power Stone

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, Medabots

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, Pippi Longstocking, Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend, Ned's Newt

Ned's Newt

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, Blazing Dragons

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, Flash Gordon, BIRDZ

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, The Dumb Bunnies, Bob and Margaret

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, Sam & Max: Freelance Police, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

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, Kassai and Leuk, Police Academy: The Animated Series, Free Willy

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, Bad Dog

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, Tales from the Cryptkeeper

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, Corduroy

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, Chilly Beach

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, C.O.P.S., The Magic School Bus

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, Rescue Heroes

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, Grossology

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, Pecola

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, Stickin' Around

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, Medabots

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, Little Bear

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, Dinosaucers

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, Sylvanian Families

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, Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks

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, Highlander: The Animated Series

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, Silver Surfer, The Avengers: United They Stand

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, Beverly Hills Teens

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, Rolie Polie Olie

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, Anatole

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, Starcom: The U.S. Space Force, Sailor Moon

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, Knights of the Zodiac, Donkey Kong Country

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, Rupert

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, Redwall

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, Cyberchase

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, George Shrinks

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, ALF: The Animated Series

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, Mr. Men and Little Miss

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, Ultraforce

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, Odd Job Jack

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, What It's Like Being Alone

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, Monster by Mistake

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and Atomic Betty

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.

He also narrated the opening title and voiced several characters in Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors

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.

Awards and nominations

In 1992 he was nominated for a Gemini Award

Gemini Award

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 for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) (Maniac Mansion

Maniac Mansion

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, 1990). He was nominated again in 2001 for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (The Red Green Show

The Red Green Show

The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991 until the series finale April 7, 2006 on CBC...

 1991).

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