Lawrence Murphy Jr. (born March 12, 1972)[1] is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work on the TV series Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Ugly Americans, Delocated and Bob's Burgers.
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 Murphy at the 2022 WonderCon | |
| Born | Lawrence Murphy Jr. March 12, 1972 Abington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Notable work | Assy McGee, Bob's Burgers, Ugly Americans |
Career
editMurphy began performing stand-up comedy in 1997 at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Soon after he teamed up with Brendon Small. Together they performed sketches and rock operas until 2001. Murphy's subsequent independent live work is a mix of sketch and characters. [citation needed]
Murphy is a voice actor renowned for his versatility. He voiced all of the main characters on the Adult Swim comedy series Assy McGee[1] and has lent his voice to several Soup2Nuts animated shows including O'Grady, Home Movies, and WordGirl. He voices Teddy in the animated Fox series Bob's Burgers. He voiced the hostile immigration officer Lt. Francis Grimes on the Comedy Central series Ugly Americans.
Murphy has appeared as a sketch actor on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and has a recurring role as "Jay the Doorman" on the Adult Swim live-action series Delocated.
He has toured with comedian Eugene Mirman and makes an appearance on his 2009 comedy album God is a Twelve-Year-Old Boy With Asperger's, providing the voice of Christopher Walken taking a customer service call.
Selected filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Teddy | Voice actor |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016 | The Venture Bros. | Fallen Archer Diamond Backdraft Monsenor Additional Voices |
Voice Actor TV Series |
| 2011 | Jon Benjamin Has a Van | Detective Murphy | Actor TV series |
| 2011–present | Bob's Burgers | Teddy Javed Fazel Edith Cranwinkle Gretchen Pocket-Sized Rudy Various |
Voice Actor TV series |
| 2010–2012 | Ugly Americans | Lt. Francis Grimes Aldremach Burt Various |
Voice Actor TV series |
| 2009–2013 | Delocated | Jay the Doorman | Actor TV series |
| 2008 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Various | Actor TV series |
| 2007–2015 | WordGirl | Amazing Rope Guy Dave Principal Reporter Zoo Keeper Various characters |
Voice only Animated series |
| 2006–2008 | Assy McGee | Assy McGee Don Sanchez The Chief Various Characters |
Voice actor Writer Animated series |
| 2005 | Sunday Pants | Narrator (Lester Champion's Travel Logs segments) | Voice actor |
| 2004–2006 | Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | Boxing Announcer | Actor TV series |
| 2004–2006 | O'Grady | Mr. Lipshitz Pete Klesko Various Characters |
Voice actor Animated series |
| 1999–2004 | Home Movies | Drew | Voice actor |
References
edit- ^ a b Zaino, Nick A, III. (November 24, 2006). "Dumbest show on television?", The Boston Globe, p. D2.