Jess Harnell

Jess Harnell
Harnell in 2013
Born	(1963-12-23) December 23, 1963 (age 60) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Cara Leanne ​ (m. 2019)​
Parent	Joe Harnell (father)
Musical career
Genres	Heavy metal hard rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Member of	Rock Sugar

Jess Harnell (born December 23, 1963 ^[1] ) is an American voice actor. His roles include Wakko Warner in Animaniacs , Captain Hero in Drawn Together , Jerry in the first two seasons of Totally Spies , Ironhide in the first three Transformers films directed by Michael Bay, the titular character in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, and Wooton Bassett in Adventures in Odyssey . Harnell has also been the announcer for America's Funniest Home Videos since 1998.

Early life

Harnell was born on December 23, 1963, at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Teaneck, ^[1] the son of Joe Harnell (a jazz composer) and his wife Alice. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

In 1989, Harnell provided the voices of Br'er Rabbit and many other critters for the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland Park. Harnell also recorded some new character dialogue for the subsequent Walt Disney World version of the attraction. He has continued to reprise the role of Brer Rabbit in new Disney projects when needed, such as in the 2011 video game Kinect: Disneyland Adventures .

In 1990, Harnell served as a casting director on DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp . In 1993, he went on to voice Wakko Warner on Animaniacs and Secret Squirrel on 2 Stupid Dogs . That same year, he became the singing voice of father in the current version of Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. ^[4] From 1994 to 1996, he supplied the voices of Sewer Urchin, the Human Bullet and Chief Louder in the animated series The Tick .

Also, in 1996, Harnell voiced Hunter in Road Rovers . One of Harnell's next appearances was as the principal stormtrooper in the 1997 Star Wars fan film Troops , a parody of Cops set in the Star Wars expanded universe. Harnell voiced Rudy's father, Joe Tabootie and Chalk Dad on the Nickelodeon show ChalkZone , Crash Bandicoot in Crash Tag Team Racing , Crash of the Titans , Crash: Mind over Mutant , and Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy , Lo-Lo in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex , Rodney Copperbottom in the Robots video game, Spyro the Dragon in Spyro: A Hero's Tail and Spyro: Shadow Legacy , Marlin, Bruce and Crazy Drivers in the Finding Nemo video game, Jerry in the first two seasons of Totally Spies , Linguni in Pucca and Evil Scientist in The Nightmare Before Christmas' video game spin-offs, as well as in the Kingdom Hearts series. In 2005, he voiced Buzz Blister in Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars and numerous other characters in subsequent Tom and Jerry features. He also voiced wild and energetic Cro-Magnon Doubledome from the Longhair and Doubledome cartoon shorts for Cartoon Network's Big Pick (also starring Daniel Davis as Longhair).

In 2001, Harnell was the singing voice of Buster on Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure . He also voiced Captain Hero on Comedy Central's animated comedy Drawn Together and he also does the voices of Wooton Bassett and Bennett Charles on the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey , ^[5] as well as playing the lead role of Finnian Jones for the Lamplighter Theatre Radio Drama. He also made appearances on Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad . His voice also made an appearance in NASCAR Rumble , and is credited for in-game commentary in the follow-up game Rumble Racing . Jess also replaced Brad Garrett as the voice of Fatso during season 3 of The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper . He also guest starred in Samurai Jack as he voiced Ringo and a waitress in the episode "Jack Under the Sea". He also produced the 2004 film Comic Book: The Movie along with Billy West, Mark Hamill, Eric Mittleman, Scott Zakarin and Roger Rose as well as playing the character Ricky. In 2006, he worked as a voice director on Pet Alien . In 2007, he replaced Neil Flynn as the voice of The Plumber in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time . He also voiced the Smuggler in that popular series.

In that same year, Harnell voiced the characters of Ironhide and Barricade in the Michael Bay-directed Transformers , making him the only voice actor to play both an Autobot (Ironhide) and a Decepticon (Barricade) in that film. He returned to voice Ironhide once again in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ^{[6] [7] [8]} and Transformers: Dark of the Moon as well as Barricade in Transformers: The Last Knight .

