J. P. Manoux
Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, director and writer, best known for his work in multiple Disney productions, including S.T.A.N. in Aaron Stone, and Curtis the Caveman/Vice Principal Hackett in Phil of the Future. He voiced Scrappy Rex in Scooby-Doo, as well as being a voice double for David Spade and Steve Buscemi. Manoux was also a contestant on Jeopardy!, Family Feud, and Wheel of Fortune.[1]
J. P. Manoux | |
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 Manoux at the 2012 Fan Expo Canada | |
| Born | June 8, 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Jean-Paul Manoux |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | jpmanoux |
Early life
Manoux was born on June 8, 1969, in Fresno, California.[2][3] He grew up in Santa Barbara, California, the eldest of seven children.
Career
One of Manoux's early on-camera jobs was as a regular performer on The Wayne Brady Show.[4] He went on from there to work extensively in film, television, and commercials, including campaigns for Got Milk? and Fruit of the Loom. Manoux portrayed Dustin Crenshaw in two of the later seasons of ER. Other memorable guest star roles in television series include How I Met Your Mother, Angel, Smallville, Charmed, Scrubs, and Community. He has also appeared in episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Shameless, Curb Your Enthusiasm and recurred on the HBO series Veep and the PopTV series Swedish Dicks.
Manoux has portrayed a character impersonating musician Moby on several occasions; in the How I Met Your Mother episode "The Limo", and for a four-episode run on Community. He has also played a mime on more than one occasion, briefly on ER (1996), years before he became a recurring character there, and in EuroTrip (2004).
He has also made small appearances in two Michael Bay films: Transformers, where he was a man being interviewed on television, and in The Island, where he portrayed a mentally underdeveloped clone.
Manoux has also provided voice work in several films and animated television shows, including Scrappy Rex and Brainiac Scooby in Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and most notably as the voice of Kuzco in various Disney projects, including House of Mouse, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, The Emperor's New School and The Emperor's New Groove: The Video Game.
Manoux has directed episodes of Aaron Stone, Phil of the Future, Mudpit and Spun Out. He has also written for The Wayne Brady Show, The X-Fools video game, Microshaft Winblows 98 and wrote the 1997 short film Tights on a Wire along with George Brant.[5]
He has authored and read two pieces for NPR's All Things Considered. Back in 2000, he provided commentary on the Screen Actors Guild strike as a striking actor and refused to do scab work.[6]
Legal dispute
In 2015, Manoux appeared in Canadian court after two people staying in his Toronto condo discovered a home security camera and approached police.[7] On July 30, 2015, the specific charge of voyeurism against him was dropped.[8] In 2017, Manoux was convicted of mischief for maintaining a hidden camera in a home that he sublet.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings | Tommy | |
| 1996 | Clinic E | Eric | Short |
| 1997 | Fairfax Fandango | Andy | |
| 1998 | Art House | Beezer | |
| Breakfast with Einstein | Chihuahua Owner | ||
| 1999 | Treasure Island | Officer Hughes | |
| The Auteur Theory | Unknown Filmmaker / Mike Dong | ||
| Inspector Gadget | Mayor's Sychophantic Assistant | ||
| Galaxy Quest | Excited Alien (voice) | ||
| 2000 | Our Lips Are Sealed | Robber | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | Kuzco (voice) | |
| Ocean's Eleven | Aide-de-Camp | ||
| 2002 | Crazy as Hell | Arnie | |
| Scooby-Doo | Scrappy Rex (voice) | ||
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Gary | |
| 2004 | EuroTrip | Robot Man | |
| Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Scooby Brainiac (voice) | ||
| The Day After Tomorrow | L.A. Cameraman | ||
| Meet the Fockers | Local Cop | ||
| 2005 | Tennis, Anyone...? | P. J. Monet | |
| The Island | Seven Foxtrot | Uncredited | |
| The Trouble with Dee Dee | Yugo | ||
| 2006 | The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell | TV Dad | |
| 2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Naked Armenian | Uncredited |
| What We Do Is Secret | Rodney Bingenheimer | ||
| Knocked Up | Dr. Angelo | ||
| Transformers | Witness | ||
| 2008 | Trailer Park of Terror | Cigrit | Direct-to-video |
| Minutemen | Vice Principal Tolkan | Disney Channel Original Movie | |
| An Inconvenient Head | Doctor | Short | |
| Finding Amanda | Tony Clark | ||
| Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | Neil | Direct-to-video | |
| Bolt | Tom (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Weather Girl | Raymond | |
