Alex Désert is an American actor and musician, known for his roles in the TV series The Flash, The Heights with Jamie Walters, Becker with Ted Danson, and Mr. Williams on Boy Meets World, as well as the voice of Nick Fury for The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Wolverine and the X-Men. Désert has been seen in Mom and Grey's Anatomy. Other television credits include Tyler Perry's House of Payne, House, A League of Their Own, Reno 911!, and The Sarah Silverman Program. In 2020, he started voicing Carl Carlson and Lou on The Simpsons, replacing Hank Azaria.[1][2][3][4]
Alex Désert | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Website | www |
Career
editHis motion picture credits include the independent hit Swingers, Playing God, High Fidelity, Bob Funk and PCU with Jeremy Piven, David Spade and Jon Favreau, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, from Disney Studios.
Désert has lent his voice to various animated series and video games, including The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as Nick Fury; as Wise in the web series The LeBrons; Crystal Dynamic's Tomb Raider; and, Scarface: The World is Yours. He also portrayed the auto-tuned pimp Zimos in the 2011 THQ release, Saints Row: The Third. Starting in the World of Warcraft expansion Battle for Azeroth he portrayed the loa Bwonsamdi.
In addition to his acting career, Désert is one of the lead singers in Hepcat, a ska/reggae band that has toured the United States, Australia and Europe with bands such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Specials. Having released four albums, Hepcat's exposure has included national magazine features and an appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. He also lends his vocal talents to the Los Angeles–based reggae collective The Lions.
In 2020, he took over the role of Carl Carlson and Lou from Hank Azaria on The Simpsons in light of the George Floyd protests,[5] starting with "Undercover Burns", which premiered on September 27, 2020.[2][1][3][6][7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | PCU | Mullaney | |
| 1996 | Swingers | Charles | Credited as Alex Desert |
| 1997 | Playing God | Bartender | |
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Louis | Credited as Alex Desert |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Valentine | |
| Chicken Party | Durell Mills | Short film | |
| 2004 | Death of the Day | Young Vance / The Masked Avenger | |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Joe (Security Guard) | |
| 2009 | Bob Funk | Sonny | |
| 2010 | Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers | Skelly (voice) | Direct to video[8] |
| 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Mr. Rogue | |
| 2015 | Isaac and Quincy | Quincy | Short film |
| 2016 | Losing in Love | Bob | |
| 2017 | Alvin and the Alien | Alien (voice) | Short film |
| 2020 | Louden | Louden |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–1989 | TV 101 | Holden Hines | 13 episodes |
| 1989 | Free Spirit | Jeremy | Episode: "Too Much of a Good Thing" |
| 1990–1991 | The Flash | Julio Mendez | 22 episodes Credited as Alex Desert |
| 1990 | A Different World | Livingston | Episode: "The Power of the Pen" |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Jordan | Episode: "The Girl with the Crazy Brother" | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Robinson | Episode: "Class of Beverly Hills" | |
| 1992 | The Heights | Stan Lee | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Lush Life | Lester | Television film Credited as Alex Desert |
| 1994 | Galaxy Beat | Larry Longspan | Television short |
| 1995–1996 | Boy Meets World | Eli Williams / The Hepcat | 16 episodes |
| 1998–2004 | Becker | Jake Malinak | Main cast 129 episodes |
| 2004 | Harry Greene and Eugene | Unknown episodes | |
| 2006 | Katie Sullivan | Alex | Television film |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Eugene | Episode: "Face Wars" |
| 2008 | Reno 911! | Thaddeus Owens III | Episode: "Strong Sister" Credited as Alex Desert |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | Nick Fury (voice) | Episode: "Wolverine vs. Hulk" | |
| Rita Rocks | Frank | Episode: "The Crying Game" | |
| 2009 | House | Jay-Bird | Episode: "Broken" |
| 2010 | Dirty Backs | Killer Greg | Miniseries |
| 2010–2013 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Nick Fury, Jack Fury, Damocles Officer (voice) | 16 episodes[8] |
| 2011 | Let's Do This! | General Sam Tundiki | Television film |
| 2011–2014 | The LeBrons | Wise (voice) | 23 episodes[8] |
| 2012 | Let It Shine | Levi | Television film |
| Let's Do This! | Dr. David Zucco | ||
| In Session with Jonathan Pessin | Dr. Alex | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2014 | Grey's Anatomy | Miles Green | Credited as Alex Desert Episode: "Take It Back" |
| Mom | Wes | Credited as Alex Desert Episode: "Toilet Wine and the Earl of Sandwich" | |
| Doc McStuffins | Sam the Snake, Serpent Sam (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| Scandal | Bill Warren | Episode: "The Key" Credited as Alex Desert | |
