Roger L. Jackson
{{Short description|American voice actor (born 1958)}}
{{For|similarly named people|Roger Jackson (disambiguation){{!}}Roger Jackson}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Roger Labon Jackson
| image = Roger L. Jackson Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2025 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jackson at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|7|13}}https://x.com/rljtoday/status/753148003830026244
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413996/bio/ | title=Roger Jackson - Biography | website=IMDb }}
| occupation = Voice actor
| years_active = 1993–present
}}
Roger Labon Jackson (born July 13, 1958) is an American voice actor. He is known for voicing Ghostface in the Scream franchise (1996–present) and the characters of Mojo Jojo and Butch on The Powerpuff Girls.
Career
Jackson is known for providing the voice for the serial killer Ghostface in the Scream film franchise. He has also appeared in animated films and television series such as The Walt Disney Company's The Book of Pooh. Jackson also voiced the primate supervillain Mojo Jojo and the Rowdyruff Boy Butch on the Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls. His Mojo Jojo voice is later featured in The Powerpuff Girls Movie and Cartoon Network's FusionFall online video game.
Jackson has also played an active role in the video game industry; voicing heroes for Galleon and Baldur's Gate, robots in Thrillville: Off the Rails and working for several Star Wars and Star Trek titles. On top of that, he provides voices for all the original cats on the Catz virtual pet program. He has contributed to Final Fantasy X and King's Quest VII and has done educational programs for both The Learning Company and Broderbund. For American McGee's Alice and its sequel, Alice: Madness Returns, he has also provided the voices for the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse and the Jabberwock. He played the tyrant Colonel Nohman from Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner. He also voiced John O'Conner in Delphine Software International's Fade to Black.
Jackson voiced Mr. Mucus in Mucinex ads for ten years, originating the rough New Yorker characterization in 2004.{{Cite journal |first=Beth |last=Snyder Bulik |date=February 20, 2017 |title=Annoying, Disgusting, Effective: Actors behind those inescapable pharma TV ad characters embrace the quirkiness at every turn |url=http://adage.coverleaf.com/advertisingage/february_20_2017?pg=18#pg18 |journal=Advertising Age |volume=88 |issue=4 |page=18 |access-date=April 11, 2018}}
On October 10, 2017, Keke Palmer confirmed in an interview that Jackson, who voiced Ghostface in the film series, would reprise the role for the third season of the slasher television series Scream, replacing Mike Vaughn, who served as the voice for two characters, the Lakewood Slasher in the first two seasons and the Shallow Grove Slasher in the Halloween special episodes following the second season.{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2017 |title=Keke Palmer Talks Sexual Harassment, New Music, Berlin Station, Star, Horror Movies & More |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B44Fhd6ZL-k |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/B44Fhd6ZL-k |archive-date=2021-12-21 |access-date=November 4, 2017 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The season premiered on VH1 on July 8, 2019.
Jackson reprised his voice role as Ghostface in the fifth Scream film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Jack |date=September 11, 2020 |title=Scream 5 cast adds original star Neve Campbell and numerous newcomers |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/au/scream-5-cast-adds-original-star-neve-cambell-and-numerous-newcomers/ |access-date=September 21, 2020 |website=GamesRadar}} The film was released on January 14, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Relaunch of 'Scream' Slashing Into Theaters on January 14, 2022! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3629595/scream-5-slashing-theaters-january-14-2022/ |access-date=August 28, 2020 |website=BloodyDisgusting}}{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=June 24, 2020 |title=New Scream Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/paramount-and-spyglass-scream-1234648119/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Variety}} He later returned to voice Ghostface in Scream VI, which released on March 10, 2023, and is set to return in Scream 7, which is set to be released on February 27, 2026.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/scream-6-new-ghostface-mask/|title=See a new-look Ghostface mask in exclusive Scream VI photo|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Clark|last=Collis|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=December 20, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3850930/joel-mchale-will-play-sidney-prescotts-husband-in-scream-7/|title=Joel McHale Will Play Sidney Prescott's Husband in 'Scream 7'|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=Alex|last=DiVincenzo|date=January 16, 2025|access-date=January 25, 2025|archive-date=January 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125020030/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3850930/joel-mchale-will-play-sidney-prescotts-husband-in-scream-7/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
1998–2004
| Mojo Jojo, Butch, Additional Voices | 44 episodes |
1999
| 2 episodes | |
2001-04
| Mr. Narrator | 45 episodes |
2001
| Richards | Episode: "Change of Heart" |
2003–04
| Hol Horse | English dub |
2004
| Mojo Jojo Impression | Episode: "Jealousy, Jealous Do/Hector, King of the Britons" |
2005–22
| Various Voices | 3 episodes |
2006
| Clownfather | Episode: "Operation: C.L.O.W.N." |
2009–11
| Evil Voice, Baby #1 | 3 episodes |
2013
| Male Nomad | Episode: "Beginnings, Part 2" |
2016–19
| Mojo Jojo, Additional Voices | 44 episodes |
2016
| Mojo Jojo | Episode: "TTG v PPG" |
2018
| Mr. Sprinkles, Space Crab, Lamp Post, Tito | 6 episodes |
2019
| 5 episodes | |
2025
| Mojo Jojo | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Mirths" | |
=Video games=
=Live-action=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
1998
| Stuart | Episode: "Hot Prowler" |
2000
| Joe | |
References
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External links
- {{Official|https://rogerljackson.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|0413996|Roger L. Jackson}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male video game actors