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Robot Chicken
2005
A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg form by mad scientist Fritz Huhnmorder, who tortures Robot Chicken by forcing him to watch a random selection of TV shows, the sketches that make up the body of each episode.
Tom Root
Cast · Known for Robot Chicken
Tom Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American writer, producer, director and voice actor for Robot Chicken.
Matthew Senreich
Cast · Known for Robot Chicken
Matthew Ian Senreich (/ˈsɛnraɪʃ/; born June 17, 1974) is an American screenwriter, television producer, director, and voice actor best known for his work with animated television series Robot Chicken, which he co-created with business partner and close friend Seth Green. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hugh Davidson
Writer · Known for Robot Chicken
Hugh Davidson is an American actor, writer, and producer, best known for his work on the Adult Swim television series Robot Chicken. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Davidson (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Maria Thayer
Maria Thayer (born October 30, 1975, in Portland, Oregon) is an American actress and comedian. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York and first rose to prominence in 1999 as Tammi Littlenut on the Comedy Central series Strangers With Candy. Thayer garnered supporting roles in the comedy films Hitch, Accepted, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as well as numerous television series, including Will & Grace, Nip/Tuck, 30 Rock, House, New Girl, Portlandia, Arrested Development, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the Adult Swim series Eagleheart and Robot Chicken. She also played the lead role of Abbey Logan on the comedy series Those Who Can't and the title role in the horror comedy film Night of the Living Deb.
Elizabeth Gillies
Elizabeth Gillies is from Haworth, New Jersey. After making her Broadway debut at age 15, Liz's career was launched on the generation-defining Nickelodeon series, Victorious where she quickly became a household name as 'Jade West.' She then captured audiences on the FX series, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, where she starred as the scene-stealing 'Gigi' opposite Denis Leary. From there, Gillies went on to star as 'Fallon Carrington' in the popular Netflix series, Dynasty which ran for an impressive 108 episodes. Her other television roles include The Orville, White Collar, The Black Donnellys as well as voiceover work on Family Guy, Robot Chicken, American Dad, Winx Club, and more. On the film side, Elizabeth starred in and produced the 2024 film, Spread opposite Harvey Keitel. She can also be seen in the independent film, Arizona, opposite Danny McBride which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018, the Drew Barrymore produced horror film, Animal, as well as the Warner Brothers feature Vacation. Gillies also starred in Warner Brothers' animated film, Catwoman. In addition to her acting career, Gillies is a singer who performs regularly to sold out audiences across the country. She has two records out with her longtime friend and collaborator, Seth MacFarlane.
Abraham Benrubi
Cast · Known for Big Hero 6, ER
Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi (born October 4, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his appearances as Jerry Markovic on the long-running medical television drama ER, for his first role as Larry Kubiac on the series Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Dennis in Without a Paddle, and for his voice acting on the Adult Swim claymation series Robot Chicken as well as numerous video games including many in the World of Warcraft series. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breckin Meyer
Cast · Known for Robot Chicken, King of the Hill
Breckin Erin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American actor, musician, writer and producer, known for his roles in films such as Clueless (1995), Road Trip (2000), Rat Race (2001), and Garfield: The Movie (2004), he's also known for providing voices for the television series Robot Chicken (2005–present) and for voicing Joseph Gribble in King of the Hill (2000–2010). He portrayed lawyer Jared Franklin in Franklin & Bash (2011–2014). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keith Crofford
Executive Producer · Known for Rick and Morty
Keith Crofford (born April 14, 1956) is the former executive vice president of production for Adult Swim, the adult-oriented division of Cartoon Network, and general manager of Williams Street. He was executive producer for several Williams Street in-house productions such as Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Brak Show and Squidbillies. He also served as the executive producer for Williams Street out-of-house productions such as Sealab 2021, Robot Chicken, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Minoriteam and Moral Orel. Crofford was also the executive in charge of production for Adult Swim's The Venture Bros. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith Crofford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Katee Sackhoff
Cast · Known for The Mandalorian, Battlestar Galactica, LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Katee Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for playing Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Niko Breckenridge on the Netflix series Another Life (2019–2021), Victoria "Vic" Moretti on the A&E / Netflix series Longmire and Bo-Katan Kryze on the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2020-present). She also provided the voice for Kryze in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012–2020) and Star Wars Rebels (2017), as well as the voice of Bitch Pudding on Robot Chicken (2005–present). She was nominated for four Saturn Awards for her work on Battlestar Galactica and won the award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article Katee Sackhoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Eden Espinosa
Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978 in Anaheim, California) is an American singer and stage actress who is best known for her performances as Elphaba for the Broadway, Los Angeles, and San Francisco productions of the musical Wicked. She also performed in the musicals Rent and Brooklyn The Musical and in various plays. Espinosa has appeared on various television shows, including Law & Order, Robot Chicken, and Dog Whisperer. She had a recurring role in 2009 as the voice of Sasha Caylo on the super robot animated series Titan Maximum, an original show developed for Adult Swim. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eden Espinosa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Keith Ferguson
Cast · Known for DuckTales, The Sisters Grimm, Looney Tunes Cartoons
Keith Ferguson (born February 26, 1972) is an American voice actor, well known as the voice of Blooregard Q. Kazoo (or "Bloo" for short) on the Cartoon Network animated series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. He also provides a number of "sound-alike" portrayals in the VO industry including Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Indiana Jones in Robot Chicken and the voice of Lightning McQueen in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales, filling in for Owen Wilson (while Wilson continues his portrayal of McQueen for the big screen in Cars 2). Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith Ferguson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jamie Kaler
Cast · Known for Spanglish
Jamie Kaler (born September 14, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has gained fame by portraying the character Mike Callahan on the TBS comedy "My Boys". He has appeared on such talk shows as the Late Late Show as well as having a role on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and had a recurring role on Will and Grace. Kaler also lends his voice to the show Robot Chicken, as the suicidal blooper host. He is a member of the ACME Company, ACME Comedy Theatre's top-level sketch company and has also made guest appearances on Friends and Monk. Before beginning his comedic career, Kaler graduated from Boston University. He was then commissioned as an lieutenant in the United States Navy and stationed in San Diego before realizing he wanted to be an actor. After resigning his commission, he started performing in comedy clubs and eventually became involved in the Los Angeles comedy scene. Jamie was the guest on the Adam Carolla Podcast on May 14, 2009. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Kaler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Rachael Leigh Cook
Cast · Known for Psych
Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress, model, voice artist, and producer. She is best known for her starring film roles as Laney Boggs in She's All That (1999), Doreen Carter in Get Carter (2000), Josie McCoy in Josie and the Pussycats (2001), as well as TV roles as Kate Moretti on Perception, and Clara Wheeler on Into the West. She had recurring roles as Penny Posin on Las Vegas, Abigail Lytar on Psych, and the voice of Lt. Jodi Yanarelli on Titan Maximum. She is also the voice behind various characters in Robot Chicken and Tifa Lockhart in the English version of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. She has produced and starred in multiple TV movies. She first appeared in a public service announcement for foster care at seven years of age, and began working as a child print model at the age of 10, most notably in nationwide advertisements for Target and appearing on the boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits. She married actor Daniel Gillies in August 2004, after less than a year of dating. They have one daughter, Charlotte Easton Gillies, born in September 2013.
Jessica Gao
Jessica Gao is an American television writer and producer who was the creator and head writer of the TV series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. She also worked on the third season of Rick and Morty, writing the episode "Pickle Rick" and co-creating the recurring character of Dr. Wong, and wrote for Silicon Valley, Robot Chicken, The Mighty B!, Back at the Barnyard, Star Wars: Detours, and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Gao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Clare Grant
Clare Grant is a Memphis born actress who grew up heavily involved in the local theater scene. Upon graduating from the University of Memphis for Theater Performance, she had a short modeling career overseas before she began acting professionally after booking a small but pivotal role in Walk the Line, after which, she moved to LA to pursue acting full time. While in Memphis, Clare met local director, Craig Brewer, who cast her in several independent films before casting her in his first studio film Black Snake Moan & then later in his MTV series $5 Cover. Since then, Clare has found luck in LA, booking leading roles in the Emmy award winning Showtime series Masters of Horror as well as several other films and television shows, including voicing characters on Robot Chicken. As a producer, Clare created & starred in the short film Saber, which won two awards in the LucasFilm Star Wars Fan Film Awards. With her creative partners, Team Unicorn, she has helped to create and produce viral sensations such as G33K & G4M3R Girls, A Very Zombie Holiday and Super Harmony.