Harnell voiced a character in Up and replaced Brad Garrett as the voice of Professor Buffo in Special Agent Oso . He also voiced Flip Wreck, Blast Zone and Bucko in the Skylanders reboot of the franchise and Cowardly Lion and Reegull in Lego Dimensions . Harnell also provided the voice and singing voice of Cedric the Sorcerer from Sofia the First from 2013 to 2018.

Music career

Main article: Rock Sugar (band)

Harnell released his only solo album, The Sound of Your Voice, in 1995. He is the lead vocalist in the pop/metal mashup rock band, Rock Sugar, which evolved from his previous band, Loud & Clear. With Loud & Clear or Rock Sugar, Harnell released five albums: Disc-Connected (2003), self-titled demo album (2007), Festival of Fire (2008), Reimaginator (2010), and Reinventinator (2021) ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Personal life

On November 8, 2019, Harnell proposed to his girlfriend Cara Leanne, ^[13] and the couple married on November 19. ^{[14] [15]}

Filmography

Film

List of voice performances in feature and direct-to-video films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Yakko's World: An Animaniacs Singalong	Wakko Warner	Direct-to-video film
	Pom Poko	Gyobu	(2005 English dub)
1995	Casper	Arnold	[16]
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Frollo's Soldiers
	Aladdin and the King of Thieves	Fat Thief	Direct-to-video film
	Mostly In Toon: An Animaniacs Singalong	Wakko Warner	Direct-to-video film
1997	Casper: A Spirited Beginning	Fatso	Direct-to-video film [16]
1998	Casper Meets Wendy	Fatso	Direct-to-video film [16]
	Quest for Camelot	Construction worker
	A Bug's Life	Bus Beetle
1999	We Wish You a Merry Christmas	Santa, Man #1, Man #2	Direct-to-video film [16]
	Our Friend, Martin	Reporter #1, Demonstrator	Direct-to-video film [16]
	O' Christmas Tree	Man in House, Skunk, Santa	Direct-to-video film [16]
	Wakko's Wish	Wakko Warner	Direct-to-video film [16]
2000	Lion of Oz	Singer
	Joseph: King of Dreams	Issachar, Lead Trader	Direct-to-video [16]
	The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus	Wagif Knook, Giant	Direct-to-video film [16]
	Little Nicky	Gary the Monster	[16]
	The Emperor's New Groove	Guard
2001	Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure	Buster (singing voice)	Direct-to-video [16]
	Max Keeble's Big Movie	MacGoogles	Direct-to-video [16]
2002	Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring	Policeman	[16]
	Scooby-Doo	Creatures	[16]
	Lilo & Stitch	Hawaiian Man
2003	The Jungle Book 2	Dizzy, Ziggy
	Finding Nemo	Seagulls
2004	Comic Book: The Movie	Ricky	Direct-to-video film; also producer
	Clifford's Really Big Movie	Dirk	[16]
	Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers	Major General	Direct-to-video
	iMucha Lucha!: The Return of El Malefico	Don Cerebro, Vegas Lounge Singer	[16]
	Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!	Dude #2	[16]
2005	Racing Stripes	Horse #1
	Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars	Buzz Blister, Martian General, Worker #3	Direct-to-video film [16]
	Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry	Buzz Blister, Film Director	Direct-to-video film [16]
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Male Macrauchenia
	Cars	Sven 'The Governator'[ citation needed ]
	Asterix and the Vikings	Cacofonix	English version [16]
	The Wild	Screaming Garbage Man, Screaming Boat Captain
	Tales from Earthsea	Messenger #2, Hazia Dealer	English version
2007	Surf's Up	Male Penguin #4
	Transformers	Ironhide, Barricade	[16]
	Underdog	Astronaut	[16]
2008	Horton Hears a Who!	Another Who	[16]
	Dragon Hunters	Gildas	(English version)
	WALL-E	Axiom Passenger #9
	Igor	Announcer, Royal Guard #2	[16]
2009	Up	Nurse AJ	[16]
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Ironhide	[16] Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple Shared with Shia LaBeouf and either Megan Fox or any "Transformer"
	Dragon Hunters	Gildas	[16]
	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto	Cameraman, Astronaut, Willey the Worm, Uncle Carl	[16]
2010	Toy Story 3	Army Man
	The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!	Captain Hero, Wile E. Coyote
	Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes	Pan, Brett Jeremy	Direct-to-video [16]
2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Ironhide	[16] Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Ensemble Shared with the entire cast
2012	Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse	Pan	[16]
	Big Top Scooby-Doo!	Human Scooby-Doo, Guard	Direct-to-video [16]
	Wreck-It Ralph	Don	[16]
2013	Monsters University	Fraternity Brother, MU Security Monster	[16]
2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, Isaac Newton, New York City cop	[16]
	The Hero of Color City	Green	[16]
	Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon	Pan	[16]
	Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love	Campaign Manager, Announcer	[16]
2015	Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest	Pan	[16]
	Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run	Tosh, Pete Puma	Direct-to-video [16]
2016	Norm of the North	Male Tourist	[16]
	The Secret Life of Pets	Papillon
	Nerdlands	Reporter Jess	[16]
2017	Transformers: The Last Knight	Barricade	[16]
	Tangled: Before Ever After	Pocket	Television film [16]
	Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory	Grandpa Joe	Direct-to-video
	The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature	Animal Control Guy #1	[16]
	Deep	Luigi	[16]
2021	Rick + Morty in the Eternal Nightmare Machine	Scary Terry	Short film
2021	History of Swear Words	Grandpa
2023	Once Upon a Studio	Scuttle	Short film

