James Urbaniak
Biography
James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor. Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife Julie and their twins, son Severn Jerzy and daughter Esme Maeve. One of his first noteworthy roles was in the avant-garde playwright/director Richard Foreman's The Universe, for which Urbaniak won an Obie. He has also been acclaimed for his acting in the films Henry Fool and American Splendor, in the latter of which he played legendary illustrator R. Crumb. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his role in Thom Pain (based on nothing). He provides the voice for main character Dr. Thaddeus Venture on The Venture Bros. as well as the Doctor's brother Jonas Venture Junior and the super-villain Phantom Limb. In one of his lesser-known roles, Urbaniak played a pizza guy in the famous "Whassup?" television commercials for Budweiser. He also portrayed the moderator in "Human Centipede Anonymous", a Funny or Die short depicting three men who grapple with their past as a human centipede.
0.0
B Movie
2004-01-14
6.4
The Nanny Diaries
2007-08-24
5.5
Fay Grim
2007-05-18
4.1
The Girl from Monday
2005-01-26
6.8
Sweet and Lowdown
1999-12-03
7.0
You Don't Know Jack
2010-06-27
6.6
Henry Fool
1998-06-19
5.9
Taz: Quest for Burger
2023-06-06
6.3
Ride with the Devil
1999-11-24
5.7
Drones
2010-01-23
4.7
Plain Dirty
2003-01-20
4.3
The Sticky Fingers of Time
1997-06-06
4.3
Teknolust
2002-01-10
5.6
Beware the Gonzo
2010-04-22
7.1
The Music Never Stopped
2011-03-18
0.0
The Last Romantic
2006-03-09
6.5
Upheaval
2002-03-07
0.0
Daypass
2002-09-19
8.0
Oppenheimer
2023-07-19
6.5
Electric City
2012-07-17
5.8
Opera No. 1
1994-01-02
0.0
Indoor Baseball
2023-09-02
5.2
Bitter Orange
2013-06-17
4.7
iSteve
2013-04-14
4.5
The Occupants
2014-01-13
5.5
Invitation to a Murder
2023-05-05
5.8
Chicago 10
2008-02-29
5.2
Such Good People
2014-05-09
7.2
American Splendor
2003-08-15
1.3
Gonzo Girl
2023-09-07
5.8
Ned Rifle
2015-04-01
0.0
The Rainbow Bridge
2024-01-22
7.6
The Fabelmans
2022-11-11
0.0
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007-05-22
4.0
The Country Club
2023-06-01
6.0
Advantageous
2015-06-23
4.3
From the Head
2011-06-24
4.3
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live
2015-03-01
5.4
Breakup Season
2024-11-15
0.0
Puddysticks
2024-03-09
5.7
Book of Christ
2014-11-24
0.0
The Diagnosis
2008-04-15
5.3
Condor's Nest
2023-01-27
6.7
The Boxtrolls
2014-09-10
0.0
Manhattan Mixup
2011-12-31
5.7
NYC 3/94
1994-03-01
5.0
The Other Also
1997-01-01
5.0
Advantageous
2012-04-03
7.0
Thelma the Unicorn
2024-05-17
6.6
Rebel in the Rye
2017-09-15
0.0
Grind
3.0
After Adderall
2016-07-30
6.4
Dave Made a Maze
2017-08-18
6.1
Wonderstruck
2017-10-13
6.3
Sound of My Voice
2011-01-22
5.7
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003-07-02
7.1
Across the Universe
2007-09-14
6.6
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019-08-16
6.0
No Such Thing
2002-03-29
6.3
The Book of Life
1998-08-22
3.4
Intern
2000-01-21
5.6
Death of a President
2006-10-27
0.0
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012-10-15
4.8
Beauty
2022-06-29
5.8
Tesla
2020-08-14
0.0
Fortunes
2005-12-20
5.7
Things Heard & Seen
2021-04-29
7.2
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023-07-21
0.0
The Sisters Rosensweig
6.7
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002-12-31
7.1
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018-03-23
6.7
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020-10-14
0.0
Test Screening
2024-08-22
5.9
Laws of Man
2025-01-10
2.2
Road
2005-06-24
0.0
Marfa Lights
0.0
Every Heavy Thing
2025-07-21
0.0
Snake 'n' Bacon
2009-05-10
0.0
Theatre People
2025-10-26
0.5
Passengers
2002-01-01
6.2
Hello Lonesome
2010-06-01
0.0
Play House
2026-09-18
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