Ralph Garman

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Ralph Joseph Garman Jr.
Born (1964-11-17) November 17, 1964 (age 59)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium Acting, journalism, voice acting, podcasting
Nationality American
Years active1987–present
Spouse
Kari Watson
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(m. 2005;div. 2020)​
Jennifer Stewart
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(m. 2024)​

Ralph Garman (born November 17, 1964) [1] is an American actor, comedian, musician and radio host best known as the host of The Joe Schmo Show , for his voice work on the Fox animated series Family Guy , former entertainment reporter and impressionist for the Kevin and Bean morning show on Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM, [2] and his podcast with co-host Kevin Smith Hollywood Babble-On . Garman can currently be heard on his daily podcast, "The Ralph Report" on the Patreon platform.

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Early life

Garman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [1] and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School and then La Salle University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts. [3]

Career

He was a contestant on the game show Scrabble in 1993. Garman was a regular reporter on the long-running Playboy TV series Sexcetera , which explored avant-garde sexuality in a lighthearted manner. He hosted The Joe Schmo Show , [4] and was an entertainment reporter and impressionist for the Kevin and Bean morning show on Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. Garman was hired to work on the show through Jimmy Kimmel, at the time the sports reporter on the show, who had received a recommendation to hire him through former roommate Adam Carolla. [5] His voice was heard over the radio by a Family Guy casting director, who requested him to audition for a part on Fox animated series. [6] He also hosts the Hollywood Babble-On podcast with Kevin Smith on SModcast.com where he utilizes various impressions in a series of ongoing segments that deliver news and satire centered around Hollywood, celebrities, and pop culture.

Garman's last Kevin and Bean show was suddenly announced on November 30, 2017. [7] [8] He was let go from his long-time position at KROQ due to downsizing by new management. [9] On a wave of support from local, national, and international fans (accumulated from his work on both KROQ & Hollywood Babble-On) Garman has since launched his own new daily podcast called The Ralph Report with his 'vice' host Eddie Pence (named vice host since his last name is the same as the then US Vice President Mike Pence at the time the podcast was created.) The Ralph Report also featured Steve Ashton as the U.K. Correspondent on Wednesdays and Fridays. Ashton died in early 2023. This endeavor is made through Patreon. [10] He now hosts this podcast full-time, as well as co-hosting Hollywood Babble-On. With Garman no longer tied to KROQ, Hollywood Babble-On has been freed up to tour more than it was able to in earlier years. [11]

Comics

In 2014, Kevin Smith and Garman wrote a Batman '66 crossover featuring Batman and Green Hornet titled Batman 66 Meets the Green Hornet. [12]

Personal life

Garman married Kari Watson in April 2005. [13] [14] Watson gave birth to the couple's premature twins, Lincoln and Olivia, on March 26, 2010. Lincoln acquired an illness shortly after birth and died. [15] Olivia remained in the neonatal intensive care unit for two months before coming home. [16] Garman's mother died on November 13, 2012, from a sudden heart attack and kidney failure. [17] On January 2, 2020, Garman announced on Twitter that his father had died of brain cancer earlier that morning. [18] In March of that year, both on Twitter and during an episode #356 of the Hollywood Babble-On podcast (which Garman hosts with filmmaker Kevin Smith), he announced that he and his wife Kari were in the midst of a divorce, but that they were still on good terms. [19] [20] Their divorce was finalized later that year. On September 14, 2024, Garman married Jennifer Stewart, at a wedding officiated by Kevin Smith.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1988What Price Victory
1997Chimp Lips TheaterVoice
1998GotchaVoice
2000 Digimon: The Movie NewsmanVoice [1]
2004 Save Virgil Plumber
2005 Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Voice
2005 Two for the Money Reggie
2006The Other MallBil Travis
2006 Deceit Police Sargeant
2008 Eagle Eye Newscaster
2009This MondaySteve
2010 Sharktopus Captain Jack
2011 Red State Caleb
2012 Ted Steve Bennett
2013 Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie Dick HeadVoice
2014 Tusk Detective Frank Garmin
2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West Dan
2015 Ted 2 Stormtrooper
2016 Yoga Hosers Andronicus Arcane
2017 The Lego Batman Movie Reporter #2Voice [1]
2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice BumScene cut from film
2019 Lego DC Batman: Family Matters Wizard Voice [1]
2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Ted Underhill
2020 Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters WizardVoice [1]
2022 KillRoy Was Here Priest [21]
2022 Clerks III AuditionerCameo
2022 Wrong Reasons Detective Charles Dobson1st lead role in film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Charmed DJEpisode: "She's a Man, Baby, a Man!; The Devil's Music"
2001–present Family Guy VariousVoice, 235 episodes
2003 The Joe Schmo Show Himself/host10 episodes
2004 Joe Schmo Show 2 Derek Newcastle/Host9 episodes
2005–present American Dad! Hazmat Guy, Police Officer, additional voices5 episodes
2006 20 to 1 HimselfEpisode: "Hoaxes, Cheats and Liars"
2008–2009 10 Items or Less Charles Kliphouse3 episodes
2008–2009 Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Various [1] Voice, 2 episodes
2009 The Cleveland Show Chandler, Child Service RepresentativeVoice, episode: "The One About Friends"
2009Born Hye: The Armenian Comedian StoryHimself
2009 Titan Maximum Bud Freewell [1] Episode: "One Billion Dead Grandparents"
2011 House M.D. BobbyEpisode: "Transplant"
2011–2012 Mad Caesar, Donald Chimp, Al Pacino, Elongated Man [1] Voice, 2 episodes
2012 Bones Morgan Donnelly (dead guy)Episode: "The But in the Joke"
2013 The Joe Schmo Show: The Full Bounty Jake Montrose "The Bounty Hunter"/Host10 episodes
2014 Avengers Assemble Mojo [22] Voice, episode: "Mojo World"
2014 Maron PeteVoice, episode: "Mouth Cancer Gig"
2015 Agent Carter Radio announcer2 episodes
2015 Lavalantula Pirate JackTelevision film
2016–2019 Robot Chicken Roger Radcliffe, Liam Neeson, Donald Trump, Chip Gaines [1] Voice, 3 episodes
2017 The Orville KanootEpisode: "Cupid's Dagger"
2018 Elena of Avalor Torpe [1] Voice, episode: "The Tides of Change"
2020-2021 Animaniacs Shipmate, Uptight Announcer, ConductorVoice, 2 episodes
2021; 2024 Masters of the Universe: Revelation Fisto, Rio Blast [1] Voice, 2 episodes

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  6. ↑ "The Soapbox Office Podcast: Episode 5: Scar-crow". www.soapboxoffice.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
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  10. ↑ Ralph Garman on His New Daily Podcast, Leaving 'Kevin & Bean' and Terrestrial Radio's Future
  11. ↑ SmodCo Live Shows
  12. ↑ Kevin Smith & Ralph Garman Announce New Batman/Green Hornet Project - (DCAA 206)
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