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Carlos Alazraqui is probably most often recognized as Deputy James Garcia on Comedy Central’s hit show RENO 911! A standup comic for over 25 years, he is also one of LA’s top voiceover actors...
May 6, 2024 · Interview with Carlos Alazraqui. With a career spanning over 40 years, Alazraqui’s journey reflects a legacy of laughter and inspiration that transcends media.
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Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (b. July 20, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, singer, impressionist, voice artist, and comedian who voiced Walden on Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!. His extensive voice-over work includes the role of Rocko and Spunky on Rocko's Modern Life, the Taco Bell chihuahua in the...
Aug 23, 2021 · Carlos is a talent like no other. He has lent his voice to so many iconic characters like Rocko from Rocko’s Modern Life, Mr. Crocker from The Fairly OddParents, Duggard from Dragons: Rescue Riders, and Mr. Weed from Family Guy. You have got to hear his story, so what are you waiting for? Show Notes: [4:45] How Carlos’ journey into VO began.
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Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911! and for his voice acting roles. His extensive voice-over work includes the role of Spyro from Spyro the Dragon, Shamless O’Scanty, Leslie P. Lilylegs, Elliot...
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui was born in Yonkers, New York on July 20, 1962, to Argentine parents. He moved with his family to Concord, California, at an early age. He attended college at California State University, Sacramento from 1982 to 1986, where he began competing in open mic contests. After winning in his fourth year, Alazraqui took his prize mon...
Alazraqui originally began his career in stand-up comedy, he was the winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition in 1993. He beat out fellow comedians Marc Maron and Patton Oswalt.
In addition, Alazraqui joined Miller's Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour in 2014, playing some of the dates with Ward and he has a semi-regular segment on Miller's radio show Coffee with Carlos.
Alazraqui is known for his live-action work in Reno 911!, in which he portrayed Deputy James Garcia for five seasons (2003–08). He played the same role in the series' 2007 spinoff film Reno 911! Miami. As a nod to this role, he also played a "bumbling" Reno cop in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Let it Bleed". He has been a celebrity on the Tom Bergeron version of Hollywood Squares.
Alazraqui also wrote and starred in The Last White Dishwasher, a short film.
Alazraqui has performed several voices for Nickelodeon cartoons, including Rocko on Rocko's Modern Life, as well as Denzel Q. Crocker and Juandissimo Magnifico on The Fairly OddParents, Winslow T. Oddfellow and Lube on CatDog, and Scooter on SpongeBob SquarePants. He also voiced several additional voices for the Cartoon Network shows, Cow and Chicken, Kidscity: The Village Dome of Kids, and I Am Weasel during their runs in the mid-late 1990s. He also voiced Spyro in Spyro the Dragon. He was later replaced by Tom Kenny as Spyro in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Spyro: Year of the Dragon and Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. In 1997, he voiced Crash Bandicoot in a promotional ad for the game Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. He also voiced the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials, Rikochet in the first two seasons of ¡Mucha Lucha! and Mr. Weed (the head of the "Happy Go Lucky" toy factory) on Family Guy. It is mentioned in the DVD commentary track that Alazraqui was reluctant to leave Family Guy. In particular, Seth MacFarlane suggests that the death of Alazraqui's character took the actor by surprise. He also voiced Dr. Julius No in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent.
In 2005, he added the voices for two Cartoon Network series: The Life and Times of Juniper Lee where he played Monroe, a guardian dog with a Scottish accent and three characters in Camp Lazlo: Lazlo, Clam and Chef McMuesli. In 2006, he added Salty Mike from Squirrel Boy and Walden in Wow Wow Wubbzy on Nick Jr. to his credits. He played Wisk in Glen Hill's 2000 film version of L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. He also provided the voice of Nestor in the Happy Feet films. And he currently voices Baba Looey, Mudsy the Funky Phantom and Loopy De Loop.
Alazraqui resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and two daughters. One daughter, Rylee, is a voice actor as well.
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Alazraqui voiced the scouting spider monkey Lazlo and other characters on "Camp Lazlo!," and typically was featured in at least a dozen cartoons during any given year. Sometimes lending his voice...
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911! and for his voice acting roles.
