Reno 911

Carlos Alazraqui is as versatile an actor as you can find, though he is not often seen as heard, lending his flexible vocal chords to hundreds of cartoon roles over the years. Children of the 90’s know him as the voice of Australian Wallaby, Rocko, but when they grew into comedy loving teens he stepped out from behind the mic to join castaways from sketch group The State on an improvised police comedy called Reno 911! in live action. His most recent role in front of the camera finds Alazraqui confronting mutants in the exciting eco-thriller, Strange Nature (read my review of that film here). Let’s get to know this talented performer. Adam Pope: How did you find yourself cast in the role of Greg in Strange Nature? Carlos Alazraqui: I was cast in the role of Greg because I have known Jim Ojala for years and have been doing projects with him. I played a Glenn Beck type newscaster in a project he did called “Harvest” – plus we