John Paul "JP" Karliak (born May 11, 1981) is an American actor and comedian.
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| Born | John Paul Karliak[1] (1981-05-11) May 11, 1981 (age 41) |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | The Boss Baby: Back in Business Wile E. Coyote[2] Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time |
| Spouse | Scott Barnhardt (m. 2021)[3] |
He is known for voicing characters, such as Linus in The Stinky & Dirty Show and Wile E. Coyote in Wabbit/New Looney Tunes,[4] Naysaya in the Disney XD animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil. He also voiced Bailey in Disney Infinity: 3.0. Edition and The Boss Baby in the Netflix television series, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, & The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib [5] and the current voice of N. Tropy[6] in the Crash Bandicoot franchise and Dante Crescendo in Trolls: TrollsTopia.[1]
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre from University of Southern California.[7]
He took a voice over class taught by Bob Bergen.[7] In 2008, Karliak made his voice-acting debut in the video game Tom Clancy's EndWar as an unnamed character and others. Karliak also appears physically on-screen in live-action television series, such as Ringer and Real Husbands of Hollywood.
In 2015, he voiced Wile E. Coyote in the Cartoon Network/Warner Bros. Pictures animated television series New Looney Tunes until its cancellation in 2020. In 2016, he provided the voice of Reese in the animated feature film Batman: The Killing Joke, featuring Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.[8] In 2017, he voiced Willy Wonka in the Tom & Jerry direct-to-video animated film Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.[9]
Starting from 2018, he voices The Boss Baby in The Boss Baby: Back in Business, a Netflix television series based on Marla Frazee’s book The Boss Baby and Tom McGrath’s 2017 animated film of the same name. He then proceeded to reprise his role in the sequel series The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, which had aired on May 19, 2022.
In the 2020 video game Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, he provided the voice of Doctor Nefarious Tropy.[6]
In 2021, he provided the English voice of S566 in the Netflix animated television series Eden,[10] and provided the voice of Green Goblin in the Disney Junior animated television series Spidey and His Amazing Friends.[11]
Karliak is gay. In July 2021, Karliak married his boyfriend Scott Barnhardt.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Premarital Six | Delivery Boy | Short film Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| 2009 | Little Black Dress | Kevin | Short film Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| 2010 | Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | The Avenger (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | L.T.D. | John Paul | Short film Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| 2011 | Retirement Press Conference | Orlando Martinez | Short film |
| 2014 | The Marvel Experience | Vision (voice) | |
| 2015 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Baron Strucker / Vision (voice) | [1] |
| 2016 | Holiday in | Easter | Short film |
| 2016 | Batman: The Killing Joke | Reese (voice) | [1] |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka (voice) | [1] |
| 2018 | Patty | Keith Jordan (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2018 | Dorothy's Christmas in Oz | Tin Man (voice) | Short film |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth | Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice) | Netflix version |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion | Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice) | Netflix version |
| 2019 | Millennium Actress | Scarface (voice) | English version |
| 2019 | The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! | Theodore Lindsey "Boss Baby" Templeton (voice) | Short film |
| 2021 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway | Geise H. Hugest (voice) | Netflix version |
| 2021 | The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Additional Voices (voices) | |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Ringer | Party Planner | Credited as John Paul Karliak Episode: "She's Ruining Everything" |
| 2013 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Telegram Guy | Episode: "Backstabbers" Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| 2013 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Doc Samson (voice)[1] | Episode: "The Skaar Whisperer" |
| 2015 | Funsplosion | Himself | Episode: "Kid Accountant" |
| 2015–2016 | Sanjay and Craig | Puppet / Civilian #1 / Heavenly Voice | 17 episodes |
| 2015–2020 | New Looney Tunes | Wile E. Coyote / Ninjas / Male Skunk / King Nutininkommen (voice)[12] | 17 episodes |
| 2016 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Naysaya (voice) | Episode: "Page Turner/Naysaya" |
| 2016–2019 | The Stinky & Dirty Show | Linus / Lifty (voices) | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Boopy (voice) | Episode: "The Cloud/Booverty" |
| 2017–2020 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | Tin Man / Nome King / Woozy / Larry Chigglewitz / Smith / Professor Wogglebug / Dr. Pipt / Tig / Jack Pumpkinhead / Prince Puzzleton / Ollie / Munchkin / Deuce / Schooler (voices)[1] | 75 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | Castlevania | Additional Voices | 9 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Theodore Lindsey "Boss Baby" Templeton / Worker Baby Chip (voice) | Main cast[13] |
| 2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Pistil Patrick (voice)[1] | Episode: "Three Trolls-keteers/The Helper" |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice)[1] | Netflix version |
| 2019 | Costume Quest | Ruben / Monster Ruben / Ruben Centipede Monster / Caterpillar | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Valhalla Murders | Arnar (voice) | English version[14] |
| 2020–2021 | Bless the Harts | Gene / Another Man (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2020–present | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Dante Crescendo / Caruthers (voice)[15] | Main cast |
| 2020–present | Looney Tunes Cartoons | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Lego City Adventures | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Loud House | Vic (voice) | Episode: "Electshunned" |
| 2021 | Archibald's Next Big Thing is Here | Mr. Hackensack (voice) | Episode: "Robo-Family/The Phantom of Pointy Peak!" |
| 2021 | Eden | S566 (voice)[1] | English dub |
| 2021–2022 | Madagascar: A Little Wild | Todd (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2021–present | Rugrats | Additional Voices (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2021–present | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Green Goblin / Kite Flyin' Dude / Fruit Vendor / Old Pedestrian / Man #3 / Dude / Grandfather / Citizen #3 / Citizen #4 / Citizen #5 / Museum Goer #1 / Museum Goer #2 / Museum Goer #3 / Picnic Goer #1 / Picnic Goer #2 / Art Store Employee (voice)[16] | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Q-Force | Andrew (voice) | Episodes: "Greyscale" and "The Hole" |
| 2021–present | Star Wars: Visions | Trandoshan / Alien Guard / Tao Planet Resident / Guard / Musha / Boatman Droid (voices) | English version Episode: "The Duel" |
| 2021–present | Dogs in Space | Happy / Bucky / Luke (voice)[1] | Recurring role |
| 2022–present | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Theodore Lindsey "Boss Baby" Templeton (voice) | Main cast[17] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Tom Clancy's EndWar | Additional Voices | Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| 2008 | Aion | Additional Voices | Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| 2010 | H.A.W.X. 2 | Additional Voices | Credited as John Karliak |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Iron Fist | Non-playable character |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Wolfgang | |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Bailey | [1] |
| 2015 | Skylanders SuperChargers | Wolfgang | |
| 2016 | Lego Marvel's Avengers | Wiccan | [1] |
| 2016 | Marvel Avengers Academy | Vision / Wiccan / J.A.R.V.I.S. | [1] |
| 2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Shivalry | English version[1] |
| 2016 | Skylanders Imaginators | Wolfgang, Sal | |
| 2018 | Lego DC Super-Villains | Adam Strange / Music Meister / Plastic Man / Creeper | [1] |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | [1] |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Additional Voices | [1] |
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Additional Voices | English version |
| 2020 | Pixel Ripped 1995 | Greg | |
| 2020 | Exos Heroes | Zeon | English version |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Additional Voices | [1] |
| 2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons | Pilot | [1] |
| 2020 | Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time | Dr. Nefarious Tropy[6] | |
| 2020 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Additional Voices | [1] |
| 2021 | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Junk Bot / Nefarious Troopers / Additional Voices | [1] |
| 2021 | Halo Infinite | Additional Voices | |