John Cygan
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox person John Cygan (April 27, 1954 – May 13, 2017)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was an American actor and comedian.
Early lifeEdit
Cygan was born in New York City to a large family of thirteen children, six of whom were his half-siblings. His parents never married.<ref name="TGL">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
He attended West Babylon High School on Long Island, and was active in church and school theatre while in high school. Highlights include his star performance as the insane brother in Arsenic and Old Lace and his lead performance in a high school production of Bye Bye Birdie, as the ever faithful agent Albert Peterson.Template:Citation needed
CareerEdit
Cygan started acting on television in 1990, his notable work included Harlan Stone on Bob and Detective Paulie "Pants" Pentangeli on The Commish, as well as guest appearances on The X-Files and Modern Family.
He was also notable for his voice work on video games such as Dash Rendar on the Star Wars games, Solidus Snake on Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Sandman on SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo, as well as in animation such as Twitch on Toy Story 3, Who on Horton Hears a Who!, Big Red (JTC Leader) on Monsters University, and various voices on Regular Show, Cars, Surf's Up, WALL-E, Up, The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, Inside Out, and posthumously on Despicable Me 3.<ref name="btva">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
DeathEdit
Cygan died of cancer at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, on May 13, 2017, at the age of 63.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="legacy.com"/>
FilmographyEdit
FilmEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Crow's Nest | Mike Corsetti | |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Hedley | Voice<ref name="btva"/> |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Male Molehog | Voice |
| Cars | Richard Clayton Kensington | Voice<ref name="btva"/> | |
| Happily N'Ever After | Additional Voices | Voice<ref name="btva"/> | |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Additional Voices | Voice<ref name="btva"/> |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Who | Voice<ref name="btva"/> |
| WALL-E | Axiom Passenger #3 | Voice<ref name="btva"/> | |
| Ponyo | Additional Voices | Voice, English Dub | |
| 2009 | Up | Additional Voices | Voice<ref name="btva"/> |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Macaroni Head Man | Voice<ref name="btva"/> | |
| 2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Voice Cast | |
| Toy Story 3 | Twitch | Voice<ref name="btva"/> | |
| Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Male Radio Caller / Gus | Direct-to-video Voice<ref name="btva"/> | |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Additional Voice Talent | Voice, Short |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Additional Voices | Voice<ref name="btva"/> |
| Partysaurus Rex | Additional Voices | Voice, Short | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Big Red (JTC Leader) | Voice<ref name="btva"/> |
| Despicable Me 2 | Additional Voices | Voice<ref name="btva"/> | |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Additional Voices | Voice<ref name="btva"/> |
| Minions | Additional Voices | Voice<ref name="btva"/> | |
| Fantastic Four | Voice Cast | ||
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Additional Voices | Voice, Final film role; posthumous release<ref name="btva"/> |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Babes | Episode: "Everything But Love" | |
| 1992-1993 | Bob | Harlan Stone | 25 episodes |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Sheriff Spencer | Episode: "Blood" |
| 1992-1996 | The Commish | Detective Paulie "Pants" Pentangeli | 35 episodes |
| 1996 | Frasier | Doug Harvey | Episode: "High Crane Drifter" |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred | Billy Riley | Episode: "Roman Catholic Holiday" |
| 1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Adam Embry | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
| 1998 | The Hughleys | Officer | Episode: "Keeping Romance Alive" |
| 2001 | Becker | Detective Cross | Episode: "Breakfast of Chumpions" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Tommy Dwyer | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Jeremy Cools | Episode: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" |
| 2004 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | TV Announcer / Man at Police Station (voice) | Episode: "Bearded Billy" |
| 2006 | The Shield | LAPD Chief of Police Johnson | Episode: "Of Mice and Lem" |
| 2007 | Ben 10 | Kangaroo Commando / Abel and Kane North (voice) | Episode: "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures"<ref name="btva"/> |
| 2010 | A Good Knight's Quest | Charles | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Mater's Tall Tales | additional voices (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | The Don of the Flies | Husband / Junior / The Don (voice) | Also writer and director. |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Admissions Dean | Episode: "The Future Dunphys" |
| 2014 | Tales form Radiator Springs | Idle Threat (voice) | Episode: "The Radiator Springs 500 ½" |
| 2015 | Pickle & Peanut | Badger | Ep: Busted Arm |
| 2012-2016 | Regular Show | Main Bear / Roger / Archie the Archivist / various voices | 27 episodes<ref name="btva"/> |
Video gamesEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | Dash Rendar | PC version | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance | Dash Rendar / Civilian Pilot | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| 2000 | Grandia II | Melfice / Client / Brother 1 | English version<ref name="btva"/> | |
| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Solidus Snake | English version<ref name="btva"/> | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | Dash Rendar / General Rand Talor / Quarren Thug| | ||
| 2003 | Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | Droguza | English version<ref name="btva"/> | |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Canderous Ordo | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown | Little John | |||
| 2004 | Painkiller | Sammael | ||
| The Punisher | Eddie Gnucci / Carlo Duka | |||
| EverQuest II | Concordium (High Elf) / Apprentice Kalimar Archivist Jindlefog / Neophyte Jhanov Guard Rellin'thir / Wisp of Marr / Arqis the Mage Biddy Bobick / Broker Algernon / Royal Accountant Fowler Janus Fieri |
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| Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | Mandalore the Preserver | <ref name="btva"/> | ||
| 2005 | Destroy All Humans! | General Armquist, Cop 2 | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | Iron Man, Ka-Zar | <ref name="btva"/> | ||
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo | Sandman | |||
| 2006 | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Iron Man, Warstar | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| The Sopranos: Road to Respect | Additional Voices | |||
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 | Sandman | |||
| 2007 | Medal of Honor: Vanguard | Sgt. John Magnuson | ||
| Lair | Koba Kai | |||
| 2008 | Rise of the Argonauts | Additional voices | ||
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Makunga | <ref name="btva"/> | ||
| Endwar | Additional voices | |||
| Too Human | Neilssen / Engineer / Pilot #2 | |||
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Solidus Snake | English version, archived recordings, uncredited | ||
| 2009 | Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | Col. Jeremy Barnsby | ||
| 2010 | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | Additional Voices | ||
| Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | Malik | <ref name="btva"/> | ||
| Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Twitch | |||
| Mafia II | Pepé | <ref name="btva"/> | ||
| 2011 | Call of Juarez: The Cartel | Michael Duke / Additional Voices | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Dead Island | Dr. West / Additional Voices | <ref name="btva"/> | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | Farin | <ref name="btva"/> | ||
| 2012 | The Darkness II | Leo / Additional Voices | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | Agarth | |||
| Ninja Gaiden 3 | Captain Heinlein | English version<ref name="btva"/> | ||
| Spec Ops: The Line | Officers / Damned Officer | <ref name="btva"/> | ||
| Halo 4 | Additional Voices | |||
| 2013 | Call of Juarez: Gunslinger | Silas Greaves | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Pedestrian Population | |||
| 2014 | Broken Age | Dad / Conductor / Spoon | citation | CitationClass=web
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| 2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | Additional Voices | ||
| Mafia III | ||||
| Final Fantasy XV | English version | |||
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | Posthumous release |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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