James Adomian

James Adomian (born January 31, 1980) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist. He is best known for his work on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Chapo Trap House, Last Comic Standing, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson where he impersonated President George W. Bush until 2009, and for portraying Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Trump vs. Bernie tour. He voices Talking Ben in the Talking Tom and Friends animated series.
== Early life[edit] ==
Adomian was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on January 31, 1980, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was ten years old.[1] Adomian is an alumnus of Los Angeles Baptist High School and attended Whittier College studying in a self-designed major in Economics and Theatre Arts.[2] He notes that he did not graduate during a 2017 interview with Pete Holmes.[3] Adomian is of partial Armenian descent.[4]
== Career[edit] ==
Adomian began appearing as President George W. Bush frequently on The Late Late Show after Craig Ferguson took over hosting the show in January 2005 until 2009.
He has appeared on several other comedy programs, including MADtv, Mind of Mencia, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Short Circuitz, Atom TV, Cavemen, Recount and Players.[5] His appearances on Kimmel have included recurring portrayals of Mike Lindell.[6]
Adomian has appeared in the films Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and Miss March.
As a voice-over artist, Adomian performed on The Onion Radio News, as several recurring characters on the PBS cartoon series WordGirl, as President Bush on a few episodes of MADtv, as Jimmy Kimmel on Celebrity Deathmatch, and on a number of other cartoons.
In 2011, he was cast as a co-lead in the unaired Kari Lizer pilot project for NBC alongside Sarah Paulson and Tim Meadows.
In 2012, Adomian appeared on Comedy Bang! Bang! as PBS broadcaster Huell Howser, on Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital as Madonna, and on MTV's Money from Strangers as himself, also making regular appearances as various sketch characters on Conan.
In 2018, Adomian was one of the headliners at the Portland Queer Comedy Festival.[7][8]
For the Freddie Mercury episode of the 2019 Netflix program Historical Roasts, Adomian played the title character.[9]
=== Stand-up comedy album[edit] ===
In 2012, Adomian released his debut comedy album Low Hangin Fruit. The release was the first album released by Earwolf, and received mostly positive reviews.[10] The one-hour stand-up set features personal stories, a number of celebrity impressions and political material including observations regarding the cultural perceptions of LGBT people.
=== Live appearances[edit] ===
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Adomian_%26_Anthony_Atamanuik_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|James Adomian (right) performing as Bernie Sanders, along with Anthony Atamanuik as Donald Trump at Politicon in Pasadena, California.
Adomian frequently performs live at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in sketch and stand-up shows such as Comedy Bang! Bang!, Who Charted?, and many others. He is also an alumnus of the Sunday Company at The Groundlings Theatre, where he still frequently performs. He also regularly performs at "The Tomorrow Show" and other stand-up shows in Hollywood. Adomian is known for doing many impressions at live shows, both in-costume and as part of his standup act, including Vincent Price, Lewis Black, Orson Welles, Jesse Ventura, Paul Giamatti, Michael Caine, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliott, Al Franken, Huell Howser, Christopher Hitchens, Gary Busey, John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Marc Maron, Jimmy Kimmel, Andy Kindler, Tom Leykis, Todd Glass, George W. Bush, Bernie Sanders and Slavoj Žižek.[11] He has performed several impressions as recurring characters on Comedy Bang! Bang![12]
Adomian often makes live appearances around the country doing standup or characters, particularly at left-wing political events like YearlyKos, Laughing Liberally, the National Conference for Media Reform and campaign events for Congressman Alan Grayson. In 2010, he made several live standup appearances across North America in the Breaking Even tour.[citation needed]
In 2008, he appeared with comedian Greg Giraldo at venues around the country as part of the Indecision '08 Tour produced by Comedy Central. He has performed at comedy festivals across North America, including Just for Laughs in Montreal.[13] In March 2012, Adomian had his first overseas appearance, headlining a sold-out two night show in Seoul, South Korea for Stand Up Seoul.[14]
Adomian toured the US with the Trump vs. Bernie tour in February–March 2016.
