Jeffrey Glen "Jeff" Bennett ( October 2, 1962, Houston, Texas, USA) is an American voice actor and singer. He is best known for voicing Johnny Bravo in the television series of the same name, Petrie in the Land Before Time films and television series, Mr. Smee and Bones in Jake and the Neverland Pirates, The Man With the Yellow Hat in Curious George, Kowalski in The Penguins of Madagascar and various other characters in films, television shows and video games.
Bennett's first role in the voice-over industry was Horace "I.Q." Boothroyd the Third in James Bond Jr.
Afterwards, more roles came which included Brooklyn in Gargoyles, Petrie in The Land Before Time series from the second film onward, Jitters A. Dog in Bonkers, Lord Camembert in Biker Mice from Mars, Roger Dearly, Lieutenant Pug and several others on 101 Dalmatians and Dexter's Dad in Dexter's Laboratory.
In 1995, he played what would be his best known role, the title character in Johnny Bravo and Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women in The What a Cartoon Show!. For the character, Bennett used an Elvis Presley impersonation, which was somewhere between the young and the older Presley. In 1997, Johnny Bravo was made into a television series. A cult hit show, it continued from 1997–2004, receiving praise and multiple Annie Award nominations, including one for Bennett.
In 2012, he was awarded the Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in a Television Production for his role as Kowalski. He was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award but lost to June Foray.
In 2016, Bennett won the Daytime Emmy Award for his performance as Mayor Lusky on the animated series Transformers: Rescue Bots.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 
|
Mr. Smee | Epic Mickey |
| 2010 | 
|
Hi Five Ghost | Regular Show |
| 2006 | 
|
Johnny Bravo | Cartoon Network Racing |
| 2003-2006 | 
|
Clay Bailey | Xiaolin Showdown |
| 2004 | 
|
Donner | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas |
| 2004 | 
|
Daffy Duck | Looney Tunes |
| 2003-2004 | 
|
Yosemite Sam | Looney Tunes |
| 1997-2004 | 
|
Johnny Bravo | Johnny Bravo |
| 2003 | 
|
Sylvester the Cat | Looney Tunes |
| 2003 | 
|
Foghorn Leghorn | Looney Tunes |
| 2002 | 
|
Principal Madman | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? |
| 1996-2003 | 
|
Dexter's Dad | Dexter's Laboratory |
| 2002 | 
|
Salesman | Mickey's House of Villains |
| 2001 | 
|
Johnny Bravo | A Johnny Bravo Christmas |
| 2001 | 
|
Ed | Johnny Bravo / A Johnny Bravo Christmas |
| 2001 | 
|
Lumiere | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse |
| 2001 | 
|
Mr. Jollyland | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse |
| 1998-2001 | 
|
Lucky Bob | Histeria! |
| 1995-2001 | 
|
Johnny Bravo | What A Cartoon! |
| 2000 | 
|
Mr. Mayo | Johnny Bravo |
| 1998 | 
|
Ancestor 6 | Mulan |
| 1999 | 
|
Mortimer | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas |
| 1999 | 
|
Firefighter 2 | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas |
| 1999 | 
|
Store Announcer | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas |
| 1999 | 
|
The Colonel | The Nuttiest Nutcracker |
| 1999 | 
|
Mouse Soldier | The Nuttiest Nutcracker |
| 1999 | 
|
Mouse Doctor | The Nuttiest Nutcracker |
| 1997-1998 | 
|
Roger Dearly | 101 Dalmatians: The Series |
| 1996-1997 | 
|
Duke L'Orange | Mighty Ducks |
| 1996-1997 | 
|
Thrash | Mighty Ducks |
| 1996-1997 | 
|
Buzz Blitzman | Mighty Ducks |
| 1995-1997 | 
|
Lord Bravery | Freakazoid! |
| 1995-1997 | 
|
Cave Guy | Freakazoid! |
| 1995-1997 | 
|
Candle Jack | Freakazoid! |
| 1994-1997 | 
|
Brooklyn | Gargoyles |
| 1995-1996 | 
|
Peter Puppy | Earthworm Jim |
| 1995 | 
|
Shamus | Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery |
| 1995 | 
|
Pumpkin Guy | Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery |
| 1994 | 
|
Zazu (Songs) | The Lion King |
| 1994 | 
|
Bobby (Song) | Animaniacs |
| 1993-1994 | 
|
Jitters A. Dog | Bonkers |
| 1991-1992 | 
|
Horace "I.Q." Boothroyd III | James Bond Jr. |
| 1991-1992 | 
|
Scumlord | James Bond Jr. |
| 1988 | 
|
Moving Boy | Daffy Duck's Quackbusters |