Janice Karman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Janice Karman
Born
Janice Felice Karman

(1954-05-21) May 21, 1954 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)
​
​
(m. 1980)​
Children2
Parents

Janice Felice Karman (born May 21, 1954)[1] is an American actress, producer, writer, and director. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr.

Early life[]

Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologist Harvey Leroy Karman (born Harvey Walters). Her mother, Felice Karman, was also a psychologist.[2] Karman played the role of Bunny in the 1975 film Switchblade Sisters (alternate title: The Jezebels),[3] and Hank in the 1976 exploitation film .

Bagdasarian Productions[]

The focus of Bagdasarian Productions company is on creating albums, cartoons, and other products based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks characters, who were created by Bagdasarian's father Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., besides helping to produce the records and cartoons. Karman provides the singing voices of Theodore and the members of the female spin-off group The Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor (Dody Goodman also did the voice of Miss Beatrice Miller as well).

In 1983, Janice Karman as writer and producer, assisted with the creation of an Alvin and The Chipmunks version of the Christmas Carol. This version of the film is available on DVD.[4]

In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Janice also got to play the role of La-Lu. She originally voiced Theodore in the live-action/computer-animated film adaptation, but for promotional reasons Theodore was re-recorded by the singer and actor Jesse McCartney.[5] However, her singing was kept in.

Personal life[]

Karman and her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. were married in 1980, together they have two children, a daughter Vanessa (1986) and a son Michael (b. January 18, 1990).[6]

References[]

  1. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
  2. ^ "Ms. Magazine". Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication. July 1, 1975. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Maggie's Stiletto Sisters". IMDb. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Christmas Encyclopedia (3rd edition)2014 129 William D. Crump The Christmas Encyclopedia (3rd edition) Jefferson, NC McFarland 2013 x+527 pp. 9780786468270 $75". Reference Reviews. 28 (4): 17. May 13, 2014. doi:10.1108/rr-01-2014-0011. ISSN 0950-4125.
  5. ^ thestate.com Archived February 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman : How I Built This with Guy Raz". NPR.org. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

External links[]


Stub icon

This article about an American voice actor born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""