John William DiMaggio ( ; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender in Futurama, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible, Hak Foo in Jackie Chan Adventures, The Scotsman in Samurai Jack, Brother Blood in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Shnitzel in Chowder, Rico in The Penguins of Madagascar, Fu Dog in American Dragon: Jake Long, Hammerhead and Sandman in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Aquaman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King Zøg on Disenchantment, Jocktopus in Fish Hooks, Niblet on Pound Puppies, Angus Ron Shackelton in Middlemost Post, Wakka and Kimahri in Final Fantasy X, Rath in the Ben 10 franchise, Crosshairs, Leadfoot, Nitro Zeus, Transit and Stratosphere in the Transformers film franchise, and Gonza in the English version of Princess Mononoke.
Early life
John William DiMaggio was born on September 4, 1968, and raised in North Plainfield, New Jersey. DiMaggio graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1986 where he acted in theater productions. He attended Rutgers University, majoring in theater, although he dropped out his junior year. DiMaggio started doing stand up comedy, where he did impressions and decided to become a voice actor after befriending Zak Orth.
Career
DiMaggio is known for his roles as Bender in Futurama, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War franchise, Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time, Wakka and Kimahri in Final Fantasy X, and Niblet in Pound Puppies. He is a former comedian, appearing on stage as part of a comic duo named "Red Johnny and the Round Guy" and has several on-screen credits, such as Steve Ballmer in Pirates of Silicon Valley (the docudrama about the history of Apple Computer and Microsoft) and as Dr. Sean Underhill, a recurring character in Chicago Hope.
In 2013, DiMaggio was the executive producer and narrator of I Know That Voice, a documentary on voice acting, along with producer Tommy Reid and director Lawrence Shapiro.
In 2022, upon news that Futurama would be revived for a second time through Disney and Hulu, DiMaggio ran into conflict during negotiations while demanding more money to reprise the role of Bender, which he dubbed "#BenderGate". Fans supported DiMaggio's hold out for better pay, while DiMaggio stated that he felt the entire cast deserved better pay and that it reflected a corporate attempt to take advantage of voice actors. The effort also received support from DiMaggio's colleagues, including veteran voice actors Tara Strong, Kari Wahlgren, and Mark Hamill, while James Adomian noted that a casting call for a sound-alike of DiMaggio had been sent out by the studio. While it was initially reported that DiMaggio would not be returning to the role, he later announced his decision to return. DiMaggio revealed that though he did not succeed in negotiating a pay increase, he felt the attention to the issue of proper compensation in the voice acting industry was worthwhile. He has been married to actress Kate Miller since 2014.
Filmography
Live-action
Film
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| 2013 || I Know That Voice || Himself || Documentary<br />Also narrator, writer and producer ||
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Television
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! Title
! Role
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| 1996 || Law & Order || Bartender || Episode: "Charm City" ||
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| 1996–1997 || Chicago Hope || Dr. Sean Underhill || recurring role; 11 episodes ||
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| 1997 || Cracker || Simon || Episode: "Talk to Me" ||
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| 1999 || Pirates of Silicon Valley || Steve Ballmer || Television film ||
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| 2006 || My Name Is Earl || Officer Ross || Episode: "BB" ||
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| 2008 || Bones || Jim Dodd || Episode: "The Man in the Outhouse" ||
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| 2012 || Modern Family || Boat Captain || Episode: "Leap Day" ||
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| 2013 || The Newsroom || Police Sergeant || Episode: "The Genoa Tip" ||
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| 2018 || Superior Donuts || Craig || Episode: "The Chicago Way" ||
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| 2019 || Historical Roasts || Angelo Dundee || Episode: "Muhammad Ali" ||
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| 2020 || Better Call Saul || Construction Foreman || Episode: "Dedicado a Max" ||
