#246: Phil LaMarr - Courage to Walk Your Path

Phil LaMarr is an actor, improviser and writer and is perhaps
best known as one of the original cast members of MAD TV, the
voice of SAMURAI JACK, “Hermes” on FUTURAMA, “Static” on STATIC
SHOCK, “Green Lantern” on JUSTICE LEAGUE and as "Marvin" in PULP
FICTION.


For over 30 years, Phil has thrilled audiences with his work on
camera and behind the mic on tv shows such as Family Guy, Young
Justice, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The
Flash, Supergirl, Get Shorty, Lucifer, Curb Your Enthusiasm and
Veep; feature films like Madagascar 2, Incredibles 2, and The
Lion King (2019) and video games including Jak & Daxter,
Fortnite, Shadow of Mordor, and The Metal Gear Solid, Injustice
and Mortal Kombat series.


His stage work includes productions with the actor’s gang, south
coast repertory, sacred fools theatre, and Phil also portrayed
“Cowboy Curtis” in "The Pee-wee Herman show" both on at the
Stephen Sondheim theatre on Broadway and in the Emmy-nominated
HBO special. Currently, in addition to writing and producing the
animated series "Goblins," (goblinsanimated.com), Phil is
performing monthly onstage with "the black version"
(theblackversion.com), performing onscreen in Hamster &
Gretel, The Craig of the Creek Movie, Invincible, Mulligan, AMC’s
Cooper‘s bar, a new season of Futurama on HULU and performing the
role of “Sherlock Holmes” in Audible’s series Moriarty.


We chat about the courage to walk ones path, old school thinking,
Futurama, Mad TV, Improv, his many voices, when shows come back,
gratitude towards the fans, rejection, value of your art, Pulp
Fiction and paving the way.




The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day
after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael
Kahan

Check Phil out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillamarr

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@phillamarr

X / Twitter: https://x.com/phillamarr

Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/phillamarr

Website: https://www.phillamarr.com/

The Black Version: https://www.theblackversion.com/



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