About
Jim Meskimen is an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and voice artist, born September 10, 1959, in Los Angeles. Son of actress Marion Ross, he appeared in five Ron Howard films, including Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon, as well as There Will Be Blood. He has acted in series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Parks and Recreation. A prolific voice actor, he has voiced Commissioner Gordon, the Genie in Aladdin, and Ultron, and lent his voice to video games like Call of Duty: Black Ops. He also portrayed Colonel Sanders in KFC ads and competed on America's Got Talent. An award-winning audiobook narrator, he won an Audie Award in 2017.
* 1959-09-10
Major works
- Apollo 13 (1995)film
- Frost/Nixon (2008)film
- There Will Be Blood (2007)film
- Battlefield Earth (2017)audiobook
Key milestones
- 2013Contestant on America's Got Talent season 8, advanced to the quarterfinals.
- 2017Won an Audie Award for directing the audiobook Battlefield Earth.
- 2016Began voicing Colonel Sanders for KFC advertisements.
Themes
ComedyImpressionVoice actingNarrationCinema
Sources: id.loc.gov · newwestsymphony.org