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| 2020; 2025 || Mythic Quest || Dan Williams || 4 episodes ||
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| 2022 || Interview with the Vampire || Alderman Fenwick || 3 episodes ||
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| 2023 || Perry Mason || Frank Finnerty || 3 episodes ||
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| 2026 || Best Medicine || Bert Large|| 3 episodes ||
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| 1996 || Common Law || Francis Quazzo || Live-action ||
| 1996–97 || Chicago Hope || Dr. Sean Underhill || Live-action ||
| 1997 || Reign: The Conqueror || King Philip || Live-action ||
| 2000 || NYPD Blue || Gary Laird || Live-action ||
| 2000 || The Pooch and the Pauper || Bucky | Live-action ||
| 2000 || Rude Awakening || Graham Sheridan || Live-action ||
| 2000 || Becker || Mr. Thalasinos || Live-action ||
| 2001 || Felicity || || Live-action ||
| 2001 || Dead Last || Stalker || Live-action ||
| 2001 || Taking Back Our Town || || Live-action ||
| 2004 || Without a Trace || Reese Randall || Live-action ||
| 2004 || ER || Narcotics Cop || Live-action ||
| 2004 || CSI: NY || Mike Donelly || Live-action ||
| 2004 || Less than Perfect || Bartender || ||
| 2005 || Grown Men || || Live-action ||
| 2010 || The Sarah Silverman Program || Trent || Live-action ||
| 2008 || Bones || Jim Dodd || Live-action ||
| 2014 || Girl Meets World || Computer voice || Voice role<br />Episode: "Girl Meets Father" ||
| 2013 || The Newsroom || Police Sergeant || Live-action ||
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| 1996 || Eddie || Construction worker || Live-action ||
| 1998 || Frogs for Snakes || Jersey Kid || Live-action ||
| 2002 || I Lost 20lbs in Two Months, Ask Me How || Live-action || Short film ||
| 2005 || Extreme Dating || AJ || Live-action ||
| 2010 || | Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story || Kip Caray || Live-action ||
| 2007 | 7–10 Split || Bobby O'Keefe || Live-action
| 2008 || Irish Twins || Danny Perrino || Short film ||
| 2011 || Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance || Carl Panzram || Live-action ||
| 2010 || Little Fockers || EMT || Uncredited ||
| 2024 || Wizards Beyond Waverly Place || Messenger Gibble frog || voice, episode: Saved By The Spell
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Voice roles
Films
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| || Dr. Dolittle 2 || Wassup Fish, Mouse, Seeing Eye Dog ||
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| || Barnyard || Bud, Officer O'Hanlon ||
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| 2016 || Zootopia || Jerry Jumbeaux Jr. ||
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| 2001 || Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within || BFW Soldier #1 || Voice role ||
| 2008 || Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa || Rico || ||
| 2010 || Tangled || Stabbington Brother (questioned by Flynn in Cell Block) || Uncredited ||
| 2012 || Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted || Rico || ||
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Direct-to-video and television films
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! Role
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| || Princess Mononoke || Gonza || English dub ||
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| Superman: Doomsday || Toyman / Winslow Schott || ||
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| rowspan=4| || Wonder Woman || Deimos || ||
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| Dragon Hunters || Fat John || ||
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| Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High || Gorilla Grodd, Wildcat|| ||
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| 2022 || Drifting Home || Yasuji Kumagaya || English dub ||
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| rowspan=2|2023 || Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham || Commissioner Gordon || ||
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| rowspan=2|2024 ||Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three || ||
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| No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie || Bud Grouse, Flop, Henchman Mo || ||
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| 1993 || Ninja Scroll || Rokai || Ep. 10 ||
| 1996 || Black Mask || Ricky Tai || Voice role ||
|1998 || Golgo 13: Queen Bee || Golgo 13, Informant || Voice role<br />Direct-to-video
| 1999 || Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle| Frankie, Sykes, Bone, Cop #2, Sleazeball | Voice role<br />Direct-to-video
| 2003 || Kaena: The Prophecy || Enode || Voice role<br />English dub ||
