# Jeff Bennett
**Jeff Bennett** (Jeffrey Glenn Bennett; born 1962) is an American voice actor best known as the voice of the title character in *Johnny Bravo*, a role he performed with an [Elvis Presley](https://www.edgepedia.org/elvis-presley) impersonation, and for a long list of animated series and film characters including Petrie in *The Land Before Time*, Kowalski in *The Penguins of Madagascar*, and Dexter's Dad in *Dexter's Laboratory*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/) • [2](https://thumbscore.net/person/jeff-bennett) He has been described as being among the top names in the voice-over field.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/33401/jeff-bennett)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962; birthplace is given as Houston, Texas by some sources and Burbank, California by others[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jeff-bennett/) • [5](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/bennett-jeff-1962-jeff-bennet-jeff-glen-bennet-jeff-glenn-bennet-jeff-glen-bennett-jeff-glenn) |
| Signature role | Johnny Bravo (1997–2004), voiced as an Elvis Presley impersonation; he also performed the series' main title[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/) |
| Other series roles | Petrie (*The Land Before Time*, from the second film onward), Kowalski (*The Penguins of Madagascar*), Dexter's Dad, the Man with the Yellow Hat (*Curious George*), Brooklyn (*Gargoyles*), Smee, Yosemite Sam, Dr. Hamsterviel[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/) • [2](https://thumbscore.net/person/jeff-bennett) |
| Awards | Annie Award (2012) for Kowalski in *The Penguins of Madagascar*; Emmy Award (2016) for *Transformers: Rescue Bots*[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/33401/jeff-bennett) |
| Video games | Credited on 114 games, including Kyle Katarn in the *Jedi Knight* series[6](https://www.mobygames.com/person/20490/jeff-glenn-bennett/) |
| Early screen work | On-camera appearances in *Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood* (1988) and *Cohen and Tate* (1989)[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jeff-bennett/) |
## Early career
His first role in the voice-over industry was Horace "I.Q." Boothroyd the Third in *James Bond Jr.*, listed by an industry reference among his 1988 television credits.[5](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/bennett-jeff-1962-jeff-bennet-jeff-glen-bennet-jeff-glenn-bennet-jeff-glen-bennett-jeff-glenn) Before turning to voice work he appeared on camera in *Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood* (1988) and the [Roy Scheider](https://www.edgepedia.org/roy-scheider) action film *Cohen and Tate* (1989).[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jeff-bennett/)
## Johnny Bravo and 1990s animation
**Johnny Bravo.** In early 1995 Bennett played the title character in the *What a Cartoon!* shorts *Johnny Bravo* and *Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women*, using an Elvis Presley impersonation placed somewhere between the young and the older Presley; the series ran from 1997 to 2004.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/) The character debuted on [Cartoon Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/cartoon-network) on July 7, 1997, and the show was one of the shorts-produced hits of Fred Seibert's Hanna-Barbera era alongside *Dexter's Laboratory*, *Cow and Chicken*, and *The Powerpuff Girls*.[7](https://cdn3.toonboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/22213517/toonboom-adult-animation-white-paper.pdf)
Through the 1990s he accumulated series roles across Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network productions: Brooklyn, Owen Burnett, and the Magus in *Gargoyles*; Dexter's Dad in *Dexter's Laboratory*; Baloney and celebrity impressions in *Animaniacs*; Jitters A. Dog in *Bonkers*; and Ace, Big Billy, and Grubber in *The Powerpuff Girls*.[8](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Jeff_Bennett) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/) He took over the role of Petrie in *The Land Before Time* franchise from the second film onward.[2](https://thumbscore.net/person/jeff-bennett)
## Later series and film work
Bennett's later television roles include Kowalski in *The Penguins of Madagascar*, the Man with the Yellow Hat (Ted Shackleford) in the *Curious George* films and specials, Raj in *Camp Lazlo*, and Zazu in *The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar* (2015).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/) • [4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jeff-bennett/) In film, he voiced Smee in *Return to Never Land* (2002), Pip in Andalasia in *Enchanted* (2007), and [Yosemite Sam](https://www.edgepedia.org/yosemite-sam) and [Foghorn Leghorn](https://www.edgepedia.org/foghorn-leghorn) in *[Looney Tunes: Back in Action](https://www.edgepedia.org/looney-tunes-back-in-action)* (2003).[9](https://www.filmlink.io/person/34982) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/) On Rotten Tomatoes his highest-rated credit is *Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure* (2009) at 100 percent and his lowest is *Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas* (1997) at 10 percent.[10](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jeff_glen_bennett)
He has continued working into the mid-2020s, with credits including *Batman: Caped Crusader* (2024), *Rock, Paper, Scissors* (2025), and the voice of the Ventriloquist, Arnold Wesker, and Scarface in *Batman: Knightfall - Part 1: Knightfall* (2026).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/)
## Video games and dubbing
Bennett has been a frequent video game voice, credited on 114 games by the MobyGames database.[6](https://www.mobygames.com/person/20490/jeff-glenn-bennett/) His game portfolio includes a leading role as [Kyle Katarn](https://www.edgepedia.org/kyle-katarn) in the *Jedi Knight* series, [Drizzt Do'Urden](https://www.edgepedia.org/drizzt-dourden) in the *Baldur's Gate* saga, Loxley in *Fallout*, and Marco de Pollo in *Escape from Monkey Island*; as early as 1993 he appeared in Sierra's early talkie adventures such as *Quest for Glory IV*.[6](https://www.mobygames.com/person/20490/jeff-glenn-bennett/) In the [Star Wars](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-wars) franchise he took over two roles from their live-action actors, voicing Jango Fett (originally Temuera Morrison) and Count Dooku (originally Christopher Lee) in *Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter*.[2](https://thumbscore.net/person/jeff-bennett)
He has also worked in English-language dubbing of animated features, with additional-voice credits in [Studio Ghibli](https://www.edgepedia.org/studio-ghibli)'s English versions of *[Whisper of the Heart](https://www.edgepedia.org/whisper-of-the-heart)* (1995), *My Neighbors the Yamadas* (1999), and *Tales from Earthsea* (2006).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/) In a 2011 interview with Wired, Bennett described the range of voice-acting work as spanning cartoons, narration, video games, dubbing of foreign films, and ADR (automated dialog replacement), the re-recording of dialogue when original sound tracks are unusable or editing changes require new audio.[11](https://www.wired.com/2011/09/talking-with-pirates-a-chat-with-corey-burton-and-jeff-bennett/)
## Awards
Bennett won an Annie Award in 2012 for his role as Kowalski in *The Penguins of Madagascar* and an Emmy Award in 2016 for his role in *Transformers: Rescue Bots*.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/33401/jeff-bennett) Earlier, he received Annie Award nominations for best male voice actor in an animated television production in 1995 and 1997, both for *Johnny Bravo*, and a DVD Premiere Award nomination in 2003 for *Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring*.[5](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/bennett-jeff-1962-jeff-bennet-jeff-glen-bennet-jeff-glenn-bennet-jeff-glen-bennett-jeff-glenn) An Annie Awards program also nominated him as [Johnny Bravo](https://www.edgepedia.org/johnny-bravo) for outstanding voice acting by a male performer in an animated television production.[12](https://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140705220014/sym-bionic-titan/images/2/27/38thAnnieAwardsProgram.pdf)
## Namesakes
A different **Jeff Bennett** is a British character actor and comedy writer, known for *Young Sherlock* (2026), *Swede Caroline* (2024), and *The Other One* (2023), and creator of the series in development *A Slightly Unorthodox Arrangement*; the two are separate people.[13](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3071003/)
## References
1. [Jeff Bennett (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/)
2. [Jeff Bennett, ThumbScore](https://thumbscore.net/person/jeff-bennett)
3. [Jeff Bennett, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/33401/jeff-bennett)
4. [Jeff Bennett, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jeff-bennett/)
5. [Bennett, Jeff 1962-, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/bennett-jeff-1962-jeff-bennet-jeff-glen-bennet-jeff-glenn-bennet-jeff-glen-bennett-jeff-glenn)
6. [Jeff Glenn Bennett, MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/person/20490/jeff-glenn-bennett/)
7. [Adult Animation White Paper, Toon Boom (2021)](https://cdn3.toonboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/22213517/toonboom-adult-animation-white-paper.pdf)
8. [Jeff Bennett, Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Jeff_Bennett)
9. [Jeff Bennett, FilmLink](https://www.filmlink.io/person/34982)
10. [Jeff Bennett Movies & TV Shows List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jeff_glen_bennett)
11. [Talking With Pirates: a Chat with Corey Burton and Jeff Bennett, Wired (2011)](https://www.wired.com/2011/09/talking-with-pirates-a-chat-with-corey-burton-and-jeff-bennett/)
12. [38th Annie Awards Program](https://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140705220014/sym-bionic-titan/images/2/27/38thAnnieAwardsProgram.pdf)
13. [Jeff Bennett (VI), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3071003/)
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