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Contents 1 Biography 2 Roles 2.1 Guest Starring Roles 3 Filmography 3.1 Animated roles 3.2 Film roles 3.3 Video game roles 4 Awards and Accolades

Biography

Danny Jacobs is an American voice actor, best known for voicing King Julien in The Penguins of Madagascar and Merry Madagascar, replacing Sacha Baron Cohen.

Jacobs is also a pro at impersonating Baron Cohen.

Jacobs attended St. Matthew Elementary School and Bishop Gallagher High School. He then went on to business school at Wayne State University for 2 years.

In 1988, he transferred to the University of Arizona and switched his major to musical theatre.

Since graduating from the University of Arizona, Jacobs has been acting in regional theaters across the country. He has established himself as a national voiceover talent with clients, such as Bissel, Blockbuster, Bud Light, Ford Dealers, GMAC, and KFC, among others.

In 1993, Jacobs originated the role of Chico Fernández in Jeff Daniel's comedy "The Vast Difference" at the Purple Rose Theatre.

In 1996-97, Jacobs won acting awards in Michigan, Florida, and Wisconsin for his portrayal of Aram in Richard Kalinoski's "Beast on the Moon."

In 2003, Jacobs began touring the nation with "Triple Espresso: A Highly Caffeinated Comedy."

Now based in Los Angeles, he continues to work in film, television, and voiceover.

Jacobs is also the sixth of seven children.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The West Wing	Jules	4x11 - Holy Night	December 11, 2002
NCIS: Los Angeles	Colin Benson	2x21 - Rocket Man	April 12, 2011

Filmography

Animated roles

• Futurama as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) (1999)
• Olive, the Other Reindeer as Additional Voices (voice) (1999)
• The Penguins of Madagascar as King Julien / Various Characters (voice) (2008-present)
• Merry Madagascar as King Julien (voice) (2009)

Film roles

• Get the Hell Out of Hamtown as Danny (1999)
• The Vast Difference as Chico Fernandez (1993)
• Beast on the Moon as Aram (1996-97)
• Full Blast as Curt (voice) (uncredited) (1997)
• Grounds Zero as Omar (2006)
• The Mikes as Paramedic (2006)
• Babylon as Yoram Ben Shulhai (2007)
• Mad Men as Yoram Ben Shulhai (1 episode) (2007)
• Epic Movie as Borat Sagdiyev / Pirate With Eye Patch (2007)
• Shirokishi monogatari: Inishie no kodo as Additional Voices (VG) (voice: English version) (2008)
• Endwar (VG) (voice) (2008)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Tourist With New York T-Shirt (voice) (2008)

Video game roles

• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as King Julien (voice) (2008)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum as Victor Zsasz / Frank Boles / Robert Stirling / Masked Guard #1 (voice) (2009)
• The Godfather II as Hyman Roth (voice) (2009)
• Madagascar Kartz as King Julien (voice) (2009)

Awards and Accolades

Jacobs was nominated for the 2010 Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Television Production for playing King Julien in Merry Madagascar, but lost the award to Tom Kenny.