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Samuel Lord Black

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  • Visual Effects
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Samuel Lord Black was born on 4 May 1962 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Incredibles (2004) and Finding Nemo (2003). He has been married to Kathleen Lord Black since 4 July 2003.
BornMay 4, 1962
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  • Known for

    Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
    Monsters, Inc.
    8.1
    • George(voice, as Sam Black)
    • 2001
    Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
    The Incredibles
    8.0
    • Additional Crew
    • 2004
    Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)
    Finding Nemo
    8.2
    • Additional Crew(as Sam 'Penguin' Black)
    • 2003
    Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
    A Bug's Life
    7.2
    • Visual Effects(as Sam 'Penguin' Black)
    • 1998

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    Actor



    • Tracy (2009)
      Tracy
      8.0
      • CBM Executive (as Samuel Black)
      • 2009
    • Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena (2002)
      Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena
      6.0
      Video Game
      • George (voice, as Sam Penguin Black)
      • 2002
    • Carlos Alazraqui and Samuel Lord Black in Mike's Monstrous Adventure (2002)
      Mike's Monstrous Adventure
      7.2
      Video Game
      • George Sanderson (voice, as Sam Penguin Black)
      • 2002
    • Monsters, Inc. DVD Read-Along (2002)
      Monsters, Inc. DVD Read-Along
      6.3
      Video
      • George (voice)
      • 2002
    • Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
      Monsters, Inc.
      8.1
      • George (voice, as Sam Black)
      • 2001
    • Peter Sallis in M.U.G.E.N (1999)
      M.U.G.E.N
      7.2
      Video Game
      • 1999

    Additional Crew



    • Ty Olsson in Dead Rising 4 (2016)
      Dead Rising 4
      6.6
      Video Game
      • software engineer
      • 2016
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
      The Incredibles
      8.0
      • software engineering
      • 2004
    • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)
      Finding Nemo
      8.2
      • studio tools research and development (as Sam 'Penguin' Black)
      • 2003
    • Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
      Monsters, Inc.
      8.1
      • software engineer
      • 2001
    • Road Rash (1994)
      Road Rash
      7.5
      Video Game
      • technical lead: Windows
      • 1994

    Visual Effects



    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
      The Incredibles
      8.0
      • rendering software engineer
      • 2004
    • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story 2 (1999)
      Toy Story 2
      7.9
      • rendering software engineer (as Sam 'Penguin' Black)
      • 1999
    • Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
      A Bug's Life
      7.2
      • rendering software engineer (as Sam 'Penguin' Black)
      • 1998

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Sam's personal web site
    • Alternative names
      • Sam 'Penguin' Black
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • May 4, 1962
      • Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    • Spouse
      • Kathleen Lord BlackJuly 4, 2003 - present

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Once had his inflatable penguin ruthlessly kidnapped by employees of Papyrus Design Group.
    • Quotes
      Who says penguins can't fly?
    • Nicknames
      • The Enlightened Penguin
      • The Fire Breathing Penguin

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