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| Birth name | Ronald Kyle Funches |
| Born | March 12, 1983 Carson, California, U.S. |
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Ronald Kyle Funches (born March 12, 1983) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for his unique voice and funny observations. Ron Funches was born in California. He spent his early childhood in Chicago before moving to Salem, Oregon, as a teenager.
Ron started his comedy journey in Portland, Oregon, when he was 23 years old. In 2012, he moved to Los Angeles. There, he began appearing on many comedy TV shows. These included @midnight, Mulaney, and Kroll Show.
From 2014 to 2016, Ron was a regular on the NBC show Undateable. In 2015, he started doing voice acting for cartoons. Some of these shows were BoJack Horseman, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and Adventure Time. He also voiced Cooper in the animated movie Trolls (2016). Ron also had guest roles on TV shows like Transparent (2016) and Black-ish (2017). He played Cooper again in the Trolls spin-off series Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018).
In 2019, Ron began voicing King Shark in the DC Comics TV series Harley Quinn. He also voiced Fox in the TBS/Adult Swim show Final Space. In 2020, Ron voiced Cooper once more in the movie Trolls World Tour. He also voiced Ron on the Netflix series Hoops starting in 2020. In 2021, Ron began voicing Kevin in the FX series Poorly Drawn Lines.
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Early Life and Growing Up
Ronald Kyle Funches was born in Carson, California. He spent his early years with his mom and sister in Chicago, Illinois. His mother worked as a social worker. When Ron was 13, he moved to Salem, Oregon. He lived there with his father, who worked as a pipefitter.
Ron graduated from Douglas McKay High School in Salem. He enjoyed English classes and was inspired by famous writers. After high school, Ron moved to Portland, Oregon. He worked different jobs there, like at a bank call center and a grocery store.
Comedy and Acting Career
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Ron Funches started doing stand-up comedy in Portland when he was 23. He had a small part in an episode of Portlandia in 2011. Then, in 2012, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career further.
Starting in 2013, Ron was a regular on the comedy show @midnight. He also had a role in Crash & Bernstein (2013). Ron worked as a writer for The Eric Andre Show and Comedy Central's The Half Hour (2014). In 2014, he was also a regular comedian on Chelsea Lately.
Ron voiced many characters in animated shows. These included BoJack Horseman, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and Adventure Time. He also starred as Shelly on the NBC comedy series Undateable from 2014 to 2016. Ron had a supporting role in the 2015 comedy movie Get Hard.
In 2016, he voiced Cooper in the animated movie Trolls. That same year, Ron was a guest star on shows like Another Period, Take My Wife, and Transparent.
In 2019, Ron began voicing King Shark in the DC Comics TV series Harley Quinn. He also voiced Fox in the TBS series Final Space. He played a character named "Funchy" in the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan in 2019. Ron played Cooper again in the Trolls sequel, Trolls World Tour (2020). He also voiced Shag Rugg on the 2021 HBO Max show Jellystone!. In 2024, he voiced Rock on the Nickelodeon show Rock Paper Scissors.
In 2021, Ron Funches hosted a spin-off of the Food Network series Chopped. This show was called Chopped 420 and was for Discovery+.
Comedy Inspirations
Ron Funches has shared that Lucille Ball, Dave Chappelle, and Mitch Hedberg greatly influenced his comedy. He said that I Love Lucy was his first introduction to comedy. He also admired Lucille Ball for her work helping women in Hollywood. She even had her own production company. He also noted that she showed an interracial marriage on TV in the 1950s. Ron sees her as a big influence on him as a person and a professional.
Personal Life
Ron Funches had his first son, Malcolm, when he was 20 years old. He sometimes talks about Malcolm's autism in his stand-up comedy. He likes when fans share their own stories with him. Ron married Christina Dawn in August 2020. They had a second son in 2022. In October 2022, they separated.
Ron is a big fan of video games and wrestling. He even took wrestling classes for a few months. In September 2021, Ron made his wrestling debut at GCW. He also started his wrestling podcast, One Fall with Ron Funches, in August 2022.
Ron once weighed 360 pounds. He shared that he lost around 140 pounds over a few years.
Film and Television Roles
Ron Funches has appeared in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of his notable roles:
Film Roles
- 2015: Get Hard as Jojo
- 2016: Trolls as Cooper (voice role)
- 2019: Noelle as Elf Mortimer
- 2020: Trolls World Tour as Cooper (voice role)
- 2020: The One and Only Ivan as Murphy (voice role)
- 2022: Cheaper by the Dozen as Seth's Neighbor
- 2023: Trolls Band Together as Cooper (voice role)
- 2024: Inside Out 2 as Bloofy (voice role)
Television Roles
- 2013: Crash & Bernstein as Roland (5 episodes)
- 2014–2016: Undateable as Shelly (36 episodes)
- 2015: BoJack Horseman as Levi (voice role)
- 2016–present: Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh as Sharzod (voice role, 45 episodes)
- 2017: Powerless as Ron (12 episodes)
- 2018–2019: Trolls: The Beat Goes On! as Cooper (voice role, 65 episodes)
- 2019–present: Harley Quinn as King Shark (voice role, 23 episodes)
- 2019–2021: Final Space as Fox (voice role, 18 episodes)
- 2020: Hoops as Ron (voice role, 10 episodes)
- 2021–present: The Great North as Jerry Shaw (voice role, recurring)
- 2021: Chopped 420 as Himself/host (5 episodes)
- 2022–present: Loot as Howard (main role)
- 2023–present: Rock Paper Scissors as Rock (voice role)
Other Achievements
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
See also
In Spanish: Ron Funches para niños