Chris McKay
Writer · Editor · Known for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Lego Movie
Chris McKay (born November 11, 1973) is an American film and television director, producer, editor, animator, and visual effects artist. In television, he is best known for directing and editing three seasons of "Robot Chicken" and two seasons of "Moral Orel." In film, after writing and directing the independent romantic drama "2wks, 1yr" (2002), he went on to work as an animation co-director on "The Lego Movie" (2014) with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, then directed the spinoff feature "The Lego Batman Movie" (2017).
Jamie Loftus
Jamie Bethany Loftus (born August 18, 1992) is a writer, stand up alternative comedian, animator, podcast co-host, and actor based in Los Angeles. She is known for her solo work, such as her one-woman shows I Lost My Virginity August 15, 2010 and Boss, Whom is Girl. She has also written comedic articles, and written and starred in video content, for media sites such as Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Paste, and Super Deluxe. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on Robot Chicken in 2020. Along with fellow comedian Caitlin Durante, she co-hosts The Bechdel Cast, a weekly podcast about the representation of women in film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Loftus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Seth Green
Cast · Known for Family Guy, The Italian Job, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Seth Benjamin Green (né Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor. His film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), and he went on to have supporting roles in comedy films throughout the 1980s, including Radio Days (1987) and Big Business (1988). During the 1990s and 2000s, Green began starring in comedy films such as Idle Hands (1999), Rat Race (2001), Without a Paddle (2004), and Be Cool (2005). He also became known for his portrayal of Scott Evil, Dr. Evil's son, in the Austin Powers film series (1997–2002). Green has also taken serious roles in films, including The Attic Expeditions (2001) and Party Monster (2003). He has provided the voice for Howard the Duck in a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe films and series, including Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and in the animated series What If...? (2021–present). In 2019, he wrote, directed, and starred in the comedy-drama film Changeland. Green's first lead role on television was on the ABC sitcom Good & Evil in 1991, for which he won a Young Artist Award. Green later gained attention for his supporting roles as Oz, a teenage guitarist and the boyfriend of Willow Rosenberg, on the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2000), and as the voice of Chris Griffin on the Fox adult animated comedy series Family Guy (1999–present). He also voiced Leonardo in the Nickelodeon animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014–2017) and the Joker in the Mass Effect video game series (2007–2012). Green created, directed, wrote, and produced the adult animated comedy series Robot Chicken and its spinoffs (2005–present), which have earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards and five Annie Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Seth Green, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Abel Tesfaye
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Tesfaye earned critical and commercial success with his pop-leaning second album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), which reached number one in the US, contained the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. His trap-infused third album Starboy (2016) saw similar commercial success and included the US number-one single of the same name and "Die for You", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Tesfaye explored new wave and dream pop with his critically-acclaimed fourth studio album After Hours (2020), which featured the chart record-setting single "Blinding Lights" and the US number-one singles "Heartless" and "Save Your Tears". Dance-pop inspired his fifth album Dawn FM (2022), which included the US top-ten single "Take My Breath". Tesfaye is a cinephile, and has made numerous movie references in his music videos and teasers. On August 30, 2019, during the Telluride Film Festival, he made his acting debut in the film Uncut Gems. On March 7, 2020, during his third appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, he starred in the skit "On The Couch" with actors Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd. On May 4, he co-wrote and starred in an episode of American Dad!. In July, he voiced three characters during the 200th episode of Robot Chicken. On June 29, 2021, Tesfaye announced that he would be co-creating, co-writing, executive producing and starring in the HBO television drama series The Idol, alongside his producing partner Reza Fahim and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. On March 20, 2022, Tesfaye voiced two characters during an episode of The Simpsons. In 2023, it was announced that Tesfaye is co-writing a film with Trey Edward Shults, who is attached to direct; Tesfaye is also set to star in the film, alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Weeknd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Max Greenfield
Cast · Known for New Girl, Let's Have Kids!, Ice Age: Collision Course
Max Greenfield (born September 4, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dave Johnson on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood, and as Schmidt on the Fox sitcom New Girl, the latter for which he received nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Critics' Choice Television Awards. His films include Promising Young Woman, What Men Want, The Glass Castle, The Big Short, About Alex, and They Came Together. He had recurring roles on Veronica Mars, American Crime Story, American Horror Story, The Mindy Project, Raising the Bar, Ugly Betty, Greek, and Modern Men. He also guest starred on a number of TV shows. He has voiced characters on Hoops, Bob's Burgers, Bojack Horseman, and Robot Chicken.
