Daran Norris

Additional Voice

 * 1.05 "The King of Omashu"

Television work

 * The Fairly OddParents
 * The Replacements
 * Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
 * Codename: Kids Next Door
 * Samurai Jack
 * Digimon: Digital Monsters

Filmography

 * Team America: World Police (2004)
 * Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
 * The Cat in the Hat (2003)
 * The Little Polar Bear (2001)
 * Dinosaur (2000)
 * Billy Frankenstein (1998)

Other credits

 * Final Fantasy XIII (Video game)
 * Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (Video game)
 * Grandia III (Video game)
 * EverQuest II (Video game)
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Video game)
 * King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity (Video game)

Personal Life
Born in Ferndale, Washington, Norris graduated from Ferndale High School in 1983. In 1988, he married voice actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.

Career
Under numerous pseudonyms, Norris has been a voice actor since 1977, beginning such work in television, and moving into film in 1979 and video games in 1998.

His live acting work began in film with Hobgoblins in 1988 was later featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and moved to television with Earth Angel in 1991.

Norris is known for the role as Gordy in 44 episodes of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Gordy is the school's lazy, wacky janitor who always goads Ned into rash actions while acting as Ned's go-to guy for advice.

He also held the role of Cliff McCormack, a Public Defender and Mars family friend, in 17 episodes of Veronica Mars. The character of McCormack served as an ally to Keith and Veronica Mars and a client of Mars Investigations.

Most recently, Norris recurs as Buddha Bob in the 2010 series Big Time Rush.