Donald Fullilove | |
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 Fullilove at London Film and Comic Con 2022 | |
| Born | (1958-05-16) May 16, 1958 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Other name | Don Fullilove |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
Donald Fullilove (born May 16, 1958) is an American actor focusing mainly on voice roles. His credits include Back to the Future (1985), Back to the Future Part II (1989), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Mulan (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), WALL-E (2008), The Hustle (2008), American Dad! (2009), Up (2009), Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011), Partysaurus Rex (2012), and Monsters University (2013).
Early life
Fullilove was born on May 16, 1958, Dallas, Texas.[1] He graduated in 1976 from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles.[1]
Career
Fullilove began his career as a child actor, his first role aged 13, providing the voice of Michael Jackson in the animated ABC-TV Saturday Morning series Jackson 5ive (1971–73).[2] Fullilove voiced Randy in Kid Power, based on the comic strip Wee Pals by Morrie Turner.[3] The following year, he gave voice to Jason Phillips on Emergency +4, an animated adaptation of Emergency!.[4]
In 1980, Fullilove appeared as Smash in Scared Straight! Another Story.[5][6] He portrayed Hill Valley, California Mayor Goldie Wilson in the first Back to the Future movie in 1985,[7] and his hovermobile salesman grandson Goldie Wilson III in Back to the Future Part II (1989).[8] He made a cameo appearance as the elder Wilson's father in an October 2024 performance of Back to the Future: The Musical on Broadway.[9]
Fullilove portrayed a train foreman in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002).[10] He voiced Nurse George, a character in Pixar's Up (2009).[11] He appeared in Partysaurus Rex as Chuck E. Duck, a Toy Story short film.[12] From 2009, Fullilove had a recurring role as Reginald the Koala in American Dad!.[2]
Personal life
Fullilove was married to Tuluv Price-Fullilove, but filed for divorce in 2023.[13] He is an aircraft pilot.[14]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1980 | Scared Straight! Another Story | Smash | Television movie |
| 1981 | Homeroom | Billy Coe | |
| 1985 | Tuff Turf | Howard | |
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Goldie Wilson | |
| 1985 | Basic Training | Typewriter Man | |
| 1988 | Cadillac Dreams | Snake | Short film |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Goldie Wilson III | Billed as Don Fullilove |
| 1990 | Penny Ante: The Motion Picture | RJ Wallis | |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Jake | |
| 1998 | Mulan | Hun Army | |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Doughnut | |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | CDA agent (voice) | |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Train Pull Foreman (voice) | |
| 2006 | Domestic Import | Jamaican Shop Keeper | |
| 2006 | Curious George | Animal Control Man (voice) | |
| 2007 | Transformers: The Game | Walla | Video game; billed as Don Fullilove |
| 2008 | WALL-E | Axiom Passenger #7 (voice) | |
| 2008 | Tres caminos | Thomas | segment "Los Angeles" |
| 2008 | The Hustle | Hose Man | |
| 2009 | Up | Nurse George | Voice |
| 2010 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Green Turtle | Voice |
| 2010 | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | John White | |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Gorilla Guard #1 | Voice |
| 2012 | Partysaurus Rex | Chuck E. Duck (calmer voice) | Voice |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Phil (voice) | |
| 2018 | Fastest Delorean in the World | Himself | Docu-Drama |
| Television | |||
| Year | Series | Role | Other notes |
| 1971 | Jackson 5ive | Michael Jackson (voice) | |
| 1972 | Kid Power | Diz/Randy (voice) | |
| 1973–1974 | Emergency +4 | Jason Phillips | Main role; 23 episodes |
| 1984 | High Street Blues | Blood/Junkie | "The End of Logan's Run" (Season 4, Episode 17) (as Junkie) "Lucky Ducks" (Season 4, Episode 21) (as Blood) |
| 1985 | The Fall Guy | Guard | "Dead Ringer" (Season 5, Episode 1) |
| 1986 | What's Happening Now!! | Junior | "Goodbye, Mr. Ripps" (Season 1, Episode 17) |
| 1990 | Mancuso, FBI | John Gubbins | "Death and Taxes" (Season 1, Episode 16) |
| 1990 | Major Dad | 2nd Lt. Ned Nicholas | "Wetting Down" (Season 2, Episode 16) |
| 1993 | Johnny Bago | Redwood | "Spotting Elvis" (Season 1, Episode 6) |
| 1996 | Martin | Street Neighbor | "Kicked to the Curb" (Season 4, Episode 17) |
| 2003 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Passenger #3 (voice) | "The San Franpsycho" (Season 2, Episode 8) |
| 2006 | All of Us | "Robert and Neesee Get Real" (Season 3, Episode 14) | |
| 2009 | American Dad! | Reginald/Tortoise/Cop (voices) | "Family Affair" (Season 4, Episode 10) (as Reginald) "Wife Insurance" (Season 4, Episode 15) (as Reginald) "Delorean Story-An" (Season 4, Episode 16) (as Tortoise) "Stan's Night Out" (Season 4, Episode 20) (as Cop) |
| 2021 | Expedition : Back to the Future | Goldie Wilson | Serie |
References
- "Famous Crenshaw High School - Alumni Donald Fullilove". ranker.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- "Jackson 5ive cartoon series comes to DVD for first time". USA Today. January 19, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- Robinson, Louie (February 1973). "Cartoonist With A Conscience". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 36.
- Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 181. ISBN 9781538103746.
- "From the prisoners: 'Scared Straight! Another Story,'". Lakeland Ledger. November 2, 1980. p. 46.
- "Too 'Real' For Comfort!". The Robesonian. November 2, 1980. p. 5.
- Lee, Chris (June 10, 2015). "Back to the Future live-music screening: Original cast members will attend". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- Barkman, Adam; Sanna, Antonio (October 15, 2020). A Critical Companion to Robert Zemeckis. Lexington Books. p. 31. ISBN 9781793623461.
- https://playbill.com/article/photos-see-don-fullilove-make-a-broadway-cameo-for-back-to-the-future-day. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Beck, Jerry (October 28, 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 264. ISBN 9781569762226.
- Hischak, Thomas S. (October 6, 2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. p. 247. ISBN 9780786486946.
- "Donald Fullilove (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- "Fullilove, Donald Vs Price-Fullilove, Tuluv Maria". trellis.law. 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- Sadlier, Allison (October 21, 2015). "'Back to the Future' Day Reunites Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2022.