Television

List of voice performances in television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Captain Zorax, Wolf Jackson	Episode: "Night of the Dark Turtle"
	Bonkers	Toon Bomb, Charlie the Toon Pig, Heckler	5 episodes
	2 Stupid Dogs	Secret Squirrel, Scirocco Mole
1993–1995	Biker Mice from Mars	Evil Eye Weevil, Honka Loogie	5 episodes
1993–1998	Animaniacs	Wakko Warner, Walter Wolf, Alvey, Humphrey Bogart, Cabby	Main role
1994	Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad	Man on Street, Radio Nerd, Rock n' Roll Virus	3 episodes [16]
	Tiny Toon Spring Break Special	Michael Molten-Lava, Rank	Television special
1995	Empty Nest	Vince	Episode: "Harry Weston: Man's Best Friend"
	What A Cartoon	Cerberus	[16]
	Freakazoid!	Wakko Warner	[16]
	Dumb and Dumber	Ox	[16]
1995–1999	Cow and Chicken	Workman #2	3 episodes [16]
1995–1999	Timon & Pumbaa	Bugs, Santa's Elf, Male Children, Carolers, The Dingo	5 episodes
1996	Fantastic Four	Impossible Man, Super-Skrull	Episode: "Hopelessly Impossible"
	Road Rovers	Hunter	3 episodes [16]
1996–1998	The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper	Fatso
1997	I Am Weasel	Admiral Bullets, French Prime Minister, Workman	Episode: "This Bridge, Not Weasel Bridge"
	The Weird Al Show	Dr. Legume	Episode: "One for the Record Books"
	Jungle Cubs	Toucan	Episode: "Old Green Teeth/The Elephant Who Couldn't Say No"
	Kyûketsuki Miyu	Takashi Kashiwabara	Episode: "The Red Shoe's"
1997–1998	Recess	Micky McCloud	3 episodes
1997–1999	Rugrats	Guide, Singer, Jingle Singer	2 episodes
1998	The Wild Thornberrys	Marsh Deer, Tortoise	Episode: "Vacant Lot" [16]
1998–present	America's Funniest Home Videos	Himself	Announcer
1998–1999	The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs	William, Big Jim Jones, Frank Sir	4 episodes
	Mad Jack the Pirate	Snuck
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Bartender Heads, Clay, Bomb Vender, Gramps Munchapper, Keno Kentrix, Dealer, Announcer #3	[16]
2001	The Simpsons	Charlton Heston sound bite	Episode: "The Parent Rap"
	The Drew Carey Show	Elvis Performer	Episode: "Drew and the King"
2001–2002	Horrible Histories	Darren Dongle
	House of Mouse	Buzzy the Vulture, Ziggy the Vulture, Dizzy the Vulture, Flaps the Vulture
2001–2004	Totally Spies!	Jerry, Frankie Dude, Coach	[16]
2001–2002	Butt-Ugly Martians	Do-Wah Diddy	[16]
2002–2004	ChalkZone	Joe Tabootie, Chalk Dad, Lars, Announcer
2002–2008	Codename: Kids Next Door	Ice Cream Man, Chef Pierre, Dr. Phineas B. Sharp	5 episodes
2003	Clifford the Big Red Dog	Rexxington, Singing Dog	Episode: "Food for Thought/Friends Forever" [16]
	Evil Con Carne	Harv, Policeman, Radio Singer	Episode: "Gridlocked and Loaded/Fool's Paradise"
	The Powerpuff Girls	Gnome, Elders, Male Townie	Episode: "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" [16]
	Ozzy & Drix	Shwee	Episode: "Gas of Doom"
