David Kaufman (actor)

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**David Kaufman** (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor, best known for his voice roles of Dexter Douglas in *Freakazoid!*, Jimmy Olsen in *Superman: The Animated Series*, Danny Fenton / Danny Phantom in *Danny Phantom*, Aldrin in *The Buzz on Maggie*, Marty McFly in *Back to the Future*, and Stuart Little in the animated series of the same name. He often serves as a voice double for Michael J. Fox.

## Early life

Kaufman was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri on July 23, 1961. His father is Jewish, whereas his mother is Catholic. Kaufman began acting at a young age in his hometown when his kindergarten teacher handed him the plum lead role of Santa Claus in the class Christmas play.

At the age of 18, Kaufman set out from St. Louis, Missouri to attend UCLA's Department of Theater Arts.

## Career

Since his college years, Kaufman has studied and worked extensively as a professional actor in films and television.

He has worked with the Daly family of actors on several projects: He worked with Tim Daly on *Superman: The Animated Series* and its subsequent spin-offs, playing Jimmy Olsen. He also appeared with Daly in the series *Wings* in 1995 with his wife Lisa; the two portrayed a couple whose wedding Daly's character Joe and his fiancée Helen crash. He worked with Tim's sister, Tyne Daly on *Kids Like These* and will join Tim again in *Justice League: Doom*, reprising his role of Jimmy Olsen.

Kaufman has also worked as a commercial actor. One of his most prominent roles was as a dancing stockboy in a 1989 commercial for Hi-C Ecto Cooler.Template:Fv

## Personal life

On June 30, 1990, Kaufman married actress Lisa Picotte; together, they have two children who are also actors, including Grace Kaufman.

### Television series

* *Down to Earth* (TBS) - Duane Preston
* *Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories* (CBS) - Tim Clanton
* *Dweebs* (CBS) - Morley
* *Presidio Med* (CBS)

Kaufman has guest-starring roles on such series as:

* *Animaniacs* - Steven Seagull
* *Boston Legal*
* *The Closer*
* *ER*
* *Stargate SG-1* - Mark Gilmor
* *The West Wing*
* *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*
* *Touched by an Angel*
* *Citizen Baines*
* *Hollywood Off-Ramp*
* *Step by Step* - Devon
* *Wings* - Groom
* *Matlock* - Danny Hayes / Mark Randall
* *Night Court*
* *Just the Ten of Us*
* *Highway to Heaven*
* *Rocket Power* - Cameraman
* *Simon and Simon*
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* - Jaybo Hood
* *Hawaii Five-O*

#### Animated series

* *Goldie & Bear* - Brix and Beanstalk Jack
* Daniel "Danny" Fenton in Nickelodeon's hit animated series *Danny Phantom*
* Aldrin Pesky in Disney Channel's *The Buzz on Maggie*.

Kaufman lent his voice to several well-known animated series, including Jimmy Olsen from *Superman: The Animated Series*/*Superman: Brainiac Attacks*, and *Justice League*, and Dexter Douglas from *Freakazoid*, as well as filling in for Michael J. Fox in both the roles of Marty McFly on *Back to the Future* and Stuart Little in HBO's *Stuart Little*. He voiced Human Torch in *Ultimate Spider-Man*, and reprised the role for both *Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2*, and *The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes*. Kaufman also provided the voice of Arik, a one-time character in the acclaimed Nickelodeon animated series *The Legend of Korra*.

### Films

* *Your Mother Wears Combat Boots*
* *Pearl Harbor*
* *Enchanted*
* *Prom Night (2008 film)* - Businessman
* *Tom Sawyer*
* *Green Lantern: Emerald Knights* - Rubyn
* *Role of a Lifetime*
* *Red Riding Hood* (experimental musical comedy, that was the brain-storm of Director Randal Kleiser)
* *From the Earth to the Moon* (produced by Tom Hanks)
* *The Last Prostitute* (starring with Sonia Braga)
* *Kids Like These* (starring with Tyne Daly and Richard Crenna)
* *Justice League: Doom*

### Commercials

* AT&T (starring with Ray Walston)
* Pepsi (starring with Cindy Crawford)
* Blockbuster (starring with Magic Johnson)
* Kid Cuisine (the voice of K. C. Penguin)

as well as spots for Honda, Hi-C Ecto-Cooler, Maxwell House, Dentyne, Chili's, Midas, Wendy's, Twiglets and British Petroleum, among others.

### Stage work

Kaufman has earned several Los Angeles area critics' awards and nominations.

He has been a member of the West Coast Ensemble in Los Angeles for over ten years, performing such varied roles as:

* Skeets Miller in *Floyd Collins*
* Prosecutor Gilmer in *To Kill a Mockingbird*
* George Lewis in Kaufman and Hart's *Once in a Lifetime*
* Orestes in *Electra*
* Tyler in Sondheim and Furth's *Merrily We Roll Along*
* Ronnie Shaughnessy in *The House of Blue Leaves*
* Callimaco in Machiavelli's *The Mandrake*
* Eugene Jerome in Neil Simon's *Biloxi Blues*
* Paul Palmer in James Duff's *A Quarrel of Sparrows* at The Court Theatre in Los Angeles
* Stewie in the premiere of Richard Greenberg's *Night and Her Stars* at South Coast Repertory.

### Video games

* Max Justice, Nitro Byrne in *Hot Wheels Velocity X*
* Danny Phantom in: *Nicktoons Unite*, *Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing*, *Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island*, *Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots*, *Nicktoons: Globs of Doom* & *Nicktoons Nitro*
* Johnny Storm / Human Torch: *Ultimate Spider-Man*
* Marek in *Broken Age*
* Additional Voices in The Frozen Wilds DLC of *Horizon Zero Dawn*

## References

1. ↑ Bloom, Nate (January 20, 2009). "Interfaith Celebrities: Loving Leah and Liev, Too". http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts\_and\_entertainment/popular\_culture/Interfaith\_Celebrities\_Loving\_Leah\_and\_Liev\_Too.shtml. "His father, he told me, is Jewish, but secular. His mother is a practicing Catholic, ..."
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3. ↑ Pennington, Gail (August 20, 2015). "Grace Kaufman, actor". https://www.stltoday.com/online/grace-kaufman-actor/article\_01582582-3f47-5173-95e1-ffcff99ee767.html.
4. ↑ Haas, Pete (1 September 2013). "Double Fine's Broken Age Cast Includes Jack Black, Jennifer Hale". Cinema Blend. http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Double-Fine-Broken-Age-Cast-Includes-Jack-Black-Jennifer-Hale-58761.html.

## External links

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