Phillip LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. He is perhaps best known as one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series Mad TV and for his extensive voice acting career, with roles in animated series including Green Lantern/John Stewart and Ed Reiss in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Hermes Conrad in Futurama, the title characters on both Samurai Jack and Static Shock, and Wilt in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. He has also provided voices for video game franchises, including Metal Gear, Jak and Daxter, Darksiders, Final Fantasy, Infamous, Dead Island, Kingdom Hearts and Mortal Kombat.
LaMarr was born in Los Angeles, California on January 24, 1967. He is a graduate of the Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood and Yale University, where he helped found the improv comedy group Purple Crayon. One of his biggest roles at Yale was the titular character in the British comedy Trevor. After graduating in 1989, he became a member of the award-winning sketch and improv comedy group The Groundlings. He studied improv at The Second City and at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago, Illinois with Del Close. He has also improvised with Cold Tofu and Off the Wall.