- George Newbern
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| name = George Newbern
birthname = George Young Newbern
birth_date = birth date and age|1964|12|10
birth_place = Little Rock,Arkansas , U.S.
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occupation = Voice Actor/Actor
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gender = Male
status = Married
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spouse =Marietta DePrima (1990–present)
children = Emma Newbern,
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salary = $50,000 (per season)
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credits = Sephiroth in "Final Fantasy VII Advent Children /Kingdom Hearts II "Mevyn Nooj in "Final Fantasy X-2 "Superman in "Justice League", "Justice League Unlimited ", and "The Batman "
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agent = [http://www.voicebank.net/default.jsp?ptype=talent_home&tid=58 Innovative Artists]George Young Newbern (born
December 10 ,1964 in Little Rock,Arkansas ) is an American television and film actor.Newbern's first lead role was in 1987's "
Double Switch ", a retelling of "The Prince and the Pauper " that aired as a part of the "Wonderful World of Disney " television series. Updating the classic story for the 1980s, Newbern handled the role of Bart, a teenage rock star longing for a normal life, and also the role of Matt, a brainy high school student desperate to be popular. Newbern also had a recurring role as the son of designerJulia Sugarbaker (played byDixie Carter ) on the 1990s series "Designing Women ". He has since guest starred on television in such series as "Providence", "Chicago Hope ", "Friends ", "Bull", and "".His movie acting credits include "
Adventures in Babysitting " (1987) withElisabeth Shue ; "Switching Channels " (1988) withKathleen Turner ,Burt Reynolds andChristopher Reeve ; and "Father of the Bride" (1991) and its sequel " Father of the Bride Part II" withSteve Martin ,Diane Keaton ,Kimberly Williams , andMartin Short .Newbern was the voice of
Superman on theCartoon Network series "Justice League" and its sequel "Justice League Unlimited ", replacing actorTim Daly , who had contractual obligations elsewhere. He returned to the role inThe Batman 's fifth season two part opener "The Batman/Superman Story", though that series exists in a different continuity.Newbern, whose voice acting career began in 1991 with the cartoon series "
The Pirates of Dark Water ", has also done voiceovers on a number of video games and game-related productions. He provided the voice of Sephiroth in the English-language releases of "Final Fantasy VII Advent Children ", "Kingdom Hearts II " and "", and also voicedMevyn Nooj in "Final Fantasy X-2 ".George Newbern stars in the second season of Jericho as the President of the Allied States of America.
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