Biography
Who is Danny Jacobs?
Early life and education
Daniel Charles Jacobs Jr. Was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 7, 1968. He is a Catholic of Lebanese descent who grew up with an interest in professional basketball. While attending Bishop Gallagher High School in Harper Woods, he watched a rehearsal for West Side Story and developed a passion for the stage. Danny eventually performed in school versions of Grease and The Wiz. He spent time at Wayne State University before moving to the University of Arizona to focus on musical theater.
After finishing his studies, Danny moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional acting career. He initially worked on commercial voice-overs while seeking theatrical roles. His early career included work as a walla voice actor, where he provided background sounds for various productions. He also found inspiration in his cousin, who had performed in the original Broadway run of Les Misérables.
Voice acting and King Julien
Danny Jacobs earned significant fame when he took over the role of King Julien from Sacha Baron Cohen. He first voiced the character in the television series The Penguins of Madagascar, which ran from 2008 to 2015. His work as the lemur king continued in specials like Merry Madagascar and Madly Madagascar. Between 2014 and 2017, he starred in the series All Hail King Julien. Danny provided the singing voice for the character on the Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted soundtrack, performing songs like Hot in Herre and Afro Circus.
His dedication to the role of King Julien resulted in two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program. He won these honors in 2011 and 2015. Danny has stated that animation offers him a sense of freedom that live-action filming does not provide. He enjoys the ability to portray characters of any age, gender, or ethnicity through his vocal performances. In 2015, he visited children at Kids Kicking Cancer to entertain them using his famous character voice.
Career highlights and filmography
Beyond the Madagascar franchise, Danny has a diverse list of credits in television and video games. He voiced Victor Zsasz in the games Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. His other voice roles include Baron Mordo in Ultimate Spider-Man and Heinrich Zemo in Avengers Assemble. He portrayed Rowdy Remington in Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil and Snake in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. In the 2007 film Epic Movie, he performed an impression of Borat Sagdiyev.
Danny Jacobs has also maintained a presence in live theater and live-action film. In 1993, he played Chico Fernández in a play called The Vast Difference at the Purple Rose Theatre. He appeared in the 1999 movie Get the Hell Out of Hamtown and worked as a background voice actor for Futurama. From 2000 to 2002, he held a leadership position as the producing artistic director for the Gem and Century Theatres located in Detroit.
Birthday and age
Danny Jacobs was born on July 7, 1968, which makes Danny 58 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Danny shares the date with 30 other famous people.
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