Joey Camen
Biography
Joey Camen is a Detroit-born comedian, voice actor and writer. He moved to Hollywood in 1974 after high school and became a regular at the Comedy Store, also serving as its master of ceremonies. Mentored by voiceover artist Daws Butler, he performed standup on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and Dinah, and opened for acts such as Richard Pryor and Marvin Gaye. His voice work spans video games including Devil May Cry 5, Skylanders: Giants and Mafia II, and animated films such as The Son of Bigfoot (2017), Space Jam, The Queen's Corgi and Thunder and the House of Magic. On screen he appeared in The Hollywood Knights (1980), Cool World (1992) and the PBS series The Righteous Apples, and he wrote and performed the solo play In the Hood with Mrs. Aronovitz. He also voiced Natural Smurf in The Smurfs.
69years old
Turns 70 on January 16in 95 days
- Born Detroit
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Joseph Jay Camen
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 42 years1980 to 2022
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Big break
Voiceover artist Daws Butler, who voiced Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw and other characters, discovered and mentored Camen.
First role
Camen's first acting work was on The Richard Pryor Show, a short-lived NBC variety series, where he appeared as a sketch player alongside Richard Pryor and other cast members.
Beyond film
In 1994, Camen wrote and performed In the Hood with Mrs. Aronovitz, a serio-comic one-person play in two acts, portraying nine characters.
Behind the camera
Camen wrote, directed, produced and acted in the comedy short Bernie - A Love Story, which won the Bronze Award at the Houston International Film Festival.
Joey Camen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Bigfoot Family2020 Adventure, Animation, Familyas Moose / Principle Jones / Wolfvoice
IMDb rating 5.84.3K votes
- The Son of Bigfoot2017 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fias Principal Jonesvoice
IMDb rating 6.19.3K votes
Most often with
Ben Stassen directed three of these films, Jérémie Degruson two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael Sorich's page
Ben StassenDirector, 3 films, 2017 to 2022
All films by Ben Stassen
Jérémie DegrusonDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2020
All films by Jérémie Degruson
Also two films together3 more actors
- Dino AndradeChickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022) and Bigfoot Family (2020)
- Joe OchmanChickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022) and The Son of Bigfoot (2017)
- Sandy FoxBigfoot Family (2020) and The Son of Bigfoot (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.