Jonathan Adams (American actor) facts for kids

Jonathan Adams (born July 16, 1967) is an American actor. You might know him as Chuck Larabee on the TV show Last Man Standing. He also played Henry Walker on American Dreams and Dr. Daniel Goodman on Bones.

Besides acting on screen, Adams is a talented voice actor. He has voiced famous comic book characters like Galactus and Kang the Conqueror from Marvel Comics. He also voiced Darkseid and Atrocitus from the DC Comics universe.

Early Life and Education

Jonathan Adams was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He grew up in the nearby town of Wilkinsburg. He went to Wilkinsburg High School and graduated in 1985.

After high school, he studied acting at the famous Carnegie Mellon University. He attended for a year and a half. He had to leave because he could no longer afford the school's tuition.

Acting Career

Adams has had a long and successful career in television, theater, and voice acting. He started his career on the stage before moving to TV and movies.

Theater Work

From 1996 to 2000, Adams performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. This is a major theater festival where actors perform in classic plays. He played many roles, including Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew and Buckingham in The Three Musketeers.

Television Roles

Adams is well-known for his roles in popular TV shows.

• American Dreams: From 2002 to 2005, he played Henry Walker in this NBC show about life in the 1960s.
• Bones: In the first season of the Fox series Bones, he played Dr. Daniel Goodman. His character was the boss of the main character, Temperance Brennan. Dr. Goodman left for a long break, called a sabbatical, and did not return to the show.
• Last Man Standing: Many people know him as Chuck Larabee, the neighbor of Tim Allen's character. He was a main character on the show from 2012 to 2021.

He has also appeared as a guest star in many other shows, including NCIS, 24, and Castle.

Voice Acting

Jonathan Adams has a deep, powerful voice, which makes him a popular choice for voice acting. He has voiced characters in animated shows, movies, and video games.

One of his famous video game roles was voicing Tyson Rios in Army of Two: The 40th Day. He also voiced the powerful cosmic being Galactus in the video game Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds.

In animation, he has voiced many superheroes and villains. He was the voice of the evil Atrocitus in Green Lantern: The Animated Series and the powerful villain Darkseid in Justice League Action. He also voiced the time-traveling villain Kang the Conqueror in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Selected Filmography

Here are some of the movies, TV shows, and video games Jonathan Adams has been in.

Film

Television

Video Games

See also

In Spanish: Jonathan Adams (actor) para niños