Hello and welcome back to that cleverly named article that lets you look at the voice behind the Steven Universe characters; it's time for "Hey, It's That Voice!" Today, we will be looking at the voice behind Mr. Smiley's comedy partner, Mr. Frowney!
While we have only seen him in one episode (so far), we can gather that Quentin Frowney is quite a negative guy. It's really hard to pin-point if his melancholy is in anyway due in part to his past (including his comedy routine with Harold Smiley) or if that's just how he is. I personally think he's a character I would love to see more of. In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing more of Smiley and Frowney's comedy routine. So far, however, we only have one appearance of this character. And who voices him? Why, that would be Brian George!
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| A lot of today's comedians can learn a lesson from these two. |
Brian George was born on July 1, 1952 in Jerusalem, Israel to Jewish parents of Iraqi descent who immigrated to Israel. His father was born in Lebanon and his mother in India. Shortly after his birth, his family (including his four older siblings) moved to London, England and then to Toronto, Ontario in 1966. George attended University of Toronto where he was very active in the university's theatre productions. He left University of Toronto before graduating to form his own theatre group. While it was unsuccessful, he went on to join The Second City where he trained with John Candy.
George would eventually make his way to television, first starting on an episode of the Canadian sitcom King of Kensington and two episodes of the second run of The Littlest Hobo. George lent his voice to a few animated staples of the 1980s, such as in The Care Bears Movie as Mr. Fetuccini, M.A.S.K. as both Lester Sludge and Ali Bombay, and Dennis the Menace where he supplied various voices. He would continue working through the 1980s by starring in such films as Blind Date, Roxanne, Smokescreen, Speed Zone, and Martians Go Home and in such television shows as The Edison Twins, Hill Street Blues, Amen, Jake and the Fatman, Falcon Crest, and CBS Summer Playhouse.
He would continue to star in numerous, often single roles, for television series throughout the 1990s. Some notable shows that George would star in (and sometimes have reoccurring roles in) included Camp Candy, Doctor Doctor, Coach, Darkwing Duck, Northern Exposure, The Nanny, Step by Step, Melrose Place, Blossom, Beethoven, The Pink Panther, Ellen, Freakazoid!, Weird Science, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton, Pinky and the Brain, Road Rovers, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Boy Meets World, Early Edition, Animaniacs, The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, Superman: The Animated Series, JAG, The X-Files, The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, and Mike, Lu & Og. George would also star in a few films during the nineties including the Mel Brooks film Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Inspector Gadget.
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| Brian George as Babu Bhatt (right) with Jerry Seinfeld playing a fictionalized version of himself (left) on Seinfeld. |
One of George's most notable roles is playing the character Babu Bhatt in the sitcom Seinfeld. While he only appeared for a few episodes, the character is well remembered and loved by the fans of "the show about nothing".
George would continue starring in films, often as minor characters. Such films include Keeping the Faith, The Prime Gig, Ghost World, Bubble Boy, Employee of the Month, Hotel Transylvania, Postman Pat: The Movie, The Boxtrolls, Beethoven's Treasure Tail, and Batman: The Killing Joke where he took the role of Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth.
He continued his work on the small screen as well, starring in Bob and Margaret (replacing the voice of Andy Hamilton as the title character Bob Fish), The Chris Isaak Show, Lloyd in Space, Justice League, Kim Possible, That's So Raven, Avatar: The Last Airbender, One Tree Hill, The 4400, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Phineas and Ferb, The Mentalist, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Beware The Batman, Elementary, Star Wars Rebels, Ultimate Spider-Man, and most recently with The Expanse. He is also well-known for portraying Dr. V. M. Koothrappali, the father of Raj Koothrappali, in The Big Bang Theory.
And finally, George is no stranger to video games. In fact, fans of Pirates of the Caribbean might be surprised to learn that he provides the voice for Hector Barbossa in the various Pirates of the Caribbean games, the Kingdom Hearts II, and the other Disney related games. Other games he has lent his voice to include Diablo II, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Superman: Shadow of Apokolips, Command & Conquer: Generals, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Hobbit, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, Armed and Dangerous, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, EverQuest II, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth, Age of Empires III, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Cars, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king, Mass Effect, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, Dragon Age: Origins, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest, Final Fantasy XIV, Dragon Age II, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect 3, Diablo III, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, DuckTales: Remastered, Skylanders: Trap Team, Far Cry 4, and the Game of Thrones video game.
Phew! That's quite a lot of acting roles for Brian George to have! Hope he has time for more Steven Univesre in the future! Join me next time when we get to look at the voice behind a prim and proper gem that has her hands full with a lot of Amethysts!
