Bobcat Goldthwait

Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait is an American actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for voicing Pop Fizz in the video game franchise, since in 2012, and reprised this role in the spin-off television series .
For Disney, he is best known for providing the voice of Pain in the 1997 Disney animated feature film Hercules, a role he later reprised in the television series, House of Mouse, Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom, and World of Color: Villainous. He also voiced Nosy in Lilo & Stitch: The Series and its 2006 film Leroy & Stitch, XL in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Fish Santa Claus in Fish Hooks, Dickie in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, and Dr. Wolfman in Future-Worm!. Additionally, he portrayed the Adrenal Gland in Cranium Command at Epcot, as well as Mr. Floppy in the Touchstone Television sitcom .
Goldthwait was born in Syracuse, New York, the son of Kathleen Ann (Welch), a department store employee, and Thomas Lincoln Goldthwait, a sheet metal worker. He was raised in a working-class Catholic family. At an early age, Goldthwait decided on a career as a comedian, inspired by enjoying making his friends laugh. During his time at St. Matthew's Grammar School, Goldthwait would host performances for his friends regularly, among them being future voice actor Tom Kenny. Goldthwait would experiment with new content and developed a strong liking for props.
In 1980, Goldthwait and Kenny graduated from Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School in East Syracuse, New York. They formed a comedy troupe called The Generic Comics. In their mid-teens, they saw an ad for an open-mic night in Skaneateles that featured comedian with the moniker "Bear Cat". He and Kenny went to the event and performed under the monikers Bobcat and Tomcat (respectively) as a tribute to Crimmins. Early in his career, Goldthwait also co-wrote with Martin Olson, who is listed as writer on his first two comedy specials Share the Warmth and Don't Watch This Show!.
==Roles==
Hercules-disneyscreencaps com-638.jpg|Pain(Hercules franchise)
Nosy (Experiment 199).png|Nosy(Lilo & Stitch franchise)
Xl.png|XL(Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
Fishsanta.jpg|Fish Santa Claus (Fish Hooks)
DickieDinosaur.png|Dickie(Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
Dr. Wolfman.PNG|Dr. Wolfman(Future-Worm!)
==Gallery==
Bobcat Goldthwait & Matt Frewer behind the scenes Hercules.jpg|Bobcat Goldthwait and Matt Frewer behind the scenes of Hercules.
Bobcat goldthwait.jpg|Bobcat Goldthwait attending the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival.
Bobcat Goldthwait 38th Deauville Fest.jpg|Bobcat Goldthwait attending the 38th annual Deauville Film Fest in September 2012.
Bobcat Goldthwait Winter TCA Tour18.jpg|Bobcat Goldthwait speaks at the panel at the 2018 Winter TCA Tour.
Bobcat Goldthwait SDCC.jpg|Bobcat Goldthwait at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con.
==Trivia==
*In 1998, Goldthwait directed the unaired pilot of The Aquabats!, produced for Buena Vista Television and based on the real-life . However, Buena Vista ultimately did not produce a full series, and the show would eventually be produced 14 years later as for .
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