| 2003 || Kim Possible: The Secret Files || Dr. Drakken || Voice role<br />Direct-to-video ||
| 2005 || The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper || Rico || Voice role<br />Short film
| 2006 || Tekkonkinkreet || The Boss || Voice role ||
| 2008 || Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs || Bender, (Randy Munchnick, URL) || ||
| 2009 || Danny Greene: The Rise and Fall of the Irishman || Narrator || Voice ||
| 2009 || Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder || Bender, ( Joey Mousepad, Elzar) || ||
| 2010 || DC Showcase: Green Arrow || Merc || ||
| 2011 || DC Showcase: Catwoman || Roughcut || ||
| 2013 || The Animated Tales of GWAR || Beefcake the Mighty ||
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Television
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! Title
! Role
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| 1994–96 || The Head || rowspan="2" | Various characters || First voice acting role || <!-- slim pickens, every drunk at the end of the bar, and raph columbino -->
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| 2000 || Rocket Power || Mongo || ||
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| 2000–01 || Zombie College || Zeke || ||
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| 2001–02 || Lloyd in Space || Herb, Lou 2000 || 2 episodes ||
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| 2001–05 || Jackie Chan Adventures || Hak Foo, Doctor, additional voices || ||
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| 2001–17 || Samurai Jack || The Scotsman, others || ||
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| 2002–05 || Codename: Kids Next Door || Big Brother, Emperor Dave || ||
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| 2006 || Korgoth of Barbaria || Stink, Skrotus, others || ||
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| 2007–10 || Chowder || Shnitzel, others || ||
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| 2010–14 || Fish Hooks || Jocktopus || ||
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| rowspan=3|2010–13 || Generator Rex || Bobo Haha, others || ||
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| 2016–present || The Loud House || Bud Grouse, Chunk, Flip, Patchy Drizzle, Pep, Tyler, others || ||
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| 2016-21 || Ben 10 || Four Arms, Maurice, Zombozo, others || ||
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| 2018–21 || Final Space || Terk, Superior Stone, additional voices || ||
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| rowspan=4|2018 || Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles || Joey the Junkyard Dog || Episode: "Mascot Melee" ||
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| Voltron: Legendary Defender || Tavo, Ozar || ||
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| DuckTales || Fisher, Clown, Strongbeard || 3 episodes ||
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|2022 || The Boys Presents: Diabolical || Groundhawk || "Nubian vs. Nubian" ||
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| 2023 || Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake || Jake the Dog ||
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| rowspan="2"|2026
|Smiling Friends
|Uncle Bilbert
|Episode: "Charlie's Uncle Dies and Doesn't Come Back"
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|Adventure Time: Side Quests
|Jake the Dog
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| 2000 | The Darkling || Darkling voice || ||
| 2001 || The Legend of Tarzan || Gozan || ||
| 2002–2005 || What's New, Scooby-Doo? || Dragon, Judge, Malachi Crunch || ||
| 2003 || The Mummy: Secrets of the Medjai || Shape Shifter, Tiger-Man || ||
| 2004 || Father of the Pride || Rabbit, Snout Brothers, Rabbits Gary & Lamont || ||
| 2005 || Justice League || Alexi Nikolai, Dreamslayer, Lord Havok || ||
| 2006–2007 || Shorty McShorts' Shorts || Jimbob, Mr. Hoffenfoffer || ||
| 2006–2009 || The Replacements || Buck Spikes, Buford Joe, Coach Goodchild || ||
| 2006–2007 || The Disney Channel Games || Dr. Drakken, Fu Dog || Mini-series ||
| 2006 || Celebrity Deathmatch || Chris Farley, Don Vito, Paul Teutul Sr., Carlos Mencia || ||
| 2006 || Where My Dogs At? || Dogcatcher || ||
| 2006 || The Emperor's New School || Mr. Notaempa || ||
| 2007 || Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! || Bruce || Voice role ||
| 2007 || Friday: The Animated Series || Mr. Jones || |
| 2007 || My Gym Partner's a Monkey || Mr. Cheetah || ||
| 2008–2009 || Random! Cartoons || Ice Clops, Jake, Mumpy || ||
| 2009 || Popzilla || Various || ||
| 2010 || Glenn Martin, DDS || Russ Nero || ||
