- Wes Johnson
Wes Johnson (born
June 6 ,1961 ) is aNorth American actor andvoice actor who has appeared in such films as John Waters'A Dirty Shame ,Head of State , and theNicole Kidman thrillerThe Invasion (film) . He also appeared inFor Richer or Poorer ,Hearts in Atlantis , and the indy short Ted's 12.Wes was the comedy co-host to the late
Wolfman Jack on his last nationally syndicated radio program has spent many years in comedy troupes such as Fresh Victims,Gross National Product and The Loyal Opposition. His comic strip Martini 'N Clyde was a daily feature inThe Washington Times , and his "Joe Fan" strip appears in Sports Fan Magazine [http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com] .His television appearances include HBO's
The Wire (TV series) , , andAmerica's Most Wanted . He played himself in theSpace Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Surprise."Voice acting
Wes' voice has appeared in cartoons, commercials and video games, including the popular
Elder Scrolls series of games, including and , where he played such characters as Lucien Lachance, the Gray Fox, the Arena Announcer, and Sheogorath (in theShivering Isles expansion), as well as the "default" voice for all the Imperial males.He also lent his voice to , which features the voices of all five original TV Captains, and the video game .
Recently, he appeared in "
Fallout 3 " as the nefarious Mister Burke.Wes is also the P.A. Announcer for the
National Hockey League 'sWashington Capitals .Wes makes regular appearances on "
Broadminded " on XM 155, and reviews movies weekly for "TheChip Franklin Show" onKOGO in San Diego, CA, and TheShari Elliker Show on WBAL in Baltimore, MD.Wes is married to his childhood sweetheart Kim Barrett Johnson, with whom he shares three boys [http://www.myspace.com/thistle62]
External links
* [http://www.wesjohnson.com/ Official site]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/wesjohnsoncomedy Myspace Profile for Wes Johnson]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/09/26/PKGVR8S1DD1.DTL Article in San Francisco Chronicle]
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