	Dexter's Laboratory	Boy Band Germ #2, Boy Band Germ #4, Boy Band Germ #5	Episode: "Head Band"
2003–2005	Duck Dodgers	Tosh Gopher, Captain Peters, Puerco	[16]
	Clifford's Puppy Days	Jorge, Mr. Sidarsky, Mr.Digby	[16]
2004	What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Constable, Flute Player, Shane Flinty	Episode: "Large Dragon at Large"
	The Fairly OddParents	Singer	Episode: "Shelf Life"
	Higglytown Heroes	Higglyhune Chief	Episode: "Higgly Islands"
	My Life as a Teenage Robot	Singer, Todd's Dad	Episode: "A Robot for All Seasons" [16]
2004	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	Singing Meldar	Episode: "Win, Lose, and Kaboom!"
2005–2007	Pet Alien	Gumpers, Swanky, Granville DeSpray	[16] Nominated - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
2005	The Buzz on Maggie	Eugene, Wendell	3 episodes
	A.T.O.M.	Richter, Optical, Deezel
	Tripping the Rift	Captain Kirk	Episode: "Chode & Bobo's High School Reunion" [16]
	The Kellys	Denny Kelly, Calvin T. Tibbins	[16]
2006	My Gym Partner's a Monkey	Bear Kid, Crocodile	Episode: "Shark Attack/Me Adam, You Jake"
	Catscratch	Mitchell the Mammoth	Episode: "A Woolly Adventure/Evil!"
2006–2007	Biker Mice from Mars	Ronaldo Rump, Dr. Catorkian, Bangers, Camembert	[16]
2006–2009	The Replacements	Donny Rottweiler
2007	Random! Cartoons	Crank The Mall Security Guard	Episode: "Ratzafratz!"
	The Land Before Time	Swooper	Episode: "The Hermit of Black Rock" [16]
	Ben 10	Band Member #1, Announcer	Episode: "Monster Weather" [16]
	Kim Possible	The Mayer	Episodes: "Cap'n Drakken", "Mathter and Fervent"
2007–2008	Chowder	Singing Bean #1, Theater Manager	3 episodes [16]
2008–2009	The Secret Saturdays	Piecemeal, Newscaster	Episodes: "Guess Who's Going to Be Dinner", "Target: Fiskerton" [16]
2009	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends	Bloo Superdude theme song singer	Episode: "The Bloo Superdude and the Great Creator of Everything's Awesome Ceremony of Fun"
2009–2011	The Super Hero Squad Show	Odin, Hercules, Computer
2009–2012	Jungle Junction	Taxicrab	[16]
2010–2012	Special Agent Oso	Professor Buffo
2011–2013	The Cleveland Show	Tim
	The Looney Tunes Show	Tosh Gopher	[16]
2012	Motorcity	Texas	[16]
2012–2020	Doc McStuffins	Chilly, Buddy, Wicked King, Fabio, Father, Pet Owners	[16]
2012–2018	Sofia the First	Cedric the Sorcerer, Sir Gilliam, Woodsman	[16]
2013	Rick and Morty	Scary Terry	Episodes: "Lawnmower Dog", "Anatomy Park"
2014-2016	Mixels	Various characters	[16]
	The 7D	Grim Gloom	[16]
2014	Turbo: F.A.S.T	Dean Cuizeen	2 episodes [16]
2015	Fresh Beat Band of Spies	Savage Strawberry	Episode: "Fruit Racer Game"
2015–2016	TripTank	Hell's Angel, Amber Twinklez as Old Man, Mustache Cop	3 episodes [16]
2016–2017	The Loud House	Pucker Uppenheimer, Sean's Dad, Billy Dad, Bass Player	Episode: "For Bros About to Rock", "Two Boys And A Baby", "Yes Man" [16]
2016–present	Kulipari: An Army of Frogs	Burnu, Yabber & Sergu	Recurring roles