| 2010 || Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated || Delivery Guy, Grady Gator || ||
| 2010 || Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon || Gobber's Father || Short film ||
| 2010 || Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil || Mr. Vickle || ||
| 2010 || That's Our Joe || Nonners || ||
| 2011–2013 || Dan Vs. || Barber, Chad, Police Officer || ||
| 2011 || Soul Quest Overdrive || Unnamed rich divorced man || Episode: "Golf" ||
| 2011 || The Looney Tunes Show || Hugo the Abominable Snowman, Junior Bear || ||
| 2012 || Mad || Aquaman, Al, Yo-yo Master, Jake || ||
| 2014–2015 || Black Dynamite || Rip Tayles, Homo Cop, J. Edgar Hoover || 2 episodes ||
| 2015 ||New Looney Tunes || Slugsworthy || ||
| 2016 || Pickle and Peanut || Dumpy Tina || Episode: "Bee Colony/Goose's Juice" ||
| 2016 || Uncle Grandpa || Jake the Dog || Episode: "Pizza Eve"
| 2016 || Star vs. the Forces of Evil || Dogbull, Lord Brudo, Sea Serpent || ||
| 2016 || Albert || Donny || Voice role<br />TV movie ||
| 2017 || Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero || Hooded Pixie || Episode: "Wings of Destiny" ||
| 2017 || Comrade Detective || Tipsy || ||
| 2020 || Justice League Dark: Apokolips War || "Trigon the Demon/Ravens Father and King Shark"
| 2020 || Alpha Betas
| 2024 || [Wizards Beyond Waverly Place]] || Messenger Gibble frog || episode: Saved By The Spell
| 2026 || [Smiling Friends] || Uncle Bilbert || episode: Charlie's Uncle Dies and Doesn't Come Back
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Video games
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! Role
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| || The Space Bar || Ni'Dopal, Click Snap Snap Rattle || ||
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| || T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger || T'ai Fu || || <!-- url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cir3_8YUZY -->
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| rowspan=2| || Shadow of Rome || Additional voices || ||
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| Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall || Scotsman, Shnitzel, Bobo Haha, Rath, Jake the Dog || ||
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| rowspan=7| || Final Fantasy XIII || Cocoon Inhabitants || ||
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| Ben 10: Omniverse 2 || Watchmaker, Four Arms || ||
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| Halo 2 Anniversary || Sesa 'Refumee || Terminals only ||
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| | || Lego Dimensions || Jake the Dog || ||
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| || Gears of War 4 || Marcus Fenix || ||
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| rowspan=2| || Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy || Uka Uka, Tiny Tiger || Grouped under "Voice Actors" ||
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| || Hearthstone || Dr. Boom || ||
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| rowspan=3| || Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled || Tiny Tiger, Uka Uka, Ebeneezer Von Clutch || ||
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| Gears 5 || Marcus Fenix || ||
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| rowspan="2"|2020 || Final Fantasy VII Remake || Heidegger || ||
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|Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time || Scotsman, Ezekiel Clench || ||
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| 2024 || Final Fantasy VII Rebirth || Heidegger || || (CREDITS DO NOT SPECIFY ROLE)
| || Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns || Canach || ||
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Other dubbing
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Awards and nominations
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|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Film/TV show
! Results
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| 2001
| Annie Awards
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production
| Futurama
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| 2007
| Interactive Achievement Awards
| Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male
| Gears of War
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| 2011
| Golden Raspberry Awards
| Worst Screen Ensemble <small>(shared with the entire cast)</small>
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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References
Citations
Book references
External links
- HoboTrashcan – One on One with John DiMaggio – interview with audio highlights
- Interview on PMPNetwork (RealAudio audio file)