John Roberts ( actor ) - Wikipedia John Roberts ( actor ) John Roberts Roberts in 2016. ( 1971 - 11 - 10 ) November 10, 1971 ( age 46 ) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Nationality American Years active 2006 -- present Notable works and roles Linda Belcher - Bob 's Burgers John Roberts ( born November 10, 1971 ) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. Roberts is best known for his portrayal of Linda Belcher on the FOX animated comedy primetime series Bob 's Burgers. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Career Roberts currently provides the voice of Linda, the dysfunctional, doting matriarch of the Belcher family, in the FOX animated primetime comedy Bob 's Burgers. He has said in interviews that he based the voice of Linda on that of his own mother, Marge. He has appeared several times on NBC 's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Watch What Happens : Live, has co-written a pilot for MTV with Bob Odenkirk and performed in two national tours for Margaret Cho as well as her Showtime special. Roberts first gained attention as one of the standout performer / writers on the YouTube follow up `` Jackie & Debra '' which won The Comedy Smalls award in London. He has over 20 million hits on YouTube and has made videos with the likes of Debbie Harry and David Cross. He performs several times a year at NYC 's Joe 's Pub and has signed a publishing deal with French Kiss Records. Personal life Roberts is openly gay. Filmography Good Day New York It 's on with Alexa Chung Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Eugene ! Bob 's Burgers ( voice ) Archer ( guest voice ) Gravity Falls ( guest voice ) The Awesomes ( guest voice ) References Jump up ^ FOX Broadcasting Company -- Bob 's Burgers TV Show -- Bob 's Burgers TV Series -- Bob 's Burgers Episode Guide Jump up ^ `` An interview with John Roberts, aka Linda Belcher - Features - Impose Magazine ''. Impose Magazine. 2013 - 12 - 12. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 26. Jump up ^ `` The Voice Behind Linda Belcher of ' Bob 's Burgers ' ''. Mashable. 2017 - 12 - 08. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 08. External links John Roberts on Twitter Video on YouTube John Roberts at the Internet Movie Database This article about an American actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Roberts_(actor)&oldid=817256216 '' Categories : 1971 births Living people American male television actors American people of Italian descent Gay actors LGBT comedians People from Brooklyn American male voice actors LGBT entertainers from the United States LGBT people from New York ( state ) Male actors from New York City American actor stubs Hidden categories : Twitter username same as Wikidata Articles created via the Article Wizard All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Euskara فارسی Français Gaeilge Galego 한국어 Íslenska Italiano Kiswahili Occitan Português Română Simple English Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 27 December 2017, at 05 : 58. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who does the voice for linda on bob's burgers
Answer: John Roberts