Jessica Sonya DiCicco (born June 10, 1980)[2] is an American actress known for voicing in animated television series and video games. Some of her major voice roles in animation include Maggie in The Buzz on Maggie and Flame Princess in Adventure Time. She was the voice of Nickelodeon's educational channel block Noggin and Miguzi on Cartoon Network. She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for voicing Malina in The Emperor's New School.[3]
Jessica DiCicco | |
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 DiCicco at Florida SuperCon | |
| Born | Jessica Sonya DiCicco June 10, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Agent | Abrams Artists[1] |
| Notable credit(s) | Voice of Noggin, Maggie in The Buzz on Maggie, Flame Princess in Adventure Time |
| Parent | Bobby Di Cicco |
Early life
DiCicco was born in Los Angeles, California to television and film actor Bobby DiCicco[4] Her family moved to New York City when she was young.[4][5] In second grade, she was selected by Marlo Thomas to appear on the ABC special Free to Be... A Family.[6] She was also cast by Francis Ford Coppola in The Godfather Part III as an unnamed child.[4][7] and also had a guest role in Kate and Allie.[6] She had a small role as young Cindy Zagarella in the 1993 film Household Saints.[7] At age 15, she was the photographer on a cover story for New York magazine about prep school gangsters, which was published on December 1996.[8][6]
Career
DiCicco attended Newhouse School at Syracuse University, hoping to learn more about production as she had done mostly on-camera work with Nickelodeon.[6] Before heading to college, she met a Newhouse alum and Nickelodeon producer Mike Pecoriello who offered her an opportunity to be the voice of a developing educational programming network called Noggin.[6] She agreed to do the work while being a student and offered to record promos from Syracuse,[6] She was the voice of Noggin throughout her college years, and graduated in 2002.[7][6] She was also the voice of Miguzi's Erin on Cartoon Network.[9]
In 1998, DiCicco appeared in the NBC miniseries Witness to the Mob and in the Disney film In the Nick of Time.[7] Besides her appearances in television and commercials, DiCicco has worked on stage with several repertory companies. In 1999, DiCicco and her co-stars in the Nickelodeon pilot Bus No. 9 were nominated a Young Artist Award, but lost to The Sweetest Gift.[10] She also starred in a miniseries called As Our Schoolbus Turns.[citation needed]
As a voice actress, DiCicco had lead roles on The Buzz on Maggie, The Emperor's New School, Loonatics Unleashed, and Shuriken School. She had recurring roles on The Replacements, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, American Dragon: Jake Long, Bratz, and All Grown Up!.[9] She co-starred as Shelby in the DreamWorks film Over the Hedge and voiced Gwen on Amy Poehler's television series for Nickelodeon, The Mighty B!.[9] DiCicco was the voice of Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda short film Secrets of the Furious Five.[9] In 2012, she joined the Cartoon Network show Adventure Time in its third season, where she voiced Flame Princess; the show has now run over seven seasons.[11] She also voiced in Pound Puppies and Gravity Falls. She also voices Lynn and Lucy Loud in the Nickelodeon animated series, The Loud House. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2008 for her performance as Malina on The Emperor's New School, but lost to Eartha Kitt, who did Yzma in the same series.[12] Currently DiCicco provides the voice of Toby the cactus and the sounds of the mule Clementine on Sheriff Callie's Wild West.
