Justin Shenkarow is an American actor, producer, director and writer, best known for his roles of Matthew Brock in Picket Fences, Simon Holmes in Eerie, Indiana, and the voice of Harold Berman from the Nickelodeon animated series, Hey Arnold!.[1][2][3]
Justin Shenkarow | |
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 Shenkarow at Kirk Baily's celebration of life in 2022 | |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
Life and career
editShenkarow has starred in television and film for over 30 years. He received three Young Artist Award nominations for his work as an actor on Picket Fences. He has starred in television shows including Eerie, Indiana, Home Improvement, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Strong Medicine, and Boston Public.
Shenkarow's production company, Shake That Fro Productions, has produced three short films in 2006 which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in, Decoy, The Best Christmas Ever and Tears. In 2005 he appeared in two films, House of the Dead 2 and Comedy Hell co-starring Eric Roberts.
In 2004, he was elected to the Screen Actors Board and was recently elected to chair the Young Performer's Committee. In 2008, Shenkarow appeared on an episode of TLC's Flip That House where he flipped a home in Sherman Oaks, California. In 2010, he was on an episode of The Millionaire Matchmaker looking for love.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them | Buddy | |
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out | Soldier Kid, Gelman | Voice[4] |
| 2002 | Hey Arnold!: The Movie | Harold Berman | Voice[4] |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Additional voices | |
| 2006 | Barnyard | Additional voices | |
| 2006 | Comedy Hell | Hades | |
| 2009 | Fuel | Rick | |
| 2011 | The American Dream | Paul | |
| 2016 | Max & Me | Keith | Voice |
| 2017 | The Star | Additional voices | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Additional voices | |
| 2020 | Bad President | Anger | |
| 2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Additional Voices |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Dad's a Dog | Chip | TV movie |
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? | Jason | Episode: "Take Me Back to the Ballgame" |
| 1990 | A Family for Joe | Pete Brewster Jr. | TV movie |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Kevin Driscoll | Episode: "Deck the Halls" |
| 1991 | Sons and Daughters | Roy Sanders | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | ProStars | Tommy | Voice, 13 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Eerie, Indiana | Simon Holmes, Charles Furnell, Self | 19 episodes |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Jordan Hill | Voice, episode: "Be a Clown"[4] |
| 1992 | It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown! | Charlie Brown | Voice, television film |
| 1992–1996 | Picket Fences | Matthew Brock | 88 episodes |
| 1994 | The Little Mermaid | Daniel | Voice, episode: "Island of Fear" |
| 1994 | Beethoven | Roger | Voice, episode: "The Guard Dog/Mr. Huggs' Wild Ride" |
| 1994–1995 | Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? | Player | 11 episodes |
| 1994–1998 | Life with Louie | Michael Grunewald, Glen Glenn, additional voices | Voice, 36 episodes[4] |
| 1996 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Joey | Voice, episode: "101 Mutations" |
| 1996 | Gargoyles | Dave Porter | Voice, episode: "Runaways"[4] |
| 1996–2004 | Hey Arnold! | Harold Berman, various voices | Voice, 71 episodes[4] |
| 1997 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Patch | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 1997–1999 | Recess | Gelman | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Profiler | Andrew Winslow | Episode: "Dying to Live" |
| 1998 | Home Improvement | Matt | Episode: "The Write Stuff" |
| 1998 | The Lionhearts | Voice, episode: "But Some of My Best Friends Are Clowns" | |
| 1999 | Hercules | Episode: "Hercules and the Odyssey Experience" | |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Warren Dickson | Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Seven" |
| 2001–2004 | Lloyd in Space | Eddie Horton | Voice, 39 episodes[4] |
| 2002 | Totally Spies! | Adam | Voice, episode: "Silicon Valley Girls" |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | Dusty | Episode: "PMS, Lies and Red Tape" |
| 2004 | Kim Possible | Dexter | Voice, episode: "Oh Boyz" |
| 2005 | House of the Dead 2 | Samuel the Pledge | TV movie |
| 2005–2006 | W.I.T.C.H. | Eric, Guard | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | The Emperor's New School | Voice, episode: "Cool Summer/Prisoner of Kuzcoban" | |
| 2007 | Aliens in America | Chaz Palladino | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010–2011 | Pound Puppies | Freddie, Dragon Mascot, Freckle-Faced Kid | Voice, 2 episodes[4] |
| 2013 | Vaughn | Narrator | Voice, television film |
| 2015 | Z Nation | Iggy | Episode: "Corporate Retreat" |
| 2016 | The Clean | Ethaniel Khalil Lovejoy | Television film |
| 2017 | Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie | Harold Berman | Voice, television film[5][6][4][7][8] |
| 2021–present | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Rhino | Voice, recurring role[9] |
Short films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hey Arnold: 24 Hours to Live | Harold Berman, Stinky Petersen | Voice |
| 1994 | Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman | Michael Grunewald | Voice |
| 1995 | Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold | Izzy | Voice |
| 2006 | The Best Christmas Ever | Tommy | |
| 2006 | Tears | Ducky | |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Additional voices | |
| 2013 | Jose Bond and the Superheroes | Jose Bond | |
| 2018 | Silent Struggle | Jeff | |
| 2019 | The Magic Socks | Googalou |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Shadow of Destiny | Young Man 1 | [10] |
| 2004 | Gurumin: A Monsterous Adventure | Peku, Prince | English dub[4] |
| 2006 | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | Rick | [4] |
| 2007 | Skate | Additional voices | |
| 2008 | Lost Planet: Colonies | Rick | |
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Patrolman James Mitchell | |
| 2011 | Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | Shooter 2 | English dub |
References
edit- ^ "Nickelodeon has released new details about the Hey Arnold! reboot". JOE.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "See the Voices Behind Your Favorite 'Hey Arnold!' Characters". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Voice Behind Hey Arnold! Star Totally Looks Like Justin Bobby: Peep The Other Faces Behind the Characters". E! News. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Justin Shenkarow (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 25, 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.
- ^ Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold! movie gets title; 19 original voice actors returning Entertainment Weekly, Retrieved June 13, 2016
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2016-06-13). "Nickelodeon's 'Hey Arnold' 2017 Reboot Plot, Title Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "'Hey Arnold' movie gets a name and it's 'Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie'". UPI. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2016-06-13). "'Hey Arnold' Nickelodeon Movie Gets Title; 19 TV Series Actors To Reprise Roles". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Spidey and his Amazing Friends launches tonight on Disney Jr! I have the great pleasure of playing Rhino on this fabulous Marvel show! It's absolutely incredible, please watch it and share it with your friends! 7:25pm PST tonight on Disney Jr. - #spideyandhisamazingfriends #disneyjr #animation #justinshenkarow #falloutboy #marvel". justinshenkarow. June 21, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Shadow of Memories (2001 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 12 January 2024.