Bumper Robinson

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birthname = Larry C. Robinson II
birthdate = birth date and age|1974|6|19
location = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
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notable roles = Clarence in "Amen"
Dorian Heywood in "A Different World"
Jackie Jackson (age 12-16) in '
James in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"
Bumblebee and Blitzwing in ""
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Larry C. "Bumper" Robinson II (born on June 19, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an African American actor and voice artist. Robinson got his nickname as a child because he repeatedly bumped into things while running through his home as a young child.

His first acting role was an appearance in a Jell-o pudding pop commercial starring Bill Cosby. As a young child, he also appeared on "The Jeffersons", "Webster", "Night Court", and "Days of Our Lives", and played the part of Zammis in the 1985 movie "Enemy Mine" starring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr.

Much of Robinson's career has consisted of playing minor, yet popular, recurring characters on a number of shows, most notably Clarence on "Amen", Laura Winslow's suitor Daniel Wallace on "Family Matters", Dorian Heywood on "A Different World", and flirtatious office boy Ivan Ennis on "Living Single". He has also starred in the series "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", "Three", "Guys Like Us", and "Flatland". Robinson portrayed a young O.J. Simpson in the miniseries "The O.J. Simpson Story" and a young Jackie Jackson in "", a role which won him a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Television Movie. He also played in On Our Own as Nat, as Jimmi Jerrico's friend.

In 1994, Robinson guest-starred in the ' episode "The Abandoned" as a Jem'Hadar youth. The same year, he also guest-starred in an episode of ' entitled "Bayside Story." He played Doug Parker, the captain of the Valley High School football team, who begins a romance with Bayside High student/cheerleader Megan Jones (played by Bianca Lawson).

In addition, Robinson has done a significant amount of voice work, with roles in animated movies and television shows such as "Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School", "Pinky and the Brain", "Futurama", and "Brother Bear" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". He is now currently doing the voices of Autobot Bumblebee and the Decepticon Triple Changer Blitzwing on "Transformers Animated".

elected works

Filmography

* "White Man's Burden"
* "The Painting"
* "Behind Enemy Lines"
* "Brother Bear"
* "Mojave"
* "Enemy Mine"
* "Armored Core 4 Asyut Minya/Sus"
* ""

Television

* "Night Court"
* "Days of our Lives" (1987-1989)
* "Amen"
* "Family Matters"
* "A Different World"
* "Generation X" - Mondo
* "Touched By An Angel"
* "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"
* "Sister Sister
* "Three"
* "Cyberchase" - Penguino"
* "Living Single"
* "Grown Ups"
* "The Old Settler"
* "Webster"
* "The Parkers"
* "The Game" (2007)

Voice work

* "Teen Titans" - Hot Spot
* "Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School"
* "The Flintstone Kids"
* "Futurama" - Dwight Conrad
* "Static Shock" - various characters
* "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987 series) - Carter
* "What's with Andy?" - Danny Picket (2001-2002)
* "Legion of Super Heroes" - Star Boy
* "Transformers Animated" - Bumblebee, Blitzwing, Porter C. Powell
* "Jak 3"- Damas

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