Mark Britten

Last updated

Mark Britten
Born
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Other namesThe Chinaman
OccupationComedian

Mark Britten is an American comedian from Arlington, Texas whose chosen stage name is "The Chinaman". [1] Born of a Chinese-American mother and a Caucasian father, his act employs material from his "dysfunctional background" and skews ethnic stereotypes of all kinds. [2] He has been a performing stand-up comic for ten years, [3] and is known for his voice impersonations, parodies of rock singers and other vocalists and biting anecdotes about the foibles of ethnic and cultural stereotypes. [2] [3] The Austin Chronicle describes him as "a rock star trapped in a comic's body." [4]

Contents

Film, TV and radio

Britten has appeared on A&E's An Evening at the Improv (1992 and 1994), NBC's Friday Night (1995), and was the voice of several characters of the anime English dub in Dragon Ball (2001) (Korin) and Dragon Ball Z (1999–2001) (Oolong, Burter, Korin, Ox King, Moori, Grand Kai, Bubbles, Gregory, and the Otherworld Tournament Announcer). Most of his roles in Dragon Ball series however were later recast and re-dubbed over by other voice actors from Funimation in the remastered season box sets. Christopher Sabat got Burter, Korin, Moori, and Bubbles. The Otherworld Announcer went to Brandon Potter. Bradford Jackson and Kyle Hebert have respectively voiced Oolong and Ox King. Gregory's voice is now done by John Burgmeier. Finally, Malaka is now voiced by Chris Cason. The only role he has retained so far is Grand Kai. [2] [5]

He has also appeared on the nationally syndicated The Bob & Tom Show , where his impressions of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger are favorites with the hosts. His impersonation of Schwarzenegger is rated 42nd on XM Radio's list of the top 150 comedy routines, [6] and he has performed at over 250 colleges and universities across the United States. [5]

His musical impersonations in his act range from Dave Matthews and Garth Brooks through to AC/DC, Matchbox Twenty, the B-52's and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. [4] [7] He is noted for his material "mocking his Chinese heritage" [4] and his act lampoons ethnic and cultural stereotypes of all kinds. His act includes a character named Kid Wok and a characterization of Fu Manchu [7] and he has released a CD entitled Dis-Oriented Chinaman [4] and a DVD entitled The Chinaman: This Ninja's Crazy. [7]

On July 3, 2009, Chinaman's new show opened in Las Vegas. After running for several months, the show closed.

Britten is a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. [3]

Related Research Articles

Master Roshi Fictional character from the Dragon Ball series

Master Roshi, known in the original Japanese as Kame Sennin as well as Muten Rōshi, is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball series created by Akira Toriyama.

<i>Dragon Ball</i> (TV series) 1986–1989 anime based on the Dragon Ball manga series

Dragon Ball is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is an adaptation of the first 194 chapters of the manga of the same name created by Akira Toriyama, which were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995. The anime is composed of 153 episodes that were broadcast on Fuji TV from February 1986 to April 1989. It was broadcast in 81 countries worldwide. It is part of the Dragon Ball media franchise.

Scott McNeil Australian-Canadian voice actor

Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian voice, film and television actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the most well-known Canadian voice actors of all time, McNeil has provided voices to many characters in animated shows, most notably Dragon Ball Z, Beast Wars: Transformers, X-Men: Evolution, Inuyasha and Fullmetal Alchemist. He has done live action work as well.

<i>Dragon Ball: The Path to Power</i> 1996 Japanese film

Dragon Ball: The Path to Power, is a 1996 Japanese animated fantasy martial arts adventure film and the seventeenth animated feature film based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga, following the first three Dragon Ball films and thirteen Dragon Ball Z films, and the final film in the series to use cel animation. It is a reiterating of the original Dragon Ball anime series, borrowing the elements from the first Dragon Ball search and the later Red Ribbon storyline. It has first off been released in Japan on March 2 at the Toei Anime Fair, along with the movie version of Neighborhood Story. The film was produced to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the original Dragon Ball anime. It was also the last theatrically released Dragon Ball movie produced up until the release of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in 2013.

Jeff Davis (comedian) American actor and comedian

Jefferson Bryan Davis is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a recurring performer on the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? Since July 2016, he has starred as the Goblin Hero Boneweevil on the VRV Direct original production HarmonQuest.

Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.

Peter Kelamis Canadian actor

Peter Kelamis is an Australian–born Canadian actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He is arguably best known for playing Tail Terrier in Krypto the Superdog, Dr. Adam Brody in Stargate Universe, Goku in Ocean's English dubs of the animated series Dragon Ball Z, and Rolf from Ed, Edd n Eddy.

David Ward, commonly known as Dave "Squatch" Ward or David "Squatch" Ward, is a Scottish-born Canadian voice actor who has played roles in television and movies. His most popular starring roles have been on Dragon Ball, Aldo in Sitting Ducks, Gundam Wing, and the live-action role of Ned Bell in So Weird.

