The man behind the voice of Marcus Fenix in Gears of War and Bender in Futurama loves the fact that he’s a star of two commercial successes – even if it’s kind of creepy that people recognize him. Recently in an interview with TheFukerton (via 1UP), John DiMaggio explained voicing both these excellent characters with the best analogy ever:
I can only put it to you this way: It's like a double nerd boner. It's huge. It's a double-ended nerd boner.
DiMaggio then went on to explain the oddity of people recognizing him. He said, “I’m not even on stuff a lot. I get on-camera gigs here and there, you know, it's cool, but people see my face and they're like, 'Hey, you're Bender!' or 'Hey, you're Marcus Fenix!' And I'm like, 'Dude, you haven't even seen my face. How the hell do you know this?'"
I’ve only heard DiMaggio speak out of character on a few occasions, but he seems like a genuinely funny guy. Then again, you would have to be to voice Marcus Fenix. I can’t imagine taking that role with a serious face, especially after looking at the script for the latest
Gears offering. Is there ever a situation that Fenix isn’t yelling or cursing?
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10:33 AM on 11.10.2008
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My head just asplode...
Oww my head
OH. MY. GOD.
WOO! YEAH! BRING IT ON SUCKA!
(what a drag it is getting old)
I did NOT know that DiMaggio voiced Marcus Fenix...
I've listened to a shit load of Futurama commentaries and i can genuinely say that he's a total legend.
Really funny guy.
But seriously, that's awesome!
I thought that was so cool, it motivated me to actually play thru the entire single player campaign.
Now I have confirmed that I fail at life and also wasted my time :~(