Daran Norris

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 Occupation | * Actor

**Daran Morrison Nordlund** (born November 1, 1964), better known by his stage name **Daran Norris**, is an American actor and voice actor. He has appeared or voiced characters in more than 400 films, video games, and television programs, including: Gordy in *Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide*; Cliff McCormack in *Veronica Mars*; the voices of Cosmo, Jorgen Von Strangle, Anti-Cosmo and Mr. Turner in *The Fairly OddParents*; Buddha Bob in *Big Time Rush*; and Knock Out in *Transformers Prime*.

## Career

Norris has been an actor since 1988, beginning such work in television commercials for Pop-Tarts, and moving into film, television, and voice work in early-mid 90s.

### Live action

His first film was *Hobgoblins* in 1988. Afterwards, he moved to television.

Norris is known for the role as Gordy in 44 episodes of *Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide*. Gordy is the "school's lazy, wacky janitor" who always goads Ned into rash actions while acting as Ned's go-to guy for advice. Norris recurred as Buddha Bob in the 2010 series *Big Time Rush*.

He portrayed Cliff McCormack, a public defender and family friend in the television drama *Veronica Mars*. The character of McCormack served as an ally to Keith and Veronica Mars and a client of Mars Investigations. He has known *Mars* creator Rob Thomas since he was three.

In 2015, it was announced that Norris would star as Phil Hartman in the film biopic, directed by Jason Priestley.

### Voice acting

Among his voice projects, Norris voiced characters in 22 episodes of *Codename: Kids Next Door* from 2002 through 2007, and 18 episodes of *The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack* from 2008 through 2009. He is noted for voicing the lead Dick Daring in 71 episodes of *The Replacements* from 2006 through 2009, and for voicing Mr. Turner, Cosmo, and Jorgen Von Strangle, for *The Fairly OddParents* franchise from 2001 to present, including 126 episodes of the television series, six specials, and seven TV movies, as well as voicing these same characters in the related Jimmy Timmy Power Hour trilogy: *The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour*, *The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide*, and *The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators*. In October 2010, Norris voiced the Decepticon 'Knock Out' in The Hub TV network original series, *Transformers: Prime*. He has also been a voice over in the popular anime show Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Norris recurs as the voice of The Chief and The Chameleon in the 2010 series *T.U.F.F. Puppy*. He also does the voice of Wile E. Coyote in the new TV series, *The Looney Tunes Show*. Norris also played Mr. Turner in the special live-action television film *A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!*. He has done commercials for Burger King. He also is the voice of Jack Smith (Stan Smith's estranged father) on *American Dad*.

## Personal life

Born in Ferndale, Washington, Norris graduated from Ferndale High School in 1983, and married voice actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in 1988. They divorced in 2012.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Daran Norris". *voicechasers.com*. http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1899. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lloyd, Robert (June 8, 2007). "Nick's `Ned's' got straight- A's all the way; The middle-school saga comes to an end, but it leaves a yearbook filled with smart characters, fun gags and real advice", *Los Angeles Times*, pp. E.27. Retrieved on 21 December 2010.
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4. ↑ Mavis, Paul (August 27, 2007). "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field, Trips, Permission Slips, Signs And Weasels", *DVD Talk*. Retrieved on 21 December 2010.
5. ↑ Gutierrez, Albert. ""Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide": Special Field Trip Edition DVD Review". *dvdizzy.com*. http://www.dvdizzy.com/nedsdeclassified-field.html. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Daran Norris Biography". *filmreference.com*. http://www.filmreference.com/film/24/Daran-Norris.html. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Daran Norris: Biography". *TV Guide*. https://tvguide.com/celebrities/daran-norris/146184. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
8. ↑ https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/veronica-mars-cast-movie-daran-norris-amanda-noret-sam-huntington\_n\_3431055
9. ↑ https://avclub.com/article/daran-norris-star-phil-hartman-biopic-directed-jas-229222
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