Danny Jacobs (actor)

Daniel "Danny" Jacobs
Born	Daniel Jacobs
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice artist, comedian
Years active	1997-present

Daniel "Danny" Jacobs (born July 7, 1968) is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for voicing King Julien XIII the ring-tailed lemur in the Nickelodeon television series, The Penguins of Madagascar.

Biography

Jacobs attended St. Matthew Elementary and Bishop Gallagher High School. He then went on to business school at Wayne State University for two years. In 1988, Jacobs 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 Fernandez 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.

Filmography

Animated roles

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

Film roles

• Get the Hell Out of Hamtown as himself (1999)
• Full Blast as Curt "Curtis" (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)
• Humboldt County (2008) (director / writer)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Tourist With New York T-Shirt (voice) (2008)
• The Godfather II as Hyman Roth (voice) (2009)

Video game roles

• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as King Julien XIII the ring-tailed lemur (voice) (2008)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum as Victor Zsasz / Frank Boles / Robert Stirling / Masked Guard #1 (voice) (2009)
• Madagascar Kartz as King Julien XIII the ring-tailed lemur (voice) (2009)

Annie Award nomination

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