Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader
Bader in July 2011
Born	Karl Diedrich Bader December 24, 1966 (1966-12-24) (age 44) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Voice actor/Comedian
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Dulcy Rogers (1998-present)

Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966), better known as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. Many know him for his roles as Oswald Lee Harvey on The Drew Carey Show, Lawrence from the film Office Space, the Tae Kwon Do instructor Rex from Napoleon Dynamite, Tank "Shredder" Evans in Surf's Up, Charlie Davies from Outsourced and his voice portrayal of Batman on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Bader is also well remembered in his voice roles as the android Zeta in the Batman Beyond spinoff, The Zeta Project, Warp Darkmatter in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, the Fiskerton Phantom in The Secret Saturdays, and his recurring role as Hoss Delgado in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.

Early life

Bader was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on Christmas Eve, 1966, the son of Gretta Bader, a sculptor, and William B. Bader, a foundation executive who worked in politics.^[1] His great-grandfather was German American politician Edward L. Bader, former mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey.^[2] When Bader was two years old, his family moved to Paris, France, but he returned to the U.S. to attend Groveton High School. He graduated from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and attended college at the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Career

After a few guest roles on popular television series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, Diagnosis: Murder and Cheers, Bader's first major role was in the 1993 series Danger Theatre, playing The Searcher. He moved into cinema acting for the 1993 film version of The Beverly Hillbillies, but returned to TV, playing Oswald on The Drew Carey Show starting in 1995.

Bader has had roles in animated features and TV series such as Ice Age, The Simpsons, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and The Penguins of Madagascar. He appeared in the 1999 film Office Space as Peter's mulleted neighbor Lawrence, and in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite as Rex, the owner of a Taekwondo dojang. He performs in the 2004 film Eurotrip as a thief. In 2010, Bader took the role of Charlie on the television series Outsourced.

Bader has provided his voice to several different Batman cartoons as both heroes and villains: Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, The Batman, and starring as the title character in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

Personal life

Bader is married to actress Dulcy Rogers with whom he has two children.^[2]

Filmography

Bader at the 2010 Comic-Con

• Star Trek The Next Generation (1989) (TV) - Season 2 "The Emissary"
• Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991) (TV) - Season 2 "Guess Who's Coming to Marry?"
• Desert Rats (1988) (TV) – Mort
• The Preppie Murder (1989) (TV) – Peter
• Cheers (1990) (TV) – Waiter
• 21 Jump Street (1990) (TV)- Paul Edward Novack
• Danger Theatre (1993) TV Series – The Searcher
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) – Jethro Bodine/Jethrine Bodine
• Teresa's Tattoo (1994) – Higgins
• The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004) TV Sitcom – Oswald Lee Harvey
• The Assassination File (1996) (TV) – Scott McDonough
• Gargoyles (1996) TV Series (Voice)- Jason Canmore
• Pepper Ann (1997) TV Series (voice)
• Hercules: The Animated Series (1998) TV Series (voice) – Adonis
• Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) (V) (voice) – Adonis
• Office Space (1999) – Lawrence
• Bartok the Magnificent (1999) (V) (voice) – Vol
• Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) (TV) (voice) – Zoo Director
• Batman Beyond (1999) TV Series (voice) – Zeta
• The Simpsons (2000) TV Series (voice) – Sheriff
• Couple Days... A Period Piece (2000) – Josh
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) TV Series (voice) – Warp Darkmatter/Natron
• Baby Blues (2000) TV Series (voice) – Kenny/Various Characters
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) (V) (voice) – Warp Darkmatter
• Certain Guys (2000) – Ronald
• Drew Carey's Rock & Roll Back to School Special (2001) (TV) – Oswald Lee Harvey
• The Zeta Project (2001) TV Series (voice) – Zeta/Zee
• Lloyd in Space (2001) TV Series (voice) – Harvulian 'Boomer' Standervault
• Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) – Guard #2
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) – Miramax Security Guard Gordon
• The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2002) – Hoss Delgado
• Evil Alien Conquerors (2002) – My-ik
• A Baby Blues Christmas Special (2002) (TV) (voice) – Kenny
• Ice Age (2002) (voice) – Oscar
• The Country Bears (2002) – Officer Cheets/Voice of Ted Bedderhead
• Napoleon Dynamite (2004) – Rex
• EuroTrip (2004) – Mugger
• Dead & Breakfast (2004) – Chef Henri
• Center of the Universe (2004) TV Series – Tommy Barnett
• South Park (2005) TV Series - Bat Dad The Losing Edge
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) – Joel
• Kim Possible: So the Drama (2005) (TV) (voice) – Lars
• Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005) (voice) – John
• National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call (2006) – Glenn Dale
• Korgoth of Barbaria (2006) (TV) (voice) – Korgoth
• Asterix and the Vikings (2006) – Olaf and Unhygienix (English version)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2007) - Simon
• 7th Heaven (2007) – T-Bone's father
• Monk (2007) – Chance Singer
• King of the Hill (2007) (TV) (voice) – Doctor, Dirk the Body Builder, Ray Roy
• Surf's Up (2007) – Tank "The Shredder" Evans
• Balls of Fury (2007) – Randy Daytona's Concubine Companion
• The Batman (2008) – Shadow Thief, Captain Slash
• Meet the Spartans (2008) – Traitoro
• The Secret Saturdays (2008) – Fiskerton
• Open Season 2 (2008) – Rufus
• Reno 911! (2008) – Tommy Hawk
• Bolt (2008) – Veteran Cat
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008) – Bud – "Two And a Half Deaths"
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–2011) (voice) – Batman, Kilowog, Ace, Owlman, Solomon Grundy, Punch, Gorilla Boss
• Drop Dead Diva (2009) – Dog Owner – "The Chinese Wall"
• CSI: Miami (2009) – Myles Martini – "Dead on Arrival"
• Space Buddies (2009) – Yuri
• The Penguins of Madagascar (2009) (TV) (voice) – Rat King ("Crown Fools," "Miracle on Ice", "Roger Dodger", "The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel", "Rat Fink" "Rock-A-Bye Birdie")
• The Goode Family (2009) (TV) (voice) - Jeff/Lane
• Bones (2009–2010) - Andrew Hacker
• Phineas and Ferb (2007–present) - Albert ("Not Phineas and Ferb," "Nerds of a Feather," "The Doof Side of the Moon"), Vance Ward ("The Best Lazy Day Ever")
• Medium (2010) - Fred Rovick
• Chuck (2010) -
• Ben 10: Alien Force (2010) - Simion
• MAD (2010) (TV) (voice) - Batman, Hannibal
• Transformers: Prime (2010) - Ironhide, Barricade
• Vampires Suck (2010) - Frank Crane
• Outsourced (2010) (TV) - Charlie Davies
• Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2011) - Simion
• Napoleon Dynamite (2012–present) TV series (voice) – Rex

References

1. ^ Diedrich Bader Biography (1968?-)
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046033/bio

External links

• Diedrich Bader at the Internet Movie Database
• Diedrich Bader at AllRovi
• One on One with Diedrich Bader
• Diedrich Bader Batman: Brave & the Bold Interview
• Diedrich Bader Pre-debut Interview with Diedrich Bader on Batman: The Brave and the Bold

• Diedrich Bader at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

Preceded by Kevin Conroy

Voice of Batman 2008-2011

Succeeded by Kevin Conroy

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Name	Bader, Diedrich
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Date of birth	December 24, 1966
Place of birth	Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
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