| 2015 | Public Morals | Diamond Jack | Episode: "Collection Day" |
| Invisible Sister | Mr. Perkins | Television film | |
| 2016–2017 | The Flash | Captain Julio Mendez[9] | 2 episodes[10][11] |
| 2016–2019 | Better Things | Donte | 5 episodes Credited as Alex Desert |
| 2016 | Better Call Saul | Officer Baker | Episode: "Switch" |
| Sing It! | Barry | 10 episodes | |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Keith Travers | Episode: "It's About Frank" | |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time | Stanum / Tin Man | Episode: "Where Bluebirds Fly" |
| 2017–2019 | The Stinky & Dirty Show | Steam, Carry (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | Spider-Man | Jefferson Davis / Swarm (voice)[8] | |
| 2018–2019 | Mr. Pickles | Mr. Bojenkins (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Station 19 | Oliver | Episode: "Hot Box" |
| Freaky Friday | Mike Harper | Television film | |
| 2019–2021 | Momma Named Me Sheriff | Mr. Bojenkins (voice) | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Shameless | Union Jerry | Episode: "Which America?" |
| 2020 | Carmen Sandiego | Crawfish King, Waiter (voice) | Episode: "The Haunted Bayou Caper" |
| 2020–present | The Simpsons | Carl Carlson, Lou (voice)[12][13][14] | Replacing Hank Azaria |
| 2022 | A League of Their Own | Edgar[15] | Recurring cast[16] |
| Women of the Movement | Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Howard | 4 episodes[17] | |
| Chicago Fire | John Millard | Episode: "Angry is Easier"[18] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tomb Raider: Legend | Zip | [8] |
| 2008 | Tomb Raider: Underworld | [8] | |
| 2009 | Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard | Sonny Tang, Space Marine | [8] |
| 2011 | Saints Row: The Third | Zimos | [8] |
| 2012 | Avengers Initiative | Nick Fury | |
| 2013 | StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | Tempest | [8] |
| Saints Row IV | Zimos | Enter the Dominatrix DLC | |
| 2017 | Quake Champions | Sorlag | |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Bwonsamdi | |
| Artifact | Farvhan the Draemer | ||
| 2020 | Mafia: Definitive Edition | Additional Voices | Credited as Alex Desert |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | Bwonsamdi, Invisible Sister |
References
edit- ^ a b France, Lisa Respers (September 28, 2020). "Alex Désert takes over for Hank Azaria voicing Carl on 'The Simpsons'". CNN. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Alex Desert debuts as Carl Carlson on The Simpsons". Indy 100. September 28, 2020. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Jasyson (September 28, 2020). "'The Simpsons' debut voice actor for Carl Carlson after Hank Azaria steps down". The Armenian Reporter. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "The Simpsons: Alex Désert replaces Hank Azaria as voice of Carl Carlson". www.bbc.com. BBC News. September 25, 2020. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (September 24, 2020). "The Simpsons' Season Premiere: Here's Who Took Over Carl's Voice From Hank Azaria". variety.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Martin, Annie (September 25, 2020). "'The Simpsons': Alex Desert to voice Carl in Season 32 premiere". UPI. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ Jones, Mike (September 24, 2020). "The Simpsons Cast Alex Desert To Replace Hank Azaria As Carl". www.screenrant.com. ScreenRant. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alex Desert (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Alex Désert reprised his role from The Flash 1990, Julio Mendez in The Flash CW in the episode "Flashpoint" where he is the captain of the Central City Police Department in the Flashpoint timeline!". www.twitter.com. Twitter. November 20, 2020. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Behbakht, Andy (November 1, 2020). "Every '90s Flash Actor To Appear In The Arrowverse". www.screenrant.com. Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Saclao, Christian (October 6, 2016). "'The Flash' Star Alex Désert On Playing Captain Julio Mendez In Season 3 Premiere, 'Flashpoint'". www.ibtimes.com. International Business Times. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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- ^ Swift, Andy (February 25, 2023). "The Simpsons Explores Carl's Racial Identity, Adding 'Another Layer' to the Beloved Character — Watch Sneak Peek". www.yahoo.com. Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2023-08-18). "'A League of Their Own' Season 2 Scrapped at Amazon". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 7, 2022). "'A League Of Their Own' Teaser & Premiere Date: Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams & Others Play Ball With Prime Video". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 13, 2021). "'Women Of The Movement': Seven Added To Recurring Cast Of ABC Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Ingham, Alexandra (November 6, 2022). "Chicago Fire spoilers: What to expect in season 11, episode 7 (Preview)". www.onechicagocenter.com. One Chicago Center. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
