Jeff Bennett
Birth Name:
Jeff Glen Bennett
Birth Place:
Houston, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Music department
Fast Facts
- Earned his first Annie Award nomination in 1995 for his work as the character Johnny Bravo
- Earned numerous Daytime Emmy nominations for his work as The Man in the Yellow Hat on "Curious George," the voiceover duties of which he took over in 2006
- Won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in 2016 for his portrayal of Mayor Luskey in Transformers: Rescue Bots
- His sister, Collette Sunderman, is an Emmy Award nominated casting and dialogue director
- A well-known voiceover artist, as he has voiced Johnny Bravo, the Joker from "Batman" and Count Dooku from "Star Wars," among others
- Started out in acting at Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas
- Big Monty Python fan and general admirer of British comedies
Awards
- 1997Annie - Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Male Performer in a TV Production:Nominated
- 2003DVD Premiere Award - Best Animated Character Performance:Nominated
- 2003DVD Premiere Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2011Annie - Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production:Nominated
- 2012Annie - Voice Acting in a Television Production:Winner
- 2012BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2012BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2012Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program:Nominated
- 2013Annie - Voice Acting in an Animated Television or Other Broadcast Venue Production:Nominated
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/Educational:Nominated
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series:Nominated
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series:Winner
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical:Nominated
- 2013BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2013BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series:Winner
- 2013BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/Educational:Nominated
- 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical:Nominated
- 2014BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/Educational:Nominated
- 2015BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama:Nominated
- 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series:Nominated
- 2015BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2016Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program:Winner
- 2017BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Winner
- 2017BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series:Winner
- 2017BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2018BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2021Annie - Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Media Production:Nominated