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Daran Norris Biography
Birth Name:Daran Morrison Nordland
Birth Place:Ferndale, Washington, United States
Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Music department
Fast Facts
- He has supported SavingtheArts․org, an organization that works to help save arts programs in schools around the U․S
- He graduated from high school in Ferndale, Washington, in 1983
- He started acting in TV commercials in 1988 and moved into TV, film and voice work in the early 1990s
- Possibly his most famous roles as a live actor have been those of Gordy the janitor in Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" and Cliff McCormack in UPN's "Veronica Mars․"
- Video games for which he has supplied voices include "Spider-Man," "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic," "Doom 3" and "Madagascar․"
Awards
- 2012Annie-Voice Acting in a Television Production: nominated
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama: nominated
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama: nominated
- 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama: nominated
- 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama: nominated
- 2014BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: winner