Paul Rugg

Not to be confused with Paul Rudd.

For the New Zealand cricketer, see Paul Rugg (cricketer).

Paul Kevin Rugg is an American screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is best known for his starring roles in shows like Freakazoid!, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, and Earth to Ned.

Paul Rugg
Rugg at the 2023 WonderCon
Born	Paul Kevin Rugg Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, producer, voice actor, puppeteer
Years active	1985–present
Agent	SBV Talent Agency
Spouse	Maria Rugg
Children	1
Website	froynlaven.blogspot.com

Biography

Rugg has worked extensively in the field of animation. His list of credits include writing for, producing, and voice acting in several cartoons, first as the Jerry Lewis-esque Mr. Director in Animaniacs. Afterwards, he voiced the title character in Freakazoid! and Nostradamus in Histeria!, as well as the main recurring villain, Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy in the Disney series Dave the Barbarian. He also voiced Gweelok for Cartoon Network's Secret Mountain Fort Awesome.

Rugg also appeared live as the eccentric character Manny in the Manny the Uncanny short segments as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning for ABC.

Rugg created and directed The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! with Mitch Schauer, on behalf of The Jim Henson Company. He also played the voice of Principal Rotwood in the Disney Channel series American Dragon Jake Long.

Alongside Adam Carolla and John P. McCann, Rugg was an improvisational actor at the ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles, where he created the character Manny the Uncanny.

Rugg was recruited to the Warner Bros. Animation team led by Jean MacCurdy and Tom Ruegger, and was a key contributor to their various series in the 1990s. In 2008, Rugg attended San Diego Comic-Con alongside Paul Dini, Jean MacCurdy, John P. McCann, and Andrea Romano.

Rugg later worked with Brian Henson on Puppet Up! and other projects of The Jim Henson Company under its "Henson Alternative" banner. He reunited with Henson as protagonist Ned in Earth to Ned.

Rugg has been nominated for several Emmy Awards, and has received three. He previously lived up the coast from Los Angeles with his wife Maria and daughter Jillian.^{[citation needed]} In July 2023, Jillian got married, after which Rugg moved to Virginia to live closer to her family.^[1]

Rugg has two dogs: Chihuahua Lucky (2006-2020),^[2] who was the subject of a viral video;^[3] and Marge.^[4]

