John Cygan
John Cygan (April 27, 1954 – May 13, 2017)[2] was an American actor and comedian.
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| Born | April 27, 1954[1] New York City, U.S.[1] |
| Died | May 13, 2017 (aged 63)[1] |
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| Years active | 1990–2017 |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Cygan was born in New York City to a large family of thirteen children, six of them were half-siblings. His parents never married.[3]
He attended West Babylon High School on Long Island and was active in church and school theatre while in high school, including a star performance as the insane brother in Arsenic and Old Lace and the lead performance in a high school production of Bye Bye Birdie, as the ever faithful agent Albert Peterson.
Career
Cygan was notable for his television work (The Commish, The X-Files) and his voice work (Star Wars games, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo games).[4]
Death
Cygan died of cancer at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, on May 13, 2017, at the age of 63.[5] He is survived by his wife and two children, Annie and Jack.[6][1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Crow's Nest | Mike Corsetti | |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Hedley | Voice[4] |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Male Molehog | Voice |
| Cars | Richard Clayton Kensington | Voice[4] | |
| Happily N'Ever After | Additional Voices | Voice[4] | |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Additional Voices | Voice[4] |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Who | Voice[4] |
| WALL-E | Axiom Passenger #3 | Voice[4] | |
| Ponyo | Additional Voices | Voice, English Dub | |
| 2009 | Up | Additional Voices | Voice[4] |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Macaroni Head Man | Voice[4] | |
| 2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Voice Cast | |
| Toy Story 3 | Twitch | Voice[4] | |
| Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Male Radio Caller / Gus | Direct-to-video Voice[4] | |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Additional Voice Talent | Voice, Short |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Additional Voices | Voice[4] |
| Partysaurus Rex | Additional Voices | Voice, Short | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Big Red (JTC Leader) | Voice[4] |
| Despicable Me 2 | Additional Voices | Voice[4] | |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Additional Voices | Voice[4] |
| Minions | Additional Voices | Voice[4] | |
| Fantastic Four | Voice Cast | ||
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Additional Voices | Voice, Final film role; posthumous release[4] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Babes | Episode: "Everything But Love" | |
| 1992-1993 | Bob | Harlan Stone | 25 episodes |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Sheriff Spencer | Episode: "Blood" |
| 1992-1996 | The Commish | Detective Paulie "Pants" Pentangeli | 35 episodes |
| 1996 | Frasier | Doug Harvey | Episode: "High Crane Drifter" |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred | Episode: "Roman Catholic Holiday" | |
| 1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Adam Embry | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
| 1998 | The Hughleys | Officer | Episode: "Keeping Romance Alive" |
| 2001 | Becker | Detective Cross | Episode: "Breakfast of Chumpions" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Tommy Dwyer | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Jeremy Cools | Episode: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" |
| 2004 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | TV Announcer / Man at Police Station (voice) | Episode: "Bearded Billy" |
| 2006 | The Shield | LAPD Chief of Police Johnson | Episode: "Of Mice and Lem" |
| 2007 | Ben 10 | Kangaroo Commando / Abel and Kane North (voice) | Episode: "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures"[4] |
| 2010 | A Good Knight's Quest | Charles | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Mater's Tall Tales | additional voices (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | The Don of the Flies | Husband / Junior / The Don (voice) | Also writer and director. |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Admissions Dean | Episode: "The Future Dunphys" |
| 2014 | Tales form Radiator Springs | Idle Threat (voice) | Episode: "The Radiator Springs 500 ½" |
| 2015 | Pickle & Peanut | Badger | Ep: Busted Arm |
| 2012-2016 | Regular Show | Main Bear / Roger / Archie the Archivist / various voices | 27 episodes[4] |
Video games
References
- Staff (May 15, 2017). "John Cygan (1954 - 2017)". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- "Voice Actor John Cygan Passes Away at 63". Anime News Network. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- "An Interview With John Cygan". The Gaming Liberty. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- "John Cygan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 15, 2017. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - Barnes, Mike (May 15, 2017). "John Cygan, Actor on 'The Commish,' Dies at 63". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- Pereira, Chris (May 15, 2017). "Metal Gear's Solidus Snake Voice Actor Passes Away At 63". GameSpot. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- "Nostalgia: 'Knights of the Old Republic' still enjoyable". The Daily Campus. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017.
- Haas, Pete (September 1, 2013). "Double Fine's Broken Age Cast Includes Jack Black, Jennifer Hale". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
External links
- John Cygan at IMDb
- John Cygan at the TCM Movie Database
- John Cygan at Find a Grave
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