Bill Lobley

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Bill Lobley
Bill Lobley in 2023
Born
Bronxville, New York, U.S.
Other namesSeamus Dodd
Colin A. Favor
Bill Lobely
Alma materFordham University
Occupation(s)Actor, food and cocktail enthusiast
Years active1997–present
SpousePam

Bill Lobley (born in Bronxville, New York) is an American comic actor known for his work in animation, commercials, and voiceovers for film, radio, and television; including Arcane, Adult Swim's Sealab 2021, Discovery's Animal Planet, and many best selling video games. He has voiced characters for both children's and adults' cartoons and audiobooks, as well as promos and narrations on cable, streaming and digital platforms.

Biography

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An alumnus of Fordham University, Lobley's background is in sketch comedy and improvisation. He additionally voiced many celebrity opponents on MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch, further establishing himself as a versatile and talented performer in both recreated and original characterizations. His most familiar role, however is Sparks, the sarcastic communications officer from the Adult Swim series Sealab 2021. He has also recorded many audio books. These include A Warrior's Heart, (the autobiography of Micky Ward from the movie The Fighter), the popular Geronimo Stilton series and dozens of children's titles as well. His commercial work covers a wide range of on-camera and voiceover projects, including the one-time voice of the Parkay Margarine Tub and one of the current voices of McDonald's Hamburglar.

In 2009, his work in the Geronimo Stilton series[1] earned the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Children's Audio Book from the Independent Book Publishers' Association.

Additionally, his voice can be heard on a number of successful video games, including "Fallout 76" Just Cause 3, the Grand Theft Auto series, the BioShock series, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Borderlands 2, The Darkness II, L.A. Noire, Neverwinter Nights 2, Alan Wake, Order Up!, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption 2, Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain and Alone in the Dark.

In 2011, he performed the voice of Officer Dibble in Top Cat: The Movie and reprises the role in the 2015 Top Cat Begins. Other animation credits include Netflix's '"Arcane, Entergalactic'", Nickelodeon's Butterbean's Cafe, Ice Age: Continental Drift and many Anime titles.

A food and cocktail enthusiast, he is the creator and host of the "Newsmeals.com" website. As the site's head chef, Lobley tackles trending news as well as cultural events and combines them with irreverent humor and creative recipes. This results in unusual dinner themes, like Local Food at Home, Pandemic Feasts, Lobster Romance, Empty Nesting, The Mueller Report, North Korean Disarmament, Government Shutdowns, Transgender Bathrooms, Gun Control, Occupy Wall Street, and TSA Patdowns as well as his frequent Crazy Oscar Dinners, which cleverly incorporated the names of Academy Award nominees into the menu. He recently prepared "Candidate Cocktails" lampooning the 2016 Republican Presidential Field on Fox News' late night program Redeye. He's had pieces on NBC's Today Food, and has parodied Food Trends on networks like, CNN, MSNBC, and News 12. He earned a Gourmet Cooking Certification in 2016.

Lobley recently reunited with his college rock group The Richie Beakman Band and has played venues across the tri-state area. The Band combines original tunes with intriguing covers of 80's classics.

Along with recent comedic on-camera work in commercials, he appeared with Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson touting the Affordable Care Act playing a clueless, philandering Senator for the popular Funny or Die website.

Filmography

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Miscellaneous

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Writer

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  • Billy & Bobby: The Hollywood Years (Short 1998) - (writer)

Soundtrack

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Archive Footage

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Commercials

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References

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  1. ^ "Garden City Library News | www.gcnews.com | Garden City News". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-15.

https://news.fordham.edu/fordham-magazine/the-beakman-band-is-coming-back-to-fordham-for-jubilee/

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