Carlos Alazraqui facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Carlos Alazraqui
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Alazraqui at Flappers in Burbank, California in 2019
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Carlos Jaime Alazraqui
July 20, 1962 Yonkers, New York, U.S.
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| Other names | Carlos Jaime Alazraqui Carlos J. Alazraqui Dennis O'Connor Carlos Higgins |
| Education | California State University, Sacramento |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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Laura Mala
(m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Genres | Observational comedy, musical comedy, character comedy, clean comedy, impressions |
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Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is a talented American actor. He is famous for his voice work in many popular cartoons. You might know his voice as Rocko from Rocko's Modern Life or Denzel Crocker from The Fairly OddParents. He was also the original voice of Spyro in the Spyro the Dragon video game.
Carlos Alazraqui also voiced the famous Taco Bell chihuahua in commercials. In live-action TV, he is well-known for playing Deputy James Garcia on the show Reno 911!. He has brought many characters to life with his unique voice.
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Early Life and Education
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui was born in Yonkers, New York, on July 20, 1962. His parents were from Argentina. When he was young, his family moved to Concord, California.
Carlos went to Concord High School. Later, he attended California State University, Sacramento from 1982 to 1986. It was there that he started trying out stand-up comedy at open mic nights. After winning a competition in his fourth year, he used his prize money to move to Los Angeles to pursue his dream.
Career Highlights
Carlos Alazraqui has had a long and successful career in entertainment. He is known for his comedy, acting, and especially his voice work.
Stand-up Comedy Beginnings
Carlos Alazraqui started his career doing stand-up comedy. He won the San Francisco Comedy Competition in 1993. This was a big achievement, as he competed against other comedians who later became very famous.
He also performs on The Stephanie Miller Show, a radio program. He sometimes joins their comedy tours, sharing his funny characters and impressions.
Live-Action Roles in TV and Film
Carlos Alazraqui is widely recognized for his role as Deputy James Garcia. He played this character for five seasons on the TV show Reno 911! from 2003 to 2008. He also appeared in the movie based on the show, Reno 911! Miami, in 2007.
In 2020, he returned as Deputy James Oswaldo Garcia for the seventh season of Reno 911!. He also appeared in the 2021 movie Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon. The show's eighth season, called Reno 911! Defunded, started in February 2022. In March 2022, he played Denzel Crocker again in The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder. This was a live-action show that continued the story of The Fairly OddParents.
Voice Acting Adventures
Carlos Alazraqui is a very busy voice actor. He has lent his voice to many characters in cartoons and video games.
Famous Cartoon Voices
He has voiced several characters for Nickelodeon shows. These include Rocko on Rocko's Modern Life. He also voiced Denzel Crocker and Juandissimo Magnifico on The Fairly OddParents. Other roles include Winslow T. Oddfellow on CatDog and Scooter on SpongeBob SquarePants. More recently, he voiced Scissors on Rock, Paper, Scissors.
For Cartoon Network, he voiced characters in Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel. He also voiced Lazlo, Clam, and Chef McMuesli on Camp Lazlo.
Video Game and Commercial Voices
Carlos Alazraqui was the original voice of Spyro in the video game Spyro the Dragon. He also voiced Crash Bandicoot in some early promotional videos. One of his most famous voice roles was the Taco Bell chihuahua in the popular Taco Bell commercials.
More Beloved Characters
In 2004, he voiced Paco the Parrot on the PBS Kids series Maya & Miguel. He also voiced Monroe, a Scottish-accented guardian dog, in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee.
He voiced Walden in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! on Nick Jr. He also played Felipe, the bilingual screwdriver, and Abuelito, Manny's grandfather, on the Disney Channel show Handy Manny. Carlos also voiced Nestor in the Happy Feet movies. He has even voiced classic Hanna-Barbera characters like Baba Looey and Loopy De Loop.
His ability to create different voices and accents is amazing. A writer from Rocko's Modern Life once said that Carlos's normal voice has no accent at all. But he can do many different accents very well, like his Scottish accent.
In 2023, Carlos Alazraqui joined the cast of a podcast called The Case of the Greater Gatsby. He played a singing cowboy actor in this show.
Personal Life
Carlos Alazraqui lives in Los Angeles, California. He is married and has two daughters. One of his daughters, Rylee, is also a voice actor. She voices Rohk-Tahk in the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Prodigy.
Filmography
Awards and Recognition
Carlos Alazraqui has been recognized for his amazing voice acting work.
- 2017 – He won an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in a Television Production. This was for his role as Ponce de León in The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show.
- He has also been nominated for several other awards, including Annie Awards and Emmy Awards, for his voice work in shows like The Fairly OddParents. In 2022, the movie Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
See also
In Spanish: Carlos Alazraqui para niños