| A Heart Too Tender | Desperate Actor | Short | |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | Gustavo | Uncredited |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 | Conductor | ||
| Hail Satan | Aleister | Short | |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Pierre | |
| Jimmy Giraffe's Flying Car | Tunnels the Gopher (voice) | Short | |
| 2014 | Back To Christmas | Waiter | |
| 2015 | Gridlocked | Finn | |
| Solitary | Eric | Short | |
| 2019 | Queen Bee | Wade Turner | |
| 2020 | Greatland | Presenter | Post-production |
| 2021 | Nobody | Darren | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Wheel of Fortune | Himself/Contestant | [10] |
| 1989 | Family Feud | ||
| 1993 | Jeopardy! | ||
| 1994 | Skip TV | N/A | |
| 1996 | The John Larroquette Show | Student No. 1 | Episode: "The Master Class" |
| 1996–2008 | ER | Dr. Dustin Crenshaw / Mime | 24 episodes |
| 1997 | Working | Jr. Executive | Episode: "Close Quarters" |
| 1998 | For Your Love | Shelter Director | Episode: "The Gift That Keeps on Giving" |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Clerk | Episode: "Collect Call for Dick" | |
| Maggie | Ted | Episode: "The Greatest Story Ever Toad" | |
| Reunited | Father Stasniak | Episode: "Where Is Joanne Going, and When?" | |
| Becker | Rusty | Episode: "My Dinner with Becker" | |
| 1998–1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Glenn | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Suddenly Susan | Lukaro | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" |
| Caroline in the City | Customer | Episode: "Caroline and the Ultimatum" | |
| Oh, Grow Up | Marc | Episode: "Love Stinks" | |
| The Darwin Conspiracy | Roger | Television movie | |
| 2000 | Stark Raving Mad | Lewis | Episode: "My Bodyguard" |
| Brutally Normal | Twitch | Episode: "Stretching Ethics" | |
| Shasta McNasty | Nicolai | 2 episodes | |
| The Drew Carey Show | Malcolm | Episode: "Drew Goes to Hell" | |
| Opposite Sex | A-Tech Guy | Episode: "The Virgin Episode" | |
| Bull | N/A | Episode: "In the Course of Human Events" | |
| Angel | Bellman | Episode: "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" | |
| The Norm Show | Thomas | Episode: "I've Got a Crush on You" | |
| Running Mates | Carl – Producer No. 1 | Television movie | |
| 2001 | Nikki | Colin | Episode: "Fallback" |
| Beer Money | Neal Blank | Television movie | |
| Nash Bridges | Gene Bacon | Episode: "Slam Dunk" | |
| The King of Queens | Clerk | Episode: "Departure Time" | |
| The Wayne Brady Show | Various | Also writer (1 episode) | |
| The Hughleys | Mr. Babbes | Episode: "Go with the Flow" | |
| Grounded for Life | Dave | Episode: "Baby You Can't Drive My Car" | |
| 2002 | Even Stevens | Shorty | Episode: "Rengate" |
| Will & Grace | Minion | Episode: "Hocus Focus" | |
| Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) | Dave Henry | 2 episodes | |
| House of Mouse | Kuzco (voice) | Episode: "Ask Von Drake" | |
| Yes, Dear | Host | Episode: "Mr. Big Shot" | |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Stan / Counter Guy | Episode: "Sabrina Unplugged" as Stan Episode: "Call Me Crazy" as Counter Guy | |
| The District | Jerry Dworski | 3 episodes | |
| 2003 | Birds of Prey | Camera Anderson | Episode: "Reunion" |
| Charmed | Stanley | Episode: "The Day the Magic Died" | |
| Less Than Perfect | Peter | Episode: "Picture Perfect Party" | |
| 2003–2004 | Reno 911! | Naked Armenian | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | Sgt. Ari Peck | Television film |
| 2004–2006 | Phil of the Future | Curtis / Vice Principal Hackett | 30 episodes, credited as JP Manoux Also director (1 episode) |
| 2004 | My Wife and Kids | Steve | 2 episodes |
| Smallville | Edgar Cole | Episode: "Transference" | |
| Half & Half | Erik | Episode: "The Big Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls Episode" | |
| Joint Custody | Stan | Episode: "Presentation" | |
| 2005 | Unscripted | Editor | Episode: "Episode #1.4" |
| How I Met Your Mother | Eric | Episode: "The Limo" | |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Charlie | Episode: "My Rite of Passage" |
| Crossing Jordan | Sorenson | Episode: "Myserious Ways" | |
| Classroom | Pirate | Episode: "Episode #1.5" | |
| 2006–2008 | The Emperor's New School | Kuzco (voice) | 52 episodes |
| 2006–2009 | The Replacements | Mr. Fraley / Skateboarder (voices) | 23 episodes |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Additional voices | Episode: "Bradwurst" |
| In Case of Emergency | Marty | Episode: "The Picture" | |
| Monk | Jacob Poser | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" | |
| Higglytown Heroes | Bike Repair Guy (voice) | Episode: "Wayne's Cycle Recycle/Wayne's Wet Pet" | |
| The Disney Channel Games | Kuzco (voice) | TV mini-series | |