David Lynch
Director · Known for Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks
David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Lynch received critical acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities. In his 58-year career, he was awarded numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2006 and an Honorary Academy Award in 2019. In 2007, a panel of critics convened by The Guardian announced that "after all the discussion, no one could fault the conclusion that David Lynch is the most important filmmaker of the current era." Lynch studied painting before he began making short films in the late 1960s. His first feature-length film was the independent surrealist film Eraserhead (1977), which saw success as a midnight movie. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for the biographical drama The Elephant Man (1980) and the mystery films Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Drive (2001). His romantic crime drama Wild at Heart (1990) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed the space opera adaptation Dune (1984), the surrealist neo-noir Lost Highway (1997), the biographical drama The Straight Story (1999), and the experimental film Inland Empire (2006). Lynch and Mark Frost created the ABC series Twin Peaks (1990–91), for which Lynch was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Lynch co-wrote and directed its film prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), and its limited series revival (2017). He has also worked as an actor, including his portrayals of FBI agent Gordon Cole in Twin Peaks and director John Ford in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022), as well as guest roles in TV series such as The Cleveland Show (2010–13), Louie (2012), and Robot Chicken (2020, 2022). Lynch's other artistic endeavours included his work as a musician, encompassing the studio albums BlueBOB (2001), Crazy Clown Time (2011), and The Big Dream (2013), as well as painting and photography. He has written the books Images (1994), Catching the Big Fish (2006), and Room to Dream (2018). He has directed several music videos for artists such as Chris Isaak, X Japan, Moby, Interpol, Nine Inch Nails, and Donovan, and commercials for Calvin Klein, Dior, L'Oreal, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, and the New York City Department of Sanitation. A practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM), he founded the David Lynch Foundation, which seeks to fund the teaching of TM in schools and has since widened its scope to other at-risk populations, including the homeless, veterans, and refugees.
Bob Bergen
Cast · Known for New Looney Tunes, WALL·E, Tangled
Robert "Bob" Bergen (born March 8, 1964) is an American voice actor. He is the current voice of Porky Pig (having performed the character in Tiny Toon Adventures, Space Jam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and the Duck Dodgers TV show), and formerly hosted Jep!, a kids' version of the popular game show Jeopardy! Bergen was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also responsible for the voice of Lupin the Third for the Streamline Pictures dubs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bob Bergen has played Lupin the Third in: Mystery of Mamo (directed by Soji Yoshikawa), The Castle of Cagliostro (directed by Hayao Miyazaki) and Lupin the Third's Greatest Capers (2 TV episodes from Series Two directed by Hayao Miyazaki). He also played the part of No-Face in the 2001 academy award winning movie Spirited Away and Kai and Masaru in the anime classic Akira. He is also one of the announcers on Disney Channel and voices Bucky the squirrel in The Emperor's New School. He is also responsible for the voice of Luke Skywalker in over a dozen Star Wars video games as well as Robot Chicken's Star Wars Episode I and Star Wars Episode II Specials. He also provided the voice of Wembley and the World's Oldest Fraggle from Fraggle Rock (animated). Bergen was selected to play the animated versions of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Link Hogthrob in the ill-fated Little Muppet Monsters and also voiced characters of the day in the 1987-1989 seasons of Jim Henson's Muppet Babies He was the voice of Comet for the highly successful, 'The Santa Clause', 'The Santa Clause 2', and 'The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Bergen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Geoff Johns
Executive Producer · Producer · Creator · Known for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Adam, Justice League
Geoff Johns is one of the most prolific and popular contemporary comic book writers. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Teen Titans, and Justice Society of America. He is the author of The New York Times best-selling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC and BLACKEST NIGHT. Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting, film production and film theory at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked as an intern and later an assistant for film director Richard Donner, whose credits include Superman: The Movie, Lethal Weapon 4 and Conspiracy Theory. Johns began his comics career writing STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. and creating Stargirl for DC Comics. He received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 through 2005 and 2007 and 2008, and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 through 2005. After acclaimed runs on THE FLASH, TEEN TITANS and the best-selling INFINITE CRISIS miniseries, Johns co-wrote a run on ACTION COMICS with his mentor Donner. In 2006, he co-wrote 52: an ambitious weekly comic book series set in real time, with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Johns has also written for various other media, including the acclaimed "Legion" episode of SMALLVILLE and the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. He is writing the story of the DC Universe Online massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment LLC and has recently joined DC Entertainment as its Chief Creative Officer. Johns currently resides in Los Angeles, California.