Clarence John[1] "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959; age 61) is an American actor and voice artist. He is a main cast member on SpongeBob SquarePants, providing the voice of Mr. Krabs. Outside of the series, Brown is well-known for his roles as Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption and the Kurgan in Highlander.
Biography
Brown was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio,[2] and had an older sister, Beth (c.1957–1964).[3] His mother, Joyce Helen (Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. His father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown, Jr., was a newspaper publisher who helped manage the Brown Publishing Company, the family-owned newspaper business started by Clancy's grandfather, Congressman Clarence J. Brown. From 1965 to 1983, Bud Brown also served as a congressman, and later as Chairman of the Board of Brown Publishing. The family operated the business until 2010.
Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, DC and Northwestern University.[4]
Others
Clancy Brown also voiced characters in other TV series such as Long Feng from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Chris Bradford/Dogpound/Rahzar from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vice Principal Pangborn from All Grown Up, and also voiced Frosty the Snowman in an episode of the Disney series Phineas and Ferb. He is also known for voicing the villains Dr. Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the early Crash Bandicoot games.
Trivia
- When forming Mr. Krabs' laugh, the show's creator, Stephen Hillenburg was telling Brown to chuckle faster and faster, until he formed the laugh of Mr. Krabs.
- According to a 2013 interview, Brown improvised Mr. Krabs' voice when auditioning for the role.
- Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, Employee of the Month, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Lights, Camera, Pants!, SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day, Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D, Underpants Slam!, Plankton's Robotic Revenge, and SpongeBob HeroPants are the only games that had Clancy Brown voice Mr. Krabs.
- Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast and SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride are the only rides that had Clancy Brown voice Mr. Krabs.
- During the song "The Very First Christmas" in "Christmas Who?", he was unable to sing that high so they hired Dee Bradley Baker to sing Mr. Krabs' falsetto voice.
- He also voices Gunmar, an antagonist on the Netflix original, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
- Also, Tom Kenny voices Mr. Nunez on the same show.
- He also voices Red Hulk in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..
- He did the voice of The Rhino as well in The Spectacular Spider-Man.
- He also voices and is the character model for Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human.
Gallery
Roles
External links
- Clancy Brown on Wikipedia
References
- ^ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clancy_Brown
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019". United Press International. January 5, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
actor Clancy Brown in 1959 (age 60)
- ^ "About Us". Beth Brown Memorial Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Clancy Brown". MSN Watch Online Guide. Retrieved August 11, 2019 – via www.msn.com.
Start a Discussion Discussions about Clancy Brown
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isn't Clancy Brown going to voice Mr Krabs in this game
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why though?
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@Camerontron 2.0 2020-07-12T03:12:04Z
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post actors and an alter ego of their character and tell what it is from.
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rodger bumpass:squidsponge
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