Robbie Rist
Robbie Rist | |
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Born | La Mirada, California, U.S. | April 4, 1964
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1972–present |
Robbie Rist (born April 4, 1964) is an
American actor.
Early life
Rist was born in La Mirada, California on April 4, 1964.[1]
Career
Acting
As a child, Rist played
After The Brady Bunch, he appeared as Glendon Farrell in
As of 2006, Rist was acting, working with music and also working in film production. Rist produced a horror/comedy film, Stump The Band, directed by William Holmes and JoJo Hendrickson.[5]
In 2013, he portrayed Robbie the Bus Driver in the camp horror film Sharknado.[6] Rist said in an interview that his friend Anthony C. Ferrante came upon the film's poster at the American Film Market and became enthusiastic about the concept. When Ferrante said that he had been approached to direct the film, Rist insisted that Ferrante take the job, and that if he did, that he should have a part in it. He also mentioned that Sharknado was his very first red carpet premiere.[2]
Voice-over work
As an adult, Rist has worked as a voice actor, such as in the
Rist also voices characters
Rist was the voice of Stuffy, Doc's overly proud stuffed dragon, in Disney Junior's hit animated series Doc McStuffins.[2][7]
In 2009, he voiced Griffin in Terminator Salvation. He also provided additional voices in Final Fantasy XIII, as well as reprising his role as Michelangelo in a fan-made movie about Casey Jones.[8]
Rist voiced the reincarnation of Mondo Gecko in TMNT 2012.
In 2014 he appeared as the voice of an alien in the
Music
Rist is also a musician and producer; he sings, plays guitar, bass guitar and drums. Rist has worked with many Los Angeles rock bands, including Wonderboy, The Andersons,
Rist and director
Rist and Don Frankel's power-pop group Sundial Symphony recorded two of Paul Levinson's songs -- "Merri Goes Round" and "Looking for Sunsets (In the Early Morning)" -- which were released by Big Stir Records in 2019.[16]
Advertising
In October 2016 and April 2019, Rist was seen promoting The Brady Bunch television series on the MeTV television network.
Filmography
Animation
- Balto – Star
- Batman: The Animated Series – Brian Daly
- Doc McStuffins – Stuffy[2]
- Godzilla: The Series – Kevin
- Kidd Video – Whiz
- Mighty Magiswords – Frankie Jupiter
- Monster Farm – Jack Haylee
- Sonic Boom – Additional voices, Swifty the Shrew[17]
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Mondo Gecko
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots – Lamarr, Angry Villager
- The Weekenders – Thomson Oberman, various
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise – Swelter, Tricerashot[18]
- Choji Akimichi[19](English dub)
- Mega Man Star Force - Bud Bison[20] (English dub)
- Naruto – Choji Akimichi (English dub)
- Naruto: Shippuden– Choji Akimichi (English dub)
- The Last: Naruto the Movie – Choji Akimichi (English dub)
Live action
- Blending Christmas – Sheldon
- Little Lulu – Iggy
- The Big Hex of Little Lulu – Iggy
- Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie – Alien
- Big John, Little John – Little John
- Casey Jones – Michaelangelo
- Dr. Zee
- Grady – Martin
- Iron Eagle – Milo
- Lucas Tanner – Glendon Farrell
- Petrocelli – Ray
- Sharknado– Robbie the Bus Driver
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Michelangelo
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze – Michelangelo
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – Michelangelo
- Cousin Oliver
- Bronk – Tommy
- The Bionic Woman – Andrew
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show – David Baxter
- Unseen Evil – Bob
Video games
- Final Fantasy X – Maroda (English dub)[21]
- Final Fantasy X-2 – Maroda (English dub)[22]
- Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants[23]
- Star Warped – Aaron
- Terminator Salvation – Griffin
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War – orc captains
References
- ^ a b Schnabel, Julian (June 22, 2012). "Robbie Rist". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Valcourt, Keith (September 7, 2013). "From Cousin Oliver to Sharknado Robbie Rist Rocks!". RockerZine.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Rist, Robbie, Interview, Arts Talk with the Johnson Brothers. Host Duane Johnson and Dennis I. Johnson. BlogTalkRadio, February 13, 2011. Web.
- ^ Thomas, K. (July 18, 2002). "Iron Eagle: Middle-east Rescue Mission". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Kelly, Liz (August 2006). "Catching Up with Robbie Rist". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ Augenstein, Neal (July 15, 2013). "'Sharknado' actor Robbie Rist talks about SyFy film's 'fintastic' buzz". WTOP News. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Riding the Sharknado With Ian Ziering". July 12, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Lamar, Cyriaque (August 23, 2011). "Texas filmmaker self-funds fan flick about TMNT sidekick Casey Jones". Gizmodo. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Borack, John M. (February 9, 2011). "John M. Borack's Top 10 CD's of 2010". Goldmine. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Borack, John M. (March 22, 2011). "Something Old, Something New..." Goldmine. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Your Favorite Trainwreck". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ Bacle, Ariana (July 31, 2014). "'Sharknado 2' director on creating the movie's 'silly' theme song". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- Huff Post. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ^ "'Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ Carra, Mallory (July 22, 2016). "Rock Out To The 'Sharknado' Theme Song". Bustle. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "I Do Hear A Single". I Don't Hear a Single. August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Sole Power". Sonic Boom. Season 1. Episode 19. March 12, 2015. Cartoon Network.
- ^ "Cover Me". Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Season 2. Episode 5. March 19, 2016. Cartoon Network.
- ^ "Twitter". February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ "Robbie Rist - Interview with The Mortal Vampire (podcast)". Listen Notes. May 19, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Robbie Rist (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ "Final Fantasy X-2 (2003 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
External links
- Robbie Rist at IMDb
- Robbie Rist at Behind The Voice Actors
- Robbie Rist's page on ReverbNation