John Edward Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor, voice
actor, and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the
Crypt Keeper in HBO's Tales from the Crypt franchise. Kassir is also
known for his role as Ralph in the Off-Broadway show Reefer Madness,
as well as its film adaptation, as well as his voice over work as
Buster Bunny (taking over from Charlie Adler late in the final season
of Tiny Toon Adventures), Ray "Raymundo" Rocket on Rocket Power, the
mischievous raccoon Meeko in Pocahontas and its direct-to-video
sequel, Jibolba in the Tak and the Power of Juju video game series,
Pete Puma in The Looney Tunes Show, and Deadpool in X-Men Legends II:
Rise of Apocalypse and the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series. He has
also done the voice of Rizzo for the Spyro game, Skylanders: Spyro's
Adventure, and voiced Ghost Roaster in Skylanders: Giants, as well as
Short Cut in Skylanders: Trap Team and Pit Boss in Skylanders:
Imaginators. He is also known for his various roles in season 1 of The
Amanda Show. He voiced the Ice King in the original Adventure Time
pilot, but was replaced by Tom Kenny for the series. He also provided
additional voice over work for Sonic the Hedgehog, Eek! The Cat, The
Brothers Flub, Dead Rising, Casper's Scare School, Spider-Man 3,
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!, Diablo III, Monsters
University, The Prophet, Halo 5: Guardians and The Secret Life of
Pets.Kassir was born in Baltimore, Maryland to an Iraqi father from
Mosul and a Syrian mother.Kassir first became known in 1985, when he
defeated Sinbad for best stand-up comic on Star Search.As a stand-up
comic, he has opened for the likes of Lou Rawls, Tom Jones, The
Temptations and Four Tops on their TNT Tour, Bobby Vinton, Richard
Belzer, U2, and Harry Blackstone, Jr. among others. John has also
appeared on stage performing improvisation with Robin Williams.
actor, and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the
Crypt Keeper in HBO's Tales from the Crypt franchise. Kassir is also
known for his role as Ralph in the Off-Broadway show Reefer Madness,
as well as its film adaptation, as well as his voice over work as
Buster Bunny (taking over from Charlie Adler late in the final season
of Tiny Toon Adventures), Ray "Raymundo" Rocket on Rocket Power, the
mischievous raccoon Meeko in Pocahontas and its direct-to-video
sequel, Jibolba in the Tak and the Power of Juju video game series,
Pete Puma in The Looney Tunes Show, and Deadpool in X-Men Legends II:
Rise of Apocalypse and the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series. He has
also done the voice of Rizzo for the Spyro game, Skylanders: Spyro's
Adventure, and voiced Ghost Roaster in Skylanders: Giants, as well as
Short Cut in Skylanders: Trap Team and Pit Boss in Skylanders:
Imaginators. He is also known for his various roles in season 1 of The
Amanda Show. He voiced the Ice King in the original Adventure Time
pilot, but was replaced by Tom Kenny for the series. He also provided
additional voice over work for Sonic the Hedgehog, Eek! The Cat, The
Brothers Flub, Dead Rising, Casper's Scare School, Spider-Man 3,
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!, Diablo III, Monsters
University, The Prophet, Halo 5: Guardians and The Secret Life of
Pets.Kassir was born in Baltimore, Maryland to an Iraqi father from
Mosul and a Syrian mother.Kassir first became known in 1985, when he
defeated Sinbad for best stand-up comic on Star Search.As a stand-up
comic, he has opened for the likes of Lou Rawls, Tom Jones, The
Temptations and Four Tops on their TNT Tour, Bobby Vinton, Richard
Belzer, U2, and Harry Blackstone, Jr. among others. John has also
appeared on stage performing improvisation with Robin Williams.
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