J.D. Roth is an American actor who voiced Jonny Quest in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.
In addition to voice acting, Roth has also been a television personality, television producer, game show host, and narrator of reality shows.
Roles[]
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
- Jonny Quest (season 1)
- SWAT member (Escape to Questworld)
Quotes and articles[]
"I grew up watching Jonny Quest. And now I am Jonny Quest. (Pause). It's very weird." - J.D. Roth, July 16, 1996[1]
"I only hope this job, that's been 13 months, turns into 13 years, because it's a total blast. I hope everyone watches." - J.D. Roth on voicing Jonny Quest, September 1996[2]
Excerpt from The Kansas City Star: "'Jonny Quest' is back, featuring a fan who turned star" by Ellen Grey, August 26, 1996:[3]
It's that voice - not Roth's boyish looks - that won the Cherry Hill, N.J., native the part of one of his boyhood heroes in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, which has premieres today on TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Net- work.
Although the original series - the first animated action-adventure - made its premiere on ABC four years before he was born, Roth remembers it well, particularly the '70s update. "The real deal is that I grew up watching Jonny Quest and now I am Jonny Quest," he said.
What attracted him, then and now, he said, was that Jonny's "a real kid, who has real instincts, who wants to help people. He has star quality."
Notes/trivia[]
- When production changed hands between seasons 1 and 2 of Real Adventures, Roth was replaced by Quinton Flynn.
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| Voice cast of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest |
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          Don Messick • Granville Van Dusen • Michael Bell • Mark Hamill • Helene Udy All cast • Characters • List of episodes • Comic books • Book series • Computer game |
External links[]
- J.D. Roth on the Internet Movie Database
J. D. Roth on Wikipedia- Interviews and dialogues:
- The new `Jonny Quest' is full of ideas for children's programming by Ellen Gray, August 21, 1996[4]
- J.D. Roth Dialogue from Ina-chan on the JQML, July 1999
References[]
- ↑ Archived at Newsbank.com: People, from Contra Costa Times, July 16, 1996.
- ↑ Kingston, F. Colin. “Jonny’s New Quest.” Cinefantastique 28, no. 2 (September 1, 1996): 5. https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=ebb63797-9645-3835-b9eb-7914fdc70e66.
- ↑ Archived at Newsbank.com: 'Jonny Quest' is back, featuring a fan who turned star by Ellen Grey, from The Kansas City Star, August 26, 1996. See also variations of this article in various outlets:
- The State: Roth's Parents Kept His Feet on the Ground.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: All New 'Jonny Quest' Premieres - J.D. Roth is Voice of Boyhood Hero
- The Dallas Morning News: Never too old for Jonny Quest - The voice behind the cartoon hasn't outgrown the part
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19970430170024/http://www.newstimes.com/archive/aug2196/tvf.htm