2016–2018	Blaze and the Monster Machines	Bunk, Bruce Moose, Grizzly Bear 2, Workee Bee 1	7 episodes
2016	Mighty Magiswords	Bag Puppets, Fud Fit Theme Song Singer [16]	Episodes: "Dungeons and Dayjobs", "Champions of Breakfast" [16]
2016–2020	Elena of Avalor	King Hector, Chief Zephyr, King Zephyr, Jaguar King	Episodes: "Royal Retreat", "Flight of the Jacquins", "Realm of the Jacquins", "Shapeshifters", "Father-in-Chief", "The Incredible Shrinking Royals", "Norberg Peace Prize", "Heart of The Jaguar"
2017	Big Mouth	Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (voice)	Episode: “Am I Gay?”
2017–2020	Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz	Cowardly Lion, Lyman, Crank, Schooler, Tik Tok, Witch #2, Baroness Bunchausen, Undertaker	51 episodes [16]
2017	Tangled: Before Ever After	Pocket	TV movie
	Pickle and Peanut	Banjo-Vie	Episode: "Watchin' Darlin’/Petting Zoo"
2018	Life in Pieces	Dr. Hoot-Stein, Mouse Husband	Episode: "Reading Egg Nurse Neighbor"
	Puppy Dog Pals	Reginald, Daddy Squirrel	Episodes: "Puggy-ology/Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun", "A New Pup In Town/The Last Pup-icorn"
	DC's Legends of Tomorrow	Elvis Vocal Impersonator	Episode: "Amazing Grace"
	Mickey and the Roadster Racers	Jess	Episode: "Super-Charged: Pop Star Helpers/The Chip ‘N Dale 500"
2019	Tangled: The Series	Pocket, Thug #1	Episode: "Peril on the High Seas" [16]
	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Jimmy the Gardener, Ghost Of The Doom Bringer, Ghost Knight, Lawyer, Tiny, Jimmy	3 episodes [16]
2020–2023	Animaniacs	Wakko Warner	[17] [18]
2021	History of Swear Words	Grandpa	[17] [18]
2022	Batwheels	Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin	[19]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness	Franz
1997	ClayFighter 63⅓	Bad Mr. Frosty
	Animaniacs Game Pack	Wakko Warner	[16]
1998	Animaniacs: Ten Pen Alley	Wakko Warner	[16]
1999	Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time	Merlin 'Moyle' Munroe	[16]
	NASCAR Rumble	In-Game Commentator
2000	Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles	Jedi Knight Ki-Adi-Mundi
	102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue	Jean‑Pierre Le Pelt
	Star Wars: Demolition	Darth Maul, Malakili	[16]
2001	Star Wars: Obi-Wan	Ki-Adi Mundi	[16]
	Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds	Darth Maul, Gungan Bolo Trooper, Hannoon Soldier	[16]
	Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex	Lo-Lo	[16]
	Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition	Ric Olié, Pirate Ground Forces
	Rumble Racing	In-Game Commentator
2002	Star Wars: Racer Revenge	Darth Maul
	Star Wars: Obi-Wan	Gran Thug, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Wounded Naboo Soldier
	Kingdom Hearts	Evil Scientist, Lock	English version
	Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast	Mon Calomari Rogue Leader
