Wes Johnson
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Wes Johnson (born June 6, 1961) is a North American actor, cartoonist, comedian and voice artist, who has appeared in such films as A Dirty Shame, Head of State, The Invasion, For Richer or Poorer and Hearts in Atlantis.
Wes co-presented the last radio comedy made by Wolfman Jack, and has spent many years in various troupes including Fresh Victims, Gross National Product and The Loyal Opposition. He also created the comic strips Martini 'N Clyde and Joe Fan, which have been published in The Washington Times and Sports Fan Magazine, respectively.
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Wes is the series announcer for America's Most Wanted on FOX, taking over for the legendary Don LaFontaine in September 2008.
Wes' voice has appeared in cartoons, commercials and video games, including the popular Elder Scrolls series of games, including Morrowind and Oblivion, where he played such characters as Lucien Lachance, the Gray Fox, the Arena Announcer, and Sheogorath (in the Shivering Isles expansion), as well as the "default" voice for all the Imperial males.
He also lent his voice to Star Trek: Legacy, which features the voices of all five original TV Captains, and the video game Star Trek: Conquest.After that he becomes the voice actor in the Bethesda Game Studios game, Fallout 3 as Mr Burke and also some of the Protectrons and Sentry Bots.
Recently, he appeared in Fallout 3 as the nefarious Mister Burke and also as Fawkes.
Wes is also the P.A. Announcer for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals.
Wes makes regular appearances on "Broadminded" on XM 155, and reviews movies weekly for "The Chip Franklin Show" on KOGO in San Diego, CA, and The Shari Elliker Show on WBAL in Baltimore, MD.
Wes is married to his childhood sweetheart Kim Barrett Johnson, with whom he shares three sons [1]
