Donald Fullilove

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Donald Fullilove
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Donald Fullilove in 2022
Born (1958-05-16) May 16, 1958 (age 65)
Other namesDon Fullilove
OccupationActor
Years active1971present

Donald Fullilove (born May 16, 1958 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actor, who has had a role in numerous projects over the course of his forty-year plus career in both films and television. [1] he currently resides in Burbank California with his wife Tuluv Price Fullilove

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Early life

Donald Fullilove graduated from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles in 1976.[ citation needed ]

Career

Fullilove began his career as a child actor. His first role was providing the voice of Michael Jackson in the animated ABC-TV Saturday Morning series The Jackson 5ive (1971–73). [2] Fullilove voiced Randy in Kid Power, based on the comic strip Wee Pals by Morrie Turner. [3] The following year, he gave voice to Jason Phillips on Emergency +4 , an animated adaptation of Emergency! . [4]

In 1980, Fullilove appeared as Smash in Scared Straight! Another Story. [5] [6] He portrayed Hill Valley, California Mayor Goldie Wilson in the first Back to the Future movie in 1985, [7] and his hovermobile salesman grandson Goldie Wilson III in Back to the Future Part II (1989). [8]

Fullilove portrayed a train foreman in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). [9] He voiced Nurse George, a character in Pixar's Up (2009). [10] He appeared in Partysaurus Rex as Chuck E. Duck, a Toy Story short film. [11] Fullilove had a recurring role as Reginald the Koala in American Dad! starting in 2009, [2] though Fullilove was replaced in the role by Erik Durbin in 2010.

Personal life

Fullilove resides in Burbank, California.[ citation needed ] He is an aircraft pilot. [12]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleOther notes
1980 Scared Straight! Another Story Smash Television movie
1981 Homeroom Billy Coe
1985 Tuff Turf Howard
1985 Back to the Future Goldie Wilson
1985 Basic Training Typewriter Man
1988 Cadillac Dreams SnakeShort film
1989 Back to the Future Part II Goldie Wilson IIIBilled as Don Fullilove
1990 Penny Ante: The Motion Picture RJ Wallis
1992 White Men Can't Jump Jake
1998 Mulan Hun Army
2001 Osmosis Jones Doughnut
2001 Monsters, Inc. CDA agent (voice)
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Train Pull Foreman (voice)
2006 Domestic Import Jamaican Shop Keeper
2006 Curious George Animal Control Man (voice)
2007 Transformers: The Game WallaVideo game; billed as Don Fullilove
2008 WALL-E Axiom Passenger #7 (voice)
2008 Tres caminos Thomassegment "Los Angeles"
2008 The Hustle Hose Man
2009 Up Nurse GeorgeVoice
2010 A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures Green TurtleVoice
2010 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam John White
2011 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Gorilla Guard #1Voice
2012 Partysaurus Rex Chuck E. Duck (calmer voice)Voice
2013 Monsters University Phil (voice)
2018 Fastest Delorean in the World HimselfDocu-Drama
Television
YearSeriesRoleOther notes
1971 The Jackson 5ive Michael Jackson (voice)
1972 Kid Power Diz/Randy (voice)
1973–1974 Emergency +4 Jason PhillipsMain role; 23 episodes
1984 High Street Blues Blood/Junkie"The End of Logan's Run" (Season 4, Episode 17) (as Junkie)
"Lucky Ducks" (Season 4, Episode 21) (as Blood)
1985 The Fall Guy Guard"Dead Ringer" (Season 5, Episode 1)
1986 What's Happening Now!! Junior"Goodbye, Mr. Ripps" (Season 1, Episode 17)
1990 Mancuso, FBI "Death and Taxes" (Season 1, Episode 16)
1990 Major Dad 2nd Lt. Ned Nicholas"Wetting Down" (Season 2, Episode 16)
1993 Johnny Bago Redwood"Spotting Elvis" (Season 1, Episode 6)
1996 Martin Street Neighbor"Kicked to the Curb" (Season 4, Episode 17)
2003 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Passenger #3 (voice)"The San Franpsycho" (Season 2, Episode 8)
2006 All of Us "Robert and Neesee Get Real" (Season 3, Episode 14)
2009 American Dad! Reginald/Tortoise/Cop (voices)"Family Affair" (Season 4, Episode 10) (as Reginald)
"Wife Insurance" (Season 4, Episode 15) (as Reginald)
"Delorean Story-An" (Season 4, Episode 16) (as Tortoise)
"Stan's Night Out" (Season 4, Episode 20) (as Cop)
2021 Expedition : Back to the Future Goldie WilsonSerie

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