2003	Finding Nemo	Marlin, Bruce
	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Republic Soldier
	Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy	Gran, Trandoshan
2004	Spyro: A Hero's Tail	Spyro, Hunter the Cheetah, Sgt. Byrd, Moneybags the Bear, Red, Astor, Magnus, Titan, Tomas
	The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge	Evil Scientist
2005	Robots	Rodney Copperbottom
	Crash Tag Team Racing	Crash Bandicoot	[16]
	Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt	Wakko Warner, Big Chief Sitting Bison
	Kingdom Hearts II	Evil Scientist, Lock	English version
2006	Over the Hedge	Vincent, King Rat, King Rat, Police Chief	[16]
2007	Shrek the Third	Pirate Captain, Peasant Actor, Evil Knight 3	[16]
	Surf's Up	Chicken Joe	[16]
	Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+	Evil Scientist, Lock	English version
	Crash of the Titans	Crash Bandicoot	[16]
	Biker Mice from Mars	Ronaldo Rump, Narrator, Goon
	Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction	Smuggler, Plumber, Parrot	[16]
2008	Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty	Smuggler, Parrot
	Crash: Mind Over Mutant	Crash Bandicoot
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Ironhide	[16]
	The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition	Bill Fettuccini, Estervan – the SCUMM Bar Pirate, Pirate Leader I, Store Keeper, Sword-Head Ghost
	Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time	Smuggler, Plumber, Battery Bot
	The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun	Piecemeal	[16]
	Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crank in Time	Plumber, Smuggler	[16]
2010	Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet	Hercules	[16]
2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Ironhide	[16]
	Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One	Plumber	[16]
	Kinect: Disneyland Adventures	Br'er Rabbit
2012	Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault	Plumber	[16]
2013	Skylanders: Swap Force	Blast Zone
	Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus	Plumber, Smuggler, Parrot	[16]
2014	Skylanders: Trap Team	Flip Wreck, Blast Zone
2015	Skylanders: SuperChargers	Flip Wreck, Blast Zone	[20]
	Heroes of the Storm	E.T.C.
2016	Ratchet & Clank	Plumber, Skid McMarx, Blarg #4	[16]
	Skylanders: Imaginators	Crash Bandicoot, Flip Wreck, Blast Zone, Fake Crash
2017	Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy	Crash Bandicoot, Pinstripe Potoroo, Ripper Roo	[16]
2019	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	Crash Bandicoot, Baby Crash	[16]
2021	Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!	Crash Bandicoot
2021	Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	Skidd, Phantom	[16]
2022	Return to Monkey Island	LeChuck	[21]
2023	Sea of Thieves	LeChuck, Pirate Leader I, Store Keeper, Bill Fettuccini
2023	Disney Dreamlight Valley	Maui	[16]

