Hugh Davidson (actor)

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Hugh Davidson
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  • Actor
  • producer
  • writer
  • story editor
Years active1994–present
Spouse
(m. 2013)

Hugh Davidson is an American actor, writer, and producer, best known for his work on the Adult Swim television series Robot Chicken .

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Career

Davidson made his motion picture debut in the 2001 film Pledge of Innocence. He later guest starred on television shows such as Reno 911! , Arrested Development and Will and Grace and as himself in the Mike Tyson Mysteries episode "Unsolved Situations", which he also produces.

In 2006, Davidson went to work as a voice actor and writer for Robot Chicken, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010. [1] He also worked as a voice actor and writer for the Adult Swim show Saul of the Mole Men . He wrote three episodes of the series, and starred as the voice of Bertrum Burrows. In 2008, Davidson starred as Thomas Jefferson in the Adult Swim special Young Person's Guide to History . [2] He also voiced characters on the TV show Mad as a series regular and one of the principal cast members.

Davidson is an alumnus of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California. [3]

Davidson was a writer and story editor for The Looney Tunes Show and a producer for Mike Tyson Mysteries . [4] Davidson produced the short-lived TV Land series, Nobodies . Davidson, along with Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras, executive produced, wrote and starred in the series. Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone also starred in the project. [5] Mike McDonald is the showrunner. [6] More recently, he signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleActorWriterProducerRole(s)Notes
2001Pledge of InnocenceYesStretchTheatrical film
2004 Reno 911! YesMonkey ManEpisode "President Bush's Motorcade"
Crossing Jordan YesFBI Suit #1Episode "Out of Sight"
2005 Arrested Development YesPolice Officer #1Episode "Meat the Veals"
Hollywood ViceYesLee VanderhookTelevision film
Bewitched YesNetwork ExecutiveTheatrical film
2006 Will & Grace YesDanEpisode "Partners 'n' Crime"
2006-2018 Robot Chicken YesYesVarious voicesActor in 17 episodes
Writer in 25 episodes
2007 Saul of the Mole Men YesYesBertram (voice) / VariousActor in 19 episodes
Writer in 3 episodes
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman YesLars Ahlstrom3 episodes
2008 Young Person's Guide to History YesYesYes Thomas Jefferson Creator, executive producer and actor in 2 episodes
2009 Titan Maximum YesMr. Hammerschmidt2 episodes
2010-2013 Mad YesVarious voices59 episodes
2011 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell YesUnknownPilot
2011-2013 The Looney Tunes Show YesYesYesAdditional voicesActor in 14 episodes
Writer in 50 episodes
Producer in 26 episodes
Story editor in 10 episodes
Composer in 3 episodes
2014 Benched YesGabrielEpisode "Curry Favor"
2015 Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run YesYesDirect-to-video film
Voice director
2017-2018 Nobodies YesYesYesHugh DavidsonCreator, writer and executive producer 24 episodes
2014-2020 Mike Tyson Mysteries YesYesYesVarious voicesActor in 37 episodes
Creator developer and producer in 51 episodes
Writer in 45 episodes

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References

  1. "Hugh Davidson". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  2. Hugh Davidson (II), Internet Movie Database
  3. "The Groundlings". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13.
  4. "Hugh and Mike Interview".
  5. "Variety Nobodies". 2 June 2016.
  6. "Interro Bang Nobodies". 3 June 2016.
  7. White, Peter (2020-09-17). "'Mike Tyson Mysteries' Showrunner Hugh Davidson Scores HBO Max Presentation, Strikes Overall Deal With Warner Bros Animation". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-18.