| Cavemen | Glen | 3 episodes | |
| Imperfect Union | Reggie | Television movie | |
| 2008 | Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show | Tax Auditor | Episode: "Broken Fun" |
| My Boys | David | Episode: "Take My Work Wife... Please" | |
| 2009 | Family Guy | Alan Harper (voice) | Episode: "Ocean's Three and a Half" |
| 2009–2010 | Aaron Stone | S.T.A.N. | 34 episodes Also director (1 episode) |
| 2010 | True Jackson, VP | Waiter | Episode: "True Royal" |
| The Good Guys | Monroe | Episode: "Broken Door Theory" | |
| Svetlana | Casting Associate | Episode: "Crystal Methdown" | |
| Warehouse 13 | Lenny Malone | Episode: "Around the Bend" | |
| 2011 | Raising Hope | Gary | Episode: "Everybody Flirts... Sometimes" |
| Wilfred | Leo | 3 episodes | |
| InSecurity | Dodson | Episode: "Spies of a Certain Age" | |
| 2011 | My Life As an Experiment | Guy | Television movie |
| 2012 | Secrets of Eden | Detective Emmet Walker | Television movie |
| Mudpit | N/A | Episode: "The Avatarts" Also director (3 episodes) | |
| Bones | Farmer | Episode: "The Family in the Feud" | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Bob Wright | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" | |
| The L.A. Complex | Jeff the Incredible | Episode: "Xs and Os" | |
| Transporter: The Series | Kagan | 2 episodes | |
| Wedding Band | Keith | Episode: "Don't Forget About Me" | |
| 2012–2013 | Community | Faux-by | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Suburgatory | Chef Norman Neuman | Episode: "T-Ball & Sympathy" |
| Alien Mysteries | Matthew Reed | Episode: "The Reed Family" | |
| Men at Work | Frank | Episode: "The Good, the Bad & the Milo" | |
| Big Time Rush | Mitchell V. Gold | Episode: "Big Time Invasion" | |
| Modern Family | Todd | Episode: "First Days" | |
| The League | Donald | Episode: "The Near Death Flex-perience" | |
| 2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Nate | Episode: "I Just Met the Man I'm Going to Marry" |
| Table 58 | Vice Principal Monty | Television movie | |
| 2014–2015 | Spun Out | Bryce McBradden | 24 episodes Also director (1 episode) |
| 2015 | The Thundermans | Mr. Hollister | Episode: "Mall Time Crooks" |
| 2016 | Good Girls Revolt | J. P. Crowley | 7 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Veep | Congressman Clarence Clark | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | The Magicians | River Watcher | Episode: "Knight of Crowns" |
| 2018 | The Librarians | Preacher/Dradok/Bartender | Episode: "And the Silver Screen" |
| Swedish Dicks | Lou | 4 episodes | |
| Turnt | Pizza Boss | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Shameless | Zach | Episode: "Down Like the Titanic" |
| Grey's Anatomy | Danny Nelstadt | Episode: "Blood and Water" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Calvin the waiter | Episode: "10.5" | |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Trevor | Episode: "Monster Inside" |
| All That | Thomas Edison | Episode: "1116" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | Squat | |
| 1997 | Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders | Victor | |
| The X-Fools | N/A | Writer | |
| 1998 | Microshaft Winblows 98 | Graham the janitor | Credited as Jean-Paul Manoux, also writer |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Kuzco | |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Randall Boggs | |
| 2005 | Kronk's New Groove | Kuzco | DVD game |
| Kingdom Hearts II | Additional voices | ||
| 2007 | Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ | Additional voices | |
| 2012 | Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom | Kuzco | |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Randall Boggs | |
References
- "Interview : J.P Manoux". Moviehole. April 22, 2004. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- "J. P. Manoux Biography (1969–)". Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- "Jeanpaul C Manoux, Born 06/08/1969 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- Cox, Ted (August 7, 2001). "Wayne Brady Revives the Classic Variety Show: Can He Pull It Off?". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, IL. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- "'The African Company' blends comedy, anger and history". Chicago Sun-Times. 1997. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
- Linda Wertheimer (2000). "Commentary: Screen Actors Guild strike". All Things Considered. NPR. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
- Ansari, Sadiya (January 27, 2015). "Actor in CTV sitcom charged with voyeurism". Toronto Star.
- Pazzano, Sam (July 30, 2015). "Voyeurism Charges Dropped Against Actor Jean Paul Manoux". Toronto Sun.
- "Actor guilty of mischief for hiding camera in rental condo". Toronto Star, January 11, 2017.
- http://jpmanoux.com/clips/jeopardy/