Filmography

Rugg at San Diego Comic-Con in 2008

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993–1995	Animaniacs	Mr. Director, Albert Einstein, Sy Sykman, Mr. Clown, Mrs. Mumphead, Goyt Ferman, Lon Borax, Freakazoid	Voice, 11 episodes[5]
1995–1997	Freakazoid!	Freakazoid, Paul Harvey, Henry Kissinger, Jocko	Voice, main role (24 episodes)[5]
1996–1998	Pinky and the Brain	Sultana Sultana, Dr. Belvedere, Mr. Director	Voice, 4 episodes[5]
1997	One Saturday Morning	Manny the Uncanny, Alistair Flyndiggery, Vanessa
1998–2000	Histeria!	Nostradamus, Meriwether Lewis, Montezuma, Merlin, Sergei Eisenstein, Dragon	Voice, 15 episodes[5]
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Cosmo, Ed the Courier, Inspector, Brain Pod #1, Bystander	Voice, 8 episodes[5]
2004–2005	Dave the Barbarian	Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy, various voices	Voice, 13 episodes[5]
2005–2007	American Dragon: Jake Long	Professor Rotwood	Voice, 23 episodes[5]
2007–2012	Secret Mountain Fort Awesome	Gweelok	Voice, 13 episodes[5]
2010	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Dr. Portillo, Male Parent #1, Kelsepsian, Jingle Singer, Hairy Sasquatch	Voice, 2 episodes
2010	The Modifyers	Katz, Baron Vain	Voice, short[5]
2011–2014	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Master Yao, Festival-Goer #1, Oogway Look-Alike, Attendant #2, Teacher	Voice, 4 episodes[5]
2013	My Science Fiction Project	Chancellor Maniac	Voice, short
2014–2016	The 7D	Lord Starchbottom	Voice, 43 episodes[5]
2015–2017	DreamWorks Dragons	Savage	Voice, 9 episodes[5]
2015	The Fairly OddParents	Grim Reaper	Voice, episode: "Man's Worst Friend"
2015–2016	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	Napoleon	Voice, 2 episodes[5]
2015–2018	The Adventures of Puss in Boots	Artephius, various voices	Voice, 57 episodes[5]
2015–2017	Pig Goat Banana Cricket	Cricket, various voices	Voice, main role (40 episodes)[5]
2018	We Bare Bears	Mr. Howard	Voice, episode: "Paperboyz"[5]
2019	The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants	Vert Ladderfeller, Altitooth, Bivouac Ladderfeller	Voice, episode: "Captain Underpants and the Abysmal Altercation of the Abominable Altitooth"
2019	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes	President of the Universe, Cantalop, Ted Viking, Teardrop, Hero #2, UBC Announcer	Voice, 2 episodes[5]
2020–2021	Cleopatra in Space	Dr. Queed	Voice, 6 episodes
2020	Teen Titans Go!	Freakazoid	Voice, episode: "Huggbees"[5]
2020–2021	Earth to Ned	Ned	Main voice role[5]
2022	Oddballs	Dr. Bolster, Hardware Store Clerk, Orderly	Voice, 4 episodes[5]
2023	Animaniacs	Mr. Clown	Voice, episode: "The Stickening"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Wakko's Wish	Mr. Director	Voice, direct-to-video[5]
2002	The Country Bears	TV Reporter
2006	The Ant Bully	Ant #5	Voice[5]
2013	Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright	Steve Trilby	Voice, direct-to-video[5]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	EverQuest II	Calig Shauwls, Captain Ganwail, Dailin Blainin, Drammer Quickblade, Haunt of Solusek Mines, Lord Fannos Stormhelm
2006	Hitman: Blood Money	Additional voices
2006	Xiaolin Showdown	Dojo Kanojo Cho[5]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Puppet Up!	Himself, Various
2009	Alt/Reality	Various
2010, 2018	Nostalgia Critic	Himself	2 episodes
2011	Puppet for President	Marvin Quasniki
2012	Simian Undercover Detective Squad	Captain Marion Futz

Crew work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993–1996	Animaniacs	Writer, story editor	76 episodes
1995	Tiny Toon Adventures	Writer	Episode: "Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery"
1995	Pinky and the Brain	Writer	Episode: "Cheese Role Call"
1995–1997	Freakazoid!	Producer, writer, story editor	24 episodes
1999	Histeria!	Writer	Episode: "Presidential People"
2004	Dave the Barbarian	Writer	Episode: "A Pig's Story"
2008	The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!	Creator, director
2009	The Penguins of Madagascar	Writer	Episode: "Popcorn Panic"
2010–2012	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Writer	3 episodes
2011–2013	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Writer	6 episodes
2013	The Looney Tunes Show	Writer	Episode: "Ridiculous Journey"
2013	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures	Producer, writer	18 episodes
2014–2016	The 7D	Writer	10 episodes
2015	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	Writer	Episode: "The Perfect Show"

References

1. Rugg, Paul (February 26, 2024), Where The Heck Have I Been?, retrieved March 8, 2024
2. Rugg, Paul (June 28, 2020), Lucky, retrieved March 8, 2024
3. "This hilarious video of a guy petting his dog may catch you off guard". www.shropshirestar.com. September 21, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
4. Rugg, Paul (September 26, 2023), What A Difference A Dog Makes, retrieved March 8, 2024
5. "Paul Rugg (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 29, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

External links

• Paul Rugg's blog
• Sam Plenty
• Paul Rugg at IMDb