David Kaufman (actor)
David Kaufman (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his voice roles of Dexter Douglas in "Freakazoid", Jimmy Olsen in "", the titular protagonist in "Danny Phantom", Aldrin in "The Buzz on Maggie", Marty McFly in "Back to the Future", and Stuart Little in the animated series with the same name. He often is a voice double for Michael J. Fox. Early life. Kaufman was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. His father is Jewish, while 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 moved from St. Louis to attend UCLA; he was a student in the 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 "" 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. Personal life. On June 30, 1990, Kaufman married actress Lisa Picotte; together, they have two children who are also actors, including Grace Kaufman and Henry Kaufman. Kaufman has guest -starring roles on such series as: Filmography. Television series. Animated series. Kaufman lent his voice to several well-known animated series, including Jimmy Olsen from ""/"", 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 "", and "". Kaufman also provided the voice of Arik, a one-time character in the acclaimed Nickelodeon animated series "The Legend of Korra". 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: