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Joey D'Auria | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Other names | J.W. Terry Joseph J. Terry Joseph W. Terry. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor ·writer ·voiceover artist |
Joey D'Auria is an American actor, and writer best known for his role as Bozo the Clown in The Bozo Show , succeeding original actor Bob Bell. He is also known as J.W. Terry, Joseph J. Terry, and Joseph W. Terry.
D'Auria is best known for his role in WGN-TV Chicago's The Bozo Show from 1984 to 2001. D'Auria was hired after a long search for the next Bozo in part because his improvisational skills were very good. [1] [2] D'Auria also blended well with Roy Brown, who said he knew right away that D'Auria would be a hit after telling him he had broken his arm in three places and getting a response of, "Then don't go in those three places!" D'Auria played Bozo until the show's cancellation in 2001.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Mystery of Mamo | Stuckey | Voice |
| 2004 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Kim | |
| 2005 | The Toy Warrior | Gramps | |
| 2006 | Curious George | Additional voices | |
| 2008 | Light of Olympia | Witch Doctor | |
| 2010 | Camp Hell | Talk Radio Host | |
| 2011 | Wrinkles | Martin | Voice |
| Puss in Boots: A Furry Tail | Puss / Joe the Mouse | ||
| 2012 | War of the Worlds: Goliath | Nikola Tesla | |
| A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | Moray Eel Philippe | ||
| 2013 | The Jungle Book: Return 2 the Jungle | Akela / Kaa | |
| The House of Magic | Reggie Willis | ||
| 2014 | Jungle Shuffle | Reiser | |
| Yo-kai Watch: The Movie | Various voices | ||
| 2015 | Top Cat Begins | Rat | |
| 2022 | Marmaduke | Shar Pei | |
| Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land | Butch |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | American Playhouse | Club El Gaucho Patron | Episode: "Miss Lonelyhearts" |
| 1984 | Alice | Deliveryman | Episode: "Lies My Mother Told Me" |
| 1989 | Late Night with David Letterman | Bozo | Episode dated 5 May 1989 |
| 1994–96 | The Bozo Super Sunday Show | 10 episodes; also writer | |
| 1996 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Episode #4.152 | |
| 2001 | Bozo: 40 Years of Fun! | Television film; also head writer | |
| 2002 | Digimon: Digital Monsters | Burgermon / Chuchidarumon | 2 episodes |
| 2004–09 | God, Save Our King! | Additional voices | 117 episodes |
| 2006 | Talkshow with Spike Feresten | Stimurol | Episode: "Tom Green" |
| 2008–09 | The Mr. Men Show | Various voices | 31 episodes |
| 2009–10 | Olivia | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
| Funny Face | Various voices | 16 episodes | |
| 2010–19 | The Jungle Book | Masha / Akela / Kaa | 85 episodes |
| 2012 | How I Met Your Mother | Fred | Episode: "The Stamp Tramp" |
| 2014 | The Thundermans | Science Fair Judge #1 | Episode: "Weird Science Fair" |
| 2014–18 | Space Racers | Various voices | 63 episodes |
| 2014–21 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Butch / TV Narrator / Droopy Dog | 72 episodes |
| 2015–17 | Yo-kai Watch | Whisper / Robonyan | 62 episodes |
| 2021 | Tom and Jerry in New York | Butch / Bocce Player / Piano Player | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | The Loud House | Buzz / Male Employee | 2 episodes |
| TBA | Fairy Tale Forest | Papa / Coachman | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Blue Dragon | Hineto, chiefs of Lago and Talta Villages | [3] |
| 2007 | The Amazing Spider-Man Interactive Adventures | Narrator | |
| Dead Head Fred | Various voices | ||
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Voice | |
| 2009 | Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | Azimuth / Mac Mackeroy | |
| 2013 | BioShock Infinite | Additional voices | |
| Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | |||
| Yo-kai Watch | Whisper | ||
| 2014 | Yo-kai Watch 2 | Whisper | |
| 2015 | Mobius Final Fantasy | Additional voices | |
| 2016 | Batman: Arkham | Voice | |
| 2018 | Yo-kai Watch 3 | Whisper, narrator, Indexter, Nervous Rex | [3] |
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