Cross-dressing in film and television

Cross-dressing in film has followed a long history of female impersonation on English stage, and made its appearance in the early days of the silent films. Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel brought the tradition from the English music halls when they came to America with Fred Karno's comedy troupe in 1910. Both Chaplin and Laurel occasionally dressed as women in their films. Even the beefy American actor Wallace Beery appeared in a series of silent films as a Swedish woman. The Three Stooges, especially Curly, sometimes appeared in drag in their short films. The tradition has continued for many years, usually played for laughs. Only in recent decades have there been dramatic films which included cross-dressing, possibly because of strict censorship of American films until the mid-1960s. One early exception was Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Murder!, where the murderer is a transvestite who wears particularly frilly dresses and petticoats. Cross-gender acting, on the other hand, refers to actors or actresses portraying a character of the opposite gender.

<i>Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies</i> 1986 Japanese film

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, known in Japan as Dragon Ball during its initial theatrical release and later retitled Dragon Ball: Shenron no Densetsu for its home video release, is a 1986 Japanese animated martial arts fantasy adventure film and the first alternate continuity in a series of feature films in the Dragon Ball anime franchise, based on the manga of the same name by Akira Toriyama. The film is a modified adaptation of the initial story arc in the manga, with the original character King Gurumes substituting Emperor Pilaf's role as the main antagonist. Like in the manga, it depicts how Goku meets up with Bulma, as well as Oolong, Yamcha, Puar and finally Master Roshi during his first search for the Dragon Balls.

<i>Dragonball Z American Soundtrack series</i>

Dragonball Z American Soundtrack series is the domestic soundtrack collection drawn from Bruce Faulconer's music for the anime series Dragon Ball Z; Faulconer's music for the series was commissioned by Funimation. These soundtracks were produced by Faulconer between 2001 and 2005.

<i>Night Patrol</i> 1984 film by Jackie Kong

Night Patrol is a 1984 American comedy film starring Linda Blair, Pat Paulsen, Andrew Dice Clay, Billy Barty, and Murray Langston. The actor Murray Langston, who portrayed Melvin White, acted as his real-life persona The Unknown Comic within the film. Linda Blair received a Razzie Award for Worst Actress in 1985. Reception of the film was generally negative.

Chinaman is an often pejorative term referring to a Chinese man or person, a Mainland Chinese national or, in some cases, a person native to geographical East Asia or of perceived East Asian race. While the term has no negative connotations in older dictionaries and the usage of such compound terms as Englishman, Frenchman and Irishman are sometimes cited as unobjectionable parallels, the term is noted as having pejorative overtones by modern dictionaries. Its derogatory connotations evolved from its use in pejorative contexts regarding Chinese people and other Asians as well as its grammatical incorrectness which resembles stereotypical characterizations of Chinese accents in English-speaking associated with discrimination. While usage of the term Chinaman is nowadays strongly discouraged by Asian American organizations, it has also been used as a self-referential archetype by authors and artists of Asian descent. It may have come from literal translation into English of the Chinese term for "Chinese man/person", 中國人 = "China man/person".

Brandon Potter American actor

Brandon Potter is an American voice actor, voice director, and script writer who works for anime series at Funimation/OkraTron 5000. He is also widely known for acting the role of the Roman Praetor Quintus in the TV Series The Chosen.

Dragon Soul 2009 single by Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)

"Dragon Soul" is the seventh single by Japanese singer Takayoshi Tanimoto. He performed the song with guitarist and composer Takafumi Iwasaki as part of a special unit also called "Dragon Soul". It was released on CD on May 20, 2009, as both a regular and limited edition; the limited edition included a Dragon Ball Kai Dragon Battlers trading card game card. The song was used as the opening theme of the Dragon Ball Kai anime.

Roger Rhodes is a Canadian voice artist who works with Blue Water Studios. He is well known for having voiced Vegeta in the Canadian version of Dragon Ball GT.

<i>Dragon Ball Z</i> 1989–1996 anime based on the Dragon Ball manga series

Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the Dragon Ball media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 Dragon Ball anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1995. The series aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996 and was later dubbed for broadcast in at least 81 countries worldwide.

David Andrew Brent

David Andrew Brent is a Canadian-born Comedian, Actor, Voice Actor, and Producer.

Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!

"Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special" is an animated crossover television special which aired on April 7, 2013, on Fuji TV. It was made to commemorate the start of the third year of the Toriko anime, which premiered in April 2011, and it features characters from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Toriko. The special consists of two episodes which aired together: Episode 99 of Toriko, Run, Strongest Team! Toriko, Luffy, and Goku! (走れ最強軍団！トリコとルフィと悟空！), and episode 590 of One Piece, The Mightiest Collaboration in History vs. the Gluttonous of the Sea (史上最強コラボVS海の大食漢).

References

  1. ↑ "Interview". The Rick and Len Show. April 22, 2016. Event occurs at 08:25. WAPL.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Chinaman - Comic - Comedy Club on State - Madison's Premier Comedy Club - Come for your birthday party, bachelorette party or just to party! Featuring the funniest Comedians from HBO, Showtime, David Letterman, Jay Leno - On State Street - Madison, Wisconsin". Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 TalentMatch - The Chinaman, Mark Britten, Comedian
  4. 1 2 3 4 The Chinaman Archived October 10, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 Comedians Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135609/http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/xmcomedy_top150.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2007.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 1 2 3 Comedy Critic - Stand-up Comedy Reviews - Page 1 Archived April 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.