Full Name David Kaufman Relatives Adam Kaufman (brother) Siblings Adam Kaufman Years active 1982–present Spouse Lisa Picotte (m. 1990) | Occupation Actor Role Voice over artist Alma mater UCLA Name David Kaufman | |
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Children Grace Kaufman, Henry Oliver Kaufman Nephews Jackson Phillip Deveraux Montgomery Kaufman Movies and TV shows Danny Phantom, Superman: The Animated, Superman vs The Elite, Back to the Future, Justice League: Doom Similar People Adam Kaufman, Grace Kaufman, Butch Hartman, Curt Geda, Steve Marmel | ||
Interview david kaufman actor a k a danny phantom
David Kaufman (born July 23, 1961) is an American voice actor and character actor, best known for his roles as the voices of Dexter Douglas on Freakazoid, Jimmy Olsen on Superman: The Animated Series, Danny Fenton on Danny Phantom, Maggie's brother Aldrin on The Buzz on Maggie, and Marty McFly, Michael J. Fox's character, on the Saturday morning animated series, Back to the Future.
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- Interview david kaufman actor a k a danny phantom
- Early life and career
- Personal life
- Television series
- Animated series
- Films
- Commercials
- Stage work
- Video games
- References
Early life and career
Kaufman began acting at a young age in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, when his kindergarten teacher handed him the plum lead role of Santa Claus in the class Christmas play.
At the age of 18, Kaufman set out from St. Louis, Missouri to attend UCLA's Department of Theater Arts. Since that time, Kaufman has studied and worked extensively as a professional actor in films and television.
He has worked with the Daly family of actors on several projects: He worked with Tim Daly on Superman: The Animated Series and its subsequent spin-offs, playing Jimmy Olsen. He also appeared with Daly in the series Wings in 1995 with his wife Lisa; the two portrayed a couple whose wedding Daly's character Joe and his fiancee Helen crash. He worked with Tim's sister, Tyne Daly on the film Kids Like These and will join Tim again in the animated film Justice League: Doom, reprising his role of Jimmy Olsen.
Personal life
Kaufman has been married to actress Lisa Picotte since June 30, 1990; together they have two children.
Television series
He has guest-starring roles on such series as:
Animated series
Kaufman has lent his voice to several well-known animated series, including Jimmy Olsen from Superman: The Animated Series/Superman: Brainiac Attacks and Dexter Douglas from Freakazoid, as well as filling in for Michael J. Fox in both the roles of Marty McFly on Back to the Future and Stuart Little in HBO's Stuart Little: The Animated Series. He voiced Human Torch in Ultimate Spider-Man, and reprised the role for both Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Kaufman also provided the voice of Arik, a one-time character in the acclaimed Nickelodeon animated series The Legend of Korra.
Films
Commercials
as well as spots for Honda, Hi-C Ecto-Cooler, Maxwell House, Dentyne, Chili's, Midas, Wendy's, Twiglets and British Petroleum, among others.
Stage work
Kaufman has earned several Los Angeles area critics' awards and nominations. He has been a member of the West Coast Ensemble in Los Angeles for over ten years, performing such varied roles as: