| Diedrich Bader | |
| Birth Name: | Karl Diedrich Bader |
| Birth Date: | 24 December 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education: | University of North Carolina School of the Arts |
| Years Active: | 1988–present |
| Agent: | VOX, Inc.[1] |
| Children: | 2 |
| Party: | Democratic[2] |
| Mother: | Gretta Bader |
| Father: | William B. Bader |
| Relations: | Edward L. Bader (great-grandfather) |
Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedy-centered and voice-acting-related roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms The Drew Carey Show, American Housewife, and Outsourced, along with notable recurring roles in Better Things and Veep. His film credits include The Beverly Hillbillies, Office Space and Napoleon Dynamite.
He has had a prolific voiceover career, playing characters such as Hoss Delgado in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Zeta in The Zeta Project, Tank in the film Surf's Up, Dr. Meridian/Mandroid in , and provided the voice of Bruce Wayne / Batman in multiple animated films and television series, beginning in 2008 with .
Karl Diedrich Bader was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on Christmas Eve, 1966, the son of Gretta Bader (née Margaret Marie Lange; 1931–2014), a sculptor, and William B. Bader (1931–2016), a foundation executive and political activist.[3] His patrilineal great-grandfather was Edward L. Bader, who served as the mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey and is of German and Scottish heritage.[4]
When Bader was two years old, his family moved to Paris, but he returned to the U.S. to attend Groveton High School. He graduated from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and attended college at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.[5]
After a few guest roles on popular television series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, , Quantum Leap, and Cheers, Bader's first major role was in the 1993 series Danger Theatre, playing The Searcher. He moved into cinema acting for the 1993 film version of The Beverly Hillbillies, and returned to television, playing Oswald on The Drew Carey Show starting in 1995. He appeared in the 1999 film Office Space as Peter's neighbor Lawrence, and in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite as Rex, the owner of a Taekwondo dojang. He performs in the 2004 film Eurotrip as a thief. In 2010, Bader took the role of Charlie on the television series Outsourced.
As a voice actor, he has voiced various characters in animated features, television series and video games, such as Ice Age, The Simpsons, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, South Park and The Penguins of Madagascar. In 2012, he reprised his role as Rex in the animated TV series Napoleon Dynamite. He played the Russian Cosmonaut Yuri in Disney's Space Buddies. Bader has lent his voice to several different Batman cartoons, portraying both heroes and villains: Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, The Batman, and starring as the title character Bruce Wayne / Batman in and Harley Quinn. Bader also voices Guy Gardner in .
His other voice credits include , Judah Mannowdog in BoJack Horseman, the android Zeta in The Zeta Project, and the Fiskerton Phantom in The Secret Saturdays.
In 2016, Bader starred in the "It's the Obvious Choice" series of Time Warner Cable television commercials[6] and starred as Greg Otto in ABC sitcom American Housewife from 2016 to 2021. From 2014 to 2019, Bader had a recurring role on HBO sitcom Veep. Since 2016, Bader has had a recurring role as best friend, Rich, on Better Things.
Bader has been married to actress Dulcy Rogers since May 1997.[3] Together they have two children, Ondine and Sebastian.[7] [8] [3]
Bader supported Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson during the 2016 United States presidential election.[9] In 2020, he endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, after initially voting for Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[10]
| + List of acting performances in feature films | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Longarm | Randy | Television film | |
| 1988 | Desert Rats | Mort | Television film | |
| 1989 | The Preppie Murder | Peter | Television film | |
| 1990 | Arduous Man | Short film | ||
| 1993 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Jethro Bodine / Jethrine Bodine | ||
| 1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | Higgins | ||
| 1996 | The Assassination File | Scott McDonough | Television film | |
| 1999 | Office Space | Lawrence | ||
| 2000 | Certain Guys | Ronald | ||
| 2000 | Couple Days... A Period Piece | Josh | ||
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Miramax Security Guard Gordon | ||
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Officer Cheets | ||
| 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | Rex | ||
| 2004 | EuroTrip | Mugger | ||
| 2004 | Dead & Breakfast | Chef Henri | ||
| 2005 | Untitled Oakley & Weinstein Project | Lt. Peter Fontaine | Television film | |
| 2005 | Joel | |||
| 2006 | Cattle Call | Glenn Dale | ||
| 2007 | Cook Off! | Del Crawford | ||
| 2007 | Sunny & Share Love You | Mr. Jami | ||
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Randy Daytona's Concubine Companion | ||
| 2008 | Skip Tracer | Parker Tuffey | Television film | |
| 2008 | Meet the Spartans | Traitoro | ||
| 2009 | Space Buddies | Yuri | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Calvin Marshall | Fred Deerfield | ||
| 2010 | Vampires Suck | Frank Crane | ||
| 2012 | Quentin Daniels | |||
| 2012 | Sassy Pants | Dale Pinto | ||
| 2013 | Playdate | Mitchell | Direct-to-video | |
| 2013 | The Starving Games | President Snowballs | ||
| 2013 | I Know That Voice | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2014 | Michael Nicholson | |||
| 2015 | All She Wishes | Patrick O'Dea | ||
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Relentless Security Guard | Cameo | |
| 2022 | The Blackening | Officer White | ||
| 2022 | Grizzled Narrator | |||
| 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Mr. Geckle | Cameo |
| + List of acting performances in television shows | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tactical Crewman | Episode: "The Emissary" (credited as Dietrich Bader) | ||
| 1989 | Living Dolls | Episode: "Martha Means Well" | ||
| 1990–1991 | Cheers | Waiter, Paul | 2 episodes (credited as Dietrich Bader) | |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Paul Edward Novack | Episode: "Last Chance High" | |
| 1990 | Quantum Leap | Dillon | Episode: "Rebel Without a Clue" (credited as Dietrich Bader) | |
| 1991 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Frank Schaeffer | 2 episodes (credited as Dietrich Bader) | |
| 1993 | Danger Theatre | The Searcher | 7 episodes | |
| 1995 | Diagnosis Murder | Lincoln Cutter | Episode: "The New Healers"[11] | |
| 1995 | Frasier | Roz's date, Brad | Episode: "The Innkeepers" | |
| 1995–2004 | The Drew Carey Show | Oswald Lee Harvey | 233 episodes | |
| 2004–2005 | Center of the Universe | Tommy Barnett | 12 episodes | |
| 2007 | 7th Heaven | Theodore Alan "Al" Bonaducci | Episode: "Nothing Says Lovin' Like Something from the Oven" | |
| 2007 | Monk | Chance Singer | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Naked Man" | |
| 2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Simon | Episode: "The TiVo Guy" | |
| 2008 | Reno 911! | Tommy Hawk | Episode: "Bounty Hunter Tommy Hawk" | |
| 2008 | Bud Parker | Episode: "Two and a Half Deaths" | ||
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Wallace Haft | Episode: "The Chinese Wall" | |
| 2009 | Myles Martini | Episode: "Dead on Arrival" | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bones | Andrew Hacker | 3 episodes | |
| 2010 | Medium | Fred Rovick | Episode: "Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up?" | |
| 2010 | Chuck | Del | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Beard" | |
| 2010–2011 | Outsourced | Charlie Davies | 22 episodes | |
| 2011 | Psych | Eli | Episode: "The Tao of Gus" | |
| 2012 | Riddle Terrorist | Episode: "Sabbath-tage" | ||
| 2012–2013 | The Exes | Paul | 4 episodes | |
| 2013 | Save Me | Elliot Tompkins | 7 episodes | |
| 2013 | Arrested Development | Gunner | Episode: "Modern Marvels" | |
| 2013 | Baby Daddy | Winston Douglas | Episode: "Never Ben in Love" | |
| 2013 | Raising Hope | Gary | Episode: "Murder, She Hoped" | |
| 2014 | Two and a Half Men | Dirk | Episode: "Dial 1-900-Mix-A-Lot" | |
| 2014–2019 | Veep | Bill Ericsson | 21 episodes | |
| 2016–2021 | American Housewife | Greg Otto | 103 episodes | |
| 2016–2022 | Better Things | Rich | 12 episodes | |
| 2017 | Bill Nye Saves the World | Smallpox | Episode: "Do Some Shots, Save the World" | |
| 2017 | Playing House | Simon | Episode: "Reverse the Curse" | |
| 2019 | Young Sheldon | Episode: "Teenager Soup and a Little Ball of Fib"[12] | ||
| 2020 | Space Force | General Rongley | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! | Batman | Special[13] | |
| 2023 | Lucky Hank | Tony Conigula | Main cast |
| + List of voice performances in feature and direct-to-video films | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Bartok the Magnificent | Vol | Direct-to-video[14] | |
| 2000 | Warp Darkmatter, Agent Z | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2001 | Guard #2 | |||
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Ted Bedderhead | ||
| 2002 | Ice Age | Oscar | ||
| 2005 | John | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2006 | Uncle Dave Beech | Video short | ||
| 2006 | Asterix and the Vikings | Olaf, Unhygienix | ||
| 2006 | Uncle Dave Beech | Video short | ||
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Tank "The Shredder" Evans | ||
| 2007 | Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever | Uncle Dave Beech | Video short | |
| 2008 | Open Season 2 | Rufus | Direct-to-video | |
| 2008 | Hoss Delgado | Television film | ||
| 2008 | Bolt | Veteran Cat | ||
| 2010 | The Search for Santa Paws | Comet | Direct-to-video | |
| 2011 | Spooky Buddies | Hound | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Comet | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2012 | Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon | Brad Adams / Blue Falcon II | Direct-to-video | |
| 2013 | Direct-to-video | |||
| 2014 | Direct-to-video | |||
| 2014 | Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy | Mrs. Vanders | Direct-to-video | |
| 2015 | Guy Gardner / Green Lantern, Gardner Grant / Greenzarro | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2015 | Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness | H.A.M. | Direct-to-video | |
| 2016 | Pup Star | Kano | Direct-to-video | |
| 2017 | Tank "The Shredder" Evans | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2017 | Stan the Guard | Television film | ||
| 2017 | Pup Star: Better2Getter | Kano | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2018 | Duck Duck Goose | Bing | ||
| 2018 | Puppy Star Christmas | Kano | Direct-to-video | |
| 2020 | Superman: Red Son | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2020 | Borthos |
| + List of voice performances in television shows | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Gargoyles | Jason Canmore | 3 episodes | |
| 1998–1999 | Hercules | Recurring role; 28 episodes | ||
| 1999 | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Zookeeper | Holiday special | |
| 1999–2000 | Pepper Ann | Additional voices | 3 episodes | |
| 1999–2009 | King of the Hill | Doctor, Dirk, Jody "Ray-Roy" Strickland | 3 episodes | |
| 2000 | The Simpsons | Sheriff | Episode: "Kill the Alligator and Run" | |
| 2000–2002 | Baby Blues | Kenny, Various Characters | Main role | |
| 2000–2001 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Warp Darkmatter, Targo, Doorman, Natron, Zurg Spy | Recurring role; 8 episodes | |
| 2001–2002 | The Zeta Project | Zeta, Infiltration Unit 7 | Main role | |
| 2001 | Batman Beyond | Zeta | Episode: "Countdown" | |
| 2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Stanley Obrowski | Episode: "Tarzan and the Silver Screen" | |
| 2001–2003 | Lloyd in Space | Harvulian 'Boomer' Standervault | Recurring role; 10 episodes | |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo | Dehydro | 3 episodes | |
| 2002 | Grim & Evil | Hoss Delgado | 2 episodes | |
| 2002–2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Hoss Delgado, additional voices | Recurring role | |
| 2004 | Dave the Barbarian | Master of Evolution, Ox | Episode: "Beef!/Rite of Pillage" | |
| 2005 | Lars | Television film | ||
| 2005 | South Park | Bat Dad, Tom Nelson | Episode: "The Losing Edge" | |
| 2005–2007 | Higglytown Heroes | Crane Operator Hero | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Korgoth of Barbaria | Korgoth, Henchman #1 | Television short | |
| 2006–2008 | The Batman | 3 episodes | ||
| 2007–2009 | Chowder | Sergeant Hoagie, Officer Snow Leopard, Mr. Sambl, Fruit Tailor | 3 episodes | |
| 2008–2014 | Phineas and Ferb | Vance Ward, Albert DuBois, Tom Totally, Additional voices | Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
| 2008–2010 | The Secret Saturdays | Fiskerton, Dr. Henry Ceveyo, Maboul, Cody | Main role; 33 episodes | |
| 2008–2011 | Bruce Wayne / Batman / Matches Malone, Kilowog, Ace, Owlman, Solomon Grundy, Lord Death Man | Main role | ||
| 2009–2012 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Rat King | Recurring role; 9 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Goode Family | Jeff, Lane | Episode: "After-School Special" | |
| 2010 | Simian, Lu | Episode: "Birds of a Feather" | ||
| 2010–2011 | Mad | 4 episodes | ||
| 2011 | Simian | Episode: "Simian Says" | ||
| 2011–2014, 2016 | Hundun, Pig Waiter, Villager #1 | Recurring role; 8 episodes | ||
| 2012 | Napoleon Dynamite | Rex, Shasta, Male Judge | Main role | |
| 2012–2013 | Pound Puppies | Banjo Player, Worker | 2 episodes | |
| 2012–2013 | Guy Gardner | 3 episodes | ||
| 2012, 2014 | Gravity Falls | Dundgren | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Chosen | Daniel Easton | 3 episodes | |
| 2013–2017 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Recurring role; 11 episodes | ||
| 2013 | Farm League | Batmongoose | ||
| 2013 | Fish Hooks | Mr. McGroucherson | Episode: "Milo vs. Milo" | |
| 2013–2014 | Monsters vs. Aliens | The Missing Link, additional voices | Main role; 25 episodes | |
| 2013–2015 | Turbo Fast | Hardcase, Gulpy, Race Announcer, Junkyard Jeff, Animal Delegate #1 | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Bigfoot, Announcer | Episode: "A Foot Too Big" | |
| 2014 | Simian, Alien Citizen | 2 episodes | ||
| 2014–2016 | All Hail King Julien | Abner, Andy Fairfax, Trevor | Recurring role; 17 episodes | |
| 2014–2016 | TripTank | Dad, Cave Troll, Evil Tree, The Great Donkey | 4 episodes | |
| 2015 | Episode: "The Last of Morocco"[15] | |||
| 2015 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo | Scott McDoon, Waiter, Chef | Episode: "All Paws on Deck"[16] | |
| 2015 | Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special | Villain | Holiday special | |
| 2015–2018 | Miles from Tomorrowland | Admiral Crick, Sly, Dashiell Scamp, Mr. Cooney, additional voices | Recurring role; 46 episodes | |
| 2016–2020 | BoJack Horseman | Judah Mannowdog, Blimp Pilot | Recurring role; 14 episodes | |
| 2016–2019 | Milo Murphy's Law | Martin Murphy, additional voices | Recurring role | |
| 2016 | We Bare Bears | Todd Eagle, additional voices | Episode: "Baby Bears on a Plane" | |
| 2016 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Maximus | 2 episodes | |
| 2016–2017 | Justice League Action | Booster Gold, Uthool, H.I.V.E. Master | Recurring role; 11 episodes | |
| 2017–2019 | American Dad! | 3 episodes | ||
| 2017 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Episode: "Second First Date" | ||
| 2017 | Michael Jackson's Halloween | Franklin Stein | TV special | |
| 2017–2019 | Wacky Races | Peter Perfect, Bugsy, Paul Perfect, Philomena Perfect, Pinky, Humpty Dumpty, Dr. Jekyll, Studio Exec | ||
| 2017 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Tony Towel | 2 episodes | |
| 2017—2020 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Stan the Guard | 18 episodes | |
| 2018–2020 | Junior Fancy | |||
| 2018 | Bluff Dunder, Felony Carl, Various characters | Recurring role | ||
| 2019–present | Harley Quinn | Bruce Wayne / Batman, Thomas Wayne, Gorilla Grodd, No Pinkie Pete, Trainer, Goon | Recurring role | |
| 2019 | Amphibia | Frog Jordan | Episode: "The Big Bugball Game" | |
| 2020 | Animaniacs | Episode: "Warners Unbound"[17] | ||
| 2021 | The Loud House Digital Shorts | Muscle Fish | Shorts: "Muscle Fish" and "Super Switchreoo-niverse" | |
| 2021; 2024 | King Randor, Trap Jaw, Buzz Off | Recurring role; 6 episodes | ||
| 2022 | Mandroid | Recurring role[18] | ||
| 2022 | Junior Fancy Jr. | |||
| 2023 | Hamster & Gretel | The Imposter | Episode: "Hamnesia/Romancing the Scone" | |
| 2024 | Rock, Paper, Scissors | Chad Brockchad | Recurring role | |
| 2024 | [19] |
| + List of voice performances in video games | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Hoss Delgado | ||
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Tank "The Shredder" Evans | ||
| 2009 | Hoss Delgado, Fiskerton | |||
| 2009 | The Secret Sundays: Beasts of the 5th Sun | Fiskerton | ||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2015 | Spitfire | |||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2023 | Batman, Super Fan Steve, Ethyl | [20] |