Live-action

List of acting performances in feature films and television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Throb	Member of The Playthings	Episode: "The Spa"
1988	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Benny Dimase
2002	The Country Bears	Long-Haired Dude
2007	Jekyll	Guy #1
2012	Big Time Rush	Babylace	Episode: "Big Time Babysitting"
2013	I Know That Voice	Himself	Documentary

Theme parks

List of voice performances in theme parks

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989, 1992	Splash Mountain	Br'er Rabbit, Mr. Bluebird, Geese, Vultures, Owl, Alligator, Brer Turtle, Porcupine, Safety Spiels	[22]
1994	Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin	Roger Rabbit	[23] [24]
2007	Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage	Marlin	[25]
2011	Transformers: The Ride 3D	Ironhide

Radio

List of voice performances in radio series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001–present	Adventures in Odyssey	Wooton Bassett, Bennett Charles, Additional voices	148 episodes

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Film	Role	Song	Artist/Writer
1991–95	Taz-Mania	Theme song vocalist	"Come to Taz-Mania"	Jess Harnell & Jim Cummings
1993–99	Animaniacs	Wakko	"Theme Song" "French Theme Song" "Sing-Along Theme" "The Monkey Song" "I Am the Very Model of a Cartoon Individual" "Wakko's America" "Be Careful What You Eat" "The Senses Song" "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" "The Twelve Days of Christmas" "Hello Nurse" "The Presidents Song" "Yakko's Universe" "Macadamia Nut" "I'm Mad" "Variety Speak" "The Anvil Song" "At the Big Wrap Party Tonight" "The Ballad of Magellan "Bones in the Body" "The Etiquette Song" "Hungarian Rapsody" "I'll Take an Island" "I'm Cute" "I've Got a Ha'Penny" "If I Could Have My Wish Then I'd Be Happy" "L.A. Dot" "Lake Titicaca" "Make a Gookie" "Noel" "Let the Anvils Ring" "Our First Day of School" "Never Give Up Hope" "A Quake! A Quake!" "Schnitzelbank" "Several Drops of Rain" "The Studio Shrink" "There's Only One of You" "Traveling Animaniacs" "Twinkle, Twinkle" "U.N. Me" "Video Revue" "What Are We" "When You're Traveling" "The Wishing Star" "Yes, Brothers Warner We"	Richard Stone, Steve Bernstein, Julie Bernstein & Gordon Goodwin
1996	Aladdin and the King of Thieves	Additional voices	"Are You In or Out?"	David Friedman
1997-98	Pepper Ann	Mik Snott Band Member/various voices	Multiple episodes	Disney Toonimation Studios
2001	Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure	Buster	"Junkyard Society Rag"	Melissa Manchester & Norman Gimbel
2004	The Powerpuff Girls	Additional voices	"Give Something to Me" "Sai Lai lufti de santra mekidu" "Sunshine, Sunshine, Down on Me" "Thank You" "This is the Best Day of My Life Today" "Real Good" "Sai Lai lufti de santra mekidu 2"	Manda Rin, Steven Clark, John Disco, James L. Venable, Thomas Chase & Stephen Rucker
2005	The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge	Evil Scientist	"Dr. Finklestein's Song"	Danny Elfman
2006	Codename: Kids Next Door	Singer	"Don't Pee in Your Pants If You Wanna Victory Dance"	?
2008	Chowder	Singer	"Fireheart"	?
2009	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends	Singer	"The Bloo supersede and the Great Creator of Everything's Awesome Ceremony of Fun That He's Not Invited To"	?
2011–14	The Looney Tunes Show	Tosh Gopher	"Be Polite" "You Like / I Like" "Drifting Apart" "Christmas Rules"	Andy Sturmer
2012	Doc McStuffins	Chilly	"You Can Do It" "Chillin' in the Snow"	Michelle Lewis & Kay Hanley
2013	Sofia the First	Cedric	All
2014	Special Agent Oso	Professor Buffo	"The Doc with the Golden Bed"	?
2019	Muppet Babies		"Kick It Up A Notch"
2021	History of Swear Words		"TBA"

References

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External links

• Jess Harnell at IMDb  
• Jess Harnell at Behind The Voice Actors
• Jess Harnell at the Adventures in Odyssey Wiki

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