David Coburn

David Coburn is an actor, voice artist, and singer who appeared as Brower in the fourth season episode . He filmed his scenes on Monday on Paramount Stage 9.
He is perhaps best known as the voice behind Captain Planet on . This series also featured the voices of his fellow Next Generation performers LeVar Burton and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as Dean Stockwell, Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Clyde Kusatsu, Ed Begley, Jr., Kenneth Mars, Alan Oppenheimer, Robert Ito, Brock Peters, Michael Bell, and Frank Welker.
== Television career ==
Coburn made his television debut playing Ted Loomis in a 1979 episode of CBS' , which featured John Putch. He returned to the show in 1981, reprising his role as Loomis. In 1988, he appeared on NBC's (with Robert Pine) and on ABC's Just the Ten of Us (in an episode directed by Anson Williams). He also guest-starred on The Munsters Today (with Lee Meriwether, Jason Marsden, and John Schuck), Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life, , Who's the Boss?, and . 
In the role of Walter Potter, Coburn was a series regular on during its first season, as were Bruce Davison and Kevin Peter Hall. Coburn later became a regular on UPN's (alongside Sam Anderson, David Birney, Bruce McGill, and Jeff Yagher). In between these shows, Coburn made a guest appearance on (starring James Avery). After Live Shot, Coburn made guest appearances on such shows as (with Jim Fitzpatrick and Stephanie Niznik), (2006, starring Mariska Hargitay, with Felecia M. Bell and Rebecca Wisocky), and (with Steven R. Schirripa and Josh Pais).
Michael Vejar directed Coburn in , (1999, featuring Tony Todd, Tracy Scoggins, and Scott MacDonald). Coburn played a Minbari ranger in this production.
== Film work ==
Coburn was seen in several feature films during the 1980s, the first of which was (1980). This was followed with a supporting role in (1986, co-starring Thalmus Rasulala). He then appeared in (1989, with Albert Hall, Gregory Itzin, Todd Jeffries, and Dakin Matthews).
Coburn made an appearance in (1991, with Mark Moses, Titus Welliver, and Paul Williams). In 1998, Coburn starred in the independent comedy film To Hell with Love, which won the Feature Film Award at that year's New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. He then starred in the 1999 independent comic drama Screenplay. More recently he appeared in the crime thriller Able Danger (2008).
== Voice-over work ==
Besides voicing Captain Planet on Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Coburn voiced the role of Dan Darret on the short-lived animated series Pole Position. He also voiced on the season-long New Kids on the Block animated series, while Loren Lester voiced .
Coburn and Whoopi Goldberg supplied voices for the animated 1992 television movie Defenders of Dynatron City. Both Coburn and Judi Durand provided additional voices on the 1995 film Bad Company, which starred Frank Langella. There was also (1999, featured the voices of Coburn and Malcolm McDowell).
In addition, Coburn has provided additional dialogue recording (ADR) for several live-action feature films. His credits as part of the ADR "loop group" include The Cemetery Club, My Father the Hero, Jackie Brown, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Murder by Numbers, and The Devil Wears Prada.
Coburn has also been supplying voices for video games, most notably the 2004 hit Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Clifton Collins, Jr., Andy Dick, and Wil Wheaton provided voices for this game, as well.
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