== Personal life[edit] ==
Adomian is gay.[15] He is the grandson of Armenian-American mathematician George Adomian.[16] He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[17]
== Filmography[edit] ==
=== Film[edit] ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2008	Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 	George W. Bush 	
2009	Miss March 	Deadbeat Dad 	Voice
2011	The Treasure Hunt: A Chad, Matt & Rob Interactive Adventure	The Gunslinger 	
2011	Freak Dance 	Mickey Stardust, Zip Fleestreet, Fraggle McWinkerbean	
2014	Hits 	Donovan 	
2016	Storks 	Additional voice 	
2017	Love After Love 	Chris 	
2019	The Day Shall Come 	Settmonk 	
2020	Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics 	Various voices 	
=== Television[edit] ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005 	Yacht Rock 	Vincent Price 	Episode: "Believe in It"
2005–2007 	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 	George W. Bush 	49 episodes
2006–2009 	MADtv 	George W. Bush 	Voice, episode #12.4
2006 	Mind of Mencia 	George W. Bush 	2 episodes
2007 	Celebrity Deathmatch 	Jimmy Kimmel 	Voice, episode: "The Banter Bloodbath"
2007 	Short Circuitz 	George W. Bush 	Episode #1.4
2007 	Cavemen 	Waiter 	Episode: "Her Embarrassed of Caveman"
2007 	The Right Now Show 	Ensemble sketch cast member, various 	Pilot
2008–2015 	WordGirl 	Captain Huggyface 	Voice, main role
2009 	Atom TV 	George W. Bush 	2 episodes
2009 	The Jay Leno Show 	Mad Doctor 	Unknown episodes
2009 	Popzilla 	Various characters 	Voice
2010 	Players 	Barfly 	Episode: "Barb's Husband"
2010 	Last Comic Standing 	Himself (standup) 	10 episodes
2011–2012 	Conan 	Various sketch characters 	Unknown episodes
2012–2013 	Money From Strangers 	Himself 	5 episodes
2012–2016 	Comedy Bang! Bang! 	Various 	10 episodes
2012–2015 	Childrens Hospital 	Various 	3 episodes
2012 	Gravity Falls 	Additional voices 	Episode: "Headhunters"
2012–2014 	The Eric Andre Show 	Various 	2 episodes
2013 	The Chris Gethard Show 	Jesse Ventura 	Episode: "Loser Is Still the New Nerd"
2013 	Adventure Time 	Ogdoad 	Voice, episode: "The Suitor"[18]
2013 	Maron 	Brian Burkman 	Episode: "Jen Moves to L.A."
2013–2015 	Axe Cop 	Various 	Voice, 4 episodes
2013–2015 	Animation Domination High-Def 	Various 	Voice, 3 episodes
2014 	Drunk History 	Alexander Cochrane 	Episode: "Baltimore"
2014–2021 	Talking Tom & Friends 	Talking Ben, Maurice Claremont, Ronnie Bergstedt, McGillicuddy, various 	Voice[18]
2015 	Kroll Show 	Alan the Limo Driver 	Episode: "Lizards vs. Penguins"
2015–2019 	BoJack Horseman 	Stuart 	7 episodes
2015 	Major Lazer 	General Rubbish, various 	Voice, 8 episodes
2015–2018 	The Venture Bros. 	Phineas Phage, Night Dick, S-464, Lawyer, Termite, Mission Creep, Sensei Finkelstein, Blackout	Voice, 8 episodes[18]
2015–2017 	Pig Goat Banana Cricket 	President of the Planet, additional voices 	Voice, 17 episodes[18]
2015 	The Jim Gaffigan Show 	Himself 	Episode: "Go Shorty, It's Your Birthday"
2015–2016 	Regular Show 	Rikki, Harry 	Voice, 2 episodes[18]
