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Patrick Warburton

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Born on November 14th 1963 in New Jersey, Patrick Warburton is a veteran of US comedy. He is best known as Elaine’s indifferent boyfriend David Puddy on the ...

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Born on November 14th 1963 in New Jersey, Patrick Warburton is a veteran of US comedy.


He is best known as Elaine’s indifferent boyfriend David Puddy on the sublime Seinfeld and as the voice of paraplegic cop Joe Swanson in Family Guy.


After graduating from high school in California, Patrick studied marine biology but dropped out to pursue modelling and acting.


Aside from the two brilliant shows above, he also landed a brief job playing the lead in the live action version of superhero satire The Tick, but no one saw that. Which is a shame because it was brilliant.


Patrick has also guest starred on several other TV shows including the hugely popular US series Murphy Brown while his distinct voice has been heard on the animated series Chicken Little, Kim Possible, and The Emperor's New School.


On the big screen he can either be seen or heard on films such as Open Season, Bee Movie, The Emperor's New Groove, Kronk's New Groove, The Dish, Scream 3 and Men in Black II to name a few.


Patrick currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cathy, and their four children.


He's a devoted dad who enjoys activities with his children as well as golf and tennis. When all together, the family likes to spend time in their cabin on the Rogue River in Oregon.