John Roberts (actor)
John Roberts | |
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 Roberts in 2019 | |
| Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Linda Belcher on Bob's Burgers |
John Roberts is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and singer who voices Linda Belcher on the animated sitcom Bob's Burgers.[1]
Career
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Roberts currently voices Linda, the doting matriarch of the Belcher family, in the Fox animated primetime comedy Bob's Burgers. He has said in interviews that he based the voice of Linda on that of his own mother, Marge.[2]
He has appeared several times on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Watch What Happens: Live, has co-written a pilot for MTV with Bob Odenkirk and performed in two national tours for Margaret Cho as well as her Showtime special. Roberts first gained attention as one of the standout performer/writers on the YouTube follow up "Jackie & Debra" which won The Comedy Smalls award in London. He has over 20 million hits on YouTube and has made videos with the likes of Debbie Harry and David Cross. He performs several times a year at NYC's Joe's Pub and has signed a publishing deal with French Kiss Records.
On May 17, 2019, Roberts released the song "Looking".[3] The freelance writer Randall Radic wrote that the music video "combines Roberts' love for '80s dance pop music with fluorescent lights, beau coup neon, mannequins, a vintage phone, and a studded leather jacket".[4]
Personal life
Roberts is openly gay.[5]
Filmography
- Good Day New York
- It's on with Alexa Chung
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- Eugene!
- Bob's Burgers (voice)
- Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher (voice)
- Archer (guest voice)
- Gravity Falls (guest voice)
- The Awesomes (guest voice)
- The Simpsons (guest voice)
- The Bob's Burgers Movie (voice)
References
- ^ FOX Broadcasting Company – Bob's Burgers TV Show – Bob's Burgers TV Series – Bob's Burgers Episode Guide
- ^ "An interview with John Roberts, aka Linda Belcher - Features - Impose Magazine". Impose Magazine. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ Roberts, John. "Looking John Roberts". YouTube.
- ^ Radic, Randall (2019-06-20). "INTERVIEW | John Roberts — Looking For Excitement & Fun". Medium. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "The Voice Behind Linda Belcher of 'Bob's Burgers'". Mashable. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
External links
- John Roberts on Twitter
- John Roberts's channel on YouTube
- John Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
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- Living people
- American male television actors
- American people of Italian descent
- Gay actors
- Gay comedians
- Gay writers
- People from Brooklyn
- American male voice actors
- LGBT entertainers from the United States
- LGBT people from New York (state)
- Male actors from New York City
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