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Carey Means
Means in 2018
Born (1966-12-04) December 4, 1966 (age 57)
Alma materLincoln University (BS)
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Known forFrylock on Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Jonah Bishop on Welcome to the Wayne
SpouseLeah Means

Carey Means (born December 4, 1966) is an American voice and stage actor best known for playing Frylock on the Adult Swim show Aqua Teen Hunger Force,[1][2][3][4] and Thundercleese on The Brak Show. He has also performed in several theatrical musicals and plays, including South Pacific, Two Trains Running, A Soldier's Play, and Waiting for Godot. He provided the voice of Jonah Bishop on the Nickelodeon series Welcome to the Wayne.[5]

Personal life

Means is a graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri with a degree for B.S. Fine Arts/Vocal Music.

He is trained in many dialects, Australian, British, German, Italian, Celtic, Jamaican, Hispanic, South African, South Mississippian, New York, Asian, French, and West Indian Ocean.

He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Leah Means.

On March 31, 2022, Means' wife announced that he had been hospitalized with congestive heart failure.[6]

Filmography

Year Production Role Medium
1998 Very Private Lesson Kusakabe OVA (English dub)
2000–2003 The Brak Show Thundercleese Television
2000–present Aqua Teen Hunger Force Frylock Television
2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Frylock Feature film
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am Frylock Video game
2017–2019 Welcome to the Wayne Jonah Bishop, Tony Stanza Television
2020 A-Men Balor of the Evil Eye Television pilot
2022 Aquadonk Side Pieces Frylock Web series
2022 Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Frylock Direct-to-video film

Theater work

References

  1. ^ Gencarelli, Mike (2012-07-23). "Carey Means talks about voicing Frylock in "Aqua Teen Hunger Force"". MediaMikes. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. ^ Espinoza, Russ. "'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' Stars Leading Very Different Lives As Famed Voice Actors". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  3. ^ Mistich, Dan (2016-10-12). "Slaying DragonCon with 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' Star Carey Means". Medium. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. ^ "OK, we get the 'Aqua Teen' joke; it's still not funny - The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  5. ^ "Nickelodeon Sets Voice Cast for Animated Series 'Welcome to the Wayne' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. ^ Pomichter-Murray, Garrett (2022-03-31). "Carey Means: The Voice of Frylock Hospitalized with Congestive Heart Failure". HWWS WebTV. Retrieved 2022-04-03.

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