2015 	TripTank 	Brunette, Blonde 	Voice, episode: "Short Change"[18]
2016–2017 	@midnight 	Bernie Sanders 	2 episodes
2016 	Trump vs. Bernie: Debate for America 	Bernie Sanders 	TV special
2016 	Trump vs. Bernie: Shout the Vote! 	Bernie Sanders 	TV special
2016 	The UCB Show 	Bernie Sanders 	Episode: "Feel the Bern"
2016 	Man Seeking Woman 	Spider 	Episode: "Balloon"
2016 	Star Wars Rebels 	Imperial Captain 	Voice, episode: "The Forgotten Droid"
2016 	Wander Over Yonder 	Gluteus Maximus 	Voice, episode: "The Party Poopers"[18]
2016–2018 	Future-Worm! 	Future-Worm 	Voice, main role
2016–2021 	American Dad! 	Various 	Voice, 5 episodes
2016 	Zoolander: Super Model 	 	Voice, television film.,
2016 	Take My Wife 	Theater Owner 	Episode: "Applause Break"
2017 	The President Show 	Bernie Sanders 	2 episodes
2017–2019 	The Special Without Brett Davis 	Sebastian Gorka, Jesse Ventura 	2 episodes
2017 	Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ 	Maximillian Blanc 	Episode: "The Platinum Curse"
2018–2020 	Our Cartoon President 	Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, Sean Hannity, Bill Clinton, various 	Voice, 46 episodes
2018 	Random Acts of Flyness 	Everybody Dies! TV Talk Show Host 	Episode: "What are your thoughts on raising free black children?"
2018 	Bob's Burgers 	Glenn 	Voice, episode: "Nightmare on Ocean Avenue Street"[18]
2019 	Historical Roasts 	Freddie Mercury 	Episode: "Freddie Mercury"
2019 	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Stinkbomb, Harold 	Voice, episode: "How to Make Enemies and Bend People to Your Will"
2019 	Amphibia 	Sheriff Buck Leatherleaf 	Voice, episode: "Girl Time"[18]
2019 	DuckTales 	Jones 	Voice, episode: "Whatever Happened to Donald Duck?"[18]
2019–present	Harley Quinn 	Bane, Ratcatcher, Clock King, Nelvin Eckles, Snowflame, Chaz, Ian 	Voice, recurring role[18]
2020 	Central Park 	Jimmy 	Voice, episode: "Hot Oven"
2020 	Hoops 	 	Voice, 2 episodes
2020–2022 	Duncanville 	 	Voice, 19 episodes
2020–2022 	Close Enough 	Randy 	Voice, 24 episodes
2021 	Let's Be Real 	Jeff Bezos 	Voice, 2 episodes
2021 	Q-Force 	Ennis 	Voice, episode: "Backache Mountain"
2021 	Tig n' Seek 	H.G. Fluffenfold 	Voice, episode: "Chester's Roasting On A Open Fire"
2021–2022 	Looney Tunes Cartoons 	Rocky 	Voice, 2 episodes[18]
2021–2022 	Rugrats 	Mr. Garth 	Voice, 2 episodes
2021–2022 	Jimmy Kimmel Live! 	Various 	10 episodes[19]
2021–2022 	Inside Job 	Various voices 	4 episodes
2022 	Cat Burglar 	Rowdy 	Voice, main role[20]
2022 	Human Resources 	The Need Demon 	Voice, episode: "Bad Mummies"
2022 	Rick and Morty 	 	Voice, 2 episodes
2022 	Teen Titans Go! 	Bane 	Voice, episode: "The Great Holiday Escape"
2022–2023 	Hamster & Gretel 	Rodney Thunderpants, various 	Voice, 3 episodes[18]
2023 	Velma 	Thespian 	Voice, episode: "The Candy (Wo)man"[18]
2023 	History of the World, Part II 	Richard Nixon 	2 episodes
2024 	Kite Man: Hell Yeah! 	Bane 	Voice[21]
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