DiCicco has also contributed to several video games, including Psychonauts, Kingdom Hearts II, Hot Shots Tennis, and Pimp My Ride.[9]
Personal life
DiCicco's younger sister Kate is a musician.[13]
Filmography
Live action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[7][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Kate and Allie | Ep. "The Wedding" | [6][14] | |
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III | Child | [6] | |
| 1993 | Household Saints | Young Cindy Zagarella | ||
| 1998 | Witness to the Mob | Karen | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Bus No. 9 | Jessica | TV movie | |
| 2013 | I Know That Voice | Herself | [15] |
Animation
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[7][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–present | The Wattersons | Lynn Loud, Lucy Loud, others | [16] | |
| 2005–06 | The Buzz on Maggie | Maggie Pesky | ||
| 2005–07 | Loonatics Unleashed | Lexi Bunny | [16] | |
| 2006–08 | The Emperor's New School | Malina | ||
| 2006 | Jim Henson's Frances | Frances | ||
| 2005–06 | Danger Rangers | Manny, Moe | Ep. "Medicine Mix Up" | [16] |
| 2005–06 | Bratz | Roxxi, Fianna | ||
| 2008–11 | The Mighty B! | Gwen | [17] | |
| 2008 | The Secret Saturdays | Tiacapari | [16] | |
| 2008 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Bradley, Ramona, Samuel | [16] | |
| 2008–09 | Random! Cartoons | Gloom, Fuzzy Animal | Ep. "Sparkles and Gloom" | [18] |
| 2012–present | Adventure Time | Flame Princess | season 3– | [19] |
| 2012 | Motorcity | Ruby the Dark Slayer | Ep. "Ride of the Fantasy Vans" | [16] |
| 2012 | Sofia the First | Grotta | [16] | |
| 2012–15 | Gravity Falls | Tambry, others | [16] | |
| 2015 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Tana | [16] | |
| 2015 | X-Ray and Vav | Ash Samaya | [20][21][22] | |
| 2016–present | The Loud House | Lynn Loud, Lucy Loud, Zach, others | [16][23] | |
| 2017 | Puppy Dog Pals | Hissy | [24] | |
| 2017 | Hanazuki: Full of Treasures | Hanazuki, Blue Hemka, Lime Green Hemka | [16][25] |
Anime
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[7][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | Yukika Saegusa | TV series | [26][27] |
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[7][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Shelby | [16] |
Direct-to-video and television films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[7][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz | Sheridan | [16] | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five | Young Viper | [16] | |
| 2008 | Unstable Fables: Goldilocks & 3 Bears Show | Misty Bear, Gretel, Girl Fan 2 | [16] | |
| 2011 | Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games | Lilac | [16] | |
| 2015 | Jungle Shuffle | Sacha, Young Sacha | [16] | |
| 2016 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash | Supergirl | [16] | |
| 2017 | DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | Star Sapphire | [16] | |
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Desdemona Gunderson | [16] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[7][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Psychonauts | Franke Athens | [16] | |
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | Olette | also Final Mix in 2007 | [16] |
| 2007 | Hot Shots Tennis | Ashley | [16] | |
| 2010 | Resonance of Fate | Leanne | [16] | |
| 2013 | The Croods: Prehistoric Party | Sandy | [16] | |
| 2014 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Lumina | [16] |
Other dub roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[7][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2002 | Noggin | Announcer | [6] | |
| 2010 | Two and a Half Men | Jenny (V.O.) | Ep. "Aye, Aye Captain D*uche" | [16] |
| 2010 | Modern Family | Baby Lily | Ep. "Fears" | [28] |
| 2012 | Dog with a Blog | The voice of Freddy | [16] | |
| 2012- | Nick Jr. | Announcer | [6] |
References
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Birth of Jessica DiCicco". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved October 14, 2017.[verification needed]
- ^ "Jessica DiCicco". Animate Miami. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "The Adventures of Jessica DiCicco - Newhouse School - Syracuse University". Newhouse School. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "Jessica DiCicco". ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Letting your career find you - Newhouse School - Syracuse University". Newhouse School. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "SBV: Voice Over: Jessica DiCicco". Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Nancy Jo Sales (December 16, 1996). "Teenage Gangland". New York. p. 33. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Jessica DiCicco – Credits". Jessica DiCicco official website. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "20th Annual Awards (Young Artist Awards)". Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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- ^ "35th Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations". Emmy Online. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kate DiCicco in "Interview With Katie DiCicco". MusicSavesLivesX.wordpress.com. November 16, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
My dad, Bobby DiCicco, was kind of a big deal actor in the 70s in movies directed by Steven Spielberg, and my sister, Jessica DiCicco, is an Emmy-nominated actress...
- ^ Kate and Allie. Season 6. Episode 18. April 24, 1989. Event occurs at Closing credits, Guest Starring.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ I Know That Voice. 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Jessica DiCicco". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "The Mighty B!". Variety. April 23, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "Sparkles and Gloom". Random! Cartoons. Episode 7.
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- ^ "Jessica DiCicco @ RTX 2015 - AfterBuzz TV Interview". AfterBuzz TV. August 12, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Rooster Teeth Drops 'X-Ray & Vav' Season Two Trailer, Talks 'Lazer Team' At Comic-Con". tubefilter.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ X-Ray & Vav: The Dawn of Mogar – Season 2, Episode 1. YouTube. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ "10 SISTERS? NO PROBLEM! Nickelodeon's New Original Animated Comedy Series, The Loud House". Business Wire. March 28, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Kimberly Nordyke (August 24, 2017). "'Puppy Dog Pals' Gets Second Season at Disney Junior (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ Trumbore, Dave (January 12, 2017). "Hasbro's Kid-Friendly Digital Series 'Hanazuki: Full of Treasures' Is Out of This World". Collider.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night UBW, Durarara!! 2xSho Release Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ @KavajaHumphrey (July 2, 2015). "It seems that @jessicadicicco is making her Anime debut she's voicing Yukika in Fate/Stay Night: UBW congrats!" (Tweet). Retweeted by Jessica DiCicco – via Twitter.
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