Tommy Blacha
Thomas Blacha (born August 25, 1962) is an American voice actor, writer, and producer. He is known working for shows such as Metalocalypse, Da Ali G Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Tommy Blacha | |
|---|---|
 Blacha at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Thomas Blacha August 25, 1962 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Pen name | Tom Blacha |
| Occupation | Voice actor Writer Producer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Comedy Satire Pro Wrestling |
| Notable works | Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Funhouse Da Ali G Show Metalocalypse Mongo Wrestling Alliance |
Career
Blacha started as a local Chicago Comedy writer, where he met Andy Richter. Richter eventually landed Blacha a job with the Conan O'Brien show in 1993. Tommy worked on the Conan O'Brien show until 1999 writing bit pieces and developing such characters as "Gaseous Wiener" and "PimpBot5000".[1]
After leaving the Conan O'Brien show, Blacha went on to work for WWE in 1999 as a Creative Director.[2] At WWE he helped come up with new plotlines and stories for the company. This role put him in bit parts for the fights themselves, where, while playing a medic, he once ended up getting slammed into a table by the wrestler Kane.[3] Tommy also participated in what was voted Monday Night Raw's worst moment, which was the delivery of Mae Young's hand baby.
During this time, Tommy was also doing work with TV Funhouse, the Comedy Central series based on the animated shorts on Saturday Night Live. He was part of the writing team as well as playing the voice part of Hank and Whiskers. Some sources also list Tommy Blacha as a Producer for TV FunHouse.[4] While there he wrote and produced the infamous "Black Sabbath" cartoon and the Oprah skewering "Stedman: Secret Agent" cartoon with Andy Breckman.
Tommy lived in Las Vegas for a short while in 2002 and 2003 where he was promoting mixed martial arts and pro wrestling events. He was also attempting to do this in Japan and Russia.
By 2004 Tommy Blacha moved onto new projects, becoming a writer on Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Da Ali G Show and head writer for Late World with Zach and The Orlando Jones Show. During this time, he met Brendon Small and began developing the concept for Metalocalypse which was picked up by Adult Swim in 2005 and was first aired in August 2006. In the show he voices the characters of Toki Wartooth, William Murderface, Dr. Rockso and many others. He co-wrote, alongside Brendon Small, every episode of the first and second seasons of the show, and directed the episodes "Dethstars" and "Dethgov". For the third and fourth seasons, he left the production of the show but still returned to voice his characters.
Since mid-2015, Tommy has been a recurring guest/co-host on Ten Minute Podcast. In June 2021, it was announced that Blacha will serve as showrunner for the upcoming Netflix original animated series Super Giant Robot Brothers due for release in 2022.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Super Giant Robot Brothers | •Creator •Writer •Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart | Ol' Blue, Chubbum, Lucky, Steelwing | Voice actor (2 episodes) |
| 2017 | American Dad! | Sky Crooner | Voice actor (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Turbo FAST | •Lumino | Voice actor (1 episode) |
| 2014 | King Star King | •King Star King •Hank Waffles •Gurbles •Mike Balls |
•Writer •Developer •Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Himself | •Narrator •Retold story of Al Capone |
| 2012–2013 | The Eric André Show | — | •Consultant writer |
| 2012 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | — | •Consultant producer |
| 2012 | Triptank | Slave / Old Gladiator | •Voice actor |
| 2011–2015 | China, IL | The Mayor | •Voice actor |
| 2011 | Mongo Wrestling Alliance | Fat Balthazaar Kleberkuh | •Creator •Writer •Producer |
| 2010–2011 | Pretend Time | — | Writer |
| 2010 | Yappy Broads | Himself (Co-host) | •Actor •TV movie |
| 2008 | Human Giant | — | •Writer (1 episode) |
| 2007 | Afro Samurai | — | •TV Series •Consultant producer (5 episodes) |
| 2006–2013 | Metalocalypse | William Murderface Toki Wartooth Dr. Rockso Various | •Writer, Director (2006–2008) •Creator, Voice actor, Executive producer (2006–present) |
| 2006–2009 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Dick Mascot Gary the Dairy Fairy | •Voice actor (2 episodes) •Credited as "Tommy Batflatch" and "Dick Blacha" |
| 2005–2006 | Mind of Mencia | — | •Co-executive producer (12 episodes) |
| 2003 | The Orlando Jones Show | — | •Writer |
| 2003 | Da Ali G Show | — | •Contributing writer (6 episodes) |
| 2002–2003 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | — | •Writer •Story editor |
| 2002 | Late World with Zach | — | •Writer |
| 2000–2001 | TV Funhouse | Hank | •Writer •Producer •Voice actor |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live | — | •Guest writer •Episode: "The Rock/AC/DC" |
| 2000 | ShortCuts | Wrong-doer | •TV Series •Actor (1 episode) |
| 2000 | WWF Backlash | — | •Producer |
| 1995–1999 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Sketch Actor | •Writer |
References
- "Conan O'Brien speaks: 'Chicago is in our DNA'". Chicago Tribune. May 5, 2006.
- Larissa Glasser. "The Cartoon Network goes heavy metal".
- "Consulte les derniers avis sur les entreprises en Nouvelle-Aquitaine et note ton employeur - GoWork.fr".
- Tommy Blacha at IMDb
- "Netflix Announces Trio of Animated Kids' Comedies from Top Talents & First-Time Creators". Animation Magazine. June 22, 2021.