Paul Rugg
Rugg at the 2023 WonderCon
Born
Paul Kevin Rugg

Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, voice actor, puppeteer
Years active1985–present
AgentSBV Talent Agency
SpouseMaria Rugg
Children1
Websitefroynlaven.blogspot.com

Paul Kevin Rugg is an American screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is best known for his starring roles in shows like Freakazoid!, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, and Earth to Ned.

Biography

Rugg has worked extensively in the field of animation. His list of credits include writing for, producing, and voice acting in several cartoons, first as the Jerry Lewis-esque Mr. Director in Animaniacs. Afterwards, he voiced the title character in Freakazoid! and Nostradamus in Histeria!, as well as the main recurring villain, Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy in the Disney series Dave the Barbarian. He also voiced Gweelok for Cartoon Network's Secret Mountain Fort Awesome.

Rugg also appeared live as the eccentric character Manny in the Manny the Uncanny short segments as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning for ABC.

Rugg created and directed The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! with Mitch Schauer, on behalf of The Jim Henson Company. He also played the voice of Principal Rotwood in the Disney Channel series American Dragon Jake Long.

Alongside Adam Carolla and John P. McCann, Rugg was an improvisational actor at the ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles, where he created the character Manny the Uncanny.

Rugg was recruited to the Warner Bros. Animation team led by Jean MacCurdy and Tom Ruegger, and was a key contributor to their various series in the 1990s. In 2008, Rugg attended the San Diego Comic-Con alongside Paul Dini, Jean MacCurdy, John P. McCann, and Andrea Romano.

Rugg later worked with Brian Henson when he took up puppeteer work for Puppet Up and other projects of The Jim Henson Company under its "Henson Alternative" banner. He reunited with Brian Henson as protagonist Ned in Earth to Ned.

Rugg has been nominated for several Emmys, and has received three. He lives up the coast from Los Angeles with his wife Maria and daughter.

Filmography

Rugg at San Diego Comic-Con in 2008

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993–1995 Animaniacs Mr. Director, Albert Einstein, Sy Sykman, Mr. Clown, Mrs. Mumphead, Goyt Ferman, Lon Borax, Freakazoid Voice, 11 episodes[1]
1995–1997 Freakazoid! Freakazoid, Paul Harvey, Henry Kissinger, Jocko Voice, main role (24 episodes)[1]
1996–1998 Pinky and the Brain Sultana Sultana, Dr. Belvedere, Mr. Director Voice, 4 episodes[1]
1997 One Saturday Morning Manny the Uncanny, Alistair Flyndiggery, Vanessa
1998–2000 Histeria! Nostradamus, Meriwether Lewis, Montezuma, Merlin, Sergei Eisenstein, Dragon Voice, 15 episodes[1]
2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Cosmo, Ed the Courier, Inspector, Brain Pod #1, Bystander Voice, 8 episodes[1]
2004–2005 Dave the Barbarian Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy, various voices Voice, 13 episodes[1]
2005–2007 American Dragon: Jake Long Professor Rotwood Voice, 23 episodes[1]
2007–2012 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Gweelok Voice, 13 episodes[1]
2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Dr. Portillo, Male Parent #1, Kelsepsian, Jingle Singer, Hairy Sasquatch Voice, 2 episodes
2010 The Modifyers Katz, Baron Vain Voice, short[1]
2011–2014 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Master Yao, Festival-Goer #1, Oogway Look-Alike, Attendant #2, Teacher Voice, 4 episodes[1]
2013 My Science Fiction Project Chancellor Maniac Voice, short
2014–2016 The 7D Lord Starchbottom Voice, 43 episodes[1]
2015–2017 DreamWorks Dragons Savage Voice, 9 episodes[1]
2015 The Fairly OddParents Grim Reaper Voice, episode: "Man's Worst Friend"
2015–2016 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Napoleon Voice, 2 episodes[1]
2015–2018 The Adventures of Puss in Boots Artephius, various voices Voice, 57 episodes[1]
2015–2017 Pig Goat Banana Cricket Cricket, various voices Voice, main role (40 episodes)[1]
2018 We Bare Bears Mr. Howard Voice, episode: "Paperboyz"[1]
2019 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants Vert Ladderfeller, Altitooth, Bivouac Ladderfeller Voice, episode: "Captain Underpants and the Abysmal Altercation of the Abominable Altitooth"
2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes President of the Universe, Cantalop, Ted Viking, Teardrop, Hero #2, UBC Announcer Voice, 2 episodes[1]
2020–2021 Cleopatra in Space Dr. Queed Voice, 6 episodes
2020 Teen Titans Go! Freakazoid Voice, episode: "Huggbees"[1]
2020–2021 Earth to Ned Ned Main voice role[1]
2022 Oddballs Dr. Bolster, Hardware Store Clerk, Orderly Voice, 4 episodes[1]
2023 Animaniacs Mr. Clown Voice, episode: "The Stickening"

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Wakko's Wish Mr. Director Voice, direct-to-video[1]
2002 The Country Bears TV Reporter
2006 The Ant Bully Ant #5 Voice[1]
2013 Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright Steve Trilby Voice, direct-to-video[1]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2004 EverQuest II Calig Shauwls, Captain Ganwail, Dailin Blainin, Drammer Quickblade, Haunt of Solusek Mines, Lord Fannos Stormhelm
2006 Hitman: Blood Money Additional voices
2006 Xiaolin Showdown Dojo Kanojo Cho[1]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Puppet Up! Himself, Various
2009 Alt/Reality Various
2010, 2018 Nostalgia Critic Himself 2 episodes
2011 Puppet for President Marvin Quasniki
2012 Simian Undercover Detective Squad Captain Marion Futz

Crew work

Year Title Role Notes
1993–1996 Animaniacs Writer, story editor 76 episodes
1995 Tiny Toon Adventures Writer Episode: "Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery"
1995 Pinky and the Brain Writer Episode: "Cheese Role Call"
1995–1997 Freakazoid! Producer, writer, story editor 24 episodes
1999 Histeria! Writer Episode: "Presidential People"
2004 Dave the Barbarian Writer Episode: "A Pig's Story"
2008 The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! Creator, director
2009 The Penguins of Madagascar Writer Episode: "Popcorn Panic"
2010–2012 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Writer 3 episodes
2011–2013 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Writer 6 episodes
2013 The Looney Tunes Show Writer Episode: "Ridiculous Journey"
2013 Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Producer, writer 18 episodes
2014–2016 The 7D Writer 10 episodes
2015 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Writer Episode: "The Perfect Show"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Paul Rugg (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 29, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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