Biography
Who is Dee Bradley Baker?
Early life and education
Dee Bradley Baker was born on August 31, 1962, in Bloomington, Indiana. He grew up in Greeley, Colorado, with one brother and one sister. His parents were Edwin Dee Baker and Nancy Ann. He began performing in operas, musicals, and plays when he was nine years old. He graduated from University High School in 1981 and received a Boettcher Scholarship.
Dee studied philosophy, biology, fine arts, and German at Colorado College. He spent one year at the University of Göttingen in Germany to study the language. He earned a BA in philosophy in 1986.
Career start in television
Dee moved to Orlando, Florida, in 1989. He performed in an improv show called The Anacomical Players at EPCOT Center. He later joined projects for Universal Studios and Disney. From 1993 to 1995, he worked on the Nickelodeon show Legends of the Hidden Temple. He served as the announcer and voiced the rock god Olmec.
He returned to this role in a 2016 movie and a 2021 revival on The CW. He also co hosted the game show Shop 'til You Drop. On the sitcom The path of Allen Strange, he played a journalist named Phil Berg.
Creature and animal voice work
Dee Bradley Baker became a specialist in animal and creature sounds. He provided voices for Dora the Explorer and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. In Avatar: The Last Airbender, he voiced Appa and Momo. He voiced Naga, Pabu, and Oogi in The Legend of Korra. In the Ben 10 series, he voiced aliens like Wildmutt and Stinkfly.
He voiced Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb starting in 2007. He also voiced Waddles in Gravity Falls and Eagly in the series Peacemaker. He provided the voice for a parrot in the Pirates of the Caribbean rides.
Star Wars and major roles
Dee Bradley Baker is well known for his work in the Star Wars franchise. In The Clone Wars, he voiced Captain Rex, Commander Cody, and all the clone troopers. He continued voicing Captain Rex in Star Wars Rebels and the clones in The Bad Batch. He also appeared in Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord.
In American Dad, he voices the goldfish Klaus Heisler. His film work includes voicing Daffy Duck and Taz in Space Jam. He voiced Maurice in Happy Feet. His video game credits include Halo, Overwatch, and Portal 2.
Awards and recognition
His career includes several nominations for prestigious awards. In 2017, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his role as Klaus in American Dad. He received an Annie Award nomination in 2012 for his work in The Clone Wars. He was nominated for a BTVA Voice Acting Award in 2012 for the character Tarrlok in Korra.
Both Perry the Platypus and Waddles were nominated for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for Best Animal Sidekick in 2014. Dee has also appeared at several San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con panels.
Birthday and age
Dee Bradley Baker was born on August 31, 1962, which makes Dee 64 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Dee shares the date with 45 other famous people.
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