George Buza


George Buza is an American-Canadian actor who is best known for voicing Beast in the X-Men Animated Series.

Personal life

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as a young man and became a Canadian citizen in 1998.

Career

George Buza played Turner Edison on Maniac Mansion for the entirety of its 1990-1993 run on YTV and The Family Channel. He also had a recurring role on the Red Green Show. He appeared as Chief Jake McKenna multiple times in the TV series . In addition, he portrayed Doubar, the older brother of Sinbad, in The Adventures of Sinbad syndicated TV series, as well as a recurring role on the syndicated Mutant X. George was also in episode 11 of TVOntario's Read All About It, and played Buck Norris on The Strain. He was one of the Kzamm tribe in Quest for Fire.
He also makes a small appearance as a trucker in 2000's X-Men movie, and a biker in George Romero's Diary of The Dead. He played Stuckmore in 2002's Men With Brooms. George Buza also played Lenny "The Brain" Lepinski in the Quebec-Ontario TV show called "The Last Chapter". He also played Santa, the character that fought Krampus in the horror movie A Christmas Horror Story.

Voice work

George is probably best known for voicing Beast in the X-Men Animated Series. He also reprised the role in the video games ' and both ' games. He also narrated the opening title and voiced several characters in Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.
George has also provided character voices in many animated TV series. He voiced Grandpa Granger in the English dub of Beyblade, Chief Chirpa on ', and additional roles in ', The Busy World of Richard Scarry, ', The Neverending Story, Babar, Hammerman, Grossology, Iggy Arbuckle, Dog City, Pecola, Monster Force, Franny's Feet ' and Tales from the Cryptkeeper.
He also provided his voice in the English dub of Medabots and Power Stone video games.

Filmography

Television

In 1992 he was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series for Maniac Mansion. He was nominated again in 2001